The Washington times., 1924-10-21
Al INDICTED BY
ARLINGTON
JURY
Majority Are for Violations Of
Prohibition Act-Forger
Gets Two Years

CLARENDON, Va, Oct. I'll
Forty-one indictments were re-
turned by the grand jury in the
circuit court of Arlington county
yesterday. Those indicted were:
Lester Harris, George Swink.
Frank Gray, John Alley, Alonzo
Hurley, D. r. Purks, w. w.
Sutphin, George jefferson, E. w.
Lucas, William Washington, Ed
ward Comley, James Gaines, John
Edes, Pasquade Daquinese, Lyman
Moore, F. G. Hooper, Andrew
Ajax, William Petit, Ward Stew
art, John Stonebdrner, Harrison
Summerville, Samuel Sorrel, and o.
w. Shreve. all for violation Of the
prohibition law.
Those charged with felony
were: William r. Hall, Thomas w.
Walker, James Rogers, James Jack
son, Henry Sharp, Roy Manley,
Emmett Putnam, Ernest Davis,
Henry Hardy, C. M. Hughes, Ward
Stewart, Frank Moore, J. A. Shep-
ard, Joe Thurpin, and Magdalene
Brown.
Roy Manley, charged with forging
pay roll checks in his favor, on the
Washington and Old Dominion Rail-
way pleaded guilty before Judge
Brent and was sentenced to the
penitentiary for two. years.
A statement from Commissioner
OF Revenue of Arlington County
Harry K. Green, was submitted to
the grand jury, in which he stated
that to his best knowledge no per-
sons in Arlington county were vio-
lating the State revenue laws.
The grand jury was composed of
W. w. Lindsey, foreman, C. F. Bash.
ford, George e. Garrett, r. A. Rose
berry, ]. Kent White, F.. H. Bailey,
e. L. Bennett, p. B. Graeff, II. p.
Larcombe and G. T. Merchant.
Fines amounting to $685. were
placed against E. Wood, Harris
Friendly, James Dean, Joe Moss,
George Douglass, and Walter Epp,
by Police Judge Harry r. Thomas
In the Arlington county police court,
on charges of being under the in
fluence of liquor.
Speeding and driving a car with
out a permit cost M. r. Coleman
$ls.25 in police court yesterday.
Election Of officers will be the
outstanding business at the meeting
OF the Fall Church Parent Teachers
Association which meets tonight at
s o'clock in the parish hall.
Efforts are being made according
to Captain Crandell Mackey to have
Congressman r. Walton Moore add
to the District appropriation sum
OF money, to have the Virginia end
of the Chain Bridge raised seven
feet, to make the bridge level, and
do away with the dangerous grade
now at the Virginia end leading to
Fairfax.
Plans for an extensive member
ship drive for the Arlington County
Welfare League, were completed at
a meeting Of the executive commit
tee with Mrs. Florence Cannon pre-.
siding, last night at the courthouse.
Mrs. Cannon, president of the league,
stated that the drive will start
Monday, October 81.
The members of st. Charles Cath
Ollie Church will tender a welcome
reception to the Reverend Father
Edward Johnston, of Norfolk, as
sistant to Faoler F.. P. Lackey. The
reception will be held at 8 o'clock
In the auditorium of st. Charles
School.
Mrs. Martha Turney, of Little
Rock, Arkansas, will address a mass
meeting Of the women members of
the Ku Klux Khan Of Arlington at
the Cherrydale Firemen's Hall Tues
day night October %, at o'clock.
It was learned that the meeting will
be proceeded by a khan parade.
The luncheon and card party to
be given by the Clarendon RebelSah
Lodge at the home Of Mrs. j. G.
Ristine, announced for Thursday Mt
l o'clock, has been changed to
Friday at the same hour.