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Show WOULD KILL H KENTUCKIAN Scheme to Stop Proposed H Legislation by Slay- H ing Johnson fH Washington, Aug. 21. An allege.', H scheme to kill Representative Den jam in Johnson of Kentucky, chairman of the house committee on the Dis- trict of Columbia, so ao to head off H certain proposed legislation has been H disclosed to Mr. Johnson and a sworn IH statement has put the Kentucky man jH and his friends on guard. HHHI "I know all about It." said Mr HVHH Johnson today, "but I'd rather not IH say what Interests are back of the H HMHI The affidavit of a Washington man detailing a conversation he heard on HHhI a street car, in which one of thry HHH talking said he had been following HHH j Mr. Johnson three nights to kill him. HHHJ is locked up today in the office of jH 'Speaker Clark. HHHJ I "Tho story Is true," said Mr John- H jHHHJ "Who are the parties?" he was IH HHHJ "I do not care to say." jHHHJ "What do you propose t do7" 'AVA "Nothing unless thcro is an attemp BAVJ to execute the threat. I have all tv jH acts but I do not want to go Into de- IHHH, IHH Mr. Johnson has been acgresslve In H his advocacy of legislation affecting the District of Columbia lie is said H to hae Incurred the enmit of many H peoplo who Interpret hi? views as hos- tile to the interests of the city. H |