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PROFESSIONAL ETHICS NOT VIOLATED “SPEAKEASY” REVELATIONS WASHINGTON, Thursday. Three reporters were sent out by the city editor of the “Washington Times” to investigate liquor conditions. They published stories written in the first person saying they had easily purchased liquor in 49 “speakeaqies.” The grand jury took up the matter. However, the three journalists refused to violate the ethics of their profession by revealing the names of the people who supplied the drink or their adresses. Thereupon Judge Gordon, of the Columbia District Supreme Court, sentenced each of them to 45 days’ imprisonment for contempt of court.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 809, 1 November 1929, Page 9
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99GAOL FOR JOURNALISTS Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 809, 1 November 1929, Page 9
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