The Washington herald., 1922-09-09
ACTION EXPECTED
SOON TO PREVENT
CEMETERY REVELS
Secretary Weeks Prom
ises to Consider Clean
: Up at Arlington.
FEWER CARS THERE
Agricultural Department Last
Year Complained of SINH
lar Condition.

With Secretary of War John w.
Weeks promise to take the matter
of -the desercration of heroes
graves in Arlington Cemetery, by
revelers under advisement," and
with the discovery that the Depart
rzent of Justice has the power to
maze arrests on the Military road.
where midnight parties are being
held. speedy action looking toward
thescleaninS up of conditions is eX-
pected.
Ohio. who was expected yesterday
TO bring a resolution before the
Hoese. calling for Congressional
investiEation Of the spooning gong
= on Inside of the National Cemetery
and on the Military road surround
ing il. deferred action pending
conference today with Attorney
General pausherty to tind out what
form o. legislation is needed. if any
to get L. the bottom of the matte.
II rms Awaits Orders.
Accord ne to. william J. Burns.
chief of the Bureau Of lnvestlga-
tion Of ne Department Of Justice.
if he is asked in an official order
he will make an Immediate investi-
ration Of the conditions in and
around the National Cemetery. ana
take stems to alter them.
IT was learned yesterday that
conditions similar to those now eX-
isting in and Immediately outside
Of tfe .erletery.. were common last
vs:fr in the Agricultural Department
grounds. Secretary Wallace ap-
pcaIsd to Secretary Weeks, asking
him 70 take steps to drive out ire
sporsibIe persons using the expert
mental grounds as a rendezvous.
In letter To Mr.. Wallace the
Secretary Of War. on February %.
1922. said: In the opinion Of tn"
Judge Advocate Of the army. he
United States has exclusive juris-
diction over the Highway. hut the
military autoritics have NJ power
to make arrests there
Tho matter was then referred to
tho Department Of Justice and ac-
fion was taken which resulted in n
complete cleanup.
Asks Probe of LRnd Question
n request for an investigation
into {hc conditions of the Fedora
ownership Of the military road was
Icfrjn the office Of the Secretary OF
War Yesterday If the request is
Granted and receives the approval
of yIr. Wcks the Department OF
Justice officials will he ordered 70
'crk INTO all rhe dc"ds. transfer OF
nvvnership- etc. in connection with
land in question
The site nf the National Gene
terry. the military road. and in fact
all the land from the Lee Mansion
to the Potomac River was once the
property of Gen Robert L. Lee
commander-iu-Chi OF tn" armies
Of the Couf-deracy. At the out
break Of the civil war in 1861. the
Union army seized the properties of
the Confederate commander and
held them until the latter surren-
dered at Appomatt0N in 1865. \
<rttIemcut was then made which
-ave 10 the United states govern
rnent the land now used as a final
resting place for Americas heoes.
Many ~Scaed AVA.
\ suit in connection with the
seizure. ensUed. known as United
states VS.. Lee" The esuIts Of the
suit are among the records Of the
Department Of Justice. and will he
revealed when an investigation is
ordered ny the Secretary of War.
Ne,ordiuu To- Robert Dyc. suu'r-
5urcud.ut of the National Cemetery
who on Thursday ui-ht in the COM
pany Of col II .. EounycastIe. de
pot GuarJerwast,r in charge uf n,
,ar1stsry. and q w1tchmin ordered
r:caH automobiles parked on the
road t. move, on" fewer rars were
n thc usH9I parking places last
night He reported that thcr" was
u" disrurtanr@ Of arv kind. and re-
ma ked ON 'hs total absence OF the
women's screams. SO much on evil
dcnC- before The Uer1'd's expose.
The artICIss ag Tn" Harald have
scared many Of rhe 'rrga'ars' away
ho stated. 'bur ( the matter is
drrpred il won't b" long before
They're Ear' again"