Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-23

that the United States attorneys office
would give no assurance that Mrs Bla-
lock would be produced on Tuesday.
| Collins followed with an explanation
| that 1t would add to the already great
expense borne by the Department of
Justice in protecting the woman.
| Leahy argued that there was just as
much reason to bear the expense for
the additional protection as there was
| to incur the expense In the first place.
| IF there Is a question of extra expense"
he declared, IN pay it out of my own
| pocket"
| Mai. Dawson again asked Collins If
the United States attorneys office would
issue subpoena for the appearance of
Mrs. Blalock before the Trial Board
Tuesday. 1T will not Collins answered
emphatically.
| Mai. Dawson then announced that
the continuance was denied.
Davidson then asked Burlingame If
| he was ready to,enter his plea to the
charges Attorney Leahy. in a stem
| torian voice, replied that his client was
ready and he entered plea of not
guilty to the two charges and 16 speci-
| fications
Immediately after Burlingame's plea
| had been entered Mrs. Blalock, sur
rounded by a dozen Department of
Justice men, left the waiting room and
went as far as the door of that room
in which the trial is being held. At
| that moment however, the board an
nounced an adjournment until i o'clock
this afternoon. and Mrs. Blalock left by
rear door. pursued by q small army Of
fcamera men.
| Property to Be Sold.
| Negotiations for the sale of Mrs. Bla-
| locks house at 613 H street northeast
were started today, and if clear title
to the property can be established, 1t
will pass into the hands of j. William
Weber, owner of lunchroom, grocery
and butcher shop at 400 II street north
east.
Mr. Weber today announced that, fol-
lowing negotiations with Representative
Blanton. whom he has known and
served in his storekeeping capacity for
| the past IL years, he is having the title
to the property searched before paying
the price, which he offered Mr.. Blan-
| ton, as agent for Mrs Blalock, and
which was accepted by the Representa-
| tive.
Its just a straight business deal, in
which I'm taking over tbs property,
Mr.. Weber stated, declining to say how
much his acceptable offer for the prop
erty was. I'm paying enough for the
property" he added.
Charged With Using Spy.
The charge that Capt. Burlingame
kept a spy at the Capitol" and that
this spy ingratiated himself with Rep
resentative Schafer OF Wisconsin, and
that as result Schafer "heckles" Blan-
ton on the floor, was made In the
House yesterday by Representative
Blanton. Mr.. Schafer said he had seen
Capt Burlingame only twice, once when
q witness before the House District COM
mittee and another time when he saw
him make hundred or more arrests In
about an hour" Mr.. Blanton had inti-
mated that the raids were staged as a
| demonstration for Mr.. Schafer.
| Mr.. Blanton commended the agents
of the bureau of investigation Of. the
Department of Justice. and particularly
Thomas F. Cullen for the high char
acter of the splendid work they are do
| ing" He said that they located Mrs.
| Blalock in Chicago, but did not inter-
fere with her and that she came back
TO Washington voluntarily.
The tiff between Blanton and Schafer
ended pleasantly. for Mr.. Blanton in
vited Schafer to visit him in Texas, say
| ing II will ask every bootlegger there
| to give him everything to drink there
| is in my district. and there Is plenty
of it, Schafer replied: The gentle
man from Wisconsin does not drink In
toxicating liquors, so he cannot accept
the gentleman's kind hospitality"