Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 26 May 1939 — Page 4

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U.S. LEVELING K. 0. PUNCH AT

BOSS JOHNSON

Atlantic City Chief Indicted

On Tax Charges—Is ‘Nocky' Done?

ATLANTIC CITY. May 26. Had Uncle Sam not stepped in the other

ay and indicted Enoch L. (Noeky)

Johnson on income tax charges, the re Nocky would have gone

chances a n being the supreme political auto-

crat of Atlantic City without let or

hindrance until he died, Now he may have come the inevitable cropper—like other bosses before him. Other bosses have had their hairs ghirts ana then Nemeses—RBoss Tweed a hostile press. Boss Hines a courageous District Attorney, Boss Hague the PoYeriw GC 1 0, and Boss Pendergast is due in prison next week Rut in his three-decade reign. Republican Ross Johnson has continued a big happy-go-lucky colorful dictator. whose absolutis m rouses no more than a shrug ana wry smile among his subjects And no one gets a bigger laugh out of it than Nockyv himself

Born an Farm

He was born in 1884 on the truck arm of an earlyv-settier family. His mother. who lived to become a politician alse and to hold curbstone forums with vounger bravos, used to drive the farm wagon herself His father, Smith Johnson, was Sheriff several times He became the protege of the saloonkeeper-politician boss of Atlantic Cita Nocky learned well Since the World War he has been treasurer of Atlantic County at $8000 per annum. He is also “representative for a brewery and “salesman” for a gasoline company His beer and his gas are widely sold in Atlantic City He ‘Lives High’

Johnson lives in a style befitting his overlordship. At one time he occubied an entire floor in a beach. front hotel and a whole floor In a big New York hotel. Close friends simply went and staved with “the Czar A Manhattan columnist has called him one of the two real plays bovs left. He is known to give Jo tips to nightclub actors and $2 waiters, The grateful waiters on long ago presented him IRS a solid gold membership card Johnson himself once i WW I'S, “T've spent about two million dollars in the interests of the Bepubicen Party.” Nocky. like any political chieftain, knows how to keep himself in power In a city with large Italian, Jewish and Nearo groups he makes speeches about “bigotry’-—at election time— and In the right neighborhoods. When he faced a critical election in 1936 he came out in favor of pay restorations for the cops and firemen, During elections, his henchmen demand a “vote of confidence in Nocky, aithough others are running for office

It's Different Now

Johnson has laughed at efforts to “get” him. His reply to an “investigation” by New Jersey officials was that he enjoyed being a "menace to good government.” Once, when some reporters from a New York paper were in town to do an ''expose” of him. he good-naturedly gaid to the bovs, "Why don't you guys lay off me? Don't you see youre ruinin' me?” But this time Nocky is up against tough customers In 1937 FBI men began looking into Atlantic City. Now .Johnson has been indicted. along with three others, on charges of evading income taxes It may be the hezinning of the end for one of the last of the old-time political bosses FIRE TRUCK TINKERS OUT WINSTED. Conn.. May 26 (U. P.). -—S0 many visitors tinkered with the lights and horn of the new truck that when an alarm sounded firemen found the battery had heen worn ut and it was necessary to crank the apparatus by hand.

A Fitting Tribute

FLOWERS

for Decoration Day

NORTH SIDE

Atkins Flower Shon Cecil Crahh College Flower Shon Forest Hilly Floral Service Garrick Flower Shon A. D. Stanley & Son A. Wiegand's Sons On A. Stone

FAST SIDE

Arlington Flower Shon Fisher Floral Co. Forest Manor Floral Shen Irving Flower Shon . Quality Flower Shon Luebking Floral Co, Niggle Floral Co, Roenke Floral Co, Wayside Gardens Helen Mowry Flower Shen. Lawrence, Ind,

ALLIED FLORISTS ————

The following retail Florists are sponsoring this co-operative advertisement, and are prepared to serve Indianapelis Decoration Day flower buyers:

Phone or Visit Any One of the Above Florists

Reign’ Snagged

Nocky Johnson , . . I enjoy being “menace ta good governs meni.”

SUCCESSOR TO PECK DELAYED

Commissioners May Appoint Justice of Peace After Memorial Day.

County Commissioner probably will not appoint a successor to Ede ward S. Peck, former Wayne towne. ship justice of the pesce, until after Memorial Day, thay indicated day. Mr. Peck resigned Wednesday after the Sta‘ec Board of Accounts reported an alleged shortage ol 920.75 In the accounts of his office The Wayne township justices of the peace customarily has established a one-day court at the Speedwav grounds on ace day, Although Commissioners declined to say when the appointment would be made. it was believed that other arrangements would be made at the Speedway this year, Peck 1s under orders from the State Accounts Board to explain the shortage before June 1 or face mvestigation by the Attorney Gens eral's | office,

NAME SPECIAL JUDGE FOR BEGHTOL TRIAL

ROCHESTER, May 268 (U, P). Judge John W. Kitch of Marshall County. Circuit Court will act as special judge in the trial, June 19 in Fulton Circuit Court of Mrs Lottie Beghtol, charged with manslaughter in connection with the death of her husband, Grover, Mrs. Reghtol was indicted lor

manslaughter while in jail awaiting

trial on a drunken driving charge She was arrested Jan, 28, Rernard Beghtol, brother of the slain man. confessed to the manslaughter charge and is now serving a sentence in the Stale Prison at Michigan City. THEATER PASSES THE HAT WARREN. O., May 26 (U, P). = Dimes, nickels and pennies built the Joyce Kilmer little theater here, according to Edward McAleer, director. “Why, when we gave our first performance,” he said, “we passed the hat. This year the theater entered its eighth season still on a contribution basis y

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