Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-20
Charges Garry Penalty Of
$500 Fine and Six Months
Imprisonment.
FORMAL CHARGES MADE
AFTER THREE CONFESS
Central Union Denounces Tactics
Of Alleged Labor Agents
With Truck Drivers.

The three men who have signed
statements they poured disinfectant
over the milk in two delivery wagons ct
Cathedral and Connecticut avenues
early Sunday were formally charged nc
police headquarters this afternoon On
two counts each Of casting poison IN
food. The charges were brought under
section l6 Of the pharmacy law and
conviction carries Q penalty Of q s200
fine or six months imprisonment, or
both.
They will be arraigned in Police Court
tomorrow morning. some of the sub
stance poured on the milk bottles, =
combination Of kerosene and O disin-
fectant with basis Of sulphuric acid,
was submitted 10 the Districts chemist
for analysis. None Of the men had
been released on bond late this after
noon.
The three. Harry Maynard Rothseb.
dairy deliveryman and recording secre-
tary Of the Milk Drivers and Dairy Em-
ployes Local Union. No. 246: Richard
Conts, q taxicab driver. and Elmer Carr
Rayford. q business agent for the Taxi
cab Drivers Union. were taken TO police
headquarters to be photographed and
thumb printed this morning and then
returned TO cells In No. IL precinct.
Union Denounces Act.
Meanwhile the Executive Committee
Of the washington Central Labor
Union issued statement denounctng
the acts. The statement follows:
I'VE are startled, to say the least. 10
learn OF certain individuals who ere
connected with the labor movement
who have associated themselves with
t ths dastardly acs such ~, = i = ALLEGED
ably satisfied the people Of the District
Of Columbia do not believe that the
labor ofdcialB Of Washington would
acquic9ce In such conduct. We do not
approve Of It, nor viii Il be tolerated
within the jurisdiction o. the WashinR<
ton Central Labor Union
we know q nothing tbs M y
done by labor u this n1AtteE q defend
our policy Of eradicating from within
our ranks such violence and misconduct
as We have just learned about We
have not met with the success We are
now enjoying either through violence
or the destruction Of property, and we
don't intend seeing our movement de-
str0yed or even criticized now 90 .
result Of those individuals who would
resort to the destruction Of property,
or perhaps life, 70 secure results. We
are content TO conflne our activity to
the peaceful program Of Cancellation
and arbitration. This has been Illus
trated by the fact that practically oil
labor unions afiiliated with the wash
mgton Central Labor Union are en-
joying contractua1 relationship with
their employers. There Is absolutely no
necessity for any labor union In WASH
ington or any individual connected
Herewith to intimidate any employer,
and. realizing this as we do. It naturally
follows we are not In sympathy with
the men charged with this act Of
destroying milk intended for the people
Of Washington"
Versions Of Case Diner.
In signed statements given ct police
headquarters last night the three ac-
cused men admit they plotted the OUT
rage together, went to the scene in Ray
ford's car and spotted" the milk
wagons in question. Their versions diff
fer at this point, Rayford and Conte as
sorting that Rothgeb actually poured
the disinfectant over the milk, and the
latter accusing Connie" or Conte, Of
having done It.
Acting on ''tip," the source Of
which police would not divulge, head
quarters detectives placed Rothgeb un-
der surveillance Tuesday night. They
arrested him yesterday morning at First
and r. streets and his statements later
implicated the other two. Rayford and
Conte were taken into custody late yes
terday afternoon, Rayford in the 500
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