New-York tribune., 1910-11-22
GAYNOR'S INTEREST KEEN
Aids in Examinations Which Are
to "Make" Ten Police Captains.
REVlsES THE QUESTIONS
Then Tells Men influence Can I
Help Them, and Praises the
Police on Strike Duty.

- .5,,-, 6 ANYTHING that Mayor GavnoT
cs,, do within the law 70 insure II, the len
~, Who are appointed captains in the
Police Eer,arc1nent as q result of the CIVla
Service examination yesterday xiii be men
after his own heart Not only did ne per
sersllv revise the questions that had been
rrcuared for the examination. but he saw
fhgl they were manifolded under his eye.
50 tbar there would be no chance of a leak
before they reached the neutenants VINO
were 10 take the examination
More than TINS, the Mayor addressed the
rper in the examination room. giving his
adea on What constituted d good policeman
and warning them that the DAY when
-noney would buy promotion had gone.
q want 10 impress upon you said the
Eavor. that no politician. however high
o. low, can help you IN any way. Do not
r,i.- IL, a dollar TO any one for an appoint
mont Il YOU 90 rou viii lose it The
CAV when money could help you TO pro-
motion has soae by. and I hope forever"
Lieutenant William Kennel, VINO has
hecu attached 20 the Mayors Office for If
f-en vears had been studying for months
for- the CAPTAINS examination yesterday
lie was confined TO his room, however, by
erySI3eiaE due 10 overwerk. When the
.Niaror learned this he arranged that sup
Elemental examination should be held for
Lieutenant Kennel
The Civil Service Commissioners and Po-
Yc. Commissioner C-opsey met IN the May
o-s Office yesterday morning. They had
the tentative list Of questions that were 10
he asked The Mayor looked them over
xsrefuIl-. suggested some vital changes,
rnC saw % il that the others were so
changed that information as 10 what the
questions mad been. If II had leaked out ;n
rr,- vav. could not possibly do any good 10
sn- one
The party adjourned TO the Offices Of the
Cl-il Service Commission where the cues
-lcns were rlanifolGed IN their presence
pnd taken g once into the room where the
1ieutenau-s were waiting 10 take tho ex-
TriirIaticn. First they listened to the
III, or
The reason why come here" he said,
SIS my great anxiety 10 elevate the men OF
the Police Department and make them IN
1eiliceut- polite and genJleuauly- Every
police captain and every man on the force
should know than he has no right 10 lay
lands on any one except as he Is permitted
u Law. That Is one thing that YOU men
who are seeking 10 be captains should
know The recent express strike shows
lgr- The police should conduct themselves.
rF,standius that they had trouble
sonre things 80 deal with. and were much
aggravated. no instance has been reported
- me Of q policeman using unlawful Vlo-
Ioncc or doing any unlawful thing during
Irc whole strike
81 trust tins examination VIII produce
--7 good men TO he promoted 10 the posi-
-t~7 Of captain 7 an not sure that I see
~. point # some of the questions that are
- bo asked yoG- However. you VIII he
ra1a6 according 70 the intelligence of your
E74svers Il sou do moi see the exact
,>oin- stiU v-ora may make an answer that
SHOWS --our intelligence and fitness.
~A- saiG last winter. = singed cat i
often better than q better looking cat But
when -ou look 81 man and talk with him
SOU can generally Tell what there IS N
l.us"