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HI OFFICER
Major Keating of Government
Force Sends a “Beautiful
Blue«Eyed Lady” to Hot
Springs and What She
Does Reads Like a
Stirring Scenario.
Hot Springs, Dec. 5.—It is
reported that an indignation
meeting of the “Mountain
Dew” Lodge is being con
templated to enter a protest
against the action of Maj. R.
B. Keating, in charge of pro
hibition enforcement officers,
who, it is said, “switched his
play” and sent here a very
pretty young woman to make
the acquaintance of alleged
dealers in “hooch” and ascer
tain just what the local situa
tion was.
The young woman is Mrs.
Edith Katlin. Besides being
pretty, Mrs. Katlin is said to
possess a very charming per
sonality. She had winning
ways, too, and besides fulfill
ing the traditional standards
of secret service sleuths of the
feminine gender in fiction and
movie scenario, was also a
most persistent seeker after
facts, as her record proves.
She hit the Spa, it is related,
in the latest and most stylish
gown. She looked like a
fashion plate, and as she
strolled up Central avenue
there were many admiring
glances cast in here direction.
; ns is “betwix and between”
being a blonde and brunette,
has blue eyes, a graceful fig
ure and makes a rather attrac
tive picture. She arrived a
few days ago. It didn’t take
her long to get acquainted,
either.
As a result of the young
woman’s activity in the in
terest of law enforcement
generally, and the upholding
of the Volstead Act in partic
ular, there were four new
cases on the docket in United
States Commissioner Martiin’s
court yesterday.
Her First Prey.
Mrs. Katlin said that among
her acquaintances was the pro
prietor of a well-known roam
ing house, to whom she ap
pealed for the purchase of
liquor. The boniface was ob
liging enough, and Mrs. Kat
lin charged she bought two
quarts of “mountain dew”
from the defendant. She
paid him, she testified, $20, or
“ten smackers” a quart. A
little later Major Keating and
a band of officials moved
down on the establishment
where the transaction had
taken place and searched the
premises. Among other
things discovered was a trunl
that leaked. Closer exam
intation showed that tin
party had “struck oil,” foi
a rich product of some stil
was flowing from the interioi
of the trunk, the officers said
Nine half-pints and a five
gallon jug that was half fillec
with “corn” was confiscated
and the proprietor arrestet
and held on .a $2,000 bond on
the charge of storing and
selling liquor.
Taxi Driver Also “Falls.”
Then, so the story goes, the
young woman meandered
down the S p a’s jm ain
thoroughfare and made the
acquaintance of a well known
local taxi driver. To him she
expressed the desire for “a
little corn,” and said she
wondered where she could get
some.” The young woman
was informed immediately,
she said, that she had come to
the right person, and was
further assured that the taxi
driver handled only the best
of the product. She purchas
ed a pint from him, and then
hopped into his car, intending
to go to the man’s home,
where, she said, she had been
informed that a half-gallon
more of the same liquor had
been stored. The trip to the
man’s domicile, however, was
never completed, for officers
who were watching the little
comedy stopped the car and
gathered the taxi knight into
their warm embrace, and he
was charged with transporting
and selling liquor, placed
under $500 bail, and is _ now
wondering how long it will be
before he has to relinquish his
automobile.
But that isn’t all. There
recently arrived here from
New Orleans one Joe Nelson,
known to many sporting edi
tors throughout the country as
| a pretty fair lightweight
“leather pusher.” Joe said
he was going to do a little
training, but officers charged
that his road work was not the
kind that would get him into
anything but trouble, and that
he was, «'too soliciting
.sales of “moonshine,” so they
itook Josephus in, and he was
released on $250 bond, charg
ed with soliciting.
It is said Mrs. Katlin has
been transferred*^ the south
western district. One thing is
certain of her activity in this
city, and that is she “made
good.” Her male colleagues
do not hesitate to say, that
when it comes to making ac
quaintances and “getting the
goods,” Mrs. Katlin is there
with bell^.
As a result of Mrs. Ratlin’s
visit here nine persons were
arrested on charges of violat
ing the prohibition laws, and
two automobiles were con
I fiscated.
| The officers raided the
home of Flo Kennedy, several
times convicted of dealing in
liquor, but they failed to find
any “wet goods.” She told
the officers she was expecting
them to call on her “real
soon,” one officer said.—Ark
ansas Gazette.
Miss Ora Lee Hunnicutt re
turned yesterday, Thursday,
to her home in Jelks, after a
two weeks’ visit to relatives in
i! Little Rock.
IMPOUNDING
NOTICE
Notice is hereby given that
the following described live
stock has been found running
at large in the Incorporated
Town of McCrory, and has
been placed in the pound pen -
One bull about one year old
red with white belly and short
horns, Serial No. 15.
One heifer about one year
old, red with white belly and
short horns, Serial No. 16.
One bull about eight months
old, Jersey with short horns
Serial No. 17.
The owner, or owners, are
hereby notified to call and
claim said stock and prove
his ownership thereof at once
pay what charges that may
have accrued, otherwise
notice is hereby given that
the above described stock will
be sold at the pound pen to the
highest and best bidder for
cash according to law at 2:00
o’clock p. m., Dec. 20, 1920.
Date said stock was im
pounded: Dec, 8, 1920,
Date notice was posted:
Dec. 9, 1920.
Signed: FRANK SHUE,
Impounding Officer.
Mr. Lee Porter of Judsonia
spent Monday and Tuesday in
McCrory.
Mr. H. W. Jernigan, presi
dent of the Bank of McCrory,
spent Monday and Tuesday in
|Little Rock on business.
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