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The evening world., 1911-04-28

on TO interested parties by men con-
hected with Police Headquarters.
Driseoll Slated to Go.
The report that First Deputy Com
missioner Driscoll is slated to 20 short
ly continues active. Some OF Mayor
Gaynor's friends are FORMULATING the
proposition that the Mayor can nullify
the effect OF the uproar created by
Flynn's resignation by cleaning out
Cropsey and Driscoll, appointing Flynn
Commissioner and publicly instructing
him to handle the Police Department;
without fear or favor along police
lines. But 1t can be safely stated that
the Mayor will do no such thing.
Mayor Gaynor has made no reply to
the assertions OF Distrlct-Attorney
whitman and Assistant Dlstrict-Attor-
neys Moss and Battle that the Mayor
told a falsehood when he spoke of hav-
Ing Informed the Grand Jury that
Flynn had resigned or was going to
resign. a letter from the Mayor Is
expected at any time. however.
The Grand Jury had some time on its
hands before Deputy Commissioners
Flynn arrived and summoned as a W.T.
ness Georse lie Brun. chief clerk Of the
Coroner's office. who submitted the re-
port of homicldes In New York Count
In 1910. IL Is said the report shows AT
Increase OF 90 per cent. In the number
OF homicidcS over 1909. The largest
previous percentage OF increase in an,
one year was IL per cent. Most OF the
1910 increase was In homlcides by
shooting.
Josiah Slower was also "A witness.
] Every police captain in New York Coun-
ny submitted 10 Assistant District At.
torney Moss tD-day a list of the rob-
berries reported in his precinct in tho
| past We months. Mr.. Moss clerks
will prepare and tabulate the list for the
records OF the Grand Jury.
WASHINGTON. April 2~s.-Reports that
Deputy Police Commissioner Flynn OF
New York had merely been loaned 10
that city by the Secret Service which Is
now taking him back were to-day de-
MED b. Chief Of Secret Service Wilkie.
lie said Flynn was entirely out of the
service and had given no !ntimation here
that he desired to re-enter It.
III he should care to file and applica-
ton. however" said Wilk!e. ct viii re-
ceive a most careful consideration
Flynn was shown a copy OF the above
dispatch at the criminal Courts Build
ing this afternoon. lie produced a
letter Of recent date from Chief Wilkie
a portion OF which read;
I'VE are getting anxious about your
plans for the future. Your leave Of
absence expires shortly. We must
know about your intention by May 10th.
The evening world., 1911-04-28
BURNS
MAKES 4 DENIAL.

CHICAGO. April 2S.-"The statement
that 'Ortie' McNlcnigal Went ahead
placing dynamite after he agreed to
supply me with all the details OF the
plots he vas supposed to De carrying
out, il a most outrageous lie." said De-
tective William j. BurHS his afternoon
when told of a statement to that effect
given out in Los Angeles.
Il never I'm my life saw McAIanigal
until three days before ne was arrested
IN Detroit, on that date / sAadowed
him al dag with two OF my operatives,
bat naturally didn't speak to him. !
never spoke to McALan.gal until lie was
a prisoner. IT Is merest bosh to say
Mechanical was a Burns's detective. /
don't do business that way"
The evening world., 1911-04-28
BEFORE GRAND Jury;
POLICE HEADS IN FRIGHT
Inside Facts of Departments Intrigues on
Records of Rcsigning Deputy Lay
Complete Expose Before Inquisi-
tors in Deep Investigat atom

The Grand Jury investigating police conditions set apart this after
noon for Second Deputy Commissioner William J. Flynn, arranging TO
question him 1T length about things he has said and things he is alleged
to have said. DistrctAtoney Whitman declared a certainty that the
volume OF information about police affairs now in possession of the
Grand Jury would b, materially increased.
The retiring Deputy Commissioner positively denied to-day that he
called the Police Department the ~"crookedest. layout he ever saw. His
IDEAS about the Police Department and IFS personnel were incorporated
in an interview given TO The Evening World yesterday. Nevertheless
the Grand Jury planned to closely question Flynn as 10 his observations
during his six months at Headquarters regarding ~crookedness.
Flynn will leave the Police Department May !, unless sooner re.
heved by the Mayors appointment of his successor. He will then 90 to
Washington to confer with Chief Wilkie OF The secret Service about his
The evening world., 1911-04-28
HEAD SCORED
BY JUDGE WHEN TWO
GRAND JUR|ES CLASH
Condition of Force Needs Immediate
Reformation" Says One Body
f"Critic ism Is UnWarranted,"
Says the Other.

Teo Grand Juries in the Court of General Sessions made conflicting
pressntnents on police conditions 10 Judge RoSasky to-day. One
Grand Jury reported that the police situation is a matter for grave public
raned and misleading.
The presentmentS were voluntary and were based upon evidence
placed before both Grand JmhS in the investigation Of hundreds of COM
plants made during The past month. Judge Rosabky, to whom both
pesentments were made, was puzzled.
However, he was disposed TO agree with the presentment which
tended TO paint the police situation as alarming. Judge Roabky bases
his Judgment, he says, upon his experience on the bench in the past
LIZ. Liz
The evening world., 1911-04-28
CALL THE
"A YANKEE TRICK"

EAGLE PASS, Tex, April 2S,-''The
killing Of the Americans at Douglas,
Ariz during the battle between rsvolu-
~tionists and Mexicans was a Yankee
trick. as was the destruction OF the
Maine In the harbor OF Havana, Cs,ha, :"
Is what the Mexican ofhclsls OF Ciudad
Porfirio Diaz say IN a signed circular
scattered broadcast In that city to-day.
The circular is signed by The Jsfe Pc.
iittco OF the Ciudsd Poririo Disx dis
trtct. the Mayor Of CtSdad.Pordyto .Dtas
and VARIOUS c~owtStudGvGb
The evening world., 1911-04-28

"undoubtsdly." said the Court,
"ths men Of the Police Department
have no confidence in their present
Commissioner. My opinion, formed
entirely from what ] see from this
bench, 10 tina the entiss police force
10 d~smoralixsd. Mayor oaynor IL
responsible for the ma mai enient OF
the Police Department, n I have
recommended the GRAND Jury to
suggest TO him measures for relief
from prevailing conditions.
Remedy in Policeman Head.
Police ofnosrs are afraid TO mako
arrests unless they are forced 20 10
20, or actually witness the commis
sion Of an onsnse. In my judgment,
the remedy 10 to put an experienced
policeman ut the head Of tho force
"a man trusted by the rank and
Me-"
The ~presentment viewing police con-
ditions with alarm was made by the
additional Grand Jury for April. which
handled some 800 complaints. The OPP
posing ~presentment vas made by the
regular Grand Jury which handled about
half as many complaints, but these COM
plants were the more important. George
Crawford Is foreman of the additional
Grand Jury and Merwin Ash OF the regu.
lar Grand Jury.
Criticism In This One.
Following Is the prescntment OF the
additional Grand Jury:
I'VE deem II TO be our duty as n
Grand Jury to inform you that In the
examination OF witnesses In cases before
us testimony was given under oath to
the effect now stated.
"First-Parts of our city are danger
Gus because OF the lawlessness of roughs
and criminals who are not effectively
restrained.
'second-Poliee officers are reviled
and sometimes are severely assaulted
while attempting to perform their duty
"Third--Poiice officers hesitate to d'
their duty because certain rOughs have
political support.
'Fourth-Police officers do not MAKE
use of tscir clubs when they should IL
SO because ~they fear their superlors
who, theYsssy. viii entertain and prose
cute unfounted charges of criminal
against them. and have done So.
"Fifth-Storekeepers and residents arr
anndyed, rA!ded and despotlel ny .hcs'
roughs and criminals. and fear even Il
complain against them because the!
believe the gangs are emboldened b
tho lack Of police resistance 70 then
and Will take revenge.
Matter OF Grave Concern.
From the testimony We have hear,
during the month IN tho course OF on
The evening world., 1911-04-28
We Take al
Much Pride

in our methods of doing business
as we do in our piano itself. Our
prices are the same to every one.
and we sell upon a Swear pay.
ment plan that is practical and
economical.
If you buy one Of the
The evening world., 1911-04-28

WASHINGTON, April 2~s.-Represent-
alive Reilly Of Connecticut has nitro
duced a bill providing an e%ight-houi
workday for mail carriers and clerk
in first and second-class p~ost-ofices
the eight hours to be consumed within
a limit OF ten consecutive hours, an
for pro rata compensation for all Wor
in excess OF eight hours a day. 1t Wa
referred to the Committee on Pos
Offices and Post Roads,
The evening world., 1911-04-28
OiG.E5

BOIAND.-On April 20th, JOHANNA.
mother OF kathryn A. Boland.
Funeral Saturday at $50 AM. from
gan, IGS Amsterdam ay, REQUIEM mass
Holy Name Church. 98th 81. and Am
sterdam Ay.
The evening world., 1911-04-28

routine work We are OF the opinion that
the situation and condition of the po-
lice force of our city IL a matter for
grave public concern and that immediate
reformation IL required.
GEORGE CRAWFORD. Foreman.
EDMUND u. LYON. Secretary"
When tho prescntment OF the addi-
ionai Grand jury had been handed In
Judge Rosalsky asked IL tine body had
considerd any suggestion to be made
To the Mayor. When told that nothing
OF that sort had been offered by any
member he said:
Another Grand Jury has already
taken cognizance of the conditions you
describe under instructions from Judge
OSullivan. Since that body has this
important problem under consideration
! would suggest that the views OF any
other Grand Jury should he communi-
Gated thereto. Your presentment will be
filed and IA copy Will be sent TO the
Mayor.
Rosalsky Agrees IT'S Bad.
your p~rsssntmsnt furnishes
cumulative evidence OF the oondi-
uon Of affairs In our city. I would
like TO say TO you that from my
experience here on ths bench In h
past few months I ave Dome to
the positive conclusion hat the
entire police force 10 dsmoralissd.
The mon 10 nc confidence In
their supsriors. Patrolmsn n
detectives will make arrests only
under pressure.
You have considered only 800 COM
plants. This means that there have
been but that number arrests IN prob
ably three times as many crimes COM
mitted. ! would suggest that you APP
point a committee Ia confer with the
Grand Jury which has been investigat-
ing police matters and also IA committed
to confer with the Mayor. United effort
should 10 made by the Grand Jurles TO
suggest TO the Mayor some plan of ac-
tion.
Mayor Gaynor is inpetuous and
temperamental. lie may say things
he does not mean. but ] believe he In q
good man. As taxpayers. 1t Is your
duty 20 let him know what your expert
cnce as grand Jurors has taught you.
THE Mayors Idea that the doins
-. .I,. .. .,,,h.s da,a,,ya,
- ...a. w. ha,.
a ,.n' ,,a, mo, .,r,
w" :" $3.50" -, .,.nr,orI,
~ w 1870 1900
"o"' s'""o""s -,
! ", ~" - ,a, .n,
sumo -. Wv
o'u'i' anu he No''' NV ''' ~
, suggestions to that end"
r Praise a surprise
Judge i;osalsky was unable to conce'
his surprise when the regular Gram
I Jury handed up a brlcf presentmen
p~ralsing the police. Having heard tn
resentment ne salo
! presume you mint your reie'en0'
TO mti"oers OF inc un'iormeu 'or'e "u'
ue'e''Ncs VINO mace the aresu =
aces t0at nave come u'lore you 4 De-
TO ADVISE you tha' the other 'rann 'ur'
!" t"s court mas also re'"'''" " pe
eminent
ihereupoh ne read the preseh'neh' U
'he Auu'''ohai utahd Jury,
'o1 must appreciate 'he Court cor
'lnued' lhat innings OF ms characte
warrant 'he Court III Suggesting
course OF action. ! don't know wins
moved either Grand Jury 20 take up tn
subject when u Is already under consi,
Grafton by A Sperial Grand Jury"
" are an good citizens and ieslo,
o. the good name q, onr city" explain,
Il It..., At..o.t, .h ..Ny,u, a., a
The evening world., 1911-04-28
Matter Of Grave Concern.

From the testimony We have heard
during the month IN the course OF our
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1911-12-20
INLITTLE OLD NEW YORK
By Norman
(The ]. o. B. Tells an Adventure
of Fat Policeman.

-5 OF a RAT HOllCcIpdn.
n. y.,-all the bulls is latin at
mike sweeny, witch is a cop with
a front poarch SO big that he amt
seen his own feet for is yeres
There's one guy that aint laffn
at mike, too, his name is frank
miller, he5is yegg man, and be-
leave me he4llas got. sum sore
knob on him sincehim and sweeny
balanced their books - ar
frank he was in a joolery stoar
about 2, o'clock in the forenoon,
pickin up few littel crismas gifts
for the folks, when mike he come
by and piped him off
the door was locked, and frank
had jimmied the: transum open an
riggled over it, him being about
as big around as a peace of stove
pipe. it was no trick. at alEfor him
he give mike the :laff when he
seen him outside the dore, and
holered, lie be out the hack way
befoar you can git in, you big
barrel of mush
so mike he gets terrible mad,
and he loses his nut. instead of
blowing his whissel and watching
this guy inside, he starts to CLINE
over the transurn
we'll, he got IL way through
and there he stuck, like cork in
a bottle, he couldent git in and he
,couldent git back
: the yegg man he.was just start
in for the back dore, when he see
!, the bull hangin up there, ard he
stopped and LATED and give him a
CRATE game of talk ----.
L ~ L
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1911-12-20

maby you can slip through, he ses
oof, oof, ses sweeny, gruntln
and putin and cussin, and get
ting all red into the face
miller he ought to have bin on
his way, and he knowed it, but he
just had to stay and laff at that
poor boob hangin over the dore 4
all of student, pink, sweeny's
bay winder cleared the sill, and he
dropped in
he lit on his dome, but he was
up on his pegs quicker than a cat,
and he had that burgler befoar he
ever got IL way 10 the back
dore ~
and miller amt LATED sinsc,
poor Teller johnny
''In His Own Country.
His books were known from
Portland, Maine,
To Portland, Oregon.
The critics lauded Lawful Gain,
And praised "The Common
Run"
And so he climbed the upward
road -, ..s
To great celebrity,
And tried his best to bear his load
Of honors modestly.
And when his next door neigh
borS met
Each other, they would say:
Il wonder what Brown does to-
get
A living, anyway"
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1911-12-20

This is the time of the year
when the boys ought to lug lot
of knot-holes out to the baseball
park. r
Omaha daily bee., 1911-06-20
Meyer Explain Plans
of Concentrating
Naval Construction
Secretary's Plan Provides for Three
Large Yards on the Atlantic Coast
and Three in Pacific Waters.

WASHINGTON. June ls.-secretary Of
the Navy Meyer today gave his plans for
doning plants mat would not be needed in
concentrating navy yard work and abon-
time Of war before the house committee on
expenditures in the Navy department. The
secretary, 1t is understood, will recon-
mend the abandonment Of the yards at
Portsmouth, N. H.; Philadelphia and
Charleston, S. c., and have those at Bos
ton. New York and Norfolk prepared for
handling all construction and repair work
done by the government on the Atlantic
coast
Secretary Meyer commended to the house
committee on naval affairs last session
that the navy yards at Sacketts harbor
Port Royal Pensacola, New Orleans san
Juan and Cavite be abandoned and today
he said that three navy yards on the At
lantic coast and three on the Pacific coast
would be amply sufficient in time of war.
In the event Of war operations in the
Pacific, Secretary Meyer NaId that eParl
Harbor Hawaii, which he described as
the Gibraltar Of the Pacific" would be
the base Of operations for the United
States fleet
You say" queried Representative
Hardy, chairman of the committee. that
the Philippines have been abandoned as a
naval base. Does that mean that we would
abandon the islands in time Of warp
Inc secretary pointed out that the army
was being strongly fortified in the Philip
pines and that so long as the United States
tieet in the Pacific concentrated as 3
single unit operating from Pearl harbor
no foreign power would be able TO land a
large force OF men in the Philippines
Omaha daily bee., 1911-06-20
MOmus Sails for
New Orleans with
Grew of Recruits
Morgan Line Steamer Takes Depar.
ture After Thirty-Six- Hour Delay
Caused by Seamen's Strike.

NEW YORK. June 19-After having been
delayed thirty-six hours by the strike of
the international Seamen's union, the Nor
gan line steamer Menus, manned by more
than 100 strike-breakers, left here at 8
o'clock tonight for New Orleans. The YES
sci weighed anchor early this morning.
after lying all night in midstreann, but
halted again an hour later. within hRilinK
distance Of the statue OF liberty, when four
teen recruits jumped from its deck TO a
pieketing tug. leaving It without sufficient
| men.
Shortly after the Momus got under wny
In the early morning its engines began %
wheeze and machinists discovered sand IN
Its bearings. They worked all day remoy-
Ing 1t. while officials Of the line ransacked
Brooklyn and New York for available sea-
men. Sixty men marched under police pro-
lection to the company's sheds at noon and
from these were selected thirty to complete
the crew Of the Menus. The others are
sleeping tonight in the sheds. guarded by
police.
The second day OF the strike was marksd
by continuance OF the lack OF disorder
A crowd OF 1000 union men and sympa.
thizers hooted the strike-breakers when
they marched into the company's sheds
but dispersed peacefully.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-06-20
STUDENTS WE'D SECRETLY
Lloyd w. Barnes and Mtss Bess Illus
ton of Cedar Falls Married az
Rockwell city Last Month.

CEDAR FALLS. la, June 1s-(Special)-
The secret marriage Of two Of the students
Of the Iowa state Teachers college at this
place has Just been discovered They are
Miss Bess Huston Of Allerton. Ia. a mem
Der Of the graduating class OF 1911. and
Lloyd w. Barnes, son Of Mr.. and Mrs n.
w. Barnes of Cedar Falls The marriage
took place at Rockwell City on May Is and
was kept a profound secret from every one
until few days ago. when the groom took
steps to have his life Insurance policy
transferred froh his estate TO read that his
wife was to be the beneficiary. When ac-
cused Of matrimonial steps the groom ac-
knowledges such TO be the case. After
receiving her diploma at the State Teachers
college Mrs Barnes went to Minneapolis
to visit relatives and her husband Joined
her there yesterday. He has made for him
self a reputation as an athlete while in
college by winning two years ago the in,
tercollegiste state field two-mile run in
the field meet. They intend during the
present week to so to Canada. where they
will spend several months. Both are well
known and popular young people.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-06-20
HANDS WOULD
BURN LIKE FIRE
Could Laypin in Cracks. Four Long
Years Oftezema. Only ReIefin
Scratching. Used One Set
Of Cuticurs Remedies.
Hands ERtireIy Well.

at can trutAfully say Cuticura RENE
dies have oaEOd mo o. four long years
Of eeSema. About four years ago I
noticod some httie pimpies coming on
my AttIe finger, and not giving it any
att0Ation, u so@ became worse and
spread all over nay hands. If would
have them IN water for long time,
thex would burn like nre and largo
eeoceD would come. could lay a pin
n thaEA After using all the salves I
could uhnk q, I went to three different
doceors, but an did me no good. Tia
only raAsef l got was scratching.
80 after hearing so much about the
wonderful CutiOEa Remedies, 1 pur-
chased one conHptete Bet, and after using
them three days ms. hands were much
better. To-day my hands are entirely
well, one SGT being ell used" (Signed)
Miss Eta NaFber, r.. F. ID. 2, Spring
Lake. Mich., Sept. 20, 1910.
Ne stroneer evidence than this could
be given q the SUCCESS and economy Of
the Cuttcura Remedies IN the treatment
Of torturing, dishguring humors Of the
skin. A single hot bath with Cuticura
Soap and a gentle Amounting with Cuti-
cura Ointment are often sufficient to
AFFORD Immediate relief in the most dis
tressing cases and permit rest and sleep
when all else fails. Cuticura Soap and
Ointment are equally effective In pre-
serving, purifying and identifying the
skin, scalp, hair and hands. Cuticura
Soap (25c.) and Cuticura Ointment
(50c.) are sold throughout the world.
Potter Drug 4 Chem. Corp, sole propa.,
l30 Columbus Ave-, Boston.
bTMAiled free, samples OF Cuticura
Boap and Ointment, with 32-p. book.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-06-20
PAVCTNG COMBINE is CHARGE
CONTINUED from First Page


were given the boulder on the corner of
Fifteenth and Dodge streets, The boulder
will be used for marking the Oregon trail,
as proposed by the Daughters OF the
American Revolution.
I'VE have not decided where we will put
the boulder" said Mrs. Stubs, probably
between here and Fremont"
A delegation of Gibson citizens headed
by r. F, Williams. requested the council
to open Second street from Fifth and Ban
croft streets to Gibson. The speakers made
the plea for better highway. An apprais-
ment and committee report recommend
ing the opening of the street in a straight
line, was rejected, and Councilman Berka
was directed to draw up a resolution for
opening the street by following the ridge.
A petition from Mrs. Arthur c. Smith,
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles F. Henderson,
Charles Greene and tifty-one other patrons
Of the public library, asking for an ele-
vator in the public library building, was
referred to the library board without de-
bate.
Following Health Commissioner Connelr s
request for additional funds for the emer-
gency hospital, Chairman Sheldon stated
that an emergency ordinance was being
drawn by the city attorney, to set aside
1000 for the maintenance Of the hospital
Tor the remainder OF the year.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-06-20
AUTOS AN ENDURANCE TEST
Twenty-Five Leave Des Moines on
Run Through Iowa.
MACv1oAR SAYS LAW VIOLATED
COmmisSioner Alleges u. ~. Caldwell
Has Performed Services In Inter
est OF Favored Csndidateu--
state Board CritiHed.
CFrom a staff Correspondentl

DIES MONIES. Ia, June 1s-(Special
] Telegram) Twenty-Five automobiles
started out at o'clock this morning on a
O-mile run through eastern and northern
Iowa in an endurance test, under the
auspices of the Hyperion club. They
started east along the river-to-river high
way, which has been dragged, and from
time to time during the day word came
back Of the finest road ever travelled.
MRcvicar Files Charges
A movement was started today for a re-
Organization Of the local civil service COM
mission by the filing of charges by Coun-
Gilman MacVicar against ID. II. Caldwell
a member of the commission. The charges
against Caldwell are that he has vlo-
lated the Des Moines plan law by per
forming services In the interests of ia
vored candidates. that these violations
are shown in official reports; that money
solicited by Caldwell for the Iowa Union
LIST entitled candidates to his supports that
Caldwell actively engaged in city politics;
that he has, contrary to law, printed for
pay articles in support Of public service
corporations at a rate far in excess Of
that charged commercial houses
Grand Jury Critics.
| Criticism of the State Board OF Control
in compelling girl inmates of the state
reformatory at Mitchellville to sleep in
dormatories a recommendation for more
adequate fire protection and the construc-
tion Of fire escapes on the cottages, is con-
tained in the report OF the Polk county
grand jury today.
That the morals OF girls who are in the
institution for other than immoral acts
are impaired by association with those
who have been committed there for trans
gressions of that kind is the opinion of
the grand jury.
No Bidders for Plant.
The sale of the bankrupt Agar packing
plant at auction this morning in Chicago
was postponed until Friday, June 30. The
local persons interested say there were
no bidders.