Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-03-12
H[LL'S LID
KEPT ON
NJ indication II Letting Up -
Hrssg Dsisg By Tsnsin.
Administrator
NEW POLICE SYSTEM
Married wemes Dsmosstrate In
The Courts Their Rights 70
Teach In Sea York

IEsAe1 i nos. u ne View York pa
ysfs day afisr Day thsrs j. q sasng
tAas seems to prrIie me seS Yorkers
mare thar srytsing ess i ne pres
emf time. more 10 esen than ihs MARY
Ana problem evsr msstAed tAe zen
era puasSc: II 10 TIE question. whethr
e Is ia ii really down light OF
.hesksr II lsnt TAere u nc the
seaas Sonbt hat - Aecleaiaa sdnln.
ssisnsion has made seuae energetic Sc
forss n ciose Iovn The lid ard 70
keep Ii 1osn, notwithstanding tbs
szes thai the opponents d Tsnmans
al nos have much confidence IL The
seriousness of ne mayors Intentions.
The keepefa 81 gambling house. and
dives ssnked at q another knowing
II. shen The hsmbscFsws sers turn
~ coxn tight Ii frst. ~ II u say:
That's all night, ~ only ! blind %
make me public beiiese that Ibis Il
going Ii b. q model administration,
but il won't lasts fast salt awhile
Al large percentage 81 the public shar.
"a he opinion III me gamblers and
aise keepers and their surprise grew
as week after week passed and there
was NO evidence That the screws hold
INK down the I'D were becoming loose
The recotiectIons 81 The former admtn
Istraiion we're SIN to vivid III
the memory ~ New Workers
10 allow them 10 have confidence IN
The apparent good intentions Of the
present administration. The newspa
pers eYer on the alert for new do.
yelopments 10 the political situation
hare kept the general interest IN The
question awake by Publishing articles
from day 10 day. pointing out viola.
lions 81 the iHws In various parts OF
Tie town and trying Their best 70 dis.
credit the ~earnestncss of The mayors
Intentions. The question y stlll ask.
ed: How long win the lid remain
downg
In the meantime Mayor Mcclellan
continues hia vigilance and does his
best TO make The police department.
Z#N#E ~ -
the gamblers. dive keepers and the
general public understand that he
means business and that 1t ID his In.
tention to screw down the lid 30 hard
that me Offensive sporting fraternity
will ind il advisable TO seek . more
eongenial atmosphere. Seconded By
nlstric, Attorney Jerome the mayor
ii keeping up an energetic warfare
against vice and 1t may be said TO his
credit that be does not mince matters
when IL comes 20 impresslng upon the
police department that the IA must
u kept down. regardless OF the feel.
ines of certain influential political
Ssrd iyrants
The three platoon system ID the 20.
lice department, which was abolished
about two years ago. was re~-establish.
"a the other day and the policeman.
Who formerly had scarcely any OPP
p~ortunity % become acquainted with
their wives and families. are happy.
Most Of them are truely grateful g
Commissioner McAdoo. TO whose ef'
forts the change Ii due But. there
Is 4 certain clique among the mem
bers of The police department. com
posed Of men who are not in the DC
partment for the purpose ~ protect
Ing the peace o. the town. but for tae
craft there IL III their positions They
are mostly former ward heciers and
political tools. over ready % make
demands and cause ircabie Il they
cannot GET what they want. Among
that act there are many who main
Tain, that me change vas made be
cause tho administration feared their
influence AMI rhey are already yer,
ioasly considering what other copces.
slons they might eatort. II y quite
probable that they VIII demand an IN.
crease u salaries. but u e equally
probable tina they VIII not get u
The court Or appeals recently 90.
csded that the board of education has
no right 70 discharge a teacher o.
principal In any Of the schools be
cause she enters into the state VI
natrimony. Teh women teachers d
New York are jubliant and yery proud
II, the victory Of Mrs. Hickey Muir.
ply. who fought the case through The
courts untll the court Of appeals de-
cided in her favor aud not only up.
held her, but gave her 4 judgment
for her full salary for the past two