Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-08
Hight Asked by Rover to
Bring Records for Purpose
of Fixing Exact Date.
LOOMS WILL APPEAR
BEFORE GRAND JURORS
President of Lehigh Valley Rail-
road Accepts U. S. Attorneys
Informal Invitation.

Frank S. Hight, manager of the VIII
lard Hotel, where the much-discussed
wall Street dinner" was given in De-
cember, 1926, was invited today by
United States Attorney Leo S. Rover
to appear before the grand jury next
Monday morning. Charges of drinking
at the party have been made by Senator
Brookhart.
The dinner, said to have been given
by Walter j. Fahy, New York broker,
was attended by number of Senators,
Mr.. Brookhart declared in speech de-
livered in the Senate. Later the Iowa
Senator went before the grand jury and
testified concerning the party.
Mr. Hight is asked in a letter sent
him by Rover to bring with him the
books and records of the hotel relating
to the dinner for the purpose of fixing
the exact date of the repast. Senator
Brookhart has not specified the date of
the dinner, saying only that 1t was in
the early part of December, and the
grand jurors are requesting that Mr..
Hight be invited to appear before them
because they wish to know the exact
date.
Edward E. Loomis of the Lehigh VAL
ley Railroad, who, Brookhart says, sat
next to him and took drink, yesterday
informed United States Attorney Leo A.
Rover that he will appear in answer to
an informal invitation which the pros
ecuting officer had extended to him.
Brookhart himself suggested that
Loomis be called and the invitation fol-
lowed, with indication that should it be
ignored, his presence would be made
mandatory. Such a course was pur-
sued in Brookhart's case, and when the
Senator paid no attention TO similar
informal invitation, subpoena was IS
sued for his appearance before the
grand jury.
Dinner Described 10 Senate.
In describing the dinner to the Sem
ate, Brookhart said that it was given in
December, 1926, by Walter j. Faiy,
New York broker, in honor of members
of the Senate elected the month before.
Silver hip TASKS were provided for the
guests, he declared, each fllled with
whisky.
From one Of these; the Senator con-
tinued, he saw Loomis pour some "alco-
holic stuff" INTO a glass and drink It,
Brookhart said he was seated between
Loomis ana Otto H. Kahn OF Kuhn,
Loeb &c Co.
His speech was delivered on Tuesday
and on the following day he appeared
before the grand jury and presumably
made the Same charges. He also sug-
gested that Kahn be summoned, but as
yet no action in that direction has been
announced.
Invitation Wired LOOmis.
The invitation, which Rover sent to
Loomis in a telegram, asked that he go
before the grand jury on Monday ito
give such information as you may have
in connection with the alleged use Of
liquor at dinner party given by Walter
j. Fahy In December, 1926"
Brookhart's charges furnished one OF
the high spots in the intermittent dis
cussion of liquor and crime conditions
in the National Capital that has en-
livened the special session.
Senator Blease, Democrat, South Car
olina, has asserted that liquor has been
sold within the Capitol itself and mar
cotics peddled in It's vicinity. Senator
Howell of Nebraska is preparing his
second speech on liquor conditions here.
In his first, he said that enforcement
was lax and laid the responsibility upon
President Hoover. The White House
subsequently asked him to give it what
ever evidence he had to support his
charges.