The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-08-05
ACTING MAYOR POWERS APP
POINTS FRANK HOPPER ACT
ING LICENSE INSPECTOR
1.-THE AMES STALWARTS
ARE FALLING ONE BY ONE
Aid. Jones Will Return to the City
Thursday and Assume the Reins of
Governmental Is More Than Like
Iy That He Will Make Several
Changes in Police Department.

The only real startling development
in police circles yesterday was the
resignation of License Inspector A. l..
Gardner, father of Irwin A. Gardner,
who was convicted of bribery and SEN
fenced to six and a half years in the
penitentiary.
Yesterday morning when A. L. Gard
ner reported for duty acting Supt. Get
chell informed him that his resignation
would be acceptable; this was the first
inkling that Gardner had that he was
about to be deposed. He lost no tins
however in handing in his withdrawal
notice. In his resignation he embodied
the following: Because 1 am a friend
of Mayor Ames."
Hopper Is Promoted.
Frank Hopper assistant license in
spector, was appointed to take his
place until the return of president of
the council, D. P. Jones, who will be
acting mayor for the balance of the
term, and whose return is expected
next Thursday. 1t is hard to tell just
what action Mr.. Jones will take with
the appointees of Mr.. Powers, but it
is more than likely that most of them
will be approved, although if they are
not there will be no hard feelings
among those who have been placed at
the head of several of the departments,
as they were given the places and ac-
cepted them with the understanding
that they would be only temporary,
pending the return of Mr.. Jones.
Should Mr. Jones remove all of the
new appointees and fill the places
with other men, there would not be a
kick, as some of the men appointed
feel as though it was only temporary.
Aid. Jones has been heard from by
wire. The first telegram he sent
reads: 'Wire just received about re-
cent events. VIII return Immediately.
Kindly hold matters open until my re-
turn" Mr.. Powers wired him a second
time informing him of the changes
that had taken place, and that every
thing was running smoothly To which
fully received. Will be home Thurs
day"
New Officials Are Busy.
Acting Mayor Powers and Private
Secretary Jones were both busy yes
terday getting acquainted with the du-
ties of their office. During the morn
ing they had distinguished callers in
the persons of Col. Ames, Tom R.
Brown Jr., Capt. c. R. Hill and Ed
Stevens.
Col. Anes said he was satisfied with
the manner in which things We're being
, conducted. He said that he was glad
. again be a private citizen, and also
lated that a certain few who had been
after his scalp had received the same
treatment that had been given him.
Detectives Must Work.
Acting Superintendent Getcher is
making preparations to have the plain
clothes force who hang around head
quarters do a little more work in the
future than they have been doingin the
past 1t is understood that he is to
distribute them in different parts of
the city, especially where burglaries
have been frequent in the past, and
have them do a little patrol duty out
side of the regular work for which
they received assignments in the past.
BurglarieS in the city are getting
quite serious and considerable atten-
ton Will be needed to wipe them out.
There is scarcely a night that some
marauderS do not enter several houses
in the city and get away with consid-
cradle money as well as other articles,
but from henceforth they will have to
be more cautious or many of them will
be rewarded with having to face the
grand jury on serious charges.
Old Standbys Scarce.
About the only person who remains
now at the city hall that was close to
the Ames reign is Private Secretary
E. E. Wheelock, it is barely possible
that he will be retained, and it is I'M
derstood that he is to act as orderly
in the mayors office as we'll as private
secretary to the chief of police. He
will take a couple of weeks vacation
and when he returns he will be as
signed to his new duties that have
been taken care of in the past by Off
Ger Gaia, who will be compelled to
walk a beat in the future