Show MO A AS CO PLOTTERS WITH l LOCAL CAl J lf V N John Giese Alien Enemy Enemy Enemy En En- emy and 2 Others in ir in Toils With Inventor V OV for months lie he masqueraded mas inns H HOW lUCra ed before his friends as us the inventor of a n wonderful aircraft which would defy the Jaws of gravitation gr gf and Rud skim through h the tIe Air lr at al an Impo Impossible Ile speed un and 1 paining gaining confidence t of many prominent Salt SaR Lakers passed himself off as 8 ii Il t federal federa agent and Inveigled scores dollars dol dol- of pcr persons ons to Invest hundreds of tare lars in his r was brou brought ht to light last Jast night In the federal Investigation of the strange stran e actions action of John Van lurg the Jules Verne Vernc man of oC Salt Sall Lake The Investigation which toro tore the mask maRk from the mysterious actions of the tho Inventor was conducted under the tho Joint supervIsIon of W W. W. W Ra Ray flay United d States district attorney and Robert on special representative livo for the war nr department Washington D D. C C. and the department of justice Developments were vere the natural outcome outcome out out- come o of a sale swooping down on Oil what Is termed by b federal and policemen as the Van nn an Valkenburg rc- rc gang sanS consisting consist consist- tn ing of John Van Valkenburg alleged leader Charles Henderson John MI 11 all alien ahen 11 enemy and fHI E. E E A. A Althoff the latter being stilt still under federal gation gatlon The rhe fit first si three have been en ar- ar an and are arc now In the county count Jail behind the bars bus awaiting the disposition They confined of oC the government go were to Jail at j 5 o o'clock yesterday afternoon White While the arrest of Van was as made on a n technical charge that of a having ta ln Impersonated an officer of oC the government federal officials Intimate they anticipate more serious outcroppings outcrop- outcrop pings In the case ca e as the Investigation continues MAY FACE OTHER CHARGES Van Valkenburg who federal men sa say Is hi the most active of oC the gang gau may also race lace charges es of oC o obstructing enlistment enlist enlist- ment of oC obtaining monc money under false Calse pretenses es Imp Impersonating an officer and Jar jor alleged ed pro German activities With Ith tho the arrest of oC the tho ho Inventor who for fOI nn 2 the la last t several cars h has as resided I H at nt j 1 iz f S' S west iL L street SU L. L anu u me Li un subsequent arrest anest of his followers federal fed fed- ed- ed eral cral men sa say the most Interesting case since the outbreak of the tho war has been brought to light lIgh t Scores of oC witnesses have hae already been given biven instructions to hold themselves In readiness for a trial Meantime the al alleged alleged al- al leader Van Valkenburg and Charles Henderson who was supposed ostensibly to be an associate o of the Inventor Inventor inventor In during the tho period of or construction of the famous aircraft which had It been tangible would have startled the world world- these two men arc In the county count Jail under under under un un- un- un der guard Althoff whose connections with the case has not definitely definite been een proved is being held heM In custody for further U- U gation gatlon Giese the tho alien enemy Is in the tho county county county coun coun- ty Jail and probably will be Interned SAYS INVENTOR IS GRAFTER We have havo sufficient sufficient evidence said Mr Whitson last night following the completion completion com corn of nearly ten hours of steady examining ex ex- of or the tile prisoner we wo have sufficient suf suf- evidence c now In Iii our hands to convict Van Valkenburg of ot the technical charge that of oC having palmed himself off as a secret service er officer We Wc also know that he mulcted Salt Lakers out of oC more than using this aircraft as a camouflage e. e Our Investigation Investigation gation has extended over oel the time last eight weeks and we now feel sure that we have reached a definite and successful con con- summation The capture of the the- themen men Involved In the alleged graft up frame is accredited by bythe bythe the United States attorneys attorney's office and Mr Ir Whitson to the spirit of oC cooperation extended by b Mayor 1 W. W Mont 1 Ferry Commissioner Commissioner Com Corn missioner of Public Safety Karl A A. Scheid Police Chief White Joseph C. C Sharp chief a of detectives detective and Detective Herbert Herbert Herbert Her Her- bert Leichter Deputies from the United States marshals marshal's marshals marshal's marshals marshal's mar mar- office and the time secret service also cooperated cooperate In the work The date for the arraignment of the themen themen themen men has not yet ct been act set and nd it lm Is Understood understood understood un un- further Investigation will be conducted before the they tiley are formally brought before the United States com coni- missioner |