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Show gaynor cleans up police Department i NEW YORK, Oct.. 20. The long ox-1 ox-1 pected shakeup in the administration of" the police department occurred late today, when announcement was made from Mayor Gaynor's office that Police Commissioner W. F. Baker and his deputies, F. H. Dugher and Charles I Kirby, had resigned. ' - New Commissioners. James Cropsey", a Brooklyu lawyer, was named to succeed Mr. IJaker; ' Clement J. Driseoll, who has attracted attract-ed attention recently by his activity as commlsBioiicrof weights and measures, meas-ures, was appointed first deputy, to succeed Mr. Dugher. and Captain Wll-'. Wll-'. Ham J. Flynn, chief operative of the ' United States secret service, was , made bend of the detective bureau, with the title of second deputy. Mr. ' Fiynn's appointment is in line with the known intention of Mayor Gayno. to thoroaghly reorganize the dctcc-.' dctcc-.' tive bureau. Is an Able Lawyer. ' James C. Cropsey is 4G years old ' and is known as an able lawyer. Clement J. Driseoll Ib 20 years old. 1 and before bis appointment as commissioner com-missioner of weights and measures was a newspaper reporter at the city hall. William J. Flynn has made an enviable en-viable record in the federal secret service, with which he has been connected con-nected for 13 years. He is 42 vears j old. |