The Detroit times., 1917-07-11
JasnOwski Promises
That Cleanup Will
Go the Limit
BODY WILL MEET
IN SEPTEMBER
In Meantime Judge
HestOn Will Probe
Pressing Matters.

Prosecuting Attorney Charles H.
Jasnowski on Tuesday night ordered
the arrest OF Anthony j. Kloka, for
mer mortgage tax cler kin the coun-
" treasurer's Office. on a charge Of
embezzling funds OF Wayne county
THIS order. he announced. is the
forerupner of grand jury investiga-
tion into every department OF the
city or county government in which
Irregularities are suspected The
prosecutor said he would file the
petition for the grand jury in circuit
court Wednesday afternoon.
The police searched for Kloka
thruout the night and Wednesday
morning without success. but short
ly before o'clock, Wednesday aft
ernoon. Prosecutor Jasnowski tele-
phoned his Office that Kloka had
been located and would De ar
raigned in police court within n
couple OF hours.
At noon. Benjamin Pelham, ac-
countsnt In the county auditors
Office took TO Mr.. Jasnowski state
ment OF defalcations which are re-
garCfed as incontrovertible evidence
OF embez7lement This statement
will serve as the basis OF a warrant
which. according to Jasnowski, Will
be ISSUED Wednesday afternoon. Tho
Kloka's peculations are said TO have
caused known shortage OF 1902,
a. is understood that the figure in
the warrant will be approximately
$4,000.
Jasnowski left his sick bed 70 as
4s.rs tnr.e ts.yr
He declared in vigorous tones that
the investigation he plans will con
Germ not only Kloka and the county
treasurer's ONCE. but any city or
county department or persons EN-
ployed In them.
We've heard rumons about graft
in Detroit and Wayne county for ~ie
last two or three years" said the
prosecutor It's time for cleanup
that will go the limit. | want the
cooperation OF every citizen OF
Wayne county. II anyone has any
knowledge OF Irregularities any
where. | want 10 kno wabout 1t. |
want the newspapers 20 give me
whatever information they have.
The petition | am going 20 ME
this afternoon will ask the circuit
court 10 call a grand jury that will
meet in September From now until
that date, viii use every power
that have 10 trace any report that
is given me I will have time 10
verify and substantiate charges on
which We can get action when the
Jury conyenes.
''If there are any cases which de-
mand immediate action, such as the
present affair in the treasurers ONCE,
will take care OF that at once.
have arranged when Police Justice
Ueston for the calling Of grand
Jury al any time The police court
probe will take care OF all cases that
permit OF no delay"
"Why wasn't Kloka arrested lonG
ago?" the prosecutor was asked.
"He should have been arrested
before this" said Jasnowski Il
don't see any use in fussing about
the technicalities OF the information
for the warrant. In such case We
are Justified in arresting the mar
al once and getting the warrant
later The same rule will apply &c
any one else who may appear &c
have Deen guilty. OF pHTuClphtloh III
any form OF graft In tho city OF
county government.
The prosecutors sharp order
came when two OF his assistants
Paul w. Voorhies and Harry y. Kei
dan, visited him al his home Tues
day night, after a day OF invcstlga
tion In ihe ONCE of the county audi
tors. Police Commissioner Jane:
Couzens brought the sessions in the
auditors ofice 10 n dramatic climax
by walking In unexpectedly witt
John Smedley. deputy county treas
urer. and a former accountant II
the auditors Office. Mr.. Couzens dc
clared he had been informed tha
there was "rottcnness" In the af
fairs in the county building
A bitter argument followed. "
which Auditors Gutman and Buhrei
told Couzens he could have done
no more 10 protect the people thar
they did Couzens asked about
q. US that are said To have beer
found in Kloka's desk, about sys