| Show RADICAL CHANGE MADE sensational charges made police cause drastic action 23 at a meeting of the board of police commissioners today two of the eight police district captains of this city were of dered surveyed tor retirement and all he others were transferred to districts other than those of which they have recently been in charge this Is the outcome of a recent sensational announcement no by george K of the board to the effect that the police department is in very bad snaps and the present board Is entirely unable to cope with the situation owing to the tact that the members of the force are much concerned as to how their acts may be judged bj the members of the next board when appointed but not at all as to how the present board may view them there as said tx have been a plentiful lack of harmony in the present board evet since its appointment it is corn posed of president williams an independent democrat james H preston an organization democrat and thom aa J shryock republican EDITOR asphyxiated ASPHYXIA TED new york dec 23 john H paley editor of the jewish dally news waa found dead in his home in brooklyn today asphyxiated asphyxia ted by gas which was escaping from an open burner in the parlor the coroner Is trying to determine kaleys death was accidental ci or pot no motive tor suicide baa been PLANS FOR DRY DOCK washington dec 23 because of increased demand for docking facilities there plans have been prepared at the navy department for a third ury dock at the boston navy yard it la proposed to construct a dock feet n length with breadth and depth at the entrance sufficient for any ship FLEET REPORT on board united states flagship connecticut dec 22 noon na wireless station at key west pla dec the associated press new york at noon sunday the battleship fleet aia miles from trinidad FRANCO PLANS reorganization lisbon dec 23 premier franco is planning to the ae ahouee of peera and transfer tie ludl cial powers bow exercised by the house the courts MORE GOLD ENGAGED new york dec 23 lazard freres today announced the engagement of or gold for import this makes the total for the present movement FIREMAN MURDERED necho N D dec 23 arthur lo 10 claere a great northern fireman was murdered laba night his body was found under the ice at the great northern dam whither it had been dragged bom a river bank feet away robbery is boll eved to have been the motive |