The Washington times., 1922-09-16
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J Of CITY CLUB
Strange Coins on Aided and
Abetted by Some Of Our
Best Citizens.
"Dirty work at Sligo todayw


This whispered insinuation of
grave import to the nation passed
from lip to lip throughout the -capi'
tai, as several hundred Washington
ians. alleged to be members of an
organization known to an unsus-
pecting public as the City Cub.
sharpened knives and oiled guns for
their mysterious rites at Sligo.
Hoarse chuckles wriggled into the
free air from the throat Of Henry
Stringer, kingpin or president OF the
strange association. as he contem-
plated the terror-ridden faces OF po'
lice officers, secret service opera
tives and Department OF Justice
sleuths.
On the surface, the affair appears
to be a barbecue-"a good. old-fash.
toned barbecue" in the words OF
Frederick r. Barkley, executive sec
retary-but he and other Officials
make plain that they are conceal
ing the true purpose or the gath'
Before the participants in his
secret conclave begin work on lne
so-called barbecue at O'CLOCK 20
day, they will jest merrliy' lhe
members say, of the bold and auo3ci,
Gus manner in which they asseiLlDleo
in automobiles just north OF oc1.t .
circle, at / o'clock, and. preceueu ny
a band playing the rituaislic nI,, nuS
NJ the organization, paradeu Openly
througb the city to Alaska avenue
snS thence to the Noyes farm at
Sligo.
Times Exposes Plot.
The Washington Times, r'skins
the lives of several reporters, SUI
ceeded in uncovering the tact touay
that the ringleaders OF the heiarIoun
sortie bear the aliases vi S
Semmes. big Oscar" Thorup' pave
shelton. young Bill" Doing, and
Ed Cara. .I;r
Not content with completing their
6ark deeds within their own circle,
members of the secret society were
ordered to bring along friends 10
rive the affair the appearance Oh
being open and aboveboard.
Efforts were put forth also 10
corrupt high Government officials
and those entrusted with the care
of District citizens. This was ac-
complished by sending sealed invita-
tions to all honorary members, In
Guiding President Harding. wee
President Coolidge, the members or
the Cabinet, Secretary George II.
Christian, the District Commits
sioners, Assistant Secretary OF the
NAVY Theodore Roosevelt, Admirals
w. C. Wilson and Washington, Col.
w. c. Rivers, commandant OF Fort
Myer; Col. c. o. Sheriff., officer In
charge of public buildings ana
grounds: C. Austin Baughman, Mary.
land automobile commissioner and
many others.
Colonel Rivers was inveigled into
sending to the gathering his dare
devil cavalry troupe, said by Secre-
tary Barkley to be forty dashing,
death -defying horsemen, who leap
through flaming rings, over high
barricades, and the spraying bullets
of machine guns" These riders, It
was learned, were really engaged to
trample to death any Federal Of
ficers who attempt to uphold law and
order at the proceedings. A member,
masquerading under the transparent
alias of Gen. Anton Stephan, Is said
to be responsible for. securing the
troops.
A skeletonized form Of the pro-
gram, filched from the secret rec
ords of Secretary Barkley by an
intrepid news hunter. is as follows:
Auto parade to farm. band at
the head; tennis tournament; real
bowling; ball game, bachelors VS..
benedicts; QUOT pitching; trapshoot-
ing (the real stuff; the big cavalry
exhibitions; pig. sack, potato. fat
and thin mems races; the great
lancing tournament: radio news;
the ole barbecue and Gavin roast,
and then the grand finale. the
beautiful tournament ball at the
farm house in the evening"
Guns for the trapshooting and
horses for the tournament will be
furnished at the scene Of the out
burst. Members themselves profess
they do not know what these two
events symbolic, but regard them
as deeper secrets of the order.