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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1922-10-19
EARLY TRAD|NGS
SHOW IRREGULAR
STOCK MOVEMENTS
Rails Are Stimulated by General
Demands for Freight Cars
Exceeding Supply.
STOCKS SHOW WEAKNESS
SteeIs Recede From High Levels
Due to Reaction From Re-
cent Coal Strike.

Twenty active industrial stocks
wednesday averaged 10000, off so
per cent; twenty active rails averaged
92.S5, off Z Oper cent.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1922-10-19
Shipments
LOCAL WAGON WHEAT
COTTONSEED OIL

No. 2 wagon wheat, s1.os; No. viii
oats 36c.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-08-12
DROP CUSTER CASE.
AGAINST MAGISTRATE

Especial to the Times Dispatch
PORTSMOUTH,, VA. Aug IL
custer proceedings against MaSis-
trat" j. w. AmcS 40 Tanner.
creek District. ended abruptly at
O'Clock today when Common.
woal'h's Attorney Carney stated
'h' charges against Amos hah nor
been sustained and asked that tn.
jury b" ms rWct"d to return = v.~-
act of not guilty. Tn" instruc; II
verdict was returned fr.-ln. tn. ius-
'''" OF m"li"a>ancc and misteas-
an"" and neglect "f duty charges.
w + Smith. stat" Accountant.
was the priactpa! witness for tn.
prosecution tins morning He ,r~.
titled as :" ch"ck that Ia" m:d-
h"tw"-n Jud@" Am..S' own rrivnfn
records al eases Tried b.ior" him.
ana reports mad" by the Justice To
The CLERK nf HE court
Among other things. n- cited lo4
cases %! persons Tried under tn. dog
Jaws. IN Wh!"ii fines ana costs were.
recorded Ia Justice Amcs' record
boot hut which h" said were nor
REPORTED. ri.r>c cases occurred JULY
and July II. 1870. H.. also cited
cases that occurred on August On
August =. October Ii and December
:. 1924. in which either fines we're
imposed OF the costs Of III. trials
assessed. according To Judge Ames.
record. bun which he said wer. no.
reported
Jusiic" Am"s said he had ron.
over his records case by case and II
Their" we're many mistakes In them
they were due to neXperiencc.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-08-12
STATE FARMERS END
SUCCESSFUL MEETING
Institute Pledges support To
Proposed Virginia Agri.
cultural Council.

Especial 10 The Times dispatch.
HI.ACKSErRG. VA AUG III
with tn" election "f Il. r. Gun;h.r.
OF Accomac: : =. Freeman. OF Mel
son: W. =. shack t"f"rd. 81 Abe
marie; j. y. Turner. az Roanoke,
aud r :. Walker. OF Oranr", a. d p
r"rturS. The adoption OF resolutions
piedgtng support T." tho pr"p"s.d
agriculture! council fnr Virginia
and urriug the next General A.
srmbly !" make ample provision for
SUitahl. buildings and equipment at
the Virginia Polytechnic institute"
IN" annual summer meeting Of tho
stat" Farmers Institute ended a.
noon today. after one Of tho most
successful sessions In it's history
Members present pronounced tHo
-p"ech THURSDAY night ON co-opera
tive marketing by Aaron Sapiro, pf
California worth travelling tho
length "f tho state 10 hear.
Speakers at the last session to-
dan w"r" q. : Ralston and \. W
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-08-12
WHEN YOUR BABY
HAS THE COLO

To rear perfectly normal. healthy
baby. look To it's stomach. for right
here rs where haby's troubles start.
rGinninG with Indigestion that re-
salts in collie. diarrhoea. sour stomach.
gas and other more serious stomach
ana bowel troubles. The minute baby
begins To fret. he should have immr-
diate attention, for this is his way
Of telling you that he has indiC.s.
ton.
Indigestion, due to fermentcd food
in the stomach. throws toxic poisons
into the little system and sets MP irri-
'ation and inflammation in the stom-
ach and intestinal tract This fer
mcntation can ne Immediately check .
ed with Anti Fcrmnnt. bringing
prompt relief TO the baby and rest
for the mother. Anti Ferment" is
the new cordial. originated by a drug.
sist and recommended by physicians
II is perfectly ha rShHss pleasant in
taste and yst vesy effective. ANY
druggist cse suE@a5 you. specify
"Anti-Fcrment for chfldrcn.''-Adv.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-08-12
BUCKLEY FINED $500
FOR SHOOTING UP HOME
Louisa Jury Finds Him Guilty
of Misdcmcanor
Only.
THE COURTROOM IS CLEARED
Spectators vigorously Applauded On-
Of Speakers for state. md Are Put
Out-Instrnctions Cover Sin- type
written Pagen.

Especial to The Times Dispatch
LOUISA. VA. Aug ll.-After A
little over an hours elaboration. the
jury In the case OF Herbert :. Bnck
INK M the home Of the Rev j r
Glenn. AT Pendleton. held him guilty
81 misdemranor only. and set fin"
~ $500. The Indictment charged
buckley with shooting mp the min
isters home with attempt to Kill. Tn"
Instructions 10 tho jirv consisted Of
about thirty fvc individual inStrur-
'ions on the various points Of law
1. tho car-. covering min. pages rf
trp~wri,t"n matter. Tho vortic,
automatically ahsolve. buckley m at.
tempted murder In shooting M MIR
Gi-nn's home.
during the argument IN the after
noon. IN. spectators vigorously ap-
piauded on" or tho speakers for the
state. and the Judge "rder,d INC
courtroom cleared Tho Iarg. crowd
went out. hu, drt:tcd IN soon after.
There were no further dcmous;r.-
tionS
Due ;" pressing onragom"n,s %
the judge and counsel. m" remaindcr
~ the men indicted WIN Buckley
VII not hr tried until September IL
They will he tried in two gr"up, il,
- thought. on" mad" M Of ,hos,
prrsen, at m. shooting and tho o,nor
~ 'h- accessories TO tho AFFAIR Tn.
Indictment aEaiu'' Gre, S,illwcil ia,
been noli" pressed ny tho state
al
''rs "r'n"d m" arvnrn"n' FOR the
sat" followed ny David Mcadc
"hi''. ~ Richmond for ~. defense
john = Eh"he.. II Louisa spike
for N" STATE after Wnl,. and We,
followed b., y Lindsay G"-dou. Of
Louisa. Tor ~. d"f.rsc Common
""ai'h'- Attorney ". = Bibh 81 l.uu-
ia. closed tho argument,
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-08-12
TOURNAMENT DRAWS
1000 SPECTATORS

ISp"ri. :" Tn" Times Dispatch
FREDERICK SBrRG VA. Aug ii
record breaking attendance 81,
NOR" ,h"n 1000 p'rS"ns from nv. or
~ counties marked tho annual
gathering ~ IN" clan ., Arlington
l."ds". NJ ll"i's Tavern. i:.s.X Count,
= 10 "p' ming feature ~ In. dai .t,>
tall gam" h"'wc"n St"vensvtli. and
N"s Point, Won b." ~. latter. vror.,
- =" u. Tn"n came tho tournament
Nl'h aN"u' 'wriN' knights cortcS,
'"r IL. hon"rs The "charC." was
al '.rcd ~ Lewis Jones ~ Middle
s'N
Tn" successful knights were.
Francis smith hrst; phil -moot
recond James Smith mira. and R.n
smith fourth j Srdnor rr.ilips
presided over inc evenings entertain.
mont which consisted in par, ~ the
War" brothers IN black -'aced musical
'nmsdy wi'h Miss tuli"r Ware &C..
'orEpan!ei. and lessons IN phvslc"l
'uitur" hv tn" f.oyds talent. tn.
cremation address way delivered h>
+'iSnn sutton. 81 West Point who
was introduced hy ~ 9 DcShiolIs
~ "ppah.nnock. Francis smith
crowned Mis-, Eliznl 9TH Henley Queen
"f Lov" ANA H.nut, Mr Smno;
crowned NJ. Nanui" Waller Parker.
iirst na!d "f honor Edward Wright
Ferry crowned Miss Susie Saunders.
second m"id and B"u smith crowned
Miss Dorothy Garn"jt Gresham thirn
maid Of honor.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-08-12
LIFE GUARD TO ATTEMPT
SWIM ACROSS THE BAY
Ocean View Na,a,or Will Trv
to Reach Cape
Charles.
Especial to Tn" Times pisr.,cb.I

Especial To Tn" Times piSI,at,hl
NORFOLK. VA. AuE. IA thirty
fire-mile swim fr"n ocean View to
cape Charles viii bc attempted Mon
day or Tuesday ~ next week. Weather
permitting. by {. NJ ,Hurk"p Gallon.
III" guard At ocean View. Gall"p.
who has been M" guard for =,
number Of Years. during which he
has dragged hundreds ~ p.opI. FROM
IN" waters at tn" beaches Of TIA.
nation. admits that his swim 20 cape
Charles will uo u dincnI, one
Gallon states tnnt. from mis- close
study Of current conditions i'm Chosa-
penke BAY. he will have To swim soy
eral miles against a current reach
ing three knots an hour In same
places. While he has not settled ON
Il definite rort" To Cape charles. il
IS thouEh, that he viii swim to tn.
capcs and then head for Cape charles
Gallor's longest swim thus far is
twcnty-frur miles on tn. Potomac.
River. twelve miles from WASHINGTON
and return.
Gallon Was selected a. tn. rrrSi-
dent Of tho Atlantic and Gulf Life
Guards Relief ASSOCIATION q, meet
ing Yesterday ~ that organization in
the BOARD OF Trad" Building Oth"rs
elected TO serve with hum AZ. WI.
am J. simmons vice president.
William L. Kicks secretary. and 10
-"ph W. Barrett. treasurer II q,
The purros" of this discrimination.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-08-12
SEEK NEW WITNESS
IN NORFOLK SHOOTING
tSpc"ial to Tn" Tim-s-pisparch

Especial to Th" Times Dispatch
NORFOLK VA. Aug lI-Dctec-
ives Investigating tn manner in
which Mrs. Andrew Binki-y l2i5
'orpr"w Avenue, was shot IN the back
Yesterday morning, drew from tn.
husband this morning the admission
that when h.. came home from work
there was strange man in the
house and that The stranger was in
foNicatcd the detectives arc work
ing on the theory that the stranger
was not In the house when Mrs
EInkleN was shot Tho, have tho
name Of TIL" man Rinklcy found -,
his home and arc looking for him
IN the expectation that he Viii he
am" +" throw new light ON the at
fair.
Mrs. Rnkley. who's. condition IS
described At 81. Vircents Hosui;aI
as not serious. stoutly maintains
that she accidentally shot herself
while her husband was out of Tho
room. Binkle. SAYS he knows moth
ing OF the shooting and insists thar
his wife told him ii was an acct
dent
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-08-12

Drinkard. Jr.. OF V u. l.: Frank
walker. OF Orange. and X A
ke'th!ey. OF Richmond The attend
ahc" at this meeting was equal TO
that OF last year in spite OF CON
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-08-12
"irnm"na ra.tor Conduct, Meeting

KEY H. Aubrey Williams. ~. D.
r,S,or OF tabernacle BAPTIST Church.
'''ch"ohd. VIII conduct the pro-
tracted meeting at pamunk,y Church
IN Orange County. OF which Roy. f.,
v fcyton is the pastor, beginning
hoNt-Sunday and continuing through
inc week DIR. Williams was pastor
~ the fredericksburg Baptist Church
for many wears
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-08-12
WOMAN is KNOCKED
SENSELESS BY NEGRO

Especial Ia Th@ Times Dispatch.
NORFOLK. VA, Aux. While in,
her nome "Wednesday night Mrs. Lon
ME Fcntr"Ss. Of cedar Point. near
Glen Rock. Princess Anne county.
was atiacN"d Ivy an unknown negro
ana rendered unconscious by blow
on the head When Mrs Feutrcss be-
came conscious. according "a 2 story
told retghhors. she was standing near
the Broad Creek Bridge with an au-
Il matte revolver ia her hand
Upon Mrs. Fentress's return 10 ber
home she found that $50 had hcen
stolen and that $40 which was in an
other part Of the residence had not
cen disturbed. Sne said that she
was sure the negroes Intentions were
ROBBERY and that her entrance into
inc bedroom startled him.
search is being made for the
negro.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-08-12
Conrc..c, to- Thcft q, a, am

KEY WEST. FLA. Aug. 1.-THE
authorities to-day made public what
they said was the signed confes-
sion Of Harold l.. Haven that he
had stolen $4,000 in Buffalo, y. y.
from the General Baking Company.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-08-12
DR.. Flanagan sprnin. 4rkI.

DhNNILlE. VA. Aug. n.-pr. ROY
Flanagan. 81 the State BOARD az
Health. has returned To Richmond
With srra aimed ankle, suffering the
injury al the Boy Scout camp AT
Toshcs. near here. where his son
Hugh Flanagan, is in charge DR.
Flanagan was ascending hill with
i'r. Il w. Garne,t, OF this city. when
he twisted his ankle on stone
lie was brought back to Danville In
car. hsA the injury treated. and
was later placed on the Richmond
sleeper.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-08-12
TR|NKLE VISITS GUARD
ENCAMPMENT TODAY
Governor aud Party 10 Inspect
State Soldiers at Nir-
ginia Beach.
Special 10 IN. Times DispAtch !

Special TO The Times Dispatchl
NORFOLK. Va. Aug i-Tomor-
TO" viii b" G0v"ruors bay at the
"Amp 90 tn virginia National Guard
Beach
IN" GU. Hundred and sixteenth
Infantry. which arrived ytst-r,!a,. e..
ma a. ng preparations for u. arrival
and Inspection ~ Governor TriukI..
Ma j"r-Gcn"rai Charles ! Eau.,.
commanding tn" Third Corps area.
United states Army. Brlgadi.r-,;.n-
oral Martin. Acknowledgement ". W.
Sal" and Colonel coch"u United
states Army
The part! of dignitaries is expected.
coming by automobile" from Fortress
Monroe. where General Bailey and
Governor Trinkle Inspected tn. train
inE camp ~ Tho Virginia CoaS, Ar
;il!ery.
Hold He,i~u In Visitors Hnnor.
r!sadi"r-,i"nerai Samuel Gardner
Mailer. OF Front Royal commanding
The Ninety-first Infantry Erigad- and
comp commander. announced ms
morning tina, there would be = review
~ ihe one Hundred ana Sixteenth
Infantry Ia honor "f the visitors at
either 1890 \. NJ or 2:3U = VI de-
r"ndi an IN" weather. The visl-
tors VIII b. guests "f Gi-n"ral Waller
1T luncheon
TN" camp and personnel arr. ia .x.
"cll"mt shape for inspection. General
walter declared. and any rough o,Irer
VIII b. knocked on Il, company and
i"Sin"nthl inspection today
l'nd-r tn" direction "f regular army
instructors the regiment * being piS
through the PAGES today. d->pit" III"
threatening weather.. and TN. real
tour Of duty Logan ms morning at
go with rrVrilii-.
After policing the company streets
hr"akfa~1 wRs served. and then came
nnlf an hour OF s"rting-up exercises
.As many OF tn" officers and men in
:h" one Hundred aud sixteenth are
veterans OF the World war. the camp
routine and man"uv-rS Viii bc moth
ing PARTICULARS new. although IL is
inc hrst training camp for the Ma
tional Guard as such in Ave wears.
Opi~ Regiment in Camp.
Tn" regiment under command Of
colonel l!icr"mc l.. opic. himself "a
World War veteran nd wearcr OF the
''r"iN d" Gucrrc with two palms for
=ailantry in action. and m. Distin-
Guished Servirc medal was uud.,
canvass before dark last night. the
last train reaching camp AT : O'Clock
The rifle range will not he used
until next s-duesdav. and the in
tcrveninC tim" viii he taken NJ with
instruction in the use and ear. of
riffs. as we'll az squad platoon. com
yany and rogimentai drills.
General walters staff AT camp
hca61uartcr% - composed OF Major
:. IL MiIiar Jr camp adjutant; Cap
vain G. c. Vaughan. Captain NJ. j.
sweeney and Lieutenant Leon T.
SEIZURE.
Colonel II. G. DavidS United States
Army, is senior instructor and in
Charg" az training. with Lieutenant
Colonel Randolph. Major w. II. Gin.
CAPTAIN Thcbaud ana Lieutenant Soy
m"ur.
General Waller was lieutenant
colonel Of the one Hundred and Six.
t"enth during the World War He is
- prominent attorney Of Front Roya'
ana mas been connected with the Nir-
.inia National Guard for nearly
twenty years. rising from tho ranks.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-08-12
Virgin Island nr.,srn. ut non,,,rc

UNNNTII.F. NN.-.iug. lNarrcn
LEA, frs, American master ~
tn" Virgin Islands and FOR several
years deputy collector Of internal
revenue. j. visiting her" with hl-
"!f". having arrived a few DAYS ago
from St Thomas. Appointed =" tn
1osimast"rship under TIA" Wilson
- me. h" resigned when III. Rcruh-
Lean administration cam. in. and he
= No" :, special agent FOR tn" United
states shipping Board stationed at
st Thomas. Mr.. aud Mrs. Lea will
sail FOR -. Thomas on August c5th.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-08-12
SatI for Haiti.

FREDERICKSRCRC;. VA. Aug II.
Captain y. n. Turnace. L. : NJ 60.
VINO has been stationed at QuantiCo
Anh Mrs fnrnaRs, ncc Miss Pyke. Of
W!dcwater. sailed Wednesday for
au-Princc. Haiti. where Captain
FURNACE has been transferred fol
service in the marine Ccndarncric,
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-08-12
THREE

d!,ions on the railroad. and ora
caliy every section or the St- e. .',t.
represented. Considerably more than
the nsual number OF iaruN -,AvumeH
were present
The Washington herald., 1922-11-27
Itinerant Vendor Act
Proposed for District

With a view to curtailing out-of.
town firms which come to Washing.
ton and which, becaus. they do no.
have to pay taxes and other ex
penses borne by the District bus
ness owners. are able to underscI
them. F. X. Wholley. director
the Better Business Bureau. ye
terday announced that he is compi'
ing an "itinerant vendor act" fc
presentation to Congress early ne
month.
The bill contains three importa.
features: A tax On exhibitions an
sales conducted in Washington b,
all out-of town firms imposed by
means of a license, which must be
taken out before the firm is per,
mitted to come here; collection OF
a bond to protect Washington people
who may purchase good from such
firm in event the goods arr
defective or otherwise unsatisfac
tory and fine to be impos d upon
such visiting firms as may be found
guilty Of failure to procure the re
Quired exhibitors license.
The Washington herald., 1922-11-27
Raids by % Officers
Nets Gallon of Whisky

"A series of simultaneous raids
Saturday night on six establish.
ments netted the police only one
gallon of whisky
They arrested Katie Walker. Gal
Morton street northwest: Dock
columbus Chavis, 70S Lamont street
northwest; Lavinia Snowden, I Bell.
view court northwest; Annie Burton
I35 Irving street northwest: viii.
liam Henry Smith. 7S4 KENYON
street northwest. and Hugh Flynn
King. III Kenyon street north.
west. All were held on charges
of selling. additional cl arges of
Illegal possession being placed
against Annie Burton and Hugh
King. \ third charge, running a
disorderly house. also was placed
against the former.
Revenue Agents Elliott and
Hines and Lieut.. ]. NJ. Walsh
headed the raiding parties and were
assisted by Sgt Mccormick, Sgt,
Terry, Detectives Brown. Smoot and
Hinson and fifteen uniformed men
of the Tenth precinct.
The Washington herald., 1922-11-27
Wants Honest Men
As Liquor TraiIers.

general house cleaning in the
federal prohibition enforcement unit
on account of the large number of
alleged political crooks" now on
the pay roll will be dema ndad nf
Congress, officials of the National
Civil Service League announced
yesterday.
Enforcement agents are ap-
pointed almost solely upon the
recommendation of politicians" the
league declares. At the annual
convention December and 8, Con-
gress will be asked to place the
prohibition unit from top to bot.
tom" under civil service.
The requirements for competitive
examinations and appointment on
merit were waived in the case OF
prohibition enforcement agents
when the Volstead act was passed.
According to officials of the League,
these offices have been given as
rewards for the "baser kinds of DO.
litical service and nationwide scan.
dals have been the consequence"
The report to be submitted to
the convention will deal at consid.
cradle length with the causes of
prohibition scandals and the remedy
proposed by the League.
William Dudley Foulke. who re.
Gently said the prohibition force had
, become permeated with as pre-
cious a set of unmitigated scoun.
drels as ever trod the earth" will
be one of the principal speakers be
fore the convention
The Washington herald., 1922-11-27
F|NGERPRNVTS MAY
TRAP HALL SLAYER
Photos of New Proof in Dual
Murder Will Go Before
Grand Jury Today.
By Universal Service.

NEW BRUNSWICK. Nov. 26-
Evidence to he placed before the
grand jury AZ SoInervilla tomorrow
will include photographs of finger
I'nts found on the letters scattered
about the bodies OF the Rev. Edward
w. Hall and Mrs. Eleanor X. Mills.
Important evidence was obtained
when these fingerprints were traced.
it was stated officially last night.
1t has been established. il is stated.
that the letters were stolen from a
secre, hiding place and carried to
the murder scene.
The letters and the diary of Rev.
Hall are to be read to the grand
jury TO substantiate the belief that
there was cause for jealousy.
The star witness will be Mrs. Jane
Gibson. who accuses Mrs. Frances
stevens Hall. widow of the clergy.
man, of having been at he scene
when the murders were committed
Friends of Mrs. Hall say that she
mas lost twenty pounds since the
murders.
The Washington herald., 1922-11-27
Residences Must go
For Schools, Says BallOu

Northwest residential properties
must be condemned if school build
ings are to he erected where they are
most nedeed. declared DIR. Frank w.
Ballou. superintendent of schools
last night, following his visit to
Philadelphia, where he studied the
system of proper condemnation
used for schools there.
"Congr' 50 has never been willing
that we should do this said DR.
Ballou. and, in view of the housing
situation here 1t is not a wholly
desirable prospect; but if any more
schools are to be erected where they
are needed, 1t will be necessary to
condemn residential property"
1t was indicated that this condi
ton will be brought to the atten
ton of Congress when the school
officials so to the Capitol for the
annual argument on the appropria
ton bill.
The Washington herald., 1922-11-27
JERSEY DRY Chief
SUSPEVDS HIMSELF
SamiIIe Henry Cone Acts as
Result of Graft Charges
Filed by Senator Edge.

Sam;lle Henry Cone. division
head of the Federal prohibition unit
in New Jersey. has suspended him
self.
His action is the result of charges
filed with Prohibition Commissioner
Haynes by Senator Walter Edge Of
New Jersey dealing with Cones
record when he was in the Bureau
of Indian Affairs.
In a telegram to Commissioner
Haynes yesterday the New Jersey
dry agent demanded his own sus-
pension pending investigation of the
charges. AT the Prohibition Bureau
il was stated that on account of the
Illness of Mr.. Haynes. who is in
Johns Hopkins Hospital. Baltimore,
no official comment would be forth
coming
The papers were furnished Sena-
tor Edge by Commissioner Burke,
of the Indian Affairs Bureau. and
show Mr.. Cone was appointed spe-
cial officer for suppression of the
liquor traffic among the Indians in
1908 upon the recommendation of
William E. "Pussyfoot" Johnson
under the name of Sam Cone.
The official who made the inves-
tigatiOn. whose name is withheld.
is alleged to have written Cone
April 5. 1910. as follows:
During the last ten months |
; have been checking up your cases.
The result is that l have been
; driven absolutely to the conclusion
that you have been grating in n
considerable number of your affairs.
This conclusion is absolute and
final"
The Washington herald., 1922-11-27
KUKLUXCROss
OF FIRE SPOTS
BO0TLEGGERS
White : Sheeted AIexandrians
Start on Trail of Gentry
Who PeddIe Bad Liquor
STICK PLAcARDs ON POSTS
Some Recently Prosperous Cit
liens Regard Khan Drive
With Fear and Disfavor

Bootlegging in Alexandria has
increased to such proportions that
authorities are apparently un-
able to cope with the situation >
according TO huge placards posted
throughout the Virginia city yes
terday by the local Ku Klux Klan.
Fearful that the situation will
make of the community center Of
lawlessness, Klan members an
nounced that they are collecting evil
dence upon which the conviction of
hootleggers may be had soon.
SOME SHOW FEAR.
The declaration of war against
the liquor traffickers caused con-
sternatiOn among some citizens, as it
were a part of the Arlington county
body which eliminated gambling
dens and stopped the desecration of
the graves in Arlington cemetery
by "petting parties"
Although the placards were tackled
upon practically every telegraph
pole in the central part of the city.
Chief W. T. Goods of the Alexandria
Police Department stated last night
that he knew nothing about the
ku klux Klan or their posters"
PLACARDS GIVE WARNING.
The p!acards. which We're headed
Warning" read i'm part:
We know that within the city of
Alexandria the bootlegging traffic
ts increasing to alarming proper
tions. and the authorities are ap-
parently unable to cope with the
deplorable situation.
The future of our youth. our
homes and our community depends
upon the complete eradication OF
this evil. That we may not fail
In our duty to preserve these
ideals. il is incumbent upon the
good citizens of this city to be
eternally vigilant, and to CO.
operate with the authorities in
destroying the human vultures
that are sapping the very vitality
out of the life of our city.