Evening Star Newspaper, June 10, 1928, Page 6

RENOVALOF STATE LOOR IS DENED Massachusetts Commission Blames Disgruntled Em- ployes for False Charges. By the Associated Press. BOSTON. June 9.—A finding that there was no evidence to warrant al- legations that liquor had been removed mproperly from the stores of seized liquor at _the State house, maintained by the Department of Public Sal + was made today by the State Commi sion on Administration and Finance. ‘The commission also llauer from these stores was involved | in “any alleged prorogation festivities” | 8t the State house in April. 1927, and | 33 eIt ¢ hE | Mortis Wampler. that "it has no evidence that any suc festivities occurred.” | The_commission reported that Free- | * Mman D. Dickinson, a boiler inspectol in the Department of Public Safety, | whose charges led Gov. Fuller to direct the commission to make an investiga- tion, and Michael Doherty, a fireman employed in the State houss boiler | room, had made menv “untrue and mal allegations.” Tt recommended | *“prompt and drastic action” against the men. Charges in Lejter. NDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C CANADIAN PARLIAMENT BACKS EXPENDITURES | tode; SALESGIRL, 16, SUES BROKER FOR $100,000 BREACH OF PROMISE George Groves Was to Have Wed Her on July 6, Eve- lyn Serrin Says. Mother Asserts Man Told| | Fiancee Marriage Would ! | Ruin Him. George Groves, 1825 New Hampshire Avenue, said to be a stock broker, was sued vesterday for $100,000 damages in the District Supreme Court for alleged found that no | Oreach of promise to marry Miss Evelyn | M. Serrin, 16-year-old salesgirl, who re- | sides at 1617 Riggs place, Suit was filed | on behalf of the.girl by her mother, Mrs. | through Attorney T.| Although the girl says she became en- | gaged to Groves, who is said to be years old. on February 15, she alleges he refused to marry her and concealed his whereabouts from her. He had lav- 1sn;d gifts upon ‘:e{l. the plaintiff says, | o | and was very attentive besides. | 1924, when she was a very young girl, | Mrs. Serrin‘explained yesterday that | and seemed to be attracted by hel“."‘tho her daughter will be 17 years old on |mother explained. “When Evelyn gre July 6, and that is the date that Evelyn | up—she is mature for her expected Grove to marry her.. About | asked permission to keep steady com- | two weeks ago. however, she said Groves | pany with her, and had been doing so | EVELYN M. SERRIN. —Star Staft Photo. | told her daughter it would ruin him if | since January. hi Di on made his charges in a he married. He then went to New York, | * | ‘We knew Mr. Groves well, and he letter to the governor on April 28 |Mrs. Serrin explained, and has not been | always called me ‘Mother. " she added. | The governor ordered the investigation | Seen by them since. | on May 4 and it occupied five weeks, | in the course of which, the commis- slon heard 136 witnesses. Meanwhile the legislature, at the instance of the governor anpointed a committee of its members to investigate the “prorowa- | tion festivities™ charges. The commis- | sion by direction of the governor made | fts report today Tt found that Gen. Alfred F. Foote. commiscioner of public safety. and | Lieut. Joseph E. O'Conner, in charge of | the liouor reom, had “excercised all rea- sonsble vigilance to prevent improper removals of forfeited liguor from the State House liquor room.” Intent to Injure. Dickinson, the commission said, made his charges “partly in the hope that he might thereby prevent his transfer from Bosten to Piftsfield, which had been or- ; dered five days before he wrote the let- ter, and partly because of deliberate intent to injure Gen. Foote and chief of tnspection Joseph H. Plunkett. head- of the division in whi~h he is employed.” As to Doherty, the commission found that he presented his “daily record” and testified to “many incidents which e said ‘T saw,’ but which, in fact. never | R’ppened, partly because he wished to O'Conner.” to injure $50,000 DAMAGE SUIT MYSTERY SURROUNDS | important to him than the speculation | 83 to his state of mind and his attitude | toward the nomination. | tary Sanders is supposed to be takin Dickinson and partly because of a |titude on the part of the White House, Lieut. | |What the general opinion |litical observers in Washington |day was that Presi¢ent Coolidge is go- er Mr. Groves could not be located yes- | ‘Groves first met my daughter in|terday. i fact that the President has insisted upon unusual secrecy about the day and | hour of his departure for_his island re- treat in the North woods has been given 2 place in the abunaance cf specula- tion. It is conténded that his going to Wisconsin and his secrecy about his departure are indicative of political planning on his part. He has some motives, they say. 3 routine business seems to be far more Friends Doubt Change. Those who are recognized as know- ing the President well contend that there is not the remotest chance of his changing his mind about another term. They can see no reason for attaching any_significance to his going into the | | La Follette country for his outing. As ! Mr. Sanders’ only comment about his | for his sending a letter to the conven- MESSAGE SANDERS ‘ IS REPORTED CARRYING (Continued from First Page.) ‘The rumor about the message Secre- | to the convention has not been denied | at the White House. Neither has it been confirmed. |going to Kansas City was that he had | tion, he has given to them no indi- not missed a convention in a good many | cation of it. They realize, however, years, and that he wanted to be on | that he is not in the habit of taking hand for this one, even though he is | many neople into his confidence. therc- not a delegate. He will go from Kansas | fore the fact that he has remained City to Wisconsin to join the President. | silent about such an action does not necessarily mean that, none will be sent. May Halt Mention of Name. lI;e;qurl_v enough, the writer has been | told by several of the few men who are | Regardless of this noncommittal at- }knnwn to be very close to the President and in whom he should not hesitate to | The Capital is | confide, if he felt so inclined, that he no doubt but | has never discussed his famous “I don't among po- | choose” statement, or anything else di- | vester- | yectly relating to his attitude, with them |since that statement was issued in the eculation continues. ive with it. There is have something {1254 to say before | Black Hills last August. This is not | F".ED AGMNST EDITOR .;P_;‘eewnv/enuon gets very far under way. «nn‘l‘)cv an 1:112?':5:11\:“‘1:1.““1 );nlx: :‘;\’ | B President of Atlants Journal Is Charged With Circulating Letter in Campaign. W the Assoclated Press ATLANTA, Ga., June 9.—A. S. Cham- lee Bartow, ¢ decide | “Coolidge die-hards.” had | nouncing another term, and the sharp | | { | roll calls. | sisted I {ing for a real “draft Coolidge" | sin for the v 26 wallaaBuoman DUE TUESDAY. JUNE 1 Guayrs . F f I feee < wewaw DUE WEDNESDAY. JUNE 13, DUE THURSDAY. JUI 14 V0B qu"‘n ot u—Havre . DUE FRIDAY, JUNE 15, itands - Bouth s mpLon PP Wi = ven . . B R | DUE SATURDAY, JUNE 18, OLTGOING STEAKLES. BAILING TUESDAY. JUNE 13 Afll:fi_fi”ll 5 M. » nie Marls WEDNESDAY. JUNE 13 i 1§31 1 Soonr.age- i A Zrstion el Bosnon Hall wnd Tousnre- s inceinn BAILING PRIDAY. JUNE 13 T wecaniy ~Londer, #ing e et Mo fi uid—grenads, Tonides eng Geo encen Yre Towslslatherbours, . 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President sending a message eliminat- | it any, likelihood of their being found- ing himself definitely and completely. | ed on anything the President has said there are those to the effect that the | The President’s speclal train will b- | President is not going to send any such |speeding toward the Summer Whiis | word; that while he prefers to retire at | House when the convention opens, anc the end of his term he would not re- by the time that body gets down to the fuse the nomination if it came to him | actual balloting the Executive will no unsolicited. This form of speculation | doubt have reached the remote spot he emanates from that disconsola has chosen for his vacation. ! Although the President has meni- | fested little interest in what is goinj to happen out in Kansas City, this does not mean he has not kept him- self posted. He will receive report from the scene of action even whil- traveling.. Newspapers from the large! towns along the way will be put aboarc ment, there are still some people left |the train, and it is expec! that an: who believe. or at least try to make | number of telegrams will be recefved fhemselves believe, that Mr. Coolidge by him en routs. The Baltimore & is going to change his mind and per- | Ohio Railroad, which has made up th~ mit himself to be persuaded the nomipes. The rumors eoming from | President's car will be equipped with these die-hards are accepted merely as a radio set. expressions of hope rather than any- , The President has let it be known thing based on a knowledge of what is | that he is looking forward pleasantly in the President's mind. {to this outing. He said that while h- The 's selection of Wiscon- intends to attend to the Government's scene of his activities this | business virtually the same as though Summer has come in for its share of | he were back in Washington, he hopes comment in the general specula garding him. 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