El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-07-18
SHAKEUP MAY
FOLLOW RAIDS
No Permanent Good is Elk
pected From Spectac-
ular Police Raid.

siding, had called for funds. more than
$4,000 was subscribed
Mrs. John c. Groome, head Of the
Home Relief committee. reported that
sos cases of suffering had been investi-
gated, for which a total Of 1856 had
been expended from the city, while
$1,000 a week was necessary Mr.
StOtesbury estimated that $4,000 or
$4,000 a month would be required TO
make relief a possibility.
Urges 100000 in Naval Reserve.
Franklin D Roosevelt. assistant sec
rotary OF the navy, IS IN this city TO
review the dress parade of the Phila-
delphia branch of the naval volunteers
OF the United States. In an interview
he advocated the establishment Of a
naval reserve Of 100000 men
The navy department" he said
would feel comfortable if we had such
an organization This, in my opinion,
Will be a reality within five years
OF the 10000 men about $4,000 would
ae reservists. while the remainder
would be civilians who have never
been in the navy"
20 Can Do Work of IS Guardsmen.
Twenty men can do the work Of IS
now on the city's payroll. Heads of
fore the joint councilmanic commit
tee on military and naval relief that
had met to consider the filling Of the
positions Of the IS city employees who
tional guard.
Members of the mayors cabinet ad-
uitted that SIX men could do the work
OF the Il guardsmen employed by the
department of public work: that five
positions were all that need be filled
among the 30 vacated in the bureau Of
police, and that the IS men now In
khaki are considerably more useful in
the hot and arduous service OF their
country than they were in the service
OF their city
Big Raid VIII Do No Good.
Director Wilson admitted today his
spectacular raid upon disorderly
houses Saturday night would have no
permanent effect In a statement is
sued early in the day he virtually de-
clared he did not trust any member
of the bureau of police from the SUI
perintendent down TO the ordinary pa
trolman- IN fact, the director made
the unqualified statement that at
times he did not trust himself
Why he employed d. Clarence Glib
honey to investigate vice instead Of
trusting that duty TO the police. he
did not make clear. He dismissed
searching questions along that line
with the sweeping answer that he
| had right to conduct his investiga-
tion as he saw fit" He said the re-
suits of the raid justified the methods
employed. He denied it was planned
a. means of Ousting superintendent
Robinson. He said he had no thought
of such action.
RUnOrs of Police Shakeup.
Notwithstanding this denial. the ru-
NOR spread through police circles yes
terday that Capt. Francis Callahan
might shortly be superintendent of DO
lice. 1t was said he was the only DO
lice captain who participa ted in the
clean up" Saturday night II was
said superintendent Robinson and
Lieut. George Singer. of the 10th ana
Buttonwood streets station, were
shunted into the 18th district to inves-
tigate conditions there while prepara-
ions were being made for the raid in
Singers district.
Two New InfantiIe Paralysis Cases.
Two new cases Of infantile paraly-
sis developed in this city yesterday.
Diagnoses made by attending physi-
cinas were confirmed by the health
department authorities. and the chill
dren, both under two years of age.
were taken to the Municipal hospital
for contagious diseases.
Marie Balino, Is months old. daugh-
ter of Joseph and Mary BalinO. Of
1520 South Camac street, was taken
IL last Thursday The second case,