The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-14
DEFENDS POLICE
in HANDLING
OF BAFF CASE
Mitchell ut Friars' Dinner
CphOldS WOOds-Says Gun
mems Power Is Gone.
STYLED "BROlLER," HE
RETALIATES WITTlLY

The Mayor was telling about the sup
preston OF crime by the police under the
present administration ut the Friars Club
dinner in his Honor's honor at the Hotel
Astur last night and Actor Bob billiard
st the same time told elsewhere In de-
tiiD knocked over two chairs while leav-
ing the dinner because word had come
in to him that some crooks had just
swped his automobile outside the hotel,
aud orator Rennold Wolf introduced the
Mayor Us our chief executive. who be-
cause OF his youth is known as the
Broiler Mayor"
Ard the Mayor joyfully took a lot OF
other hard slams from his advance agent
for the evening Wolf. and. oblvious
Of course OF bob billiards. troubles,
talked Oh about the putting down of
street and other crimes by the police
until he had worked up to comments on
the Ban murder, which were listened to
with close attention.
Mr.. Mitchell did not mention Barnett
Ean by name, but there was no mlsiaking
the recent shooting he had In mind
when he said he thought the public would
not lie thoughtless enough to cry down
not only the police but the whole ad-
ministratons present and past efforts
becl Use the murderer has not yet been
arrested The Mayor added optimlstically
that ne has reason to believ, that there
t. every probability that the murderer
will he taken
Que serious Person Present.
How ver. with the Raging speeches II
C"prg" Conan. Who presided the gentle
spoken Rennuld Wolf. VINO spoke his
thought, about the Mayors public md
p.iNatt life right out IN meeting A spee ch
BY President McAn.uy Of the Board NJ
Aldermen, and by the ever irrcpres>lbi'
Patrick Francis Murphy and William
tWillicD Collier-wth aA this happening
In quick succoss u tn" only serious per
son present was Bob HUliad, between
the moment he lost his automobile and
the moment he heard 1t had been re-
covered
81 was told" sad Friar Abbot and
Toastmaster George NJ. CONAN when in
Producing Chief Palmer Wolf oratorical
advance agent OF the Mayor. that all I'd
have Ia do here would bo to get off some
funny jokes and wheeZeS" WELT" COM
meutod George with thoughts Of the new
revue he Is about to put on shortly. amy
funny tok-s can think OF I'm not going
to got of here.
"l'll put EN- in Hello, Broadway
tlaughtcrl the Conan Il Harris revue
which shortly y to come to tn. Astor
Theatre Ilaughterl prices ranging from
% cents aud NJ. Mr. Rennoi Wolf ladies
and gentlemen. who will nov expose the
Mayor Of New York -"
There are two ways Of gaining a liv-
Ing" hurst forth chief Palmer Wolf by
earning l. honestly or by holding public
Office. Laughter Honesty may be the
best policy for a politician. but it doesn't
get him many votes south Of Fourteenth
street. Laughter
THE Purroy in our guest Of honor's
name Is subject 10 change of accent When
addressing the laboring man In a cam
pdign speech Mayor Mitchell pronounces
his middle name Poor II seeking the
church and reform vote h. calls It 'pure,'
and at the East Side speeches he has him
self introduced as John Pur-oi-oi.
tLaughterl
MAYOR Mitchell, because Of his youth.
If known widely as The broiler Mavor'
tLaughtcrl He Is fostering we hear
Plans 10 help the unemployed this winter
] sugges; that he VIII hnd q great field
for that in the Lambs club Laughter
led by shepherd william Courtlcigh sit
ting at the guest table. He is a noted
member ~ distinguished citizens named
John--John Drew and John l.. sullivan
Father Johu' remedy. Honest John Kelly
ana John the Barber" Laughter and
applause
And four towns have been named af-
ter him Mitchell Tex, Mitchell la
Mitchell. Ind, and Mitchell, Kan.--the
four worse one night stands I'm the coun-
try. Fr!ars can't vote : a rule, hut when
our guest rune for office again the
Fliar, will lend him their moral support
supposng the word moral may he used
In connection with the F'riars" Long
applause and laughter.l
m, MI,
at il II novel experience for me to en-
JOY the services Of an advance agent"
the Mayor came back land after listen
Ing to Advance Agent Wolf | can't help
but feeling that II all shows have ad-
vance agents ! now See why some of
them So speedily come 70 an end
tLaugh;crl understand better now for
instance, why Her Little IIGhness'
fwri'ten by Mr.. Wolfl reigued so briefly
~ the Liberty Theatre llHueh'erI and why
MS Perfect Lady was 50 quickly di-
vorc"d from the Hudson Theatre tGreat
applause ,ud laupht.rI
'Ii ever ! should run for office again
see h",i Tor am advance agent such IS
Nj Wolf A. my earnest solicitation he
viii he placed in the camp Of the oppo-
mont ll.aushter.l But he is not an adj
profession whore he finds himself he
tween those who tell the truth and those
VINO wit" for the Morning Telegram"
Laughter "u all sides Of table occupied
by irving Lewis and GUESTS
'SerlonslH speaking Mayor Mitchell
th'u praised the theatrical men present
for shaping their cudoavors until they
NOW hav" become ~ large cohesive bndy
OF business men, IN leading to the sub
Jet of 'n' Ban murder ana similar
crimes the Mayor related how "A year
NJ" he had heard Job Hedges. speaking