The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-12-22

desirables"; conditions putting a premium upon experienced police officers.
 Public'S Business?
 MT. Eaton opened his criticism by asking the Mayor if he and Council consider it none of the public $ business" to know the actual facts behind the Police Department shake up? In reply, the Mayor stated the view that he and the Council had been duly elected to conduct the af- fairs of the City according to their best judgment.
 Preceding the opening of the police question. Eaton had asked if there were any reasons for the police ous- ter beyond the "innuendos" publish ed in Juneau newspapers Thursday? The Mayor then answered him that the matter would shortly be discussed when the Council got around to it. However, in his re- marks following announcement that he had received the requested resig- nations, Mayor Parsons added no- thing of any significance to his already published statement.
 The entire police topic lapsed af- ter MT Eaton had suggested strong arm" incidents had occurr- ed in the City which had never ap- peared in printers ink. Asked fol specific cases, he mentioned two, one of which was fully reported in Fri days Empire-the alleged attempted robbery of the McNutt residence or Willoughby Avenue.
 Asking a reporter covering las nights session if that reporter haC ever been denied access to tho police blotter the Mayor received 6 qualified negative response that clos ed the issue.
 Only other police matters coming Lefore the Council last night con- cerned two applications for patrol man posts. The Mayor had announ- ced that one vacancy still exists or the police force. Applications were received from William E Frazee oi Seattle, who lists experience as . detective and criminal deputy in the office of the Sheriff of King County Washington, and from Albert l. Ayres, recently employed in Junear hy the U. s. Forest Service, and who has had police experience in Sar Diego and New Orleans.
 1 Special Meeting
 The business of approving appli. cations for liquor licenses in Juneau for the year 1946 was put over te special meeting of the Council call cd for 10 o'clock next "Wednesday morning, December 26: Councilmen had requested more time to look over the list of applicants submitted to the City only this afternoon by the Clerk of the District Court.
 A large part of last nights aud- fence was composed of interested liquor dealers and postponement of consideration of the licenses sent them home early, leaving only about twice the usual number of Council galleryites to sit out the remainder of the meeting short session which broke up shortly after 10 o'clock
 Mrs. Ella B. Smith. local WCTU spokesman, had her say about pres ent liquor conditions in the City in la letter addressed to the Council ad- vising careful scrutiny of present li- cense holders compliance with liquor laws before approval of re- newals. She pointed to the business of considering renewals as golden opportunity to eliminate at least some of the City's present array of grog emporiums. Besides citing con- mon infraction of the legal provis- ! ion for unobstructed view into liquor establishments, she branched off in- to indictment of gambling disorder ly conduct and prostitution in the City and passed along what she .Sass-s4g ,s, .s3-SSss a-,- ..'tzN~ ; S.-ss ..-ss