Evening journal., 1914-09-18
new Police FAIL
Departmental TEST
Five Of Last Eight Patrol
men Named Not Up to
the Requirements
SERGEANT DAVIS
AMONG UNLUCKY

fee when examination papers filed by |
DR.. G. w, X. Forrest, police surgeon,
of the eight applicants for positions
on the force were gone over. The
commissioners had not scheduled a
conference today, the members meet
ing each other as they stopped there.
OF the applicants FIVE are said to have
failed to pass the physical test among
them being Sergeant Joseph A. Davis
of the u. S. A., who lacked about one
eighth Of an inch in height. The
other men who failed, according to
the examination papers, were: Fran
els X. Tierney, John F. Holland, E.
Ford Phillips and Charles F. Nc
Closkey.
When questioned today on the sub
ject, President Bowers said he did
not know when the places of those
men who had failed to pass would be
filled The commissioners as a body,
had not considered the matter. II was
admitted, however, that the mental
tests would not be given those who
did pass the physical test on we'd
nesday until the entire number is Sc
lected and passed.
II was understood today that City
Solicitor Hastings had not been asked
for written opinion on the LEGALITY
Of the resolutions passed by City
Council, authorizing the appointment
of the eight additional patrolmen.
"VacatiOn" for Commissioners.
That Police Commissioners William
H. Bowers and T. N. Stayton be
granted a vacation for the balance OF
their terms in office, with full pay, In
recognition of their service to the
city in selecting the men they did for
/ the police force was the motion made
bv Councilman w. E. Stover at the
meeting of City Council last night
Mr.. StOver incidentally remarked that
there are thirteen "bOObs" in City
Council because of having authorized
the police department to appoint the
seven additional men.
Councilman Stover brought up the
matter by referring to an article that
appeared in an afternoon paper yes
terday relative to the legality of the
resolution recently passed by Council
authorizing the appointment OF the
seven men, which he took for granted
was an interview granted by the pres
ident of the Police Commission. He
said he mad spoken to City Solicitor
Hastings yesterday about the matter
and that there is a question as to the
legality Of the resolution adopted by
Council. He added that recent events
had convinced him that 1t would have
been better had the resolution nevel
been passed.
Mr.. Stover stated that yesterday af
ternoon he had heard one man ask an
other for the definition Of the worl
'boob." 'The answer was, he said
chat boob is a man who lives so ia
out in the country that the owls slee
with his chickens | believe that tn
word can be properly applied to tn
thirteen members of City Council whei
they permit such things to be pullei
Off He explained that he meant tn
appointment Of the eight men to Tn
police force last Tuesday.
81 feel" continued Mr.. Slower, "tha
after such a splendid display of publ
service. and in recognition of the valu
able service rendered during the pas
week in their excellent selection OF me-
for the mounted squad. that the ma
ioritv of the Board of Police Commis
sioners have fulfilled their duty towar
the CITY. I therefore make a motto
that Mr.. Bowers and Mr.. Stayton b
granted a vacation for the remainder q
their term in Office, with full pay"
ct declare the motion out Of order,
exclaimed President White.
Councilman Kane iolOngly remsrke
that he should be omitted from Council
man Stover's charge that all the coui
cilmen were "boobs." He said that the
had the laugh on him when the resoll
tion authorizing the appointment of u
mounted squad was passed, and he wa
the "boob" then, but he has the laue
on the rest of them now. Mr.. Kane WI
the only member of Council who VOTE
against the resolution when it WI
passed several weeks ago. Mr.. Kane r
marked that the city solicitor has n
vet declared the resolution Illegal.
Mr.. Haney stated that the resoluti
was passed in good faith and if the
was a technical error in it Council cou
not be blamed. He believed the ci
solicitor should attend the Council col
mittee meetings every Wednesday mig
and advise them so that such errC
would not be made.
Mr.. Stover remarked that at {
hearing in the mayors Office the pol
authorities had said that they KIN
the right men were to be appointed, a
vet five of the men appointed had ia
ed in the examination, showing I'll
someone had erred in judgment in ma
inc the selection. He stated that
men selected not only were physica
unfit for the work, but he mentioned
intance that had recently occurred
raise question that at least one
them was unfit otherwise for the wo
He then called attention to the 4
that one of the men whom it devel
ed was Sergeant Joseph A. Davis, L.
A.. had been turned down because
i was one-eighth of an inch too short.
4 explained that this man has been IN
n regular army for fifteen years, and }
i been selected by the regular army {
crs and the War Department TO be 81
Il through the country as an instructor
militia because of his knowledge
fitness. Yet, he said, the police bo
had rejected such an efficient man
cause he was one-eighth OF an inch
short. 81 defy any of you to find :
81 man who viii come within one-eighth
y an inch of being perfect" he exclain
Council took no action upon the II
luton last night.
HOME WEEK BADGE SELECT
81 Millard f. Davis. the local jewe
s. has been awarded the contract
q furnish the official badge for