The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-18
BURNS AGENCY
 .CHALLEN N GES .bA|L|N CHARGE
Confessed Spy Arrested on Warrant Alleging Criminal Libel Preferred by Allan 0. Myers in Chicago.
 Released on Bail

CHICAGO, H., Feb. 17.=(By Associated Press. )-Albert Bailin, alias Balanow, confessed spy and agent provocateur of various de- tective agencies, today was ar rested on a charge of criminal libel preferred by Allan O. Myers, assistant general manager of the W. J. Burns International Detec- tive Agency.
 The charge grew out of Bala- now's sworn statements during taking of a deposition by Frank P. Walsh for the defense of 22 al legged communists facing trial at St. Joseph, Mich. Myers charges that Balanow libeled him when he swore that he had written let ter threatening to blow up the Woolworth building and kill the postmaster of New York by order of Myers, who at that time was his employer.
 Balanow surrendered immediate ly after leaving the witness stand this morning. E. Ed Nockels, sec retary of the Chicago Federation of Labor, posted $5,000 bail and he was released.
 Bomb Outrage Suspect.
 Myers spent most of the day on the stand describing his work for the Burns agency and the activities of former Burns operative. Linder- feldt, who, after Investigating the Wall street bomb explosion for Burns was arrested in Warsaw Poland, as suspect nthat case.
 Efforts of Mir. Walsh to question Myers about a trip he made to Rus sia year or more ago on which he was supposed to have met Linder- feldt, failed when the witness said Ht Hdd pttH lHstIuCltu pI AllOTntA General Daugherty through W. j. Burns. head of the bureau of ,nves- tigation of the department of jus tice, to answer no questions about the European trip.
 He testified that at the time of the trip he was working for the government as a dollar a year man and that his regular salary was paid by the Burns agency. He said he was frequently loaned to the govern ment and on those occasions carried government badge but that no other Burns operatives to his knowl edge used government credentials.
 Linderfelddt told him. Myers said that Burns agents had given him $500 to make the trip which was ended in his arrest in Warsaw but Myers said he had no other knowl- edge of the payment.
 Linderfeldt, examination dis closed. was a member of the com munist party while working for Burns and reported to the agency on communist meetings he attended. Contributed to Radicals.
 Myers, in response to Mir. Walsh S questioning. said Burns men work ing on radical cases, occasionally contributed funds to radical organ izations but said he was Unable to estimate even approximately what those contributions totaled in any given year
 MT. Walsh announced at the start of the hearing here that lie would try to show that the radical or ganizations had been honey y-combe d with private detectives who directed their activities and contributed te their support. Today he read into the record from a report made to the Burns agency by Balanow show ing the latter spent $3.45 at a com munist dance one night for drinks and contributions to the party"
 His testimony was prefaced by the explanation that he had mo objec- tion to giving anything I can to help this case regardless of which side it affects but I do object to being tool to spread propaganda through. newspapers seeking to dis credit detective agencies in the in- terest of a group of people who know from my own investigations are plotting to overthrow the gov ernment of the United States"
 Ire dispositions here will be com : pleted Monday with the cross ex- animation of MT. Myers.