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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1919
Page
7
Washington lawmakers pressed for a congressional inquiry into riot waves and police failures amid Prohibition criticism. Maj. Pullman defended readiness while lawmakers urged full staffing and higher pay to curb crime in the capital.
A group of Washington DC colored pastors and citizens meeting at Metropolitan AME Church under the National Race Congress urged President Roosevelt and District officials to protect law abiding Black residents. They condemned mob violence by service members at the White House, National Bank, and Treasury, calling for withdrawal of troops and punishment of rioters.
Judge Hardison discharged four defendants Elias Farmes George Robinson William Brown and Wesley Allen of disorderly conduct and assembly on Seventh street between L and M northwest in a riot series. Sailor Thomas Moran was found guilty of disorderly conduct related to clashes Saturday night at Four-and-a-half street and Missouri avenue and was turned over to his superior officer.
The constitutional validity of the Federal farm loan act was challenged in a test case filed in the U S district court in Kansas City. The suit names Cheries K E Smith director and bondholder of Kansas City Title and Trust Company as plaintiff's counsel.
A petition charges the Federal land bank act and the joint stock land bank act as unconstitutional due to tax exemptions for insat mortgages and farm loan bonds. It alleges land banks lack public trustee status, denying bond and mortgage tax relief. The suit stems from Kansas City Title and Trust Company’s decision to invest in farm loan bonds, which the plaintiff seeks to restrain.
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