Evening Star Newspaper, October 2, 1931, Page 21

CHICAGO INSTALLS NEW POLICE CHIEF Aliman, Selected by Cermak, Is Reputed “Hard-Boiled” and Unpleased at Joh. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, October 2.—A grim faced man with the build of an athlets and the terse vocabulary of & soldier was installed vestcrday as commissioner of Chicago's potice. James P. Allman, a policeman since 1900, captain since 1917, was appointed by Mayor Anton J. Cermak, unani- mously approved by the City Council and sworn in quickly. He was ordered by the mayor to use a firm hand in! controlling vices. He was too busy getting his office on a working besis and starting the long- | promised Cormak reorganization of the police department to issue any state- ents about “ridding the city of ganz- slers” or “waging relentless war on erime.” Al Unpleased by Selection. Allman acted just as he looked—Iliks a soldier. He was busy, he was brusque. ‘There were no backslapping and, ap- parently, no joy at the appointment. “I'm not tickled to death with this fob." said the n-w commissioner. “I realize what I've got to handle.” Aliman was born in Ireland in 1875. He was brought to the United States as 6 years old apd was Chicago _publie schools, but still a touch of brogue in his In 1900 he joined the police It took him six years to become a sergeant. eight more a lieutenant and three more a captain. Reputedly “Hard Boiled.” As a captain he was shifted fre- iently, very often to districts that were g unusually “tough.” He gained the reputation of being “hard boiled,” a strict disipli 2 and bad medicine to the criminal element. His most re- cent assignment was head of the Police College. The new commissioner plavs hand ball and golf. He is an excellent shot nd his hobby is the study of police He is a bachelor sister. John H. Alcock. who has acting commissioner _since stepped down during the invest n of the Alfred Lingle murder. appointed by former Mayer W Hale Thompson, served g commissioner and re- o standing, so _he remairs in department as first deputy commissioner. Refuses Proffered Ciga Mayor Cermak said, “I think I picked the best man in the Police Depart- ment." Sewell L. Avery, chairman of the Mayor's Advisory Commission, made up of business men, educators, professional men and women, said: “Allman is as clean as a whistle. as strong a man as can be found. His integrity is rock- bound.” Allman made no promises and re- called no triumphs. An alderman who Tered the new commissioner a cigar thanks, T've got one.” st official act was to ap- William Shoemaker tem- icf of detectives. Shoemaker of detectives under Mayor | recently was placed in | Chicago’s “Scotland Yard,” 1 detail to which major crimes | BUYER OF YULE LIQUOR GETS OFF WITH $10 FINE Washingtonian Dropped From Po- lice Torce in July Given Light Penalty in Batlimore. Bpecial Dispatch to The Star. BALTIMORE, October 2.—A Wash- ingtonian who lost his job on the Capital's police force because he bought his Christmas liquor early was freed on a fine of only $10 by Judge W. Calvin g'na.vr.vu in Federal Court here yester- s The defendant was E. A. Mumper, who until July 10 had been a Wash- ington patrolman for 11 years. On the July date, it was testified, dry outside Ellicott City saw Mumper two 5-gallon cans of alleged from one car to another. After a chase. in which Mumper drove his car into a ditch, he was charged with trans- portation and possession. He pleaded in court that he had pur- chased the liquor for Christmas and intended to age it in a charred keg. Mumper also told the . court he formerly earned $50 a week, but now was working at 40 cents an hour in a | lunch room at Muirkirk, Md. J his case.” concluded Chestnut, lustrates how utterly senseless it is for a man to buy liquor during ti like these.” & i STATE TROOPER FACES RUM SHOOTING TRIAL Michigan Officer Claims Self-De- fense in Bar Room Killing After Midnight Brawl. B the Associated Press. IRON MOUNTAIN, Mich., October 2. State Trooper Theodore G. Friegel | yesterday was charged with man- &laughter. in connection with the shoot- ing of Richard Frankini, killed in a Loretto, Mich,, bar room Sunday mid- night The warrant was issued by Prosecutor Paul Rahm following the inquest vesterday. ‘The coroner’s jury returned an open | verdict. Seven witnesses sald that the shooting appeared unwarranted, but Trooper Friegel insisted that he shot when he believed his life was endangered by a surly bar-room crowd. Friegel and ancther trooper went to the bar rcom to investigate reports of a disturbance. CONDITION OF EDISON REMAINS UNCHANGED! By the Associated Press. WEST ORANGE, N. J, October 2.— | ‘The condition of Thomas Edison re- mained unchanged today. His weakness again prevented him from taking his customary automobile ride yesterday. A bulletin issued by Dr. Hubert S. Howe, Mr. Edison's personal physician, reported no improvement to offset the gradual inroads a complication of four diseases have been making recently on his strength. Although the inventor was up and around the second floor of his home most of yesterday, sitting in his living Toom and spending scme time at his desk, members of the family said he | seemed very apathetic and did not evince his usual interest in his sur- roundings. Boys Save Woman From Sea. Paul Dallander and Ronald_Gray, schoolboys, aged 16, may receive French medals for bravery shown in saving the life of 3 woman at Wissant, near Bou- logne, France. 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