Show T c Wi Millionaires i it aires and il Society Women Worn t t in or P b l r. r G. G I. I n I e en n Liquor L S r Probe Pro b Alleged r Customers s t 1 Of Polignac lia May May MayB Be C Called lIed On to T Testify n- n Records of of Liquor Purchases Pur chases Impounded in J New York By Jos JOSEPH pH s 8 WASN Y United Press ress' ress Staff Correspondent Cop Copyright 1929 by t United ted pr Press ss I J WASHINGTON w AS ill ON Nov 13 13 The Thc best customers c of a large NewYork New York Tork ru rum l rh ring ring g h Including Sc several ral Ir si society women a a. moving f ing star picture r and a n. former torner mat mat are are expected to bo be s summoned lI aa witnesses In the trial of Count Polignac c head licad of of the Gobart company company com com- corn com p pany pany an alleged bootleg concern concern when the case Is called In New York courts court co 0 Justice department officials said said- today toda the thc case ae was entirely In the tile hinds binds h of Assistant i t U. U S S. Attorney Robert Bobert Watts of New York While th the the- department has n not t de determined tIC tIC- d whether the thc customers many many- listed In hi Who's Who and nd In Inthe Inthe Inthe the New New York Social Register should be prosecuted l for or c conspiracy acy icy to to- violate e the dr dry law It ft was vas vas' as pointed put out ue that In InloW view loW of t tho tha thore re recent recent re- re cent N case In Philadelphia where h ere a a. liquor purchaser was as acquitted ac q quitted this thi procedure was was un un- lIk likely l Officials said salt It was was cus customary cut cut- ternary tomary to call cail all persons s irrespective spec I Ith thoC tive th- oC of their standing as is witnesses In such uch cases cases' cas cases and they saw w no rea- rea 80 n to igno Ignore this ro routine Urie H. H HUSH H MOVE REPORTS 1 Meantime reports were ere current hero ere that because 0 od of the Importance of r the c customers involved efforts a had Chad been made nade to hush the entire cast case The The records held by Watts In Including In- In carbon copies coples of f liquor or orA ordera orders or- or d ders dera ra bearing the names of ot the purchasers pur pur- A chasers have Q been Impounded taP to ta I prevent P event nt l Information n regarding th the the- patrons fr from m being obtained I Attorney AttorneY- General Mitchell has been given all data In the thc case ease and ha has a made several trips here recently to discuss lh the thc matter with I It t Justice justIc and treasury officials It Js s also aio understood a a full report of ot the thc case ease In the thi form of ot a 3 memorandum dum durn dur has been sent to the WhiteHouse White House I Authoritative Information here hereabout hereabout about ut the thc ring and Its customers purports to show that it it delivered 2 15 casei cases of or liquor or to tho the Long Island estate of ofa a prominent business busi s1- s1 ne nc ness J man man Char Charges Charge c. c for this service were 60 60 a case although the liquor was t was purchased abroad br d by Us its owner at t a acost cost coSt of ot f about aboul 2000 The Thc was ws brought io to America as asI I c labeled led dinnerware lid find earthenware by a arel reliable lable trans transoceanic oceanic steamship company compan NO Q NO ACTION TAKEN No No action cUon has be been o taken against the steamship company for tor transporting trans trans- porting o Un th the liquor An investigation cf the action is under way but of officials of- of said it was vas as unlikely that tho the thoat at steamer learner amer line lino knew w it was transport ing contraband p. p |