Evening Star Newspaper, September 12, 1928, Page 12

rp—l'——-‘__. “$E17E MORE LIQUOR DEALERS RECORDS Philadelphia Mayor Appeals to Billy Sunday to PO Purge City. containing H alleged to | pavments from pecial grand jury | s of bootleggers em. he declared. a month had been and gar s revealed < paid to n in command | of the still was locat- ed: ot that district detec- | tive £50 a week and street | gerg: week “Will Hang Selves." “These bootlegeers are going to hang | themselves with their own records,” the strict attorney said. “It became neces- them to keep books because was becoming so widespread ive. The alcohol ring is a ring of many men. They didn’t trust each other; they wanted books to show where all the money was going. Well. they kept them, and now they are going to help us.” - In discussing the “cover-up” methods of the rum ring. the prosecutor said that Miss Anna Coone 23-year-old stenographer in a lawyer's office, had been tricked into signing papers which caused her name to appear as the owner of a big distillery. He said he ex- pected to find many more “innocent dupes of the unscrupulous schemers’ ameng the lizt of cwners and stoc helders of illizit Cistilling plants. Miss Coenev was cxamined by the jury yes- terday. v Sundar. has appealed to Billy Bunday, the evangelist, to conduct a “great spiritual campaign” in this city es an antidote to the bootlegger, hi- Jacker and gunman. While the special grand jury con- tinued its investigation of underworld activities generally, the Federal grand iury was delving into the affairs of Joel D. Kerper, alleged “society boot- legger,” whose list of customers con- tained the names of more than 1.000 Ersons, many of whom are prominent society and business circles of this and other cities. Fourteen of these ‘“customers” were summoned to appear before the Federal body vesterday. but writ servers could find only eight, and two of these re- fused to answer questinns on the ground that it might incriminate them. Seven- teen were subpoenaed to testify against Kerper today. EX-POLICEMAN FUGITIVE SOUGHT BY AUTHORITIES All Precincts Put on Lookout for Former Officer Escaping on Way to Workhouse. All police precincts were instructed foday to be on the lookout for Robert Lee White, 32 years old, a former po- liceman, who escaped from the Nintn street wharf Monday night while await- ing transportation to the District work- house at Lorton, Va., to serve a six- month term for petty larceny and car- rying a concealed weapon. ‘White was arrested in connection with a dispute as to the ownerchip of 8 pistol. He was sentenced to jail for his participation and it was while await- ing the boat to take him to prison he escaped. A former top sergeant in the District | Schoolhouse. C. OF C. DIRECTOR NAMED. Fairfax Organization Honors Fred ‘W. Robinson of Herndon. Special Dispatch to The Star. FAIRFAX, Va.. September 12.—The met last night in the Colvin Run Fred W. Robinson cf Herndon was elected a director of the chamber. to fill the unexpired term of G. M. Hutchison, who has moved to New York. President Webb announced the following additions to the finance committee: George C. Smith of Fra conia, Capt. Thurlow White of Bail ssroad, T. R. Keith of Fairfax, F are ready. " ! | ! ! ! ! ! ! | | ! ! National Guard and reserve officer in the same outfit, White served in a com- bat division during the World War. He ‘was captured and spent several months in a German prison camp. ‘White was a policeman here after the war, remain ng on the force for about five years. Prepare Your Children for School Have their eyes examined NOW, before school opens. Send your children to their stludles tllt’h “elyasigm effi- clency and their progress will be surer. o Registered Optometrist in Attendance of.AakinIne. 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