The Washington times., 1922-10-17
NEW
ARRESTS
IN SIGHT
Ball Declines to DivuIge Names
in Warrants-Daugherty
Still at Large.

Two new warrants were sworn
out today by Commonwealth At
torney Frank l.. Ball, in the drive
against gambling in Arlington
county. He declined to say. who
were named in the warrants.
Although the warrants were
sworn out, Mr.. Ball said he did
not contemplate any more arrests
today.
Daugherty Still At Large.
The warrant for James NJ.
Daugherty's arrest was sworn out
yesterday, but he had not been ap.
pretended early this, afternoon. :
The indictment against DaughertS
win be returned by the grand jury
today.
newspaper man: Bruce Smoot.
special officer. and Prosecutor Ball
gave evidence to the grand jury
Daugherty with the management
Of the alleged gambling house
which closed its doors Saturday
night.
klansmen who initiated the drive
on gambling are elated over the
successes thus far. They have
announced that the drive on gam.
bling will make Arlington county
the cleanest county in the State
of Virginia.
"Bootlegging'' and Illicit manu-.
facture of whiskey Is going 10 be
stamped out. they declare. and GER
tain places used for immoral pur.
poses VIII he eradicated. they say.
The grand jury this afternoon will
investigate the Hilltop Club. which
was raided yesterday by a party.
headed by Zeb Kines. deputy sheriff.
Ownership In Dispute.
The ownership OF the club is said
to rest with ID. s. Gardiner, Wash.
ington real estate man, and DIR. J.
Roster Biggs, also Of Washington.
Mr.. Gardiner told Prosecutor Ball
that Thomas Worland, now locked
up in the Tenth precinct station in
Washington, on a charge of OF.
Grating the establishment, came to
him sometime ago and rented tho
clubhouse for an athletic club.
Gardiner further said that he ad.
vised Worland against renting the
place, telling him it would be a
losing proposition.
Worland Is said to have told
Gardiner that he had saved up some
money and he wanted to operate the
club largely for his own amusement,
and did not care whether or not it
made money.
While the probe goes forward
at the court house at Fort Myer
Heights. deputies will begin "A
sweeping investigation Of the al.
legged connection of certain Wash.
ington men with the establishment.
More than one hundred of the
most prominent business and pro.
fessional men of Washington are
said to have been patrons of the
Hilltop Club.
Batch Of I. q. Us Found.
A great stack Of ~. o. Us" signed
by scores Of leading Washington
men. representing all lines Of bust.
ness in the Capital City, was con.
fiscated yesterday and are now held
by. Commonwealth Attorney Frank
l.. Ball.
How these men NAV be questioned
and what evidence they might give
are questions that the Common.
wealth Attorney is pondering.
The sums the slips indicate they
owe the gambling house range from
small sums up to as high as 81 900.
Several prominent Washington
physicians appear to have had a bad
run Of luck at the establishment,
judging by the slips they signed.
\ drawer full Of gold watches and
diamond rings, to each Of which Is
attached the name Of the owner
with the amount he borrowed on the
jewelry, was taken by the Ia .ders.
These are also In the possession Of
the prosecutor.
Most of those whose names are
attached to the jewelry are promi.
nent in Washington. There are scv.
eral ladies' watches in the lot. One
OF them brought loan OF 800 aC.
cording to the slip ATTACKED TO Il.
Probably the discovery " these
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