New-York tribune., 1921-10-02
Brown W ants
Police ShOrnOf
Honorary List
War Time Appointments of
Special Officials Have Far
Exceeded Legal Purposes.
Declares Meyer Counsel
Enright Attitude Probed
Hint Given That Commits.
sioner May Have Private
Reasons for Retentions

Zion r. Brown, chief counsel TO the
Meyer legislative Investigating COM
ml..ee. yesterday attacked the reten-
ton Of the thirty special deputy and
honorary officials N the Police Dcoart-
ment.
Mr. Brown insists that under the law.
the appointment Of these honorary
o1'iclals was authorized only for the
quraslo0 Of THE existing state of war;
ana shat their terms ceased with the
P"ssase OF The peace resolution By Con
2ress some months ego.
Reasons FOR Retcntion
Mr.. Brown intimStes that there may,
Dc other reasons than the "protect,on
OF the country" for the ATTEMPTED con-
!lnuaHce OF these honorary officials in
once and that it ia possible they are
le:a'ned, "a3 the Police Commissioner
said upon thc stand, he is in hopes OF
1urtner and other gratuities than the
$l2,e0o from Allan A. Ryan or the au-
tomobile from John A. Harriss.''
NJ browns statement reads;
"odln suggest as q contribution
10 the investigation Of tho Police De-
psrtment, which il not vet completed.
.he Following list of special deputy and
nionorary y. officials in the department., as
It appears in the civil list:
specia! deputy Commissioners
General I. Coleman du pont, Edmond
A Luggcnhelnl, John A. Harriss. Allen
=. RYAN, John III. Shaw, Rodman Wana-
MAKER, pr. Carleton Simon, Douglas I.
Mckay, Mrs. George ". Loft, honorary
deeputy commissioner; Henry K. s. vii
naHe' II honorary deputy chief: Robert
-.
LeIndoYf, honorary captain.
Honorary Consnltant Surgeons
DR.. Edwin II. Fiske, Or. Charles Cor
don Heyd, DR.. Marvin +. Jones. Dr..
John j. Moorehead, Dr.. Robert Forrest
barber, DR.. Edward J. Donliu, Dr.. Sam
uel N. Johnson.
Honorary Dental Surgeons
Dr.. Edward Appel, Dr.. Leo +. Gle
ocrich, DR.. Knut Hanson. Or. Harry A.
Cohen, honorary optom metrist: Dr. Aage
Il. Hansen, honorary podierist; Dr..
Charles +. Nammack. DR.. Sylvester r.
Lee, honorary ncurologist; DR.. Fred II.
a lbee, honorary orthopedist; Dr.. Walter
3. Browncr, honorary urologist; O.is
r. wood, honorary historian; Major
Adjusting j.. Smith, honorary secre-
tary to Special Deputy Commissioner
These officials were appointed pur-
suant to chapter 6o1 Of the Laws Of
1917, Of New York, which authorized
the appointment Of special officers dur
ing the existing state Of war While
the war vas continued by the city for
the purpose OF issuing sl5.0OO 900 Of
long term bonds per year, in violation
OF the pay as yop GO policy, there
seems no room for doubt that the
term OF these temporary officials ceased
With the passage by Congress Of the
resolution declaring peace with Ger
many and Austria Hungary. We are
no longer IN STATE Of war for~this
purpose, although the period Of war.
VIII not terminate for another wear
Tor the issuance cf bonds. This will
consldeIably reduce the force in the
Poilce Department, as the charter pro
T,loes That the Police Department must
be administered By s. group Of nuhl;,
officers OF full responsibility. rane;no
IN authority from the Police Conrnis-
sIoner to d patlolnlan and by no one
elsa. ' 0'e
ms list OF honorary official is suf-
nclen'ly entertaining in itself as illus-
tratine the danger of pAss;nes lau-s
comforting general authority Of such y
cha racter. The exercise Of the discra-
'lon was wonderful beyond the imax
!nation Of any one who voted for thA
law But the attempted continuance
o. TINS body OF officials in Office after
,he authority for their appointment
and tenure has ceased would suggest
further reasons FOR their appoint7nent
and contiuusnce in Office than the pro
lection OF the country in a state O.
war It IS possible that they are CON
5,nued in Office because, az che Police
Com nilss'oner said upon the stand. he
is in hopes of further and other gra.l-
tiles than the $4,000 received from
Ryan, or the automobile from Harr;ss.
FURTHER Investigation may throw FUR
'her Agat upon this point"
Tie hearings Of the committee will
5e resumed Tuesday morning in City
gan. IL IS probable that the Police
Department will again be the subject
of inquiry at that time.