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= RECEIVED. - Bureau of Investigation ee, Gar. ie. sia * a OY," September 25, 1930. (iy RE! 261930 Fil gf ' ' \ st. By ae, : . ME /ORANDUM FOR THE DIRECTOR SEP 25 tron ye Supplementing my memorandum of the 25rd instant in connection with the investigation of the activities of persons interested in the marceting of juice grapes, I desire to advise that Mr, Donald Conn's secretery called this office yesterday and gave Mr. Conn's reservation on the Liberty Limited train to Chicago, leaving Washington yesterday afternoon, as previously ar- ranged. When the reservation was checked with the reilroad, it was found that both the ear number and time of departure were wrong, consequently, Mr. Conn was again called at the Carlton Hotel am his secretary when advised of the erroneous informtion, corrected the same and stated that Mr. Conn was leaving Washington yesterday at 3:25 on Train #59, Pennsylvania Railroad, kmown_as the Liberty Limited, cecupying drawing room "A" in Car f16. On recei-t of this information the Chicago office was advised by telephone to have Special agents Butterworth and Miller board this train at Gary,Ind, thia morning, it being due to arrive there at 8:16, to contact Mr. Conn and proceed with him to Chicago and to met Mr. Mark Adamson who Mr. \y Conn states can give details with regerd to the gensral allegations previously \ made by him, Mr. Conn. In talking with Chicago, Acting Arent in Charge Fay aivised that Mr. Irrgang had called his office yesterday and had sugzested that Mr. Charles Smith of the DeJuria Fruit Dealers at Chicago wew could give additional in- formation. Incidentally, Irrgang also stated that he understood that Mark WA damson was organizing a grape juice association which would have for its object preventing independent dealers from buying grapes at the freight yards at Chicago. Agents Butterworth and Miller are, of course, in possession of all the information supplied by Mr. Irrgang, Mr. Mills and Mr. Godiling and they are under instructions not to divulge that information to Mr. Conn or to Mr. Adamson am to collect such facts from these two men as they my desire to volunteer, ‘28 Upon receipt of the reports covering interviews with Mark Adamson and the further 4 interview with Charles Smith, which wes authorized by me, the Department should be able to definitely determine whether there ia a violation of the F volved and whether the investiration should Proceed. b 27 aoe _— wi fi Panme Ni eared © IND Egan Taha W. Hughes. Tout | en SR ee te eee ee CO meee ee ee teers eer ge. os anne