Evening Star Newspaper, December 21, 1932, Page 7

DRUG PLOT BARE | ATUNTAPRSQN o ot T Knows More Than Most Couple| Judges, Court Comments Damascus, Va., Named With Nine Others.in U. S. Indictments. By the Associated Press. ATLANTA, December 21.—A plot with JYar-reaching ramifications for smug- gling narcotics and other contraband into the Atlanta Federal Prnitentiary brought indictments against 11 persons yesterday. The Federal grand jury acted on evi- presented by the district attor- s office and narcotic officers who spent scveral months trying to| catch the conspirztors. | These indicted are Robert C. Gibson and Jose Enrique Mira, prisoners at the penitentiary: John W. Smith of At- lanta, a former civilian employe at the prisen; Samuel Goltz of Brooklyn, N.Y.; Dewey C. Doss and his wife, Claire Doss, of Damascus, Va., and five others whose frames the zuthorities would not make public because they have not been Hrrested. Described as “Keystene.” Assistant District _ Attorney E. Chastain described Smith as “the ke; ,stone” of the conspiracy. He was em ployed at the prison as an electrick and had access to the cell blocks. Chastain said Smith rented a post cffi box at East Point, an_Atlanta suburb, under the name of J. F. Jones and re- wceived narcctics, letters and mon Which he smuggled to the pri-oners. Doss and his wife were classified by {the assistant district attorney as perators of “the clearing house” at ‘4Damascus. He said they assembled the contrabands and dispatched them to mith at Ea<t Point. Once inside the prison walls, they jywere distributed among inmates sharing the conspiracy, largely through the nctivities of Miro and Gibson, the latter { % brother of Mrs. Doss, the officers said. i Seized at Post Office. % Smith was arre:ted at the East Point (§post office last November 2. Officers said they found him in possession of narcotics and letters and money in- Wended for priconers Smith is in jail here, Doss and his| fwife are under bonds at Damascus and | 1Geltz has been arrested in Brooklyn. Hager's office forwarded papers to Brooklyn today for his removal to At- ta. Thus far no date has been set for Rheir trial. Iceman Wins Case Lawyer Told Him in Freeing Man. Bythe Associated Press. KANSAS CITY, December 21.—Roy Watson, 28-year-old iceman, yesterday defended himself successfully against a Government charge of operating liquor nuisance. EVENING STAR, MRS. EDDY NAMIED AS “FIRST WOMAN® 128,882, in Contest, Select 12 Outstanding Leaders of Sex in 100 Years. BY the Associated Press. NEW YORK, December 21.—The 12 | outstanding woman leaders of the last 100 years, as selected by 128,882 women “A lawyer told me my case was hope- | in a contest, were announced last night less,” Watson said when the jury ac- ' at a dinner of the board of directors of | quitted him after three hours’ delibera- | the National Council of Women, an or- tion. “So there wasn't anything left | ganization for co-ordinating the efforts for me to do but argue the case myself.” | of women’s clubs. “Are you familiar with the rules evidencé?” inquired Judge Merrill Otis. of | Mary Baker Eddy, founder of the Church, was_first E. | Christian _Science The others choice with 102,762 votes. “I believe T am,” the iceman replied. | selected were Jane Addams, founder of “Then you are better informed than | Hull House in Chicago, 99,147 votes; most judges and lawyers,” the jurist | Clara Barton, founder of the Red Cross, commented. Placing himself on the stand, Watson 96,139; Frances E. Willard, founder of Christian _‘Temperance the Women's testified he had been intoxicated at the | Union, 80,303; Susan B. Anthony, wom- place in question, and in that condition | an suffrage leader, 84,321; Helen Keller, may have obligingly passed around |deaf and blind lecturer, 84.239; Harrlet drinks to raiding dry agents. He denied | Beecher Stowe, author of “Uncle Tom's making any sales, however. “The defehdant has pleaded his case | poser of the Julia Ward Howe, com- Cabin,” 173,99 ‘Battle Hymn of the Re- as well as a great many lawyers,” assert- | public,” 72,276; Carrie Chapman Catt, ed the judge at the conclusion of the | suffrage leader, 70,489; Amelia Ear- evidence. hart Putnam, the aviatrix, 43,399; Mary “In the future when young men ask | Lyon, founder of Mount Holyoke Col- me how they shall start out in the law | leg, 40,831, and Dr. Mary E. Woolley, profession, I shall advise work for an ice company. LEAGUE FEARS CHANGES president of Mount Holyoke and dele- gite to the Geneva Disarmament Con- ference, 36.855. Likenesses of the 12 women will ap- pear in an appropriate frieze in tne council's exhibit in the Social Science | i Chi ‘World Pair. IN HOME LOAN BANK LAW | PUHein8 o it® as ‘tirted stter a 1ist of 12 selected by a committee evoked protests from the members. The list Building and Loan Group, in Ses-| . ¢ composed of Abigail Adams, Mrs. sion Here, Asks Congress to Leave System Alone. By the Associated Press. The United States Building and Loan E. C. Doremus, Dr. Emily Blackwell, Antoinette B. Blackwell, Susan B. An: thony, Julla Ward Home, Frances Wil- lard, Jane Addams and Carrie Chap- man Catt. L 5o sion he ye day ad- Gresid o the Banking and cuency | LAST CIVIL WAR GENERAL Committees of the Senate and House a statement urging there be no change in the home loan bank law. “The law is sound and in the main IN NEW YORK EXPIRES satistactory and constructive legisla- | John Fred Pierson Dies at Age of tion,” the statement said. States are unalterably op change in the law until it has had chance to demonstrate its usefulness.” “The build- ing and loan associaticns of the United d to any 93 After Noted Military Career. By the Associated Press. a The statement was presented by Ward NEW YORK, December 21—Brig. B. Whitlock, Springfield, IIL. president | Gen. John Fred Pierson, the last sur- of the league; Philip Lieber. Shreve- | yviving general of the Civil War in New port, La., vice president: I. Friedlander, Houston, Tex.; C. Clinton James of this York, died last night at the age of 93. Gen. Pierson was attached to the VASHINGTON, D. 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