New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-27

While Police Commissioner Richard
r. Enright was assuring tho public or
Friday that extra weight would b,
brought into play to keep "tho lid
clampod down, thoro was "grapevined'
through the depa rtment advance infor
nation on a reorganization of police
methods that will eliminate every trace
Of Arthur Woods's influence and the
| institution Of news suppression sys
tenn which will be the envy Of the Ger
man military censors.
When the dust Of the impending up
hcsval settles, the department awe
Boys" are sure, posts of importance
the chief inspectorship, borough in
sspectorships, chief Of the detective
bureau and confidential inspectorshiI
at headquarters-will be occupied By
men known to be friendly to the poll
cies Of the new administration.
The War Board Of Police Inspectors
is to be the only branch Of the service
not disturbed. the 1--WE Boys" admit
The board was organized by ex-Com.
missioner Arthur Woods at the request
Of the Federal authorities to handle
the alien enemy peril. TO tinker with
it at this time, the "boys" point out
might bring summary action from
Washington and possibly take the de
partmcnt from their control.
Prospective Changes
Here are the prospective changes
that are causing the satisfied crins:
To be Chief Inspector - Dominica
Henry, president of the Inspectors
and Captains Benevolent Association
Henry is now in charge Of the Broad
way district as inspector. having been
promoted from captaincy the day En-
right was made Commissioner.
To be Inspector Head of the 'Detec.
tive Burcau-Joh ]. Cray. Inspector
Cray now shares the command of the
bureau with Inspector Joseph A. Eau
rot. His brother, Captain Patrick j
Cray, of the East Eighty eighth Street
station, is a brother-in-law of Charles
+. Murphy, leader of Tammany Hall.
To be Borough Inspector (Manhat-
tan )-"Father john DAILY, who was re-
leved Of the Broadway inspection dis
trict the day of Commissioner Enright's
appointment and assigned by direction
of Mayor Hylan as acting chief in.
spector.
To be Borough Inspector (Brooklyn)
James +. Dillon, now chief inspector
and on sick leave. Chief Dillon wa.
appointed chief inspector by MI. WOODS
to succeed the late Max Schmittberger
In an interview shortly after his ap.
2ointment he intimated that he would
resign rather than permit a return OF
"wide open" conditions.
To be Inspector Aid to the Commits
sioner-Edward 7. Hughes, who is ia
be promoted from the captaincy he
now holds. On the day Of Mr. En-
rights appointment Captain Hughes
was brought from Queens precinct to
Manhattan. He was the inspector chief
of the Detective Bureau during the
Becker osenthal scandal and was Sin
exile" during the Woods administra-
ton. About year ago he was tried on
charges OF failing to suppress gam.
bling house while captain of the Clas-
son Avenue station, BROOKLYN.
Say Dillon viii Go
These changes will mean that the
foundation Of the police organization
under Arthur Woods is to be remade.
Chief Dillon will go, according to the
best informed members of the depart
ment. They point out that Commits
sioner Enright on Friday did not deny
that Chief Dillon was to be relieved of
his assignment. He merely said that