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About The advocate. (Portland, Or.) 19??-19?? | View Entire Issue (Aug. 8, 1931)
THE ILLUSTRATED FEATURE SECTION—August g, 1931 f True Story of a Bootlegger’s Moll in Cape Charles, Va. Jy N O R F O L K K ID (la v a lr\ m a n G o l* M ollai T il l * Uiuruul *Unf d ra U with «' rn|N Chrti« iV lrftn U i booU rffrr, «lu i ttiknv K a rs ago. luul *u much |M»wrr th it th ru hs v a » |mt In jail hit 'm o ll’ »«■ • Unwnl to slay I hr re with him tlu* fli't tvu uitfhLa. T hl* man la now ftrrMtut tw » yean In lilrhiiK rul, cm tin- load, following III* laat arn-wt JaniM rwitrtwll In a light brown LEVI ANDERSON akin nuin. S feet 6 inchm in h<-tght. former private of Troop D In the 10th U S Cavalry, who is shown receiving mid weighs JOn |munda lir in brlwrrn tin Distinguished Service Medal from Brigadier General Edgar T Colimi *Ui and 1.' yrai h ul agr Ilia prop!« at Korl Mycr Virginia Anderson «medal was given for rescuing a com are wrll known in ■txirtjr on thr rade tram drowning r o lrrn Hlinrr of Virginia Vila ” k>vr wife la a very hrmififul «link brown Akin woman, with long black hair Ml»c wan the g>|»ay t>t* of woman, 5 frrt tall and ISO ixHjndt tin weight * Hhc waa wrll educated, und had at onr time b«*rn a teacher, lie M rrli Ilia ’ .Moll One day In July. Jim and one of hit i i »ends, wh v name was Hharpley, were playing checkers, which t n Jim s fa%orlle paMime. In front of an Ice cream pallor Jim and his buddy M o lly entered the ice cream parlor and the t w o »n on stopped had Jiiftt »prut- the niahl brforc at p la yin g checkers to look at her. the swamp making whiskey A pretty girl entered and ttic* two men stopped tiielr game long enough to cuss* at Iwr After .hr had pur 'Pretty High Brown School Teacher Gave Up c of ir« nrarn < A |ti |>a.V4r<1 the two met), Her Job to Become the Love W ife of the flu* spoke to them In a \ery swest Tow n’» Liquor Maker. He Had so Much Pull voice. Jim winked at his buddy, arose and asked the girl her name. that His W ife Stayed in Jail with Him. Hhc* told him tfiat her name was Mol ly. and lliat site was a stranger in In »n Jim thru told her his nam e. |M.r, f , „ shaipley. That night Uu- the case «a s dismissed Ttic people and tntrodurrd Hh.uplev. Jun asked # . .. , . . . Molly II he Might U fa her .ml ,,M m lm<1 * Knni Un,e , l * » r e freed, Still Ka.dcd night. The girl accepted thr Invtta Jims road homo The patty lifted lion and promised to bring a friend I for five liourv One rainy night Jim »u s In the Huts II« r a f a r « » n ip making whiskey ns usual, After Jim had cloned hi* place, he »h e n nil of a sudden he was told by STOMACH U PSET7 H ; ;. In » voice to throw up his hands There When your stomach i« out of orde» escorted the gltls heme t ik t StJfoaepV* I a t nna (double left Molly that night. he told her o( were but two eopo In Cape Charlr*. stronribh Act* as Tonic, fornati«**, Ilia hoe for tier and about the great yppctiwr. O v e r n ig h t rr ulta of amount of pull he lutii around town and they were Negro-hater«. They r iniH'V buck, 'add ni all «Iniggiats. He even (old tier how much money were Charles Tennis and his sent. he had been nuiklng and Molly, Chnrtea Jr. thinking of the money alone, accept When Jim had raised his hands, ed hta olTer of love Things picked up at onca for Jlnt; one of the office is s)ap|ied him in the lace. He was ordered to carry the lie bought a car. then he opcni-d a very fine restaurant. Installed a radio 1?*^ to , ,p • w**lc*, *"** * v* ‘l and hired tour girls as waitress»« H e , fr<’,n t*1'' 5* umP- Jim refused, rhe also bought Molly live or its dresses1 Pc'h-e found a barrel stave and be- utiil was getting along line until the K»n to b*at him after tliey had hand- \\ h f w n , | U > I .> »«a r»4 f t t w n l - m » .■ • * « » » « 1 • im « i o i Qwk iKsaas«*— white people became Jealous of his r,tfTed him anil tied him to a tree l .<iw i T t i . k i | « w l l ’ » . l i . f **»> »«• « S M « progress They boat him until the blood ran, l.m f • » • » 4 m » D ttlM if. ••<». M M t r t l f M M M i tluli»*. Ssf i.tse Ik-n ( is»an lf*il I r M IW k f | i VS. then took him to the city Jail and il COI» IfMitUr ( Inf V«ry (Hay Offered fid locked him tip. t MN 4)01 IR m . h *1*4 r»Me« Fr»* «><li o«it«r. fE T O N E C O . I>»|rf in f !.«••• M®- One September (lay when Molly .Slays In Jail was out walking, she paused an olay. When Molly heard about this she who was wrll dressed He stopped her nnd offered her ten dollars If site •went to the attorney and told him would make a date with him Molly the story. He accompanied her to refused his ofTer and when she re (he Jail, nnd Molly was allowed to turned home she told Jtm ab ed It atav with Jim tor two nights After spending 23 days In Jail, he Jim became sore and went to find the man to give him a piece of his mind. ama tried, nnd llie case was thrown out of court. Jtm trtril to get n war The white man apologised The next night Jim s place was rant for the two ofay officers who raided. Every one In the place was bent him, but was nnable to do so. SHK IHM l>* T IT I.E O T V O l'N G E S T COLLEGE D EAN— Jim la now serving a term lor an arrested except Molty and Jtm. The Miss MargaeeMe V. Wood. I>.«nvtllr. k i dran M women at next morning the ease wax brought other ml demeanor Molly, this Virginia Seminar» and ( «liege. Lynehkurg. Vm„ »h o i» at- up In roilit Jim's lawyer wlusinTcd gangster's hive wife, has not been Murgaa College vaimmer sehool Miso Wood tv a r. Era i n o art. i t. M. V mere . « Hr. I somethhvg to the state's attorney nnd | heard of vince hta last arrrst. H ood, d irer tor mi Malika ocr H e a lt h y yfi/W OM EN oüly