Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1923-03-16

the former prohibition officer
was accused of having referred to At
lantic City as one of the "blackest
spots" in the country from a prohibit
ton standpoint, and to it's people as
given to gambling and bootlegging on
a wholesale scale.
Edges Real Motive
But Edges motive was deeper. He
knew when he demanded of Federal
Prohibition Commissioners Roy A.
Haynes that Appleby be called to ac-
count for his alleged structures on
Atlantic City that his action would be
pleasing to his political followers at
the boardwalk resort. Appleby denied
he was responsible for the attack on
Atlantic City, as a resort as wet as the
waves breaking upon it's beach He
blamed the rumpus on one Of his
agents, but this did not prevent his
losing his job.
Edge, just back from his honeymoon
tour of Europe, is beginning to build
his political fences in anticipation of
the hot fight he will have on his hands
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year. Even before he journeyed to
Europe, Edge was planning to run on
a wet" platform, and his sudden adj
vocacy of beer upon his return was
but part of his game to offset the lib
eral attitude of Senator-elect Edwards,
of New Jersey.
The Appleby incident furnished him
with an opportunity not only to make
himself popular with the Republican
"wets" in New Jersey, on whom he is
pinning his hope for reelection, but
enabled him to make a grandstand
play to show that as a member of
President Harding's "golf Cabinet" he
was not without influence even with
the national prohibition unit here.
Forced Appleby to Testify
There was some talk about Appleby
refusing to appear before the Grand
Jury at Atlantic City when it began
an investigation of the charges cred
tied to the former prohibition official
and the case of the woman prohibition
agent Appleby claimed was framed
by Edges friends at the seashore re-
sort.
Edge got busy. Haynes went to the
Capitol to see him. Appleby was or
dered to appear before the Grand Jury.
From the standpoint of Edges Allan
tic City friends Appleby made a
mighty poor witness" He was re-
ported to have "wriggled and squirm-
ed" under the questioning of the grand
jurors, He was severely censured by
them. Haynes was advised accord
ingly and announcement was made
subsequent to Edges return here yes
terday from Atlantic City that Apple
by had resigned to take up the prac-
tice of law at New York City.
Edge got Appleby" is the way the
New Jersey Senator's friends ex-
pressed it.
If this be true it is the second time
Edge has gone after one of Haynes
chief agents in New Jersey and has
gotten him. Only on December 90
last, less than three months ago,
Haynes requested the resignation of
one Samille Henri Cone as chief of
the prohibition field agents in New
Jersey. He did it at Edges demand,
after he had first refused to do so.
The story runs here that Cone was
fired after Edge had told Haynes
he would take the matter UP with his
friend, President Harding, if he
wasn't.
Recalled Edge SCOT" Cone
Some of Edges New Jersey lieuten-
ants dug up Cones past record. 1t
was charged that he had been found
guilty of malfeasance in office because
of padded expense accounts while he
was sleuthing as a dry agent on In
dian reservations for the Department
of Interior. No less an ardent pro-
hibitionist than "Pussyfoot" Johnson
made the charge against Cone when
he was connected with the Indian
Bureau of the department.
Edge flourished the expense ac-
counts Cone was alleged to have
"doctored" for his own benefit under
Haynes nose, and Haynes finally
backed down and ordered Cone
fired"
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