The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-23
Axe Is Falling On
 Many Official Heads
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{ guilty of perjury. Alleged rackets
 In the natio1's second largest city -Chicagoa special grand jury is investigating bank accounts cf po- H. Aicock dowii" Already 2s7 banks have been ordered to send in recbrds of the bank accounts of 17 police captains. one police captain whose annual salary is $4.000 is to be questioned over the fact that he has banked $100,900.
 Public hearings start to-day in Los Angeles into charges that the general hospital is insfacieptly ad. visor Frank [. shaw afs alleged to pn piiss tossiihs ssHssFs ssco. 900 ius had bsth isesn as s s DaRsS wsssls sasw Tsssasss when a motion for dismissal of Wood failed to carry.
 Near Los Angeles there is fight on following dismissal of pr K. J. Scuddef, stperintendent of Whittier School for Boys, a state reform atory. Friends have rallied to scud- s "a As
 state Treasurer Larry Brnnk of Missouri awaits impeachment trial on a charge of misappropriating $2,700 Of state money and accepttne $1O,000 in connection with the ap- proval of questionable bonds as se- curity for state bonds. State Repre- sentative P. L.. Britain also is charged with accepting a $400 bribe IL = SNA A Bruhk's activities. State Represen- tative Clifford Rens of St Louis is accused of forging the name Of a house of represeptatiyes clerk to q rayfoll warrant, and awaits trial.
 At Portland. ore; a grand jury for more than a month has fnyestigat- Ca gambling aflegedly under police pretectton but no indictments have
 At Rasins. wis, William Arm strong, for 10 years republican may or,. Withdrew from the campaigp and helped elect q socialist mayor. This came after a taxpayefs suit charged Armstrong was the William Dee company from which the city purchased fouudty castings. The Suit has not been settled, !, A grand jury Is expectsd soon to begin inysstikati0.n N. of the Detroit s,o, gSIss anx Ssgasnet have ssa5lsst 5ssn wnls mase MYscsy Msny tSe SsaskEs siayins W of Jerry W Buckley.
 in Boston, Oliver B. Garrett. for mef head of the police 1fquor squad, , Foes 6n tfial next. month for the fbird time on charges Of extortion and conspiracy to extort money from a hotel proprietor. Two pfe- vious trials ended in hung 1uries. Garrett's wife and former check room attendant at the hotel also are accused. Among the testimony brought out was that Garrett's sal ary was $40 weekly but that in course, of a few years he banked more than $122,000.
 At San Diego, Cal, George Moul- ton, former San Diego county asses sor, was found guilty yesterday of charges of embezzlement Sf $25.009 of public funds. There will bs q recall election there May F against accused of extFayagance ana tr- city counciiman recently were de- feated for re-election in a clean government campaign.
 The Municipal Utilities Protective League of Seattle is circulating pe- titiops now for recall of Mayor Frank Edwards on charges that he retained George B. Avery as super intendent of the street railway when Avery was incompetent; that he at tempted to hamper and cripple the city light system by dismissing the veteran superintendent, J. p. Ross: that he purchased $10,000 worth of office furniture without bids or re- quisitions and that the police de- partment, under his direction, per- riits gambling. 4
 one city councilman and his busi- ness partner in Atlanta, Ga. are as resSlt of the investigation under ier extortion, and jury tampering have been investigated. Thus far F63 in dictments have been returned against aldermen, councilmen, the city clerk, city physician and put chasing agent. Eleven have been found guilty. Ten pleaded guilty. Seven men were acquitted and f9 still are to be tried.
 Park Commissioner George F. Fisk of Bpfyalo, N. r., was removed this week after Mayor Chase Rossch had asked for his resignation on grounds that after a years pfoba- lion he had failed to make good. Fisk declined to resign. Fredertck Becker, deputy Superintendent of schools in charge of finances there, resigned after the board Inquired into his approving several spht re- qhtsitions for lockers and furniture. Becker has pssh as asked tS apPsar be- he, A Minneapolis grand jury is in- yestigatfng charges that police pro- tected vice and racketeeftiig, while in st Paul 1 grand jury is hearing charges that the Griswold Tfafiic Signal comrrn ny had to pay commis- si6ns tS pol.ticians to set st Paul Paul TSs Pittsburgh city council is in- yestigatipg charges of fraud and ir- efficiencyS' aEainst the department of public works since former Con- troller Henry 0. Evans claimed $1.- 100000 had been wasted in three years on 7S paving contracts.
 A hearing IS being condpcted in Yodngst6wn, O.. On charges pre- tsEred by ccgnacn r..a .a,,. i, pleas { court | Ohio Edison compahy. Th6nas, jn turn, has started djsbarmeqt prb- .eeedinss against Judge David c. Jenkins,s Judge J. H. c. Lyon and Attorney Andrew N. Henderson on charges they accepted i1oriey froiti the Ohio Edison cofnbahy.
 At Akron, Police Judge J. Earl Cox goes on triat May ii on a charge of rpisappropriating funds.
 Warden Philip 'Patorr0 of the city house of dstention in New orleans under way Before he dsparted. The 0tganizattbn for gAthertng tbs tnohey would bS perfected during the Summer and the main drive viii get under way dnEinG ths winter.