Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-10-15
RUTTER CLEANUP
TO CENTER IN CITY
New Dry Chief Will Arrive Here
Tomorrow Night for Probe
Of Force
PROMISES TO MAKE FUR FLY

I Of the liquor cnforremrrt forces, said
today h" VIII mnintain his headquarters
in This city.
He will conc here tomorrow might
10 continue the house cleaning" of
th" present force.
Rutter Clean. up" Artist
Mr.. Ruttor is marking time TO-.
day in his room in New York. He
would have been on the Job yesterday il
he could hnrc postponed minor opera ,
lion he had performed on his teeth.
The nov director comes TO PhiIado,
Dhin with great record as clean .up
artist. He is proud Of the fact that hr
is known as one Of the old line revenue
agents. having spent the last sixteen
years IN the United States Revenue De
partm"nt and amGssed q record that
stamps him one Of the best investigators
IN the service.
S"yera' months ago Director Ruttor
was assigned TO California TO clean up
a situation very much the same as il
.or.p'oihrd Of in this ciJy and State.
lie cleaned it 80 well that he sent TO
prison In" King of Bootleggcrs" on the
Ihr.hr Coast; fred several score Of dis
honest ond incompetent prohibition
agents and indicted the acting Director
II Prohibition in California for con-
S0!g0cv. Then Ec va. sput 70 New
logG to clarity another bad condition.
II did it and did II we'll 50 well that
it Is a mighty difficult thing to get
drink in Gotham these days.
Not a TaIllcr
WEou Commissioner Hayno, began to
look around for man 70 change the
dcTlorable conditions complained Of In
this city and State. he selected Director
Ruttcr MS the man 10 90 It. He got
Mr.. Rutter on the long distance phone
and explained In few words what was
what here aud told him to clean UP.
J"sr how, Director Ruttcr would not
disclose. He is Of the type that does
rot discuss his plans in advance. He
let. his work speak for I'm. lie is q
man about fifty years Of age and has
Sp"Nt most Of his life in Government
in'rStigatIon WORK. His eTc is the kind
that ptCrccs, and woe 70 the crook that
has him on his trail. He doesn't be-
lierC in hounding any one, but he does
believe that vtO!Gtors Of the laws Of the
country should be punished and Incl
IDENTITY h" doesn't spend much of his
time looking for the little fellows. His
aim IS 70 dig and get the man ut the
top.
II voQid like to tell you all about
it. but il isn't our habit to discuss our
working plans in advance. " said Direc-
tor Rutter. 'Ot course the only things
| Hno" about your city and State I
have either read or it has been told 10
me-: have not had an opportunity to
look over the situation. would pre-
fer being on the job n few days before
n n, ~, eiF,,oyina
thar | have some idea as to the Copdi-
tiOns and that | am going to try and
better them. What means will be en-
0loyed to C.ean UP | cannot tell. I
would much rather you get that infor-
nation from Commissioner Haynes.
We al work under his specific orders
and every move Of any real importance
is made by his direction. We have a
real system Of doing things and | can
say that i has proved highly successful
IN our cle0n-up campaigns in California
and New York, and ! am quito sure
that We will put 1t to a successful test
In "2r work in Philadelphia and
throughout tho State of Pennsylvania. ."
May Keep Office Here
"NlI you bring a specially trained
squad Of men to work with you:" was
asked h" now Director.
"Oi course We will have fying
squadron at work, bat ! am not at
liberty 20 tel wLo they are or how
they Will work"
Director Mcconnell. is reported as
having said .hat he will move tie State
from Philadelphia to liar
risoH-g. Have You heard any thing
about this
40, have not. I do not think it is
advisable 70 move the principal head
quarters from Philadelphia. To MY
the state Director 70 have his Office be-
cauTe Of its large population and be
ca.>c II III" fact that 1t is a big seaport
city. However, that matter will, 7
iMagjn", b" discretionary with Com
missioner Haynes.
"iiaY" "ou received any !nforma.
toa "a to jUst how bad conditions ar"
il Philadelphia:
Il might answer that yes and no, but
] won {. Il is not our way Of doing
business, as | said before. You know
there hare been several mon from lcah~
quarters around Philadelphia, and i'm
ngluc TINT If the conditions pra bad
'l"' know something about them. They
|'ialIy 10. Gou drop in and 500 M
n''c" ! Ct located in Philadelphia, and
I. .lNt any r'Hl I""- tOr tDH reNQ.rS
'"N.' | will BE- glad 20 give it "ut. II
i,l,' lpir for n" 10 discuss conditions
'.a' hav" no personal knowledge o.
! U.Eht say 70 lou thur | am going 70
thi- "- TINT, but | won't. You viii
ioyy 10 bN patient Il f"w days ami thea
So. win Nrr what happens.
"Will you work along tho same lines
'uot YOU lnyc in New York ?"
"Th"rc YOU 60 again. Trying to get
~" tp dI7u1ge our plans. Gee, my teeth
are sore Guess ! have talked too much.
Dou't forget to call and see me when
get - Philadelphia.
Director Rutter certainly made New
York dry, 1t was a genuine cleanup,
and when the flying squadron got
through the prohibition cnforrrmen,
Office Iooh"d as though cyclone had
struck H. Right at the start of ~"
STATE Dir"rtor and three "f his aido-
were fired and in quick succession the
Hst II agents began 10 go. Then the
urohcrs began 10 look over the permits
issued - wholesale drug houses What
they found amazed them.
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