Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-25
RESIDENTS PROTEST
Indignation Over Proposed
Pool Room.
MEET AT KENILWORTH
TO FIGHT ALLEGED GAMBLERS
FROM START.
Committee Appointed to Take Matter
in Hand-To Confer With
Court Officials.

There was gathering of indignant resi-
dents of Wentworth, Tuxedo and other Sec
tons of Prince George county last night In
the Methodist. Church at Kenilworth. The
meeting. as stated in yesterdays Star, was
called for the purpose of giving the resi-
dents OF that section an opportunity to ex-
press their indignation and take action in
reference to the alleged move toward con-
Quoting pool room on the border line. 1t
was apparent from the discussion engaged
in by those in attendance that the alleged
gamblers will not have smooth sailing II
they start in business. 1t was the sense of
the meeting that such a place will be a
great detrment to the residents of the
suburban towns and will greatly depreciate
their property. What is most feared is that
the people who will collect about such
place will be of the character of the fire.
quenters of Jackson City and ST. Asaph.
Most of the people of Kenilworth and Tux
edo own their homes, and with them their
objection to the gambling place is being
made in the interest of their families The
wives and children of the Tuxedo families
have to pass the place where the alleged
pool room Is being constructed on their way
to the electric cars, and it is feared they
will be liable to insult on part of the
follow such an establishment. After sew
eral members of the Kenilworth and Tux
edo associa lions had expressed themselves
upon the subject Mr.. J. b. Holmes suggest
ed that committee of six be appointed to
begin an investigation and take action for
the purpose of preventing the opening of
pool room In their section. He thought the
committee should be composed of residents
of the District and Maryland, and his sug-
gestion was adopted. Robert ]. Z. Barber,
vice president of the association, presided
and appointed the committee as follows:
Allen w. Mallery, Frank c. Farr and L. N.
Mohler, representing the Marylanders, ana
r. F. Wright, J. H. Voorhees, and Thomas
c. Holmes of the Kenilworth association
At the close of the general meeting the
committee held short session and decided
to visit Upper Marlboro tomorrow morning
and confer with Judge Merrick and States
Attorney Magruder respecting the matter
of gambling in the county While at MARI
boro they will also make an EFFORT 10
gather other information which Will be OF
value in event of the opening of the pool
room 1t Is the intention of the residents
of the section affected to notify Sheriff
Middleton and other county officers as soon
as the place Is opened, and also to swear
out warrants II business Is conducted. In
this way they hope to get the matter be-
fore the circuit court of Prince george
country and to ask for special session OF
the grand jury If any trouble is experienced.
Mr.. Mallery's Address.
Mr. Mallory was the first one to ADDRESS
last nights gathering. He told Of what had
been done in the matter Of trying to pre-
vent the opening Of such place, and OF
the great damage such place would be to
the law-abiding residents of Kenilworth
and part Of Prince George county. He said
that committee composed Of Mr.. w. A.
Meloy, chairman; Mr.. Frank 5. Carmody
and Mr.. Crismond had been appointed by
the Prince George County Association at a
Hold ~ arNnn Rn
ton The committee had been looking into
the law respecting gambling in the county
but had not yet concluded Its lapors. he
said he understood that Mr. Carmody had
visited Marlboro to lay the matter before
the county authorities, but did not know
the result of his visit He suggested that
the District Commissioners might be APP
pealed to in the matter of preventing the
stringing of wires in the District and
similar appeal should be made on the
other side of the line.
1.-The wires are already being stretched
on the other side of the line,' was the in
formation impaired by Mr.. c. M. Obold.
when they started to dig holes for the
poles On my side of the road my daughter
told them they would get in trouble if
they did not desist, and they then went to
the opposite side of the road"
The poles, he explained, were put along
the public road and not upon private prop
erty and the wires had not yet crossed the
road He thought the work might be COM
pleted today.
ut is time to strike while the iron is
hot said Mr.. Barber, and things are
pretty warm up the road just now
Mr. Barber said he thought the Commits
sioners should be asked to cancel the per-
NIT granted for the stringing or wires from
Benning along the Apacostla road II TINS
is done. he said, part of the game Will be
blocked He spoke at length upon the effect
such place would have on the community
and such place as the one reported to De
in contemplation would make second
To- nd q Junction of
what is now peaceable community
Drunkenness always goes hand in hand
with gambling establishments, he stated
and with such place in operation 1t would
hardly be safe for respectable persons to
ride upon the cars without being insulted.
LAS they used to say over IN OLD VIZ
gina,'' he remarked, I'VE would have razors
within our boots and blackjacks upon our
hips"
These things. he said. may all come to
pass in the quiet neighborhoods of Kenil-,
worth and Tuxedo. and, he said. he thought
it was the duty of the association to pro-
tect the rights of the people
Mr.. Mallory also thought the conduct or
such place would mean to make jack
son City of the neighborhood. The section
interested. he stated, Is just recovering from
the bad influence of Chesapeake Junction
as 1t was two years ago. he sald ne
had seen Commissioner Macfarland ana
the latter assured him that theb MEM
bers of the board of Commissioners will
do everything In their power to prevent the
operation of pool room near kenilWorth
Mr.. A. r. Lindsey also spoke of the effect
such an establishment would have on the
section about Kenilworth. Last nights
meeting was a special one and In response
to a suggestion that the chairman state the
object of the call he said 1t could best be
stated by the reading of an article pub
lished in yesterdays Star. Mr. Mallery read
the article and said it was a clear presen-
tation of the matter which threatens to do
so much hearm to SO large number OF
law abiding people.
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