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Show MARCONI STATION CLOSEDBY 0. S. Attorney General Confronted With Question as to Wheth- i er Court Can Enjoin President. Nantucket, Mass, Sept. 1' The Siasconsett station of the Marconi Wireless Telegraph company, which was ordered closed by Secretary ot the Navy Daniels, yesterday, because the company declined to assure the government that it would abide by navy neutrality regulations, suspended suspend-ed operations at 1 p. m. today There were no formalities when the station was closed. Ensign Nixon of the navv, who has been acting as censor it Is expected will remain at Siasron-56t Siasron-56t Two of the operators will be transferred at once to the company 6 wireless plant at South Wellfleet. at Cape Cod. where all business hitherto handled at Siasconsett will be taken care of as long as the governments l.-in Is effective. The local manager and one operator opera-tor will continue on duty at Siascon sett Washington, Sept 15 Whether or not a court can enjoin the president of the United States was a question before Attorney General Gregory today to-day Id connection with the govern ment's closing of the Siasconsett station sta-tion of the Marconi Wireless Telegraph Tele-graph company The Marconi company com-pany yesterday threatened to appls for an injunction prohibiting Secre tary Daniels from closing the station or censoring messages sent to and from it The attorney general's department considered such action would be in effect, an injunction against the pr6 i Ident The administration officials believe that the president, as com tnander In chief of the army and na-vy, na-vy, could close the station under the ireumstances. The company declined de-clined to assure the government that it would abide by navy neutrality regulations. |