| Show MAJOR KINGS KING'S CLUB SPEECH TO BE PROBED Department of Justice O Orders Or ders dels Investigation of Talk Tal to Rotarians S USED STRONG WORDS 1 National Guard Officer r r r C Charged h a r g c d Government Blinked at Smuggling 1 t n HE speech made by MaJ Ps T THE j I ICing Judge advocate of ot the Utah National Guard before t the tho o Uta 1 club cub last Tuesday Is 15 to be Investigated tl by the tho United States otates department oJ ot oe Justice Justice- Orders Order to Investigate ate Malar jOl speech were received Washington ton yesterday b by W IV Yo W W. fron p p. p v United States district attorney Pr an L Leon on Bone Done special agent of or the depart ment merit of oC Justice Major King icing In his hla address to th the th Rotarians IB la reported to have eia mai maj charges to tho the effect that tha arms a and munitions were ere so BO cached along alone th the bordor border that they could be smuggled t across the line lne to tho the Mexicans ij Ha Ih was reported as having declared also that It I was wa tho the business of ot the Ilo de d. of ot Justice to kno know a about such matters mater that the department abut seemingly did 11 know about HMO caches but somehow tho the arms and rib on wore were not seized Tho ho purpose of ot tho the investigation It Is la understood Is to determine th the course courso of or the tho department of ot Justice in hi regard to such a speech coming iron from 11 one ono who has Just been mustered out of ot tho the federal service and who Is i itin subject to call to the tIle colors as a a member mem men HI ber bel of or the state mita militia Speaking from the tho standpoint of oa ona who had been afforded an opportunity to learn tho the Inside of the border tion ton th the tho result of ot having sern served d ai at judge ad general at the Sixteenth Six provisional division tera ter at Nogales Ariz Major King li II s declared to have made a s sweeping charge chartA before members of tho the club that federal officers q- q were ere Ing Ing- no effort to seize selzo arms and am which he Intimated were be Ing smuggled mug Jed over r the Mexican border Major King declared that although 1 the tho hiding places of ot arms and ammu were known to federal officer no attempts made to seize then them them Somehow ho he added the tho arms and sod ammunition were not Ilot seized and to is tomake t make further Illustration of his ch chare g. g Major King ir Is la quoted as a having said Id In any event we ha have havo e taken United Stat States s deputy marshals within ton ten f feet t of these hi hidden munitions and arms arms j but they seemed unable to see them then Ordered to Probe Sp Speech cb I 1 have o received Instructions from the chief of or the tho department of Justice 1 at Washington to find out 03 as n fully and completely aa as n possible what what Major said at tho the Rotary club lunch lunch- eon Kinf said ald Mr Ir Done Bono last lat night I tried to Interview Major ICing Kins nt I-nt on the th 3 matter toda today but he threw his hla hn hands s up and n assumed a very VOn arro arrogant air and would give ghe mo rue do direct answer j. j Consequently I will vl have to get t infer V matlon mation maton on what charges charses he is I reported y having mode made mo from those who were g present at nt the luncheon luncheon r T- T Mr Ir Bone was reluctant to dicus the object of Ot tho the Investigation and th the 1 United States attorney seemed In In- dined to regard rog-ard the matter mater as ns something some some- something thing of ot special interest not only to tho department of Justice but to the headquarters headQuarter of ot the army at Wa Washing ton He Ho said ai however hoo that until th the Investigation Is completed the object of ot tho the probe may be withheld at Wash Wash- In ington ton It is 18 known that the substance of the tle address of or Major aJor King ICing was aa carried car cat ned ried out of ot Salt Lake In tele dispatches to eastern newspapers and that these dispatches may havo have attracted attracted attracted at- at j th the attention of or representatives i tives Ues of ot the tile United States and Mexico who have havo been in conference at At At- v F City whore where agreements in rd I t to the Mexican situation were completed Thursday t tUN nl UN Career Major King was quartermaster ol ci the National Guard of ot Utah Uta with wih rank of captain when the troops and b battery bat bt it- it J tery wera mustered at Fort Dou la lafor for service on the Mexican border at i I When a n call cal camo came from tl thI tb w western stern department of ot the armY armr to o appoint a member of ot the the Judge adVOcate advocate cate generals general's A office from Utah for lor cao service with wih tho the Sixteenth provisional prO division at nt Nogales Gov Go William Spry named Captain King iCing resulting resulting- in h Ms his s promotion to tho the rank of oC major With his commission Major King hing Ing left let for tor Nogales early eary in September Ind and nd j remained at nt the tho headquarters of ot the te I j division at nt ales Nog-ales until a few feW d SaYs days YS 1 I after the first squadron of or Utah CaT cay cay- airy aln was ordered or ered home Returning to Salt Lake Lako Major King was mustered J. J wa from SaI federal Ioor service back to state fl serIce ser ser- elY rr- rr Ice by Capt J J. J C. C French at Fort DOU Dour j las Jal Brig Gen E E. A. A A Wed Wedgwood oo adjutant t i r general of ot Utah said last t night that l' l Major King now holds the position t J of ot Judge advocate general In tAtO service service J i |
