The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-05
No More Changes Till Jones Re-
turns, Powers Says.
ADMITS THATrHERE'sM MORE TO DO
But the Police Department Can Get
Along, Pending Ala. Jones'
Arrival. S

Alderman Fred Powers, acting mayor,
Is through. He is not through holding
of1ce-temporary though 1t be--but he,
will no longer act in an official capacity
to the extent of decapitating any more
uneasy heads in the police department.
No more designations viii be requested
until Alderman Percy Jones return. Aid
erman Powers feels that he has admins
tered all the heroic treatment to the ,po-
lice department which the occasion tmme-
diately requires. He believes ms dose OF
medicine has been liberal and drastic
enough to hold the municipal patient for
while-until Alderman Jones' return
'It is true" said Alderman Powers, this
morning, "that / have only touched the
edges of the ulcer which has been eating
at the heart of Minneapolis for so many
months past, but feel that have done
all that the circumstances warrant pena.
ing Alderman Jones' return. If yoN Will
allow me to follow out the figure, gan
creme had set in and it was imperative
that the sore should be disinfecbed be-
fore the knife was too freely applied.
.tMuch yet remains to be done; there
can be no question about that. There are
many men left on the force whose con-
nection with police affairs is inirnical to
the right sort of an administration. They
cannot be tolerated much longer, and l
expect and believe that Alderman Jones
will, If he has not done so already rec
ognize the wisdom of keeping the guillo-
tine in working order. t.
81 am not worrying at all over Mayor
Ames' delay in sending on his resignation.
have no doubt but that it will be here
all right by Friday evening Mayor Ames'
friends must at least give him credit for
being too sensible to so so far as to an
nounce that his resignation would soon
be forthcoming, If he did not intend to
take that STEP" s... r. r.
Alderman Powers emphaticaEly denied
having requested the resignation of either
Detective Harvey, Police Telephone Oper-
ator Arthur Hoffman or Clarence Lee,
desk sergeant. All three waited on the
acting mayor this morning to. see If he
really meant what he was reported to
have said in a morning paper, but they
were assured that their positions were
safe, for the time being. at least.
Some More Transfers. +
The appointment of Acting Chief Getch-
| ell has met with general satisfaction IN
the department and police affairs are
| running smoothly.
Another order which went into effect
last evening transferred Sergeant San
T.. Olson. who is "six-feet-five," from the
Central to the East Side station. OlsoI
was a member of the North Dakota vol
unteers in the Philippines and his stature
secured him place on the force.
Captain Fred Coffin went to work at tht
South Side station last evening.
1t was reported that Alderman Power:
was contemplating the discharge of sever
| plain clothes men, but he emphaticall.
denied to-day that he would enforce an!
such radical measures. Some such actor
will probably be taken by Alderman Jone!
upon his return.
Chief Getchel announced that he intend
ed to restrict gambling as much as possi
BILE. AS a preliminary he will close VI
colored clubs tolerating crap games.
Former Chief Fred Ames said yesterda
that he expected to 60 into business II
Minneapolis before. long He did no
care to divulge the nature of the cuisines
in which he expects to embark. ~
Who'll Be Permanent Chief:
The selectioi of chief of police is
matter that Is. causing politicians grea
concern just at present. 1t is said, tina
Alderman Powers has been requested t
name James Doyle, who was chief unde
, the Gray administration, but feels tha
he cannot do so, as Doyle is democrat
and his selection might operate agains
the eighth warder in his mayoralty cam
pa1gn. 1t is possible, however, that Aid
erman Jones, who has no campaign t
face this fall and who, upon his return
will succeed Alderman Powers as actin
mayor, may make the appointment. -~'
, Henry L. Getchel, acting chief, Is ais
mentioned as a possibility. He is not
politician, and has been on the force 70
years. Vernon M. Smith, chief under tn
> Eustis and Pratt regimes, is another pos