The Washington times., 1925-02-14
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particular object Oe attack from
the Cumberland valleys Hour hum
dred, " the mayor declared.
He recently had corps Of po-
licemen arrest every person who at
tended q bail 0f the CotiIlion Club,
the most exclusive society Id this
section, because they danced until
o'clock. He fined every one
1890 regardless Of their pleas.
Fines Make Surplus.
So severe hAs the reform
mayors campaign been that the
the streets after 14 o'clock. Is the
police department., instead of work
Ing on money appropriated for it,
shows balance Of $3, 900 over run.
ming expenses
SlnalIwO0d stated ne has frequently
imposed fines of $3.50 on persons
charged with IntoxicatIon. .'if ga
single spoonful of liquor IS found
on them. Z,
The mayor Is also the magistrate
and directing head of the police
department.
q have collected nearly $1O, ,000
In fines and have tried about 800
cases since 1 was elected r1ayor,
q rather good business. should
say, Mayor Sma1lWood declared.
All yiolators Of the law look nike
to me, whether they be rich or
poor Some OF the -FOUR hundred
members OF the aosoalIcd blue blood
OF our town, have made an awful
howl and threatened to put inc out,
but an etill mayor ana + intend
to stay on the job until the laws
are no longer violated.
Statute Repealed.
The statute under which small.
woods enemies hope To remove him
was repealed several years ago, lie
said. His rise in politics has had
some remarkable featusvs. In the
election last May, Smallwooi, prac-
tically unknown, WAS picked by
the Democrats az their candidate
against Doctor III. g. Tonkin, Re
publican, prominent, popular ard
several times mayor Of the city.
Pastors Of the town and the reform
element rallied to Simaliwood, who
was elected BY $50 majotity.
On the eve of the eIecElOn, StnnIl-
woods opponents circulated b report
that he was b member Of the Ku
KIux Khan, hoping 20 turn the
Catholic and negro vote against
him.
Il never denied or .Sfirnled the
report, SmalIwo0d said.
His first official act was TO res
organise the police force appointing
what he termed good, honest men
to enforce the law. The passage pf
his anti-loitering act was first taken
as q joke, but after q score or more
prominent youths were arrested and
fined, bootleggers and other vfolators
apprehended, some OF them going to
jail the Joke" became q stern
reality.
Bnailwood was bitterly assaaied
following the arrests made ut the
Cotillion Club. Al prominent lawyer
accused the mayor Of highway rob
berry.
II informed him his remark was
in contempt OF court and demanded
that he apologize or so to jail, !"
Smallwood said. He apoIogixed.
One OF the youths arrested was tlls
son Of q prominent politician who
had supported SnnallwoOd, who wa 3
informed that the charge would have
10 be dropped.
.'I refused to do so," SmallwoOd
said, because his son was no better
than anybody else's boy
Everybody ought 10 be In bed at
midnight if he wants to be fit for
the next day, and / do not intend to
repeal the law. Anybody out after
that hour Ii not after any good, =
SmaIlwood declared.
AS the result Of the curfew law,
strangers and visitors to Martins.
burg. not acquainted with the law,
e