The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-12-30
ADVANCEMENT OF DETECTIVES
 IS CONFIRMED
President of Police Board Says Promo tions Have Been De- served by Department Members.

The board believes that due to the work these men have done and the aid they have rendered to the de- tective department their services are worthy of recognition and it is very probable that, if tha financial strain is not too much upon the city coffers these men will be promoted to the rank of detective sergeant"
 This was the first statement issued to the press by Presidnt Philo c. Cal houn of the Board of Police Comnnis- sioners following his reappointment to that board this morning by Mayor AtWater.
 For the subject of the interview he chose the much discussed Bureau, of Investigation, following a report current this morning that provision had been made in the budget for the prom otiOn of these men. That the promotions are slated and that the only obstacle that can prevent the men from receiving their long desery- ed promotion would be the failure of the Board of Apportionment to grant the money was the gist of a further statement issued by President Cal houn.
 motion are Patrolmen w. A. Auger, D. E. McPadden, D. A. Brolley, w A. Foster, J. H. Doyle, M. J. Larney, r T M, Mdfonan MGMamars: oIo P; J; MqhpE; and nolsky, who is now in charge of the bureau, will probably be promoted to the rank of lieutenant.
 The Investigation Bureau is branch of the Detective Department and the men in the bureau have been assigned to it for the past three years The city ordnance provides that any patrolman doing plain clothes duty for the period of one year, will be eli sible for promotion to the rank of Detective Sergeant. The promotions will not be preached again until April their stores at all times.' he says
 The association believes that there are many drug stores being operated by former saloon keepers and form CT lbartenders, who feel they are safe if they operate behind a drug sign.
 Sale of drugs is a nuisance to these places, the association contends, in announcing a campaign of education on an elaborate scale to acquaint the public with the fact that patronizing such places is dangerous. They are run primarily for retailing "hooch" and are not cofnpetent handle drugs. Partonizing them is con- stant danger to the patron, the asso- citation says.
 We are not campaigning against bootlegging in general" Watson an nounces. We are simply seeking to bit1On violations" To this end the association plans to furnish evidence of liquor violations to the police and to follow up cases in court involving druggists to see they are not pigeon holed.
 Self-supporting penitentiaries is the hobby of Charles Brandon Booth president of the Prison Development League and son of Maud BaIIington Booth Under his plan of prison re- form the pententiaries will cease to be burden to the taxpayers of the States. They will become self-sup- porting.
 He advocates that the State prisons be reorganized along industrial lines with crafts positions of varying pro- ficiency available, with a scale of wages, determined by skill effective with minimum of $4 daily to each worker. Such a wage he says, could be paid the convicts without loss to the State.
 Another feature of Booths pro- gramme is the provision for restitu- tion. Loss resulting from the crime. he says, SHOULD BE COMPENSATE ED FOR FROM THE EARNINGS OF THE PRISONER, not exceeding S1 a day, in case of murder the money to go to dependents of the slain per