Imperial Valley press., 1932-08-18
POPULAR
SENATOR
INDICTED
James J. Davis And Six
More Accused Of Vi0-
lating Lottery Laws.
is HEAD OF MOOSE
Various Fraternal Orders
Said To Have Promoted
Drawings.

NEW YORK, Aug. 18. W.H -
United States Senator James j.
Davis Of Pennsylvania, head of the
Loyal Order of Moose, six other in
dividuals and the Western Union
Telegraph company were named
today in federal indictments charg-
ing conspiracy to violate the lot
terry law
The others named in the indict-
ments were: Conrad H. Mann,
Kansas City, head of the Eagles
lodge; Frank E. Herring, editor Of
the Eagles magazine; Bernard c..
Mcclure, head of the B. G. Nc
Guire company, New York; Ray
mond Walsh, MCGUIRE assistant;
Theodore G.. Miller, head of the
propagation department of the
Moose lodge; Mac. Rivise, head of
the parcel post delivery department
of the Western Union.
Four indictments were issued
charging that the seven individuals
and the Western Union conspired
to receive or caused to be received
receipts from lottery or conducted
a lottery in violation of the fed
eral law.
Senator Davis and Miller were
named in two of the indictments.
Three fraternal organizations,
putting on membership drives
through 'frolics" and charity
dances" were concerned in what
the government contends was a
widespread lottery scheme" The
method of disposal of tickets, and
the drawing" for prizes both in
merchandise and cash has been
under investigation by the govern
ment for three months.
The government claims that
the fraternal associations carried
stubs with them, by which the
holders participated in a drawing
for various articles of merchandise.
furnished by general company 10
Gated in New York.
The Shriners' convention in Cali
fcrnia, on July %, 1882, was cited
as one such event where the al
legged lottery was permitted, ana
the government declares that $780,
900 worth of goods were thus dis
tributed.
The amount of merchandise dis
tributed to members of the Loyal
Order of the Moose, the indictments
state, was $150,000.
The event cited by the govern
ment relating to the Eagles was
charity frolic and dance" at which
the customers received $75, 900 worth
of merchandise.
In addition to Senator Davis, sew
eral of the men named in the in
dictments have gained national
prominence. -
Conrad Mann of Kansas City is
one of the most prominent citizens
of that city, heads the chamber
of commerce, and has been chief
executive of the promotion and pro-
paganda departments of the frater-
nal order of Eagles for several
years.
Frank E. Herring, managing editor
of the Eagles Magazine, has been
head Of the Eagles in years past,
and is well known in the middle
west for his benefactions.
1t has been the contention of gov
ernment investigators that a great
percentage Of the receipts from
these various membership drives"
and charity affairs" has gone to
the company furnishing the mer-
chandise.
Senator Davis, long a worker in
the Loyal Order of Moose, was one
of the founders of "Mooseheart,"
an institution outside of Chicago
which cares for the dependent sur
vivors of members of the order.
One of his proudest possessions
in his office at Washington has
been a large, framed photograph of
the institution, dedicated" to Jim"
Davis.