The Kusko times., 1926-06-19

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 Mr. Hill of Maryland. MT. Chair man, will the gentleman yield to me?
 MT. Griffin. Yes,s.
 Mir Hill of Marylandd MT, Chair mon,. the gentleman from Texas (Mr, Blanton) the. other day on. the floor of tie House. claimed to have personal knowledge of over 40Q5 of what he called saloons in Baltimore.
 MT. Blanton. No, not personal knowledge. I said that had evidence of the existence of 50, and that one colleague claimed there were 400 there. But did not claim that had personal knowledge of them.
 Mr.. Hill of Maryland. Please do not interrupt me- l am not yielding to the gentleman.
 MT. Blanton. I doJ not want the gentleman to misquote me. He will remember that I asked from the floor whether our colleague from Maryland (Mr. Linthicum) would deny that there were 30 saloons there, and he would not deny it.
 MT. Hill of Maryland The gentle man claims to have knowledge. l do not know whether it. is personal or not; but when a gentleman gets up on the floor of the House and says that he knows of such and such things ex- isting, we assume he knows it from personal knowledge, and especially when the gentleman is a gentleman of such. thoroughness of-inXestigation as the distinguished gentleman from Texas4 If the gentleman from Texas has any reason to believe that there are in existence what he calls saloons, is it not his duty under the COnstitu tion, which he has sworn several times to support, toorepert that ln- formation which he claims to have to the local United States district attor- ney2
 MT. Griffin. I think he ought to put it in the Record
 Mr Hill of Maryland. Yes, I think he ought to put it into the Record.
 MT. Blanton. Then I will put one in the Record. If the gentleman from Maryland (Mr. :HilD will go. to Balti more this evening and go to what is called "Abe's Sea Food Place." for that is the sign in front of the cafe, he will find that in front there is a cafe but in the rear there is saloon. and that he can get there all the whisky he wants at 50 cents per drink.
 MT. Hill of Maryland. How does the gentleman know it ?
 MT. Blanton. | have been there. An officer in the United States Army took me there tm show me; but, of course, I did not drink anything, But the Army officer did, md he paid 50 cents per drink for it..
 MT. Hill of Maryland. Will the gentleman yield me just one bRief statement? The gentleman from Texas states that he has been in a saloon in Baltimore. Why does he not tell the district attorney what he learned there, if he learned anything ? ]! MT. Blanton. If the gentleman knew all that have been telling the authorities he would know more thar ] he could hold under that No. 8 hat which he wears
 MT. Hill of Maryland. Why does not the gentleman go and tell it to tht ! United States district attorney? 1 MT. Blanton have been telling :. lots of information from the public { forum | am a legislator, not detec tive or public informer.
 Mir. Hill of aMryland. 1 have nevel seen any results from 1t.
 MT. Cooper of Ohio. MT. Chair man, will the gentleman yield?
 MT. Griffin, Yes.
 MT. Cooper ot OhlGs luo not KnoN whether they have any saloons in Bal timore or Philadelphia or New York as the gentleman from Texas (Mr i Rlanton) says, but I did notice in thu newspapers a few days ago that Il the city of New York they have sub stituted the bathtuh for the old bal 1 room.
 1 Mr. Griffin. come now to the sec