Show 1 N LIQUOR LIQUORI I 1 1 I GIVEN Wf VOTERS VOURS J C. C lAIM i Democrats Died d F Fol Following Following Fol- Fol 01 I lowing g Election Da Day Day Y r R Ri Par tYe Charge i By y GEORGE D. D CRISSEY R fled Press Staff Correspondent y KANSAS CITY Mo Dec 2 22 h United Press Press Charges Charges that Dem its were drugged with poison poiso to k keep P them from the tho pol polls lit t election day and that such po po- po Eci tactics killed four men overflowed over over- flowed tonight all other phases phase ra current current drive ih n 12 days ago that Mrs do Wilson enraged because a sold her husband an and liquor smashed it t to tot 41 t with an ax ushering in 1 k moon period on the wave waves s the publicity she received grand Jury Investigation devel devel- e j and there were several indict nta and general nervousness cg saloon row row Kansas City for tor a time because of th the thet i treat t of an arid acid Christmas st RUGGED CHARGE Then suddenly the grand juryj jury j widened Us its scope when James Jame JamesT T county prosecutor pre pre- 14 ted T evidence tending to show r t voters and work work- tip ere given liquor last election ti I and drugged so they could no not notte te rr Four victir of the party died t is said j Additional intimations are are that 4 rugged victims taken from froma a lop op bouses for the most part a re eld prisoners ers In the basement an an uptown dive operated by ap a p arker for the city Republican orr or- or r Police It Is claimed yr arted ed the doors when the drug drug- I zed drinkers tried to crawl outIl out Il medical aid h All election day ad far into the ht of that day the groaning continued but long it I r tae polls had closed the menken men ken to police headquarters a a patrol wagon on Intoxication es Page today promised additional 1 dente supporting the charges and dihe would seek murder indict indict- In n event nent ent the grand Jurys Jury's a in icings bear out the complaints tI t AROUSED With Vilh the Mie coming coining of ot murder tf dons ns in connection with the antior anti antl- luor or crusade academic interest d a desire for lor a a. Christmas drink ed to be of much influence I. I lere ere erb was WIlS indication that arouse aroused d tic lie o opinion might for the first firs t 4 history make malte Kansas CIt City y f least semidry County records show that tw two o ot tidied n a died He of alcoholism as a result resul t clec election lon day drinking Page how how- 1 four Charles Thomas I t la was one The other othe r ree were not identified by name I tin ing g flop nop house voters oters it is said t the city Democratic n All four tour are alleged to havert have rt in a party given b byr by d r car carRoe Roe Republican worker an and of a joint at Mait Main Mai n 1 re t the scene of the alleged org orgy T o date nine men who attended e ea party have testified before th the e md and nd jur Jury Al All told a harrowing g e C r C. C roans Moans and screams of ot pain were e r 1 pored nored b by the patrolman Gus I h said Even a dying r I n s permitted to breathe hf hist his s t t without even an examination one time 60 50 men were on th thor the or o after having been given a lic and nd all were wen in v varying dees dee de- de e es ot ot of consciousness The grand Jury convenes again it t Thursday In the meantime i it ared likely that the tho bodies of P four tour alleged victims would b be e moved eyed traIn from their north side burI bur- bur I l plots for examination And if it it i found that poison polson killed them we shall seek see seeder k wd der r indictments for tor the persons I On for the crime the pros- pros to tOr r said II Kan Dec 22 United re less ess Lobbying if any pron promises be a a. dull routine business with social activities among Kan Kan- legislators with the threat tobt tont to- to nt ht bt that the state house would padlocked if It necessary to to keep lobbyists from giving drinks ti tp aters natora and representatives ta 11 ves SHOWN I la state that prides lt Itself on Ii pioneer r spirit in putting down oze oze Oe aided greatly by Carrie Ma- Ma her hatchet against the ons-the the campaign for tor a a. drink drink- al legislature was received grec gre t t. surprise and the tho or- or nl ed Interests who vho have maln- maln a a. lobby h here re for years were e er peeved to tl think that t they been given such a a. black e eyet eye eyo e before the tho legislature met t y e M. M Reed governor governor elect elect has ed that prohibitory laws will v strictly enforced after alter January when u ho becomes governor ung letters to various officials enlisted the aid of ot Y General W W. A. A Smith Mayor 1 cl of Topeka and Glenn Glennan tan Wn an county elect attorney of nce county 8 sas lawmakers must not drink It they ey vote ote while they are arc in To To- at 11 or even in tn Kansas ansas and Reed need Reeds I s barned arned the lobbies lobbIes lobbIes' whom heU he hed U d c of giving altogether too i. i booze parties to the legisla- legisla I at T other sessions that the they will to to go BO outside of Kansas to i fer to ho Kansis l legislators the cup ri at cheers ers one Into voting as he is |