A POLICE CHIEF

Feilding Star, Volume 3, Issue 553, 30 December 1925, Page 7

A POLICE CHIEF

TELLS THE WORLD A FEW THINGS SERIOUS CHARGES MADE f (Aust. and N.Z, Cable). New York, Dec. 23. General Butler, who was discharged by the Mayor, Mr Kendrick, though lie wished to continue his two years’ service as police chief of Philadelphia, addressing 3000. “dry” advocates before returning to . the Marine Corps, made a final explanation of bis attempts to clean lip Philadelphia, wherein lie was blocked by the dominant municipal political machine. ' General Butler declared that Philadelphia was a cesspool, ‘which the citizeus of the remainder of Pennsylvania should clean out and. even ill' necessary, take over the City Government. He charged Mr Kendrick with having proved himself a disloyal chief, having first promised General Butler that the latter would not be hampered, after which the Marie- gave the police head, only luke-warm support, and finally turned openly against General Butler when the latter attempted to padlock two of the city’s largest hotels. General Butler said that only 10 per cent., of the arrests for violations of the liquor laws .usually resulted in convictions and recently the percentage had been only three. Governor Pinehot, 'speaking after General Butler, said it was a- happy Christinas for crooks in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and the United States.