Show MAY Of MADE J TO H HOOVER IN RUM Rhode Island Attorney General to Ask U. U S. S Cooperation WANTS LIQUOR OR SHIP Coast Guard Should Aid He Thinks f PROVIDENCE R. R I. I Jan 2 United Press Press A A direct appeal to President Hoover to obtain the cooperation of the federal government government govern govern- ment in investigating the Black Duck rum killings will be made mad if necessary Attorney General Oscar Oacar L. L of Rhode Island announced an an- announced today Returning this morn morning in from rom Washington tho chief law Jaw officer of oC the state stale took over from hl his assistant assistant as as- Benjamin M. M IcCI 1 McClyman man the direction of tho the state inquiry into tho tite killing killing- b by co coast St guards o of or three allE alleged cd runt rum smugglers at the tho l o of Narragansett 1 bay y early carh Sun Sunday Heltzen a he lie would Mould make a a new request st st. for fc federal cooperation but that thal I If It Jt cro st i not forthcoming he would appeal to Mr Hoover cr through Senators Jess 11 JI Metcalf l and Felix of or Rhode Island Tho attorney general announced ho lie would take tal personal chargo charge o of the tho coroners coroner's inquest to bE bo opened in Newport at al 2 p. p m. m He lie expressed the lope hope that tile the inquest could b be made open to the public and declared de do- clar dared d newspaper men would be bc ad milted milled If JC ho hp assured of ot federal lcd fed cral eral cooperation If the thc coast Ju guard and other go tal agencies involved persisted in their refusal to coop- coop crate orate however a stat star chamber tension ten se- sion ion would bo O held he declared This would be bo necessary I he lie t said ald to prevent federal authorities from froni obtaining ln whatever evidence the tile state might lava have collected In Itt fairness ss to the coast guardsmen guards guards- men lien Involved and tho the coast guard service as a whole tho the att attorney general sai said tho the federal government govern I ment with talc state i Continued on I page pac G 1 i I APPEAL MAY BE MADE TO HOOVER I IN RUM KILLINGS Continued lcd front from fruna a e I 1 authorities in clearing up ui whatever Cr In surrounded the lie killings S If H ho lIw l killings s wore legal he lie a added de there here was as nothing to o conceal TO ASK FOR SHIP said MId ho would ask coast coastguard guard officials at New Nc London to turn urn over o tho the Black Duck the tue no- no rum i runner miner that lint was rid rid- tiled by y machine gun fire five and n to smut grant rant permission to his Ines su- su tors ors to bO board r and amid inspect the lie craft cruft lJ said ald he also wanted the lie ere of the CG CO- CO 90 to appear and testify at the coroners coroner's inquest |