Salt Lake Telegram | 1929-11-14 | Page 1 | 16 Legionnaires in Rum Scandal

l LEGIONNAiRES IN RUM SCANDAl Bootlegger Claims Claims' He Paid 2000 for Convention Conven Conven- 4 tion Liquor Rights Ri LOS LOS A ANGELES GELES Nov 13 13 Associated Press Sixteen c Sixteen persons were were under indictment today on liquor conspiracy conspiracy charges accusing them themo o of having promoted d a a wide wid open open town ow during the American Legion state to convention at at- San Diego re ro ra- ra Those Thole Tho e under are are- San Diego b businessmen sine men and and American nIL n- n IL Lesion Legion convention n c com men All AIly were r Ord Bordered to g appear ri r. at at San SanT T DIego lego tomorrow pr on the We indictments of Tho Indictments followed a federal t grand a Jury inquiry att after r Charles II 1 claimed to havo paid 2000 given Information before the jur Jury Moloch claimed to h have yc paid 2000 for for the sole right to sell liquor at atthe atthe atthe the legion convention charged ed that tha he lie had bad bc n double crossed crossell after ter the thc San Diego businessmen and Am American Legion m members Cro alleged to toh h have made mado promises of ot protection Cor for him to deliver liquor at It the con con- Y Cl Claiming ho had been informed th the officials were fIxed said ald ho brought ht a n. huge quantity ot of liquor to 10 a a. a downtown San Diego hotel and then distributed his cards at th the lc legion fon convention Ho He said ho he made mado no effort to conceal his liquor selling because he was promised his activities would not be interfered vv with double M loch said he had been pressed and aDl th that t he lie had lost host liquor valued at nt seized by government gOY gay agents The men men named In ln tho the In Indictments Indict indict- me meals ments are aro ch Logan E. E Rig Hig glee San Sun Diego DI o business man Clyde E. E Wayland William N. N p Perley Per Per- rIcy r. r Icy ley anti and Stanley Hale all of or San Diego o alleged to have posed as as s politicians and L L. W. W WN W. Wilham Wil- Wil ham 10 K E. Bemis J John hn T T. T Stafford Peter Peler J- J 3 N N. Daw Dawson son George Drake Ira SI Joo Joe B Bain ln Adolph Nelman Neiman Wesley esley 1 and A. A F. F alleged d. d to have handled liquor under 11 lo direction J