Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-06
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dismissed from the force some DAYS ago
and who now says his dismissal came as
the result Of frame up" The charges
against Sinister are now being investi-
gated by Mayor Smith.
Many members OF the Philadelphia
police force may decide to strike To-.
night.
such was the statement OF Harry NJ,
Dickerson, financial secretary of the
Patrolmen's Benevolent and Protective
association He announced that the
members or the association had sue.
ceeded in winning Yesterdays election
for delegates TO the Police Pension
Fund. but said they were intensely
aroused over gang methods" used by
the organization men Mt the balIoting.
Inc election was worse than that In
tne ruin ward according 20 President
Harry +. Johns. of the association,
Eighteen members of the soc!ation.
including Dckerson. were summoned TO
appear for trial before the police board
in city Hall today.
Dickerson was charged with being ao.
sent from duty without leave and dis.
obedience OF orders According to Lien
tenant kunkel. Of the Thirty.ninth street
ana Lancaster avenue station, plckerson
falied 10 report for duty on November
~ ana did not return for duty until No.
vember "a
kunkel and the sergeants attached TO
the station house testified that they went
to lMckerson's home and they learned
mat members of his family did not know
where he had gone and had not seen
MIN for two days. DiCkerson then took
the stand and admitted that he went to
funeral and later got drunk and went
to Atlantic city.
The board made a report Of the case
to Director Wilson.
Two members of the association were
dismissed today.
They were Policeman Jesse Yost. Of
tho Fifteenth and Locust streets station.
on charges of dsobcdience and Police.
man {. l.. McCready, of the SiXty-tlrst
and Thompson streets station. accused of
conduct unbccbming an officer Both
said the charges were framed up"
The question of the Immediate strike"
Will be decided at Il meeting to he held
In Grand Fraternity Han. 1926 Arch
street, tonight.
Steps already have been taken by the
association members to go into Quarter
Sessions Court to contest Yesterdays
election, which seemed to swing entirely
in favor Of the city administration, al
though the association members claim
they won out
TO MARCH ON COUNCILS
II was said that yesterdays police
election was the most spirited and bit
ter contest of its kind ever waged in the
history of the local police department
In the event of a walkou,. the city
will face the most serious situation in
It's history. While there are 1900 mem
bers of the Home Defense Reserves, 1t
became known last night that these vol
unteers in general are not anxious to
subject themselves TO duty AS strike
breakers"
At special meeting of the Thirtieth
District Reserve of the Thirty-third
Ward In the kensington Labor Lyceum.
more than 1000 men unanimously mani
tested their objections to replacing no
licemeu when they are fighting for the
elimination of politics from the depart
ment. The reserve. it's officials sale.
cannot he called for police duty In case
of strike" without their individual
consent.
Mayor Smith declined to comment on
the situation. but those he has taken
into his confidence were of opinion that
he would meet a committee of police
men and consider any demands that he
believes to he justified. The Mayor. his
friends say, will not oppose any move
for higher wages having held the view
that the high cost of living makes it im-
possible for the patrolman to get along
on the wages standardized three years
ago.