The evening world., 1920-09-15

Cove. L. I. Perhaps after get TO
Texas and look the ground over and
see how like It may send for my
family"
1T has been reported that you own
and have at your house on Long
Island $4,000 worth OF liquors"
II do not own nor possess one dol
lars worth OF liquor. nor does any
one else hold any liquor for me or
in my name. am willing TO make
afldavit to that at any time"
1T is reported that you have re-
Gently purchased a house on Long
Island for a large sum Of money"
81 have not bought a houses
don't own a house and the house
live in / pay rent for"
1T has also been reported that at
real estate auction sales on Long
Island, properties have been bought
for you by your brother or brother
E-law."
There Is absolutely no truth in
ouch a report have less Of this
worlds goods to-day than when / en-
tered the service six years ago"
Mr.. Shevlin's removal from the
New York district was the climax Of
IA series OF sensational Developments
touching on the work OF the Prob BIZ
ton enforcers. including fatal
shooting by one agent. the Staten
Island case surrounding the murder
OF Eckert. and yesterday the arrest
Of five Prohibition enforcement
agents on charge OF taking brides.
Mr.. Shevlln returned to New York
last night having been upstate at
reaching his office he found awaiting
him a communication from William
williams, commissioner OF Internal
Revenue, advising him OF his transfer
TO FL Paso. effective to-day. Mr..
Shevlin will leave tonight for Wash
ington and will continue on to Texas.
He made the following statement;
when the Prohibition unit OF the
Bureau OF Internal Revenue was or
ganlzed II was decided thai the forces
of the Prohibition agents Should DO
mobile forces. The Commissioners
has seen at 10 carry out the original
plan, and, effective Sept is. have
been placed in charge OF a portion of
what is now the Southwestern De-
partment will have jurisdiction
over the states OF Texas, New Mex
leo, Arizona and Oklahoma, with
headquarters at III PoBo.
ut Is my contention that the news
papers OF New York have been favor
able and have been OF very great aid
in the enforcement OF Prohibition.
The organization that am turning
over to my successor, in my opinion.
10 without equal in the United States
for efficiency and effort The men
have worked honestly and hard, and
their efficiency is easily shown with
5000 arrests to their credit. also
leave behind me, In my opinion. one
OF the most efficient officers in the
United States--John ]. Quigley.
There are many people who have
put out lot OF infammatory tales
about the condition OF Prohibition in
New York. These tales are absolutely
untrue. l have just completed a trip
through New York State and | have
found that while there Is some selling
IN Buffalo, II Is done in the most
EOAfuGQ IL AZ
clean as any city. in the United
states Albany and vicinity are in
very good shape. Smuggling over the
border Is n condition that needs i'm
mediate attention and a large in
crease in the force OF agents there"
Mr.. Shevln took office as Chief Pro-
hibtlon Enforcer on Jan. %, prior to
which time he had been employed in
the Income Tax Bureau. Since his APP
poihtment his force, besides the 5000
arrests, has seized $4,000 gallons Of
LIQUOR and obtained fines and penal
ties totan.ng $2,50O,000 His force con-
sisted OF $50 agents.
The condition OF the prohibition en-
forcement. In this district was COM
mended recently by John +. Kramer.
commissioner in charge Of the entire
nations enforcement. On the other
hand, Mr.. Shevlin has been In clashes
OF authority with United states Judge
Chatfield and United States District
Attorney Ross OF Brooklyn as critics.
Federal Judge Chatfield, when
asked II SheVlin's transfer was due
to differences he had had with the
Judge and Federal District Attorney
Leroy w. Ross, replied:
II have heard many rumors, but
know nothing OF my own knowledge,
| have never met the man, yet Il is
not n surprise to me. That is all
| can say
eAcARDl RUM SCANDAL RE.
CALLED BY ROSS.