Evening star., 1932-09-20

downstream even faster. the official
timers announced that the average fol
the two trials had cet the world record
at l2i.91 miles an hour. exactly SIG
miles an hour faster tn IN the old mark
The first run. upstream, had been
| No. 1878 and received the tickets by
express from New York.
When did you hear about the 1881
charity ball?" Treadwell asked
When Vincent johnson called me
up"
Tuttle objected to this line, but the
johnson to be salesman for the propo-
CATION depa rtment of the Moose.
FiSchstte said johnson addressed the
lodge to urge the charity ball. saying
officers of the Mooce were backing it,
including tire director general.
so We agreed to put it on he said
Did you sign contract with Jonn-
SOM" asked the prosecutor.
Yes"
Contract Read TO Jury
The contract was introduced and read
to the jury over objections by Tuttle.
II provided that each book Ct tickets
should be sod for $40 and of this So
was to go to the individual lodge and
a piece CT merchandise. or s4 in cash, to
the member selling the book. The bal
ance CT $1l was to be sent to the
propagation department of the Moose
: The propagation department agreed to
/ provide S25 toward expenses of the
lc6gss charity ball
On partially-sold books, the lodge
was to retain 25 per cent. In the event
the member selling the book chose mer-
ehandise instead CT cash, SIS was to be
i sent to the propag atica department.
! Resuming the stand. Shaner said
members OF his lodge got an extra book
OF tickets, besides 81 cash or merchan-
disc, when they had sold two books
They could keep the tickets of the
extra book, he said. or sell them and
pocket the morey.
/ Explains Proceedings.
Shanor. questioned about the draw
ing for prizes at Mooseheart in jan
uary, 1881. testified that Theodore G.
Miller was in charge of the proceedings
!, and said Bernard MCGUIRE also was
there
Rodney H Brandon, then supreme
dictator drew the tickets out of the
drum, he said. Brandon Is public " Tcl-
fare director of Illinois.
The next drawing on January l. 1882
took place on the steamer Priscilla as
it steamed up Long Island Sound, he
said, young employe drawing cut the
stubs. He said the same committee
of which he was a member, was in
! charge.
! Tresdwell then turned to luncheon
: which followed the drawing. Shanor said
Davis attended the luncheon. A check
for s150,000 was paid over to the su-
! at the luncheon. he said.
/ He asked Shancr if the charity ball
/ in New York held in the list Regi-
ment Armory. was a success.
The armory people said there were
13,0oo people there, he said. They
rad to call out two reserves"
/ Used Ben,volentIy.
"Now in connection with these char
ity balls in 1881 and 1882" asked Tuttle
I as a final question. do you know of
anything that Senator Davis had to do
with them?"
| No. do not" answered Shanor.
Tuttle in re cross examination,
brought cut testimony to the effect
that the money was used for benevolent
| purposes.
| Sllanor was cxcussd after the Gov
ernment failed in an attempt to ques-
I ton him about an alleged punch board
campaign.
j. Wills Pierson. district supervisor
of the organization department of the
Moose, testified he was emplCyed by
Davis 10 years ago. He is member
he said, of the New Orleans lodge and
formerly vas supreme dictator.
He testified his work as an organizer
is compensated by commissions from
4 the initiation fees and said his present
work is in Illinois and Iowa, making
his headquarters ct Mooseheart.
Two Pictures Drawn.
Davis was alternately pictured as a
shrewd promoter OF fra.ernal lotteries,
pocketing liberal profits for himself
and as an unselfsh, able organizer of
| charities at Yesterdays session.
Emphasizing to the jurors that there
Is no criminal charge against Davis OF
wrongfully appropriating profits from
the alleged lotteries, Treadwell de-
clared the Government would prove
Davis got thousands of dollars in profit
I'VE will show he said. that Sen
ator Davis did derive profits from run.
ming the lotteries, because that is the
most convincing proof he knew what
was going on
He said two alleged Lotteries, in 1886
ard 1881. brought in some s3,000,00
Afser the first one. ne said, three
checks totalling 100000 we're drawn to
the order of Jones. financial agent
| for Davis, and used as payment ON
! a note st the Fidelity Trust Co. OF
Pittsburgh, Pa, which was the personal
responsibility of the Senator. He said
another check for SIS 300 was deposited
to the personal checking account OF
Davis.
Obtaining money from the lotteries
is not a part of the crime charged,
Treadweil declared. but remember, il
he participated IN running the lotteries,
he is Just as guilty if he didn't get a
penny cut OF them, as if he did
/ Tuttle Attacks Charge.
The favorable picture Of Senator
Davis part in promoting the balls for
the Moose was painted by his chief
counsel. Tuttle, former United States
attorney.
Senator Davis is not charged with
stealing any money" he said, nor with
any mail fraud case. In the last an
alysis. he is charged with having in
measure the district attorney chooses to
call lottery tickets. -
I'VE deny the pan Of the charity bal
was lottery. We deny there was any
thing Illegal about it, We deny Davis
participated in it, and We deny he got
penny out of it,"
Both attorneys described a trip of
the coast of Connecticut in the Pris-
ella. on which lucky stubs" were
drawn to determine who would win
large sums of cash which Treadwell
called prizes" and Tuttle insisted were
only awards"
They are trying to make out that