New-York tribune., 1921-11-26
Enright Sails
To-day to Tour
South America
Inspector Boettler Is Re-
tired ON So, $50 Pension;
Commissioners Vacation
Will Last for Month
Resignation Is Rumored
Name of Father john DAILY
Persistently M Mentioned
as Officials Successor

Police Commissioner Enright sails
to-day for months vacation, during
which he will tour South America
Coincident with the announcement Of
the Commissioners vacation came the
information that one Of his most trust.
ed aids, Inspector William F. Boettlor
had been retired from the department,
on pension of $2,45O year.
For months before Mayor Hylan was
reelected it was rumored that, regard
less of the outcome of the election
Enright was to retire or to be forced
to retire as Police Commissioner. The
first name mentioned as his successo,
was Frederick A. Wallis, ex-Deputy
Police Commissioner, ex-Immigratior
Commissioner and the manager o1
Mayor Hylan's recent campaign. More
recently and more persistently the name
of Gather john Daily, former Chief
Inspector and now Deputy Commis-
sioner, has been mentioned as Enright's
successor.
1t is an unwritten rule of the Police
Department that an official who con-
templates retirement and so advises
the Commissioner is, inevitably grant
ed that period Of vacation which would
be. his if he remained in the depart
ment another year.
At the "citizens' committee" dinner
given to Enright on Tuesday night to
celebrate the twenty-ffth anniversary
of his appointment as policeman Mr.
Enright limited at possible retirement
from the Police Department when he
said:
sIt's wonderful dream, and I'm
afraid that shortly / will be. awakened
to. find myself back in uniform"
Commissioner Enright has taken
many vacations. Most of them have
been week-ends at the seashore, but he
has had several lay-offs of considerable
length. His first was his honeymoon
his second was a. trip to the Panama
Canal Zone, where he met President
Harding.
No less puzzling than the Commits
sioner's suddenly announced vacation
plans is the announcement that In
spector Boettler had decided to quit
the department. Boettler has been a
policeman tWenty-six years. he was
made captain in November, 1908, and
an inspector by Commissioner Bingham
in 1909. In 1910 Commissioner Baker
reduced him to captaincy, but in 1916
he Yves reinstated by Commissioners
Arthur Woods.
His career was uneventful, until the
scandal involving Inspector Dominick
Henry developed. He was assigned 'to
an obscure Brooklyn district at the
TIME and was suddenly elevated. to the
most important assignment in the
Board of Inspectors by being sent to
the Broadway district. He' remained
there until recently.
At the time the Meyer committee was
hitting its stride, Commissioner En-
right suddenly announced the transfer
Of Boettler to Queens. The move
startled Broadway and those at Head
quarters. Boettler has been regarded
as real Enright favorite, as popular
with the head of the department as
Chief Inspector Lahey.
Efforts last night to get Inspector
Boettler or the Commissioner to af-
firm or deny the current report that
they were to be together on the tour
Of South America proved unavailing.
THE PLAzA---Sunday Dinner Musicnies
in the new Terrace RestAurant. Special
dinner, $500 per cover f-Advt.