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Show GAM SB UP MM POLICE Head of Department ami Two Cliiel' Deputies Make Way for iSuccessvL's. NKW YOUIC, Oct. 20. The long expected ex-pected shake-up in tho administration of the police department occurred lato to-day, to-day, when announccinent was mado from Mnyor Gaynor's oflice that Polico Commissioner Com-missioner AV. K. Bnker and his deputies, Frederick II. Wughor and Cbaiicii Klrby, had resigned. .lames Cropsey, a Drooklyn lawyer, was named to succeed -Mr. linker; Clement J. Drlscoll. who has attracted attention recently re-cently by his activity as commissioner of weights and measures, was appointed first deputy to succeed Mr. Hughcr, and Capt. William .1. Klynn. chief operative of the United Stales sciret service, was made head of the detective bureau, with the title of second deputy. Mr. Flynn's 'appointment Ib In line with the known intention of Mayor CJaynor thoroughly to reorganize tho detective bureau. James C. Cropsey is -ii years old and is known n.s an able lawyer. Clement J. Drlscoll is T.O ycar.'j old and before his appointment as commissioner of "weights and measures w.'is it newspaper newspa-per reporter at tho city hall. WIllia.ni J. Flynn lias made an cnviablG record in the federal secret service, with which ho has been connected for thirteen thir-teen years. He is 12 years old. |