Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-04-01
CAROLINA MAYoR.PRoTEsTs
AGAINST AGENTS. ACTIVITIES

women's bertbs By Federai oGicers. rs
IN break qpa!auqF
9. Moore Mayor OF Whining ton, n.
G.. has forwarded fettersto pirertor-
stratlon in this 4 'hf Mr Mnore
characterizes the men as thugs in
the guise OF oiticers,ii- and says their.
Gehayior is reflection upon the state.
OF Virginia. and upon the United
John Barton Payne, counsel for the
Governor Davis. Governor Davis. in
turn. has sent II TO Commissioned of
prohibItion p seteEs. along with the
10 exercise a larger degree or gentiiity
n II ca ling wi it'll I'm en-. . 5{s, & ~
Sc. s ~ .ok The letters. follow: g.: :
y ~ slNiiHipst tons ataysrsI s. to Hines.
1881 8! l 5is lse esak 81 4ssss s
prominent wonhen was subjected to this
treatment a few weeks ago. She WIS
awakened In her berth by thugs In the:
guisc Oh Officers. and with search
light and pistol in her face, the de-
mand was made II she had any whisky.
prominent official returning home from
the North, suffered the indignity of.
having; her grip searched and her
lingerie removed in u supposed search
officers did not find any liquor, they
proceeded to appropriate wearing ap-
lady alluded TO. upon opening her grip,
found that every new purchase she
had made North had peen stolen. These
derstand, between Washington and The.
North Carolina line. There was a time
mat the good wome'! of our city and
a Pullman car. but the time is now
here when they must have protector
while occupying berth upon lines
government. My State a'ee and ei,S S'n.es ees
Iorce the prohibition law, but we do
nGt ,.in,l permit men. God save the mark, to
OF tho land.
= ;. II respectfully call upon you, sir, to
upon sleeping men and women pass
ING through the State of Virginia be
discontinued There can be no objec-
laws upon the soil OF Virginia or the
enforcement OF any law affecting the
state, but when officers create IL more
serious breach, TO carry out laws oil
IeSS Importance. by disreSarding the
fact that women have d!srobed ana
retired for the nigh, and llash their
iSnts INTO their herihS and under the
cover ostensibly i'll search of liquor, il
Is timc 10 call halt The American
people people expect and demand some pro-
while passing through the State OF
Virginia and we are now looking to
roads to direct that these midnight as
sauits upon sleeping patrons of the
i'ullnan service in the name of the
law be stopped"
Payne to Governor Davis.
beg to inclose herewith copy OF
letter from the Mayor Of Wilmington
\. G. which is self-explanatory. ii
nave sent the original letter with the
ne wspaper Clipping referred therein,
10 commissioner Peters.
Nothing is doing SO much to injure
the good name OF Virginia as the con-
duct of the prohibition officers. There
has been pointed out to you the Sc
rious loss which the railroad adminis-
tration is caused to suffer by reason
of such acts.
Il take the liberty of bringing this
to your attention so that you may
know what is going on"
Governor Dnvis to Peters.
Il am enclosing copy of letter
received from Mr.. John Barton Payne.
administration. Washington. d. c., in
closinS copy of Il letter from MIR. p.
O.. Moore. Mayor of the city of Will
mington, N. G.. which are self-cxplana-
tory.
II am desirous that the law of vir-
ginia shall In all cases be enforced.
put where officers exceed their .au-
disrepute.
You will, therefore, enjoin upon
your men the necessity of acting only
within their legal authority. and that
they be peculiarly tactful and con-
This latter injunction is ''" suEgested u
by the letter. of the Mayor Of VIII |
mmgion, and other similar COM
plants"