Evening star., 1924-01-29
ALEXANDRIA.

ALEXANDRIA,, Va, January 20
(SpeciaD.-Work of selecting jury
men to serve In the case of the COM
Inonwealth against Luther NJ. Ket-
land, indicted for perjury, seemed
likely to take up the greater part of
the morning session in the CORPORA
tioR court, Judge Howard w. Smith
presiding. Twenty men were sum-
moned.
The Ketland case, charging perjury
in divorce proceedings instituted by
Ketland. has attracted much atten-
tion both in the city and throughout
the state, because of the fact that the
investigation which resulted in the
indictment was made at the behest of
Gov. f. Lee Trinkle. before whom
mating remarks when called in an
sWer to requisition papers filed by
California authorities.
Misrepresentation were made in
dispositions entered In the court here
in a suit filed by the defendant, in
which he asked absolute divorce from
his wife, a resident of California, 1t
is charged. In addition to the indict-
ment returned against ketland, the
special investigating grand jury last
month recommended censure Of Clyde
q. Lanham, young attorney, who, it
was alleged. had advised his client to
swear to false statements.
The rule issued against Lanham was
dismissed pending the Issuance of
another rule that would embrace
charges against tho lawyer. This,
however, has been held up In the Of
flee of the attorney general of the
state, and action, it is said, is not ex-
pected Immediately.
Leon M. Bazile, assistant attorney
general, is assisting Commonwealth s
Attorney William p Woolls in the
prosecution. ketland is represented
by Edmund Burke of WASHINGTON
and Attorney Lanham.
A rule issued by Judge Smith re-
Gently that in the future all divorce
was the direct result of the litiga-
tion which resulted in this case
Material reduction In the taxes
imposed upon freeholders in the city
will result in the plan for moro equi-
table tax assessments adopted by the
civic bureau of the Chamber of Com
nlerce and submitted to the city for
consideration. While the tax assess
ments would be materially raised ac-
cording to the recommendations, the
rate could at the same time be mate
rally reduced. In the long run, off,
cials declared, the burden would be
lightened.
Recommendations made by the CIV
ic bureau OF the chamber of COM
merce to the board OF directors would
have that body seek, through repre-
sentativesand senator's in Congress.
to gain definite information as to the
final disposition OF the idle torpedo
station. This building. costing the
government more than S2,830 900, now
remains idle. occupying more than a
square of the city's most valuable
water front.
While it Is vainly hoped that the
government may see fit to establish
one of its factories here, 1T is thought
that If this could not be effected ahe
government might be persuaded to
sell the magnificent plant to some
private enterprise.
Three stills were burned yesterday
afternoon, when Director of Public
Safety Morton, Capt. Durrer and
Sergt. Campbell conducted a series
of raids near the Southern railway
yards in the section of Hunting
Creek swamp, known as the Little
Dyke.
The first performance Of a vaude-
VILE show for the benefit of the
Fairgrounds in Westminster building
last night was a success from a
financial and entertainment stand
point. Four of the city's leading
civic clubs had numbers on the pro-
gram which were enjoyed by more
than 500 persons. Many tickets also
have been sold for the performance
tonight. e;sf.. -. -. :