Salt Lake Telegram | 1934-02-17 | Page 7 | Vacations Halt Alcohol Probe

VACATIONS HALT HALl ALCOHOL PROBE Absence of Market Operator Operators on Indefinite Cruises Causes Delay WASHINGTON WASHINGTON Feb 17 P C W-Va- W Va Va- Vacationing abroad of ot two noted livestock live lve stock market marke operators sl slowed wed down downa a senate inv investigation of ot alcohol pool pl operations today and ant added adde mystery mer to the te payment of to a young New York accountant Evidence recently was wa presented to the senate stock market marke committee commit tee that the two operators Thomas Thoma E. E Bragg and Bonnie Bennie Smith are arc in i. i Hawaii Hawai and Australia la respectively and will Wi be away indefinitely t I Frank J. J Quinn Smiths Smith's secretary told the c committee e 1 his boss had been on a cruise wun nis IS about abut Labor day and teti testified d that he did not expect him back bac for several months month He said Bragg likewise was cruising cruis cruisIng cri ing with wih his hi family Braggs Bragg's absence had previously blocked the inquiry when J. J K K blocke a young accountant testified teI- teI him three fled fied Bragg had given fe Bra g checks last last- December totaling about for services performed armed during durig the previous few years said ho he had performed accounting services serice for tor Br Bragg gg and given him hi financial advice over or a period of several years years