Show ALLENBY STOPS GRAFT OF OE TURK J r Persecution of If Armenians and Confiscation of Property Prevented Prevented Pre Pre- r vented by English Officer I The most arbitrary city boss In the in-the the fr world It seems safe to say as well as the most unscrupulous politician of ot k- k modern modem times has turned up In Armenia to judge Judie from an official report report report re re- re- re port recently made by Major Stephen Trowbridge under Gen Edmund H H. H. H Allenby's orders A fi He lle is a Turk named Darned Besim Bey Until 4 e he Near East Relief agents stopped l r him lIm he practiced upon the ten terrified Hied r 1 Armenians such forms of ot super super super-gran graft ti u might well wen make ery e other corrupt corrupt cor cor- t- t rupt politician lan In the world green with It I envy and such cruelties as make mule all ill other er heartless rulers rs from 4 Nero down seem sweet and ind gentle characters char asters His o office was ns that of Municipal Municipal Chief Accountant Account nt of but as all dishonest office office holders know V It Isn't the Job joh that matters but the sugarplums th that thai t t tro o n with It It Besim Bey plu I el sn gin nr sir r t pJ urns with both I hands nl h n i j 11 Id E Ever ins f 1 bOE bosses bosses' s' s have ha their day Bc s came ame when tIle tie teNear Near East Bast Re HI H i u n ants nt found that no I thorough Armenian relief work could be done In that city while such conditions conditions condi lions of tc terrorization e existed MacAndrew ordered the arrest and removal remo of ot the tho six worst Turks In the ring that ruled the city and Besim Bey qualified as usual for tor tr first place |