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I F t F sTRE OPL : Recommendation. Contained in Civil Service Body's Report. OPPOSES PENDING CHANGE Charactérizes 'as - Incquitable '. _ Proposal of Veteran Preference. P R A standardization of silarics, to help perfect Stute employment, is advocated R iy the Stute divil. service commission in. its report to the Legislature. Phe: report also. takes up 'the matter of competitive nppointments | and - promo- » \ « Saturday Raids Pointed. Out as Proof .Scuad Is Only Joke. ~ . J Since he Argus started itd crusade against und. police 'eorruption; vie- tually every. vicious clement outside. the police department has been . cvadicated temporarily at least, | This is looked upon as a record newspaper achievement; carts ing the closing o‘f the - 'Penderloin, | in: moral - rooming. - houses | and gambling, houses, all within one week, . The gmhhliug raids of Suturday night ure regarded as prodk positive of the in- éficiency of the | \gambling squad,\ - of which George Hummgnn, now detective, was a member. - Christopher Price and Samucl Murden, the Jatter Hammann's partner, now. constitute the squad, | The eal\ opinion at headquarters: is that quad! could | be dropped. . without \Vice Squad\ Idle. > ® spicy tions, | in . connection with the cost-of \personal sopvice;\. which it poluts out, is qne of the largest items in. Stute ex pendilures, as listed in the bullgcku quests. New York State, npproximi persons occupy positions: within the range of competitive examinations, and receive pay. for \personal. service\ ; from Stuip, Zit inty: or village funds Comparing these figures with thef figures for the whole population, it is pointed qut that in about each 100 persons of + Wage curning uge, one,individual receives public wages. 'Phose wages the other 90 supply. In other words, the interest of 99 out of every 100 mature, citizons, men, ond women, lies in a faithful ob. servgluco nd enforcement of the civil service. law, 'The chief netivities of the comn are stated to be as follows? Passing twice a month upon the civil service le- gality of mbout 24,000 names -a; ~ on State and county payrolls, age over $27,000,000: establishing /c i tists and for this purpose examining mearly 16,000 persons in 1910; maintain- ing a supervisory relationship over mn wicipal civil service commissions through i out the State. , P Sexes of Equal Staniing. «'The civil 'gervice rules recently have '»been so amended that uppointing' officers . Mo longer are allowed to specify sex in their requests for certification,\ Men and women now stand on an equal footing in the right to enter examiffations and to be appointed. The commission suggests an appr @@ '- 'tion to cover wick leave in all pm.. of ; the State werviee, this appropriation to, .. be:administered by the health departinent: / fhe commission \ points out that the ~uebding veteran preference constitutional wmendment is inequitable, among other ; nul;nns. in that it is for the*bne® of men only i promotion, to all women and to most men *alteady In State, city and. county cme . play; 'that it soon will pravent the on- trance; into tha public _sorvice of ambi- tious youth; that it will in future years <dompel eities to appoint police and fire miow from among those long past: their pring; that it will this, ultimately on- danger all neusion funds established to provide~ for the-old age: of present police and firemen, and that it will in the «end deprive State industrial and health pro jects of the services of young meu and women trained in modern methods, ' On the other hand, the commission de- claves that the competitive merit system «albes and will give oredit nnd perference, { tutioned. in Dallins street to Wjuad; L(ml John Dempsey, both of the second secinet, is still intact and with no ap- ipwent . purpose, . A uniforumHman is keep rg a rts closed, and if another were told to «+1 the rest of the streets in the Ten- t1*%n, Dompsey and Gressel could be IPdeased for more, effective Srvic. Paul Jigl and Gus Schindler, the plmpclothcs- men assigned to the second precinet, 'are \ue ouly men 'doing . real plainclothes ervice. . Whether two men are necessary or this or not would Nave to be deter- incd by efficient police officials.. . What the next move in the inner cir- v# will bring Captain Jolin Patton, of the sccond precinet evidently Bay not becn ct out, for no one seemed to have accur- te information;yulnrdu)‘., In some quare wrg 16. was goid 'the . captiin “rpbnbly worl! be made'the- goat for gambling and tiew in his precinet, whith everyone seems Tt believe is really the fault of a certain ard . leader who, stands high'on political & uncils. It seems to be an open secret in, the department that anyone gecking wiécial privileges 'has to go to this man d get his Oi I. before thin-(mg in busi- nas. B C ' *~ Eversthing \fixed.\ 60s A version of the Saturday night raids that was prevalent yuageqda‘y was that before the raids were \pulled\ it was all everything quict | This is suid to liave been determined upon. by several high police. officials at, a conference last week. One man, feeling his power, with 'the in- her cirele was so great he would not be suffered theroby. > /' . Whe wisdom in this move, it was said, \entirely within the Taw\ police officials would turn . around and say: \Look here; The \Argus has been pounding away at nothing, We told you everything was closed,\ Aud the average intelligent: Albanian way expected to believe this | >.) / . Another version | was. that n strange political mixup «between. officials .of | the depdrtment of public safety' and others of the district attorney's office recounted for the necullarity which marked the af- day. night who would take restionsibility for the. raids. aud while Commissioner J. Sheldon Frost and Captain' Patton wore said to be'conducting a raid on a Broadway saloon, it was learned neither without , constitutional amendment: for! mon had visited the place, A few police , war timg training and experience, where- f aver such fraining aud expqrience ought $1003 ‘r‘ncxxltc f‘flubinzx‘ififim, of the premises 'to be eohsidered. NEWS ADS HIT || _, ~ ,. 150 MILLIONS New York, April 1%.-The volume of « hatlonal newapaper ndvertlsing l6st year reached $14,003,000, according to the an- nual. report of the burcas of advert!sing, American Newspaper Publishers' Assoola- tion, submitted today, _ The committee in charge of the burcai had its annual meetfig prior. to: the an- muat convention of the mssociation next , 'The ayerage increase in national adver- Using alnong members of the bureau dur- tng the year was estimated at 70 percent In the report. The Increase, the bureau says, scems bounded only by the scarcity of paper. \The bureau reported that departments nt the United States had spent from $167.00 to $000,000 In nowspaper adver- tismg and that railroad advertising | in large volumg would appear In the sum- mer.. It announced .that a. committee of the National Electric «Licht Association would report a plan at the next conven- tlon in favor of greatly increased news- paper advertising. ' w. Y. TO ARRAIGN CITY ELEVATOR MANFOR A. W. O. L. New York, April 12-Thomas J, MeGHil, leader of the strike of several thousand elevator operators here,. today was or- dered to appear tomorrow before Clarence F. Fay, commissioner of public works, to answer charges that he was absent with- Just a Political Laban“ A reorganization of the police force, with the institution of the \merit as- tem\ as the only meras of\ promotion, is firged by veteran policemen who know their business thoroughly. Form' police man to perform bis duty faithfully and then see promotioh go to a person' mere political lenders and the men at the top, is regerded ns death to good_morale and cffcient service. 'Those on . the inside don't wonder at the apparent stupidity of the police when it is recalled. , the department has been. a political ladder for a score of years, over which pelty bosses climbbed to reach somé sort of n position in the sun. The department has not been looked upon as what it should be, u body of men dedicated, to the pro- tection of society, it has been scen merely us a place where some crooked ward poli- ticlan can appoint his brotHet-in-law or some one elsc's brotherin-Jaw, or any Tom, Dick or Harry. - The force has been the plum tree of political patronage and the most luscions plums, it is charged, fall\ to those who in most eases are the least deserving. Whether Captain Patton is made to bear the entire responsibility for the sins of the ward heelers, or whether this po- Heeman, or that, is transfrred \for the good of the service,\ there will be cor: ruption as Jong as the present system allows every boss to get his conniving fingers into the inner workings of the de- partment, it is asserted at headquazters. he JURY DISAGREEMENT .~ IN PICKPOCKET CASE The Jury\in the tase of William GH- out leave from his post as an elevator| more, charged with having picked the starter in the Municipal building. McGHll, who draws a salary of $1400 a year from the ¢lty. is alleged to have @irecied the strike while on \sick leave\ and drawing pay from the city. Building superintendents reported most skyscrapers In the downtown financial district maintained better elevator serv- lee today: than last week, notwithstand- ng the fact that squads of strikers in- vaded the district in an effort to per- suade thise who failed to walk out to est. SWEET PUSHED FOR GOVERNOR; DaxeRo, April 12-The Oswezo.county ° Republtan commlitce Today adopted a vesoiction uraing Speaker 'Inaddcos gecet of the Siate Asscmbly to become a candidate for governor on the Repob» Tkan Ticket Speaker Sweet Hees ma Phocis. in Orwere county» pocket of a farmer nanfed Earl Dunn in Market Squire last November, reported to Judge Addington in County court shortly before midnight that Jt was un- able to agree. k * 'The trial took nearly all day yesterday, Attorney Jostph_I«. Delaney conducting the defense for Gilmore. The Jury took the case late in the afternoon and spent several hours In an attempt to reach a verdict. POST WITHDRAWS REQUEST _ FoR JUDGMENT REVIEW! review of Sedaments for Fas) avand by the Federal District court In New York to John A. Chaloner, of Mesy MLS, Ta. 1 Chaloner 5ed the company as m recit) fof wn article pubLated by the Even ‘ Mbizmsfic; ——-——'I‘ GRILLED BY THE ARGUS - CRIME DUCKS TO COVER _ AS POLICE COOL HEELS IN Hm 6 6 A bad al prohibition\ battle 'will 'be 4. to. ~ | staged “in the Senate: today. when ~both © I> . > the \drys\ and \wots\ will make efforts | [f - c il to put through metion on \bills\ dealing: \ y T constrnction;' ., - - ation, . i That's another principle. ous are that Minority a \* F which 01:0 cinemmteru in Sitllldi'lnk'IEl‘e Walker, introducer: of | [- BJ L ; ' . |viewpoint of » government. officials; | \En- Make t( (M\ - tirely apart from: the blamg that attaches (Continued from First Page) * with the liquor ~. Presorft indi monts made 'by me, .the Senate, des wires to oxpunge the record, I 'fecl certain of the usclesemess of t on my. part .to hinder, defeat snel a \resolution ‘ at I um surprised at the the . Assembly, | which an agsemblyman maile an abso- belong statement.\ r pergent béeinll..\_\‘;ll in . | having the measure discharged from com- mittee today-and passed, -It is claimed _|; Senator Walker.cau count on 83 votes: '- Senator. Acorge» E.~Thompson, ‘ifitrofi buying from profitecrs. <[ ducer of the Anti-Saloon League's, dry jie 28s enforcement bill, will call up the notice 131-0301? speaking, it is here that Incideitall#, officials still look askance | C nne . the perk in prices hus been. reached. and seek to have the bill discharged from com» that the tendency of the average, Améri- I can fo refuse to pay: the pri¢es being collmgeuusly if! hey asked of him 'is: the first and necessary money by top in the: menfal process' that makes | loan.. Commendation [|'eeonomy; Any one who buys»a suit of clothes, a pair of. shoot; or anyother hymn] uguilnwuml again; lov builds 'a house, or| sal sentiment. seems to. be thatynations bears the, namo | 0 who notslong & lutely unfounded, concerning myself on the Assembly,. which he and every knows is not a true statement, ich so. far as I know that body has had the h he served some tiime ugo that he would concerfing. wh no member of that courage or suficient 'sens play to expunge from their Attitude> Well I am not complaining of personal mittee, There was doubt last night.that Senator 'Pliompson will 'sueeped even 'to that-extent. , It is confiden lieved. b those'who oppose his ib wi continue to. slumber serious hindrance to the force. . vice~squad,\ another special _dulx [- whith - includes William . Grosset] Where Js: &_ general fveliigt that the motors a single anile that isn! tempt was made to stop Walker billyif passed in the Senate , dogs that much.fto keep ip |'their own at lgreder» production es. investigation | by - - i_ - . K K me, »by .the use of fa concerning the hills where the committen ayas 1 to live, there have been so many gimi- - lar attempls, that; I }|nvu growp; to - tude fownrd 'the lobby: is Ab a general. rule - Ise statements very well known., the legistitive_ agents who _ appear hore representingvarious interests in the State are spf great servieq in ~ bringing, about fair legislation . Senator Davenport gaye out a statement referring. to, \A. vast or- propagandisi, expenditures of money, has been sot . in motion in this Stute by designing men,\. from which it ig generally un- . reforved' , to. the: © Daly organization: and its: to the health insurance bills, * Né Action Faken. \ Later - an, organization , of headed by Mrs, Vanderlip, made direct accusations the infience on this Legislature. Printed: co that members of the, Legislature. however, was taken or suggested. Repeats Chirge. fixed for the molice to arrive and find | taken a reat interest in the Social ist ouster. that ho-was presont on . the might of the. debate on the, ve-\ ' judiciary.. committee . which lasted all night' of March 3 He had the privilege of the itoor, cludingall the public space w the enclosure guarded by 'the s geant at arms. that he was, privj leged to and did bring Hquor i public: place, thatsome of the, As- semblymen, drank of the liquor and , that during the speech of Asscinbly- man Steinberg one of the Assembly», men collapsed gud from the chambes have uo direct knowledge of, this . subject. except from the stafement in my presence, that he did not have a bottle of rel liquor, but thatthe did. have': bottle of Seotch. which was whi rest of 'the 'information. en sources which ~ fed, B40- 1 00 2C > *port of the '- é j$ ' . \ inblested in any case, remained opén and was in the fact that after the raids had |- that it denies equal opportunity for| been, conducted and things found to be was supported © by Daly himself e I \respect and have every, reason, to believe, anid for that - reason I do not see' how I can hon- estly retract any statement I have made in 'this regard. the matter * discussed Lit . referred. to in a mews article in the New Nork Tric. bune on April 1 and I understand\ and commented on in-the New York Globe of the. same date.. : ; I do not stato, nor do I believe}. that all the members of the Assembly .: or on this occasions it is of public im- portance that any public man legally drinks\ Intoxicating liquors, and 4 do not of the members, outside of the rules committee hiive - enough power to be charged with any responsibility. for anything except for fairs. , 0 official cond be found Satur- |. > our yricés te higher than the same clothes two years 1. have hened, indulged In ' 2 m HF; ARGUS --APRIL 20, f i mu\. will meet with a, favorable vecention : I fu the Assombly, whore Colonel Ransom he 1 H. Gillett today ~will! make n. fight to , KA. . have hig own beer and light wige bill qijofiiExpected ia «| be sold only for home constmption. | In ~* Senate, _._ brought out of committee,\ Le will trs first to effect an agreement with. Rnenker Sweet nud his lieutenants, and, fniling fu this, wi, from the foor, rmave the discharge \of. rules. committee from his menlsur® /..; 0) & As fir as the Walker bifl-is converned. it-has nowbeen so amonded that it will preclude the: qmmunuitlmr of beercon the premises where sold. 'The-provision now carried in the mengure is that beee must itw orlginkl form, the mcagure berinitted or ., of cortrin prescribed st‘glnLInl-ds. i : From First ‘Pglge.)'; omy 'and, thrift aro beginning however to apped. < item. of apparel, -< I the sale of beer in hotels and resturants 1920. _ the high vost of Whats 'one urin- eiple which is being gnu)13g‘z{lzml. «> \ Public 'Works Add [Burden | :> \Every: state, elly, or, toiyn. that {yses onds for a single Improvement that isn't \ssonflal simply adds < that . much more weight to. the excdit system of the coup ry. - fo Tong: a' Amorien conyomey. in/ niotiey. more that Is pruducul‘; go' long As Amerion is buying less from Europe than who fe selling and , foreign | exchange, is horéby derangdd; so., long foreign trade is confused by pncertnlnly over file political slfuation so Jong/ns France waits. on' - America | or Jopends upon payinenty of Cerman reparation, or the 'rest Murope gambles on Russla's weeovery; so long as America is 'unable to' trade swith Gornian'y. because of the ubsence .of, n treaty of pence, there. will yomain features of destruction, Instead. of to 'the President or the Senate! for the failure' of- the United States to lave. a peace treaty.with Gormany,« there - is @ ing individual (vho mukt' refrain . from |distinck | feeling , that the | world would - Signs of econ- [have gone forward \by. a. good, many tages in' the economic eyele 1f.porcehad beew establsthed; a year - M 5. * 4 at Frabee nnd .. wonder.. how.. loug. ithe French politicians will wale before taking the tax-problem and axation: ; instead »of i for the, British fis- gal system in, taxing. to .the. utmost\ is Sor the univer- | t absolutely | mist find their \economic; - salvation in 'tor-<the ‘jB'ette‘r ' Dressed Man ¥ather than in continued , leaning on countries, ... . Optimisnty nb meany, overcon denee-creeps out' as officials subvey® proshect of, better crops throughout a world; © Europe Is expected : to [xen i a me borrowing or more pucecssful hnrvest from this your's - planting.\ help raise the spirits as well ba: ilit of Enzopean, coun- ment gets ~behind ,it 'and sees its true value, . It« the tin, to | buy government sequritios at the: presont Tow devels, The {den sgemg . to .be. that. 1£\ enough wpeo) ple in this coputry should suddenly dlevide , to get along» 'without luxurics abd Jn- vested their savings in government '8e; curities, the prices < of- thase sccuritien would nromptly vite and go higher while he couts of - commodities . held -at fig- profiteers or. by ~arti- i tld. begin. to 'drop... AS Tong» as 'Amoriea. is- extravagant, prices . will mot zo,down. 'As Jong ag 'Amnrica is thrifty ard beging to dox. without things prices will tumble. govern> titious levels ficial 'demand - ment. bids. the: public think less of: government \economy and more of in- dividual \thrift. and \the two 'together may help the nation breast the. treachor- - ious tides of reconstruction. days. HORNELL SLAYER optg . ment in Auburn phisom > .. -- . “z'fls attorney, Thomas JF, Rage nounced: that \politics and. perju Influenced the verdict, and that hg would > lmmpdlately‘nppgyr 2 hike . & 4 99... t: « wos l te cost of 'living.\ And to thoscfllnefi-‘twlio' buy élothss. ** _ earolessly; to those men' who fly $60 aid $70 for 'm ° suit of. clothes that we know we can dupliqufié for $45,\ :To TheseMefiWe Sage \ \Wake Op or Join the | | =--Overalls dub” | 8 Sst ine ogy y o Fea mo fio at :» Clothing prices are highor than ever beforé, Yes,. ha tane - R \ v6 gins\ ago; what is not higher? .- . .) . \Buf we can still offer' a Spring Suit, all wool, . {hint no man “xiezicdr be' ashamed to wear, at $25, $35; | + $40, nndfiip_t’o $75 for the man who wants to \he - k exceptional]; well dressed. « . 000 .>. 00000, eas ly because he has some special favor with|* having created-the rules committee which leaves them without power at this time in the session.» | But when a registered Te agent uses it in the Tegislative balls, Uuring the final debate and vote upou laws in which he is known to huve an interest.»I question the motive of its use and believe that not only the public should be enformed of the fact but that his employers should be in-, RENT STRIKE FOR NEW YORK MAY 1 New York, April 1%-An- attempt will be made May 1.by Socialist agitators to bring about atncral strike of tenants in New York and the Brownsville section of Brooklyn as a part of the May day celebration, It was predicted today by chairman of the Mayor: Hylan's committee on rent prof- iteoring, who sald? 'The plan is a part scheme in Its p of the Socialist's a to national- > be their first effort to socialize the city government and the Socialists have planned it to c Government and clty agents are watch Ing developments, Mr. Hilly sai prépared to maintain Tat and Order. He predricied the strike . would be unsue- cessful ASSEMBLY PIASSESZBILL B TO REIMBURSE COATES Among the wills passed by the Assem- bly lest night was that of Assemblyman Edgar A. Campbell, of Albany, providing an appropriation to pay the expenses of} Willlam E. Coates in defending. himself in proceedings by court martial while a captain-of the National Guard. The b was passed on rapid voll call becauge & similar measare offered by Senator Sare passed the Houso last wetk, 'The Cam bell bill was substituted ami It now noes to h The Assembly pa lest night, n?!»— of them Were put over un READING NOTICE Headaches From Slight Colds. XO QCINNE , x a11vE pro gy w‘gtgahm Governor. F seed a Tong list of bills} : _ Tocal mug-rm; , Washington. April %-On the: motion : y or tomorrow??? fof the New York Evening Post Company, i the Supreme court today dismoissed pet; tors Siok by the company asking for | i Fost the of John Ute by Chaloner at at Meny As in : \ box; Se. shatare a‘v‘. 'CROYE cs © Stylish All Wool Spring Suits -. Other All Wool Suits from $25 to $75: Snappy ‘single' or double breasted models in one, \. two or three buttons. | Also the fore conservative u ~« styles. a . Limitless variety of weaves, patterns and colors. 1 ~ Boys' Suits ~. $7.50 upward ~ South Pearl a huytbifig that wjill reduce the “‘1§i_fgl'1. Beaver Clothes St., at Beaver But as' for' [the Stater, thove's one tin: which \UT? dwelt?) Juto a. nationwide movenient public sentl< 4 on LIFE TERM AT. AUBURN j - Efornell, [Aprit 10--Jady {Kelly, . found guilty by a jury vestérday of,, murder,\ sccond degree, was this mgtning sentenced by Justice Stelson\ Sawyer to life Impris« v Miss - sented \b . committ Movemer conducte |__ Mrs. Jol i mioner' o assistant The c - will be + rictta G [0 C Mrs. Re - Slingerle Mand: N Ars. J. Grey: an ~ 'the movi I F They s | the Inte . ; Iuncheou o'clock i in State iythe mak w ithe Bou of - Cha rlanned, m here . The $ Amour: yo \s plates w 7,3ch of t <> The m I 'Aday opp #. have bes Br,, While Jhc work *s is one of . ition of\ Abe west 'optimisti {fre doin encourag spending.
