The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-08-17
INSPECTORS PRICE AND BoURKE
o'BRIEN RESIGN FROM MIN.
NEAPoLIS POLICE FORCE
REORGANIZATION MONDAY
CAUSING UNEASlNESS
Many Captains and Lieutenants Are in
Line for Reduction to the Ranks
Acting Mayor Does Not Believe That
Titles Are Necessary Adjuncts to
Efficient Service.

The approaching reorganization of
the police force, which will take place
next Monday, is causing more or less
uneasiness among different members of
the force. who feel as though they can
see the handwriting on the walP' and
some of them are taking time by the
forelock and handing in their volun-
tary designations.
Yesterday noon Pawnbroker Inspec-
tor Price handed in his resignation as
a member of the department.. He said
that his resignation was purely out of
business reasons. He will go on the
road selling perfume for a large East
ern concern.
Bourke O'Brien, who was on the mu-
nicipal court detail also handed in his
resignation yesterday. He is the Off
Ger who was punished for contempt of
court and fined $25. The case was car.
ried up to the supreme court and the
higher court sustained the decision of
the lower. The exact charge on which
he was convicted was that of giving
notice to a certain gambling house in
the city that the place was about to be
pulled by the sheriff and warning them
to make their escape before the officers
of the law arrived.
Acting Mayor Jones. contrary to the
usual programme at the city hall, did
not close up at l o'clock, as has been
the custom, but kept open house all
day. The steady stream of callers did
not diminish in the least from preced-
ing days.
Tries to Aid Landberq.
Aid. Lars Rand, of the Sixth ward.
called on the mayor yesterday in the
interest of Capt. John Landberg, of the
South side station, whom, it is said, is
slated for removal. Mr.. Rand was Of
the opinion that it would be q great in
justice to remove the captain at the
present time. The acting mayor in
formed him that the charges against
Landberg would be investigated thor
oughly before any decision would be
arrived at.
Mayor Jones also said that hereafter
the detective force would not rank as
captains and HeutenantS, with the ex-
ception of one or two who might holm
commanding positions, as he was of
the opinion that they would be in posi-
ton to render just as valuable sery-
ice without the titles.
This means that there will be re-
auctions in the titles of the force.
Which is absolutely necessary in the
line of economy, because at present de-
tectives under the title of captains
draw 500 month, and from henceforth
they will only draw a detectives salary,
which will be somewhat less.
To Be Sworn in Monday.
Mr.. Waite has been out of the city
for the past week, but will be on hand
Monday, when he will be sworn in as
superintendent of police. When he as
sumes active control the police list will
be gone over carefully, and those
marked for removal will be given due
notice, and then the long list of anx-
ious applicants will be considered, and
the lucky ones named to succeed those
who were less fortunate.
The red light" district will come in
for an investigation only after the
police force is completely reorganizbl
There will be some changes made in
the rules and regulations which have
governed them in the past, but Just
what these will be the new mayor is
unwilling to say at present, =