Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-25
ROVER SEEKS DATkI
ON LIQUOR PARTY
District Attorney to Study
Senator HoWeII's Charges
on Senate Floor.
Continued From First Page.)

said 1t was a letter from Mr.. Douthitt.
After setting forth what the agents
had observed early in the evening, the
report continued:
"At about 1880 am. January 80
Charlie, the head waiter, came to our
table and asked Mr.. Mulhall II his
name was Mulhall, and, upon being
told that it was, told him he was
wanted on the telephone. Mr.. Mulhan
left our table and went into the hall.
Soon after Charlie came to our table
again and told me some one wanted
to talk TO me. I went to the hall and
was directed to small room across
the club, and the first door south OF
the cloakroom, where ! found Mr..
Mulhall and three other men. One
man introduced himself to me as Mr..
Deyer, manager of all the Wardman
hotels and apartments. He said, in
a very angry voice: You are a revenue
agent, aren't you?' I said, where in
the hell do you get that argument?'
He replied: I know. Maj. White is a
good friend of mine"
Maj White was the prohibition sd-
ministrator here in Washington.
mfr. Deyer said: Are you on
party or are you trying to frame my
head waiter?' I said: I am not trying
to frame any one Mr.. Deyer said:
/ know who you are. You were at
the Wardman Park Hotel the other
night and tried to frame my captain.
You were here before and tried to
frame by head waiter said: Where
do you get all this information He
said: Maj. White told me. Now you
do not need to deny this. Maj. White
showed me your report which said you
had purchased gin at the Wardman
Park, with the aid, knowledge and
consent of Capt Pete, and that you
bought here with the aid, knowledge
and consent Of Charlie, my head
waiter
MT. Deyer said: You can't do any
thing with my place. Mr.. Blair is
livi''g at the Wardman Park'-Mr.
Blair was then commissioner of internal
revenue-'Mr. Blair is living at the
Wardman Park, Mai. White at the
Chastleton and l am moving Gen.
Andrews-the then chief of the pro-
tibition unit-'into this hotel Monday.
IAN of them, and Jimmie Jones.
director of prohibition. are good friends
Of mine. I know everything that is
going on
CouZens Interrupted.
At this point Senator Couzens, Re-
publican, of Michigan, interrupted Sem
ator Howell to ask If these alleged Incl
dents occurred during the Hoover adj
ministration, and Senator Howell re-
piled no.
Senator Smoot, Republican, of Utah,
interrupted, asking Senator Howell if
he believes those statements are cor
rect" The Utah Senator added that
he was as anxious as any one to see pro-
hibition enforced both here and
throughout the country. Before Sena-
tor Howell could go on with his discus
sion, Senator Brookhart. Republican. of
Iowa, brought up the incident of the
dinner at the Willard Hotel, at which
he said there were TASKS under The
table. The following colloquy took
place between Brookhart and Smoot:
Mr.. Brookhart-Mr. President, I
should. like to ask the Senator from
Utah If he ever saw any signs of boot
leggers around any Wall Street conven-
tions at any of the hotels here in Wash
ington?
"Mr. smoot-wan Street conven-
tons! What does the Senator mean?
I know nothing of such conventions:
never attended one, and 1 would not
know bootlegger If I saw one.
Mr.. Brookhart-I asked II the Sena-
around the dinners given by prominent
Wall Street gentlemen for the purpose
Of greeting newly elected Senators?
Mr.. Smoot-I will say to the Sena-
tor have not; and ask the Senator if
he has?
mfr. Brookhart-Yes: have and the
Senator has, too, and on The same
night.
"Mr. Smoot-I do not know what
night 1t was. will say to the Senator
that have never been to any place
where I have seen any drinking-any
club or other place, Wall Street or
otherwise. I will ask the Senator to
what place he refers?
Mr.. Brookhart-It was at the Will
lard Hotel.
"Mr. Smoot-On what occasion?
mfr. Brookhart-On the occasion
when a gentleman named Fahy, from
New York, invited newly elected and
reelected Senators to a dinner there
Just to get acquainted with them.
"Mr. Smoot-I was not there.
"Mr. Brookhart-Oh, yes, the Senator
was there.
MIR. Smoot-I do not recall it.
"Mr. Brookhart-I saw the Senator
there. tLaughter.)
mfr. Smoot-I cannot recall 1t. If
1 was there did not see any liquor.