Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 131, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 May 1920 — Major Is Jailed for Gardening in Nightie [ARTICLE]

Major Is Jailed for Gardening in Nightie

Los Angeles. Cal.—Because he persisted in attending to his garden clad only in his abbreviated night shirt, Maj. E. A. Weed. seVenty-nine, of Santa Monica,was arrested. Major Weed’s arrest came following a complaint made against him by Robert H. Green. The police say that Major Weed was seen in his garden by many of the neighbors, who had remonstrated with him in vain. During the war drives, Major Weed did some excellent work. He is a widower.