The San Francisco call., 1910-02-02
POLICE SITUATION
STILL IN The AIR
Board Occupied With Routine
Business and Detective
Chief Not Chosen
Captain Wallis Objections to
Position Said to Have
Been Overcome

The board of police commissioners
met yesterday afternoon, but only rou-
tine business was transacted, and the
large crowd that had gathered in the
expectation of sweeping changes left
! disappointed.
Most of the time of the board was
occupied with applications for liquor
licenses, changes of locations of sa-
looms and unimportant matters. The
application for a license for a saloon
at California and Fillmore streets was
denied as there were already three sa-
looms in the block. An application for
a license for saloon at S33 Eddy street
was granted.
Keoork G. Mazarain, a native of Tur-
key, applied for license for an auction
| business at III Grant avenue, and a
number of protests were lodged against
it from businessmen in the locality
Mazarain excitedly addressed the board.
saying: In the first place the busi-
nessmen have nothing to do with it,
and in the second place you have moth
ing to- do with granting me a license >
APPLICATION DENIED
II move that the application be de-
MED" Commissioner Spiro interrupted,
and the others promptly acquiesced
An application from former Chief
Cook for leave of absence for 80 days
with pay was referred to the city and
county attorney for his opinion. Last
Friday he was granted leave until to-
day.
When an application by Dr. Marion
Thrasher. who lives near the Cliff
house, for permit to carry a revolver
came up, Chief Martin deprecated the
granting of such permits, remarking,
"A police whistle is far more effective
than revolver. When police whis-
tie is blown everybody runs to see
what is the matter, but when revolver
shot is heard. people keep away" The
board agreed with the chief, but de-
cided to grant Doctor Thrasher's re-
quest owing to the lonely nature of the
locality.
Patrick and jeremiah Farley. saloon
keepers, Nineteenth and Howard
streets, charged with robbery on COM
plant of John Dairotis, grocer, were
ordered to appear to show cause why
their license should not be revoked.
POLICEMAN ACCUSED
Secretary Maher of the civil service
commission sent communication to
the board complaining that Policeman
A J. Mogan had been caught crib
bing" at the recent examinations for
corporals, and it was laid over till the
charge against Mogan for smoking is
heard.
1t was expected that after the meet
ing of the board the chief would an
nounce the appointment Of Captain Eu-
gene r. Wall as the new head of the
detective department but nothing was
done. Wall, it is known, had objections
to accepting the position of the chief.
one being the long hours, but all these
objections have been overcome and 1t is
said that Sergeant John j. O'Meara,
the deposed clerk to the chief, will be
made a detective sergeant with the
rank of assistant captain of detectives
He will have full charge during Cap
tain Wallis absence. O'Meara is ad-
mirably suited for the position.
In future the board will meet Mon
day afternoon at o'clock for license
matters and Thursday evenings at 1880
o'clock for the hearing of complaints.
TURNS IN FALSE ALARM -Giuseppi Alesso
fined $50 yesterday by Police Judge Wei
lcr for turning in a false alarm of fire from
Vallejo and Stockton streets.