Freeman

Pursuant to the filing of a complaint with the United States Commissioner at Spokane, Washington, charging appellant, his brother, and one Lyon with conspiracy to violate a Maximum Price Regulation issued under the Emergency Price Control Act, 50 U.S.C.A.Appendix, § 901 et seq., the Commissioner, on December 18, 1945, issued, (1) search warrants authorizing search of the offices of appellant and of Lyon, and, (2) warrants for the arrest of *73 appellant and Lyon, on the conspiracy charge.

Appellant and his brother operated a clothing store in Lewiston, Idaho. Appellant, an accountant with an office in Spokane, kept some of the records of the store in his Spokane office. Lyon was employed by appellant and his brother to advise on regulations of the Office of Price Administration and to make up and file pricing charts required by said regulations.

The complaint filed with the Commissioner charged a conspiracy to violate Revised Maximum Price Regulation No. 330 in that an agreement to file false price charts listing false and fictitious prices for clothing over and above the ceiling prices for such items was entered into.

On December 10, 1945, a Mrs. Jackson, an O.P.A.…