The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-01-26
WOMAN EDITOR
GETSL|QUOR
THREAT
Miss Mary Larkin, Who Runs
Manassas Paper, Is Warn
cd by Note.
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postal cards and letters, a fair
sample Of which 10 the one printed
above.
Press dispatches from Manassas
that the threats TO burn the Manas-
sas Journal were because Of Miss
Larkin's activities and editorials in
! favor of the Law Enforcement
League" In an interview today the
editress says so far 90 her paper is
concerned 1t has never published an
editorial indorsing the league, that
she is not q MEMBER Of 1t and has
taken no part in its activities.
Has Printed the News.
That the Journal has printed &C.
counts Of the leagues formation, its
meetings, from time to time, and all
items Of general news interest with
regard to the league. Miss Larhin de-
clares to be true. Probably It 10
these items which have aroused the
fury and indignation Of the Prince
William bOotleggers.
II they hope to bluff or terrOrize
Miss LaFlin. they have IniscaIcu-
lated. The editreas continues to
commute between Washington and
Manassas, runs of her weekly paper
each Thursday. printing the news
as It comes.
LET them burn down The Jour.
nal plant" she said today. "They
win find that like one Of their own
stills, We will rise overnight and
get out our next issue on time.
County Sheriff Barbee, Of Prince
William, last week published In
the Manassas Journal a reply to
attacks made on his administration
by Mr.. Knevels. The sheriff de-
clares that he has been and always
is ready to act against violators Of
the prohibition laws IL given ground
and evidence on which to work,
but that he has had star too much
trouble running down clues that
proved false to spend any moro
time In that direction"
Personalities Creep In.
Personalities have crept into the
disagreement between Sheriff Bar.
bee ana the Rev. Mr.. Knevels,
ana in the final paragraph Of the
shesiffs communication in The
Journal, he dryly says:
with regard to facing bullets,
i win inform the gentleman that
] am entirely willing to have pub
on the firing line with his ana
let the public Judge between US"
Mrs. Charles. Strauss, H. v. Kelly,
Kemp Rush and w. J. McCatfrey.
The city Republican committee
was reOrganized. John Barton
Phillips was elected chairman, F.
T. Quinn, secretary, ana Kemp
men for the different wards are;
First ward, Charles A. Strauss,
David e. Robey and Mrs. Charles
Bell; second ward, Martin E.
Greene and Irwin Diener; third
ward, D. J. Woolford, Everett Hell.
muth and Mrs. q. F. Baldwin;
fourth ward, Raymond Gaines, F.
9. knight and Mrs. Charles A.
Strauss.
state prohibition officers, led by
Agent Virgil Williams, entered the
house Of Luther Norris at Pine
Crest, in Fairfax county, yesteraay
and, they say, discovered two stills In
operation. Morris Is being held by
the Fairgax county authorities for
the grand jury.
Police officers raided the house OF
Willis Richards. AIS North Pitt
street last night. They say they
captured a large amount Of liquor.
A huge bottle containing three and
one-half gallons of liquor, one.half
gallon Jar and three half pints were
confiscated. Richards n being held
for the action Of the grand jury