The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-12-09
JUDGE PRAISED
FOR CRIME
DRIVE
Anti Saloon League Meeting
commsnds Montgomery
Count, Official.

ROCKVILLE, Nd. Dec. s.-The
Montsrmsry County Anti-saloon
Leaxue. at q meeting held In the
Methodist Church at Potomac yes
terday, unanimously adopted reso.
buttons thanking Judge Edward c.
Peter. Of the circuit court for the
county. for his announced deter.
mination to break up gambling and
LIQUOR selling In this county by send
ing to prison all violators whom he
IN called upon to sentence. urged
Judge samuei Riggs to take similar
action In the police court, and
thanked Sheriff Avie A. Monkey ana
chief of Police Charles T. Cooley Tor
their efforts for law enforcement.
The resolutions were prepared by
committee consisting OF Ethan W.
walker, the Rev. p. Rowland Wag
ner. Benjamin H. Miller ana MISS
Ida 8. Dove.
A resolution was also adopted
recommending the holding OF com
munity conferences for prohibition
publicity and urging each member o.
he league to combat the untrue
md misleading stories being told by
press and persons. which stories are
njuring our cause.
The meeting was regarded a. one
II the most interesting held by tn
league in recent years. The Rev
z. w. Brubaker, pastor OF the Pc
touac church. delivered the addres
Of welcome. and the Rev. p. Row
land Wagner, pastor of the Rock
vile Baptist Chui Oh, responded OF
behalf Of the league.
The morning program included
committee reports and the transaC.
ton Of other business, a paper
Miss Ida 8. Dove In memory Of tn
late Frank higgins, of Rockvfll'
and addresses by the Rev. Fran
r. Kilman. pastor Of Epwort
Methodist Church, Gaithersburg. an
the Rev. ]. w. Lowden, pastor Of H.
Jamestown Presbyterian Churci.
In the afternoon Deets Pickett ar
]. d. Patterson, of the temperanc'
board of the Methodist Episcop'
Church; the Rev. Nolan B. Harmo
r., pastor Of the Rockville Method
Church, and the Rev. GA. Gillln2
ham, pastor Of the Presbyteris:
Church at Poolssvflls. were H.
speakers. Harry NJ. Hall. of Bait.
more. made . plea in behalf OF Nea
East relief.
The resignation Of the Rev. Fran
A. Kilman, of Gaithersburg. rs PREF
dent Of the league, was announce
and Alfred Wilson. Of Bethesda, WI.
unanimously chosen In his stead
Columbus w. Day, Of Damascrr.
was made vice president 1t large
succeed Mr.. Wilson. AZ noon u
luncheon was served.
. One Of the most interesting COZ
mittee reports was that of the Coz.
mlttee on intensive education, VIII
was submitted by the charm;
Warren Choate, Of Rockville.
dealt largely with the influence
the league In last months election
Harry NJ. Hall, of Baltimore,
organising Montgomery county f
Near East relief. He has select
the Rev. p. Rowland Wagner,
Rockville. and Mrs. Josiah J. Huttt
OF Brookeville. a. county charm,
and Will name O chairman for ea'
Of the election districts Of Il
county. These chairmen and Other
will attend a Near East luncheon
be held At Rockville within the ne,
few days. when q plan Of campaig
will be mapped out and all 9th,
preliminary arrangements mac
The county's allotment In $4,000.
Elmer McChesney. Prin
George, county merchant, was
quilted in the circuit court here We
tsrday Of q charge OF permitting tn
operation Of q slot-machine In
store near Chillum. The prosecu
ton = admitted his innocence