Evening Star Newspaper, December 10, 1922, Page 32

- N THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON D. C, DECEMBER 10, 1922—PART 1. ( ' NFANT “HOOCH” INDUSTRY DIES $2,000,000 FRAUD | NLEC DGR e e s Special Dispatch to The Star. Frobe of School Board Said NEW YORK, December 9.—When Frank and Christopher Markarano set to Disclose Huge Dis- crepancies. zled because the seafaring gentry had suddenly become devoted to babies. Not only would they admire them from a distance, but they would ask for permission to hold them on their laps. And what seemed even more remarkable was that the nurse- maids were willing. | tribution. But after the New Rochelle dis- nursery maids covery the police found the answer. | professionais ) distribute t It was prohibition. Bables and bottles | Wares in this manmer at all tin were coupled in the carriages and | Others are amateurs who utilige t the bottles all contained liquor of | baby, heir to millions, as a cover | various kinds. Now special detec- | through which to pick up an extra tives have been detailed to break up | Plece of change. This latter discover: has stirred up some of the residents of the drive apartments, with the 1e- sult that new nurses n demand iCaprright. standing. “What a sweet kidlet,” has the power to bring forth a half-pint of corn. “Doesn't he every cry?” charms a small flask of Scotch from the innermost receésses of the car- riage. And for 30 Years at 935 F St. Qv Since the New Rochelle episode the police report an increased wariness on the part of nursemalds who, on sunny dave, take the youngsters {rom | the cliff-like apartments in the vicin- | ity to the walks of the drive for an airing. It had been noticeable for some time that these same nurse- maids, who in the past have flirted there is ch quer; & new fashion up at New Rochelle, once forty-five minutes from Broad- way, by transporting “hooch” in a baby carrlage, with a doll's head, cavefully bundled up, &8s an extra camoflage, they admittedly “spilled the beana’ for another “infant” indus- try on Riverside drive, alongside of which all visiting warships have an snchorage. with the police, now attract the sail- | this latest industry of a great city. There are various passwords through which the saflors and the bootlegging nursery maids_establish_an under- ors who spend their leave on the benches in this particular park. The police admittedly were puz-! By the Associated Prees. CHICAGO, December 9.—Discrep- ancies in financlal accounts of the | Chicago school board were alleged by | an auditing company that investi-| gated the books: of the board at the direction of Robert E. 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Four Board Members Indicted. “The board's auditor and factory accountants admitted that they them- selves were unable to identify cer- tain items.” Underneath this assertion the re- port listed cxamples of what it termed “absurd accounting methods,” charging that $905.449 paid out in 1921 was credited to the general of- fice account in 1922. Coal contracts let by the school board have been investigated by a grand jury and several indictments were reported to have been voted. At present four members of the board are under indictment on charges of conspiracy. DRYSONDOUBLEDUTY | T0 CURS HOLOAYFLOW/ Bootleg From Bahamas and Rising Prices Make U. S. Agents Task Arduous. By the Associated Preas. FREEPORT, N. 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