The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1917-01-19
BUCHANAN TO Be.
FREED ON BOND
FROM JAIL TODAY.
Accused Of DefraudiDg Gov.
eminent in the Sale of
Ole0margarine.
1870 LBS. CONFISCATED
BY FEDERAL AGENTS
Dairy Store Manager Sold Imi-
tation Butter for Real
Commodity.

Arrangements were being made last
night for bond of $4,000 to secure
the release of Charles BUCHANAN from
the City Jail, where he is being held
on several charges of having violated
the United States oleomargarine laws.
He was arrested yesterday morning
after several United States agents had
received information that he was sell
ing more oleomargarine than he was
permitted by law.
Buchanan is the manager OF a farm
dairy store on Good Hope street. He
was arrested by General United States
Deputy Revenue Agent William Reece
Gutman, of Wheeling, w. Va, and
Walter Eason, of Queen City, Mo-, and
United States Special Gauger W. A.
Nitzer. They arrived in the Cape ear
ly Wednesday morning and collected
sufficient evidence to warrant the ar
rest OF Buchanan, they said.
The prisoner told the United States
agents that he was the manager of
the store, which was owned by his
brother. He was authorized to pay
the taxes for his brother, he said, but
did not know anything pertaining his
brothers sales of oleomargarine. He
was taken to Jail by the agents and
confined ali day. Late in the after
noon his brother began making ar
engagements for his release on bond.
The Government agents called on
United States Commissioner +. A.
Rage, late last night, and after con-
ference, the bond was fixed at $1,000.
The brother of the prisoner told the
Government agents that he would be
at the City Jail with his bondsmen
early this morning.
According to the warrant issued for
the arrest of Buchanan, he is charged
with violating several sections Of the
oleomargarine laws. He has a license
permitting him to sell the product as
a retailer, but not more than ten
pounds at one time. For this license
he is taxed s4S per year. The whole
sale dealer in oleomargarine Is re-
CURED to pay $3.50 for his license.
The Government agents were reg
istered at the Idan-Ha Hotel under
fictitious names. During their short
stay in the Cape, they investigated
the charges against Buchanan and
called on Chris NJ. Freeman, who was
said to have received some oleomar-
garine from Buchanan at wholesale
price.
Yesterday morning they called or
Buchanan at his store, and after lden'
tifyinp themselves, asked him to &C
company them down the street. He
was taken to Jail. A search of tht
premises disclosed $50 pounds of col
| ored oleomargarlne IN the store
was confscated by the agents to b
used as evidence.
Buchanan refused to make state
ment. The Government agents, how
ever, declared last night that the evl
dence against him was very conclu
sive. They would not reveal any o
the details of the evidence gathered
but asserted it would all be brough
out in the trial.
This is the first arrest of its kln'
in the Cape. Some years ago deale
| in this city was suspected of vloiatinl
the oleomargarine laws. A scare
warrant was issued against him, bu
there was no evidence found. He late
left town and is said to have establish
ed Il business in st. Louis.