The Washington times., 1922-10-14
OFFICIAL
GRAF I IS
ALLEGED
BY ORDER.
Commonwealth Attorney Says
He Wants Information and
..,, VIII Act Upon II.

Five or six men thought to be
Knights Of the Ku Klux Klan will
be summoned today to appear be-
fore the grand jury OF Arlington
county, Virginia, Monday incoming,
when an Investigation win be
launchd into certain charges
made by the khan in circular lot
tiers posted through Virgins last
night. v ID. IT,.
Klas Charged Graft. , d,
Frank L. Ball, Commonwealth at.
torney Of the county, today declared
he knew at least two and believed
he knew four other members Of the
secret order. Mr.. Ball was stirred
to action by the Klan's insinuation
that Arlington county officials
were accepting graft from alleged
gambling house proprietors.
II am going to ask the grand jury
to mako q most complete investiga-
tion," he said. ''I will seek to have
every man on the jury summon any
and all persons they suspect of be-
ing members Of the organization.
II these klansmen have information
as to gambling houses and bootleg
ging ! want their evidence in the
hands Of the grand jury.
Il myself will prosecute to the
limit any person against whom the
khan furnishes evidence. More than
that, will pay out OF my own
pocket money to hire another lawyer
to work with me, the lawyer to be
selected by any reputable citizen.
Posters Tell Of Gaming.
The Klan's posters, among other
things. declare:
That three gambling houess have
been In operation within the county,
and that the authorities have made
no attempt to close them or to ap-
prehend the gamblers.
That these three houses were
closed Tuesday night following an
alleged leak" that q raid was to be
made. Indirectly, the Klan puts the
blame for the leak" on county of!
ficials.
That certain gambling interests in
and around Washington, d. c., have
apparently selected Arlington county
as a safe territory in which to ply
their trade. -. -
That in addition to gambling and
operations continue unmolested.
That the khan Is continuing it's
detective work. centering its sleu.
thing on two gambling Joints, one
at Bancroft and another whose
address Is not named, and on "The
Jewish BootlegRer from Washing.
ton" and the Virginia hack aery.
ice maintained by certain Washing
ton outfits.
Whole County Reads.
Printed on blue paper, the circu-
lar letters are being read all over
the county today. Around each
letter groups of men, women and
children gather. The letters were
put up shortly. before midnight
last night. . ...
It IL further charged that nightly
gambling parties leave these corners
for gambling houses in Virginia:
Thirty.fourth and M streets north
west; Fifteenth and Pennsylvania
avenue northwest; Fifteenth and U
streets northwest; Fifteenth and H
streets northwest: Wisconsin ave-
nue. and o street northwest, and
Twelfth and e streets northwest.
The klan's statement that infor-
nation regarding gambling houses
has been furnished the common.
wealth attorney is denied by Mr..
Ball.
Last Monday two night men
called upon me-" said Mr.. Ball.
II did not kno wthey were klans-
men. They gave me certain infor-
nation about three gambling Joints.
We then made out o definite plan
for making raids.
men left me. However, we asreed
that neither OF us would divuige
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