New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-14
The Tobey
Furniture
Company
Fifth Avenue a. FUty-Third Street
MAYOR DEFENDS
POLICE FAILURE
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e caught o. not. do not believe the
reople OF this city Will lose sight OF
am the good work that has been done
during the last year. ON January
les. the Police Department was in
structe6 70 set about the work Of ex-
terminating the gunner and gangsterS
IN New York.
"Under Commissioner Woods the po-
ice have gone about that work unre-
mittingly. The record speaks for II
self. Since the first OF the year the
police have taken into custody and
have either convicted or are holding
awaiting trial upward OF $50 gunner.
OF these. more than nine we're gang
leaders. among them the notorious
'Dopcy Benny the most dangerous and
aggressive of his class, taken IN the
act Of practising intimidation and eN-
tortion. Against that record, accord
ing TO Inspector Faurot. the policemen
IN the year 1918 pat behind the bars
less than 100 gunner.
More has been done in this one year
20 break up the gangs than in the
whole four years that went before
Every day the police are arrestng
these canCsters and are arrslgning
them for the carrying Of guns. And
between arrests they are making the
town intentionally hot for the gang
sters and gunner. That's what we are
roinr to continue 20 do-make the
own so hot for them that they'll find
u no healthful place 20 live in, and In
doing Il We are not using and DO not
purpose using kid gloves
The Mayor spoke OF his legislative
programme for next year and his in
tention 60 fight for the bills that were
killed az the last session. He spoke OF
the defeat Of the plan TO have the city
DISPOSE OF refuse, killed by a con-
frolled Senate, because II would have
,aved 81 900 900 in contractors profits
10 the city treasury. We shall ask Tor
mis- law again next year.
Among other things he Will ask
legislation ON arc municipal home rule :
81 hin making the Commissioner OF Ae-
counts "A constructive agent OF admin
istration control, and Strengthening
81 his powers as an investigator; a
public markets arrangement, power 81
erccss condeuuatiou; permission TO
secure as Joint operators OF the now
nunicipal freight terminal IN Brook yn
an of the trunk line railroads of the
East and a series OF laws 20 permit
New York 90 increase It's income
thr ugh other means than the further
taxation Of land values.
What he wanted, said the Mayor vas
support ~ his work OF intelligent pub
lie opinion. and opinion that would be
opposed 20 the reckless criticism hlcni
.ecke 10 DESTROY for the sole JOY OF
tearing down. Jlc was applauded lib
Rcnnold Wolf was introduced by
Gcorgc N. Conan. postmaster, GO eX-
pose the Mayor. as Mr.. Cohen phrased
u Mr.. Wolf went 60 work with a gay
and willing heart
There are two ways Of earning n
living" Nr. Wolf began. "Onc is hon
cstly. and the other "a holding public
once Though IAN honest man is the
,oblest work Of Cod that doesn't get
i'm any votes below 14th ST.
The Mayor. Sir. Wolf said. was po-
icsllv fortunate I'm his middle name.
To get the Church vote he pronounces
e "Purc-oy," and 20 gain favor on the
East Side. "Poor-oy-oy.'
"Nr. MItchcls activities In the tango
are well known" Mr. Wolf SAIL. Gle
i descended from "a long line Of Span
ish dances, and ] need not point out
, YOU the great increase since Mr..
rchel took Office o. hop JONES.
d. was not until he became Col
housekeeping fact readily explained
hv the opportunities presented IN THAI
lob Of Selling priceless carpets, paint
ings and furniture. Visit his home on
Riverside Drive and cast your eye
Mr. Wolf referred 70 Mr.. Mitchell as
",be broler Mayor" and said that ms
6rst name made him contemporary
81 Honest John" Kelly and John the
Patrick Francis Murphy William
Caller and President McAnony OF tne
BOARD of Aldermen were other SPEAK
frs. H., pxuo,.
and Arthur Woods the entire mayor
cabinet was present along WIN MIS-
Mitchell. Mare Klaw. Az. HSym man
CHARLES Burnham, Grant Mitchell NIH
Deming. Sam Harris, william H. Key
.ooids Robert ". Goelet. Augustus
Tbomae. Arthur Hopkins, Jean FaVeI'
Harrison Fisher, John c. montgomery
Henry Smith. Marcus Loew and throng'
and throDgs and throngs OF actors
authors. dramatists' "rlt-
ars. managers, artists, actresses ana 80
on and 90 on and so on.