Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-20
Says Coles Blocked
MOUe by Walnut
Continued from Pace Tine

Washington in connect ION with th"
Walnut dismissal. but the day brought
NO new statement from Assistant At
tOrney General Goa or from Attorney
General Daugherty. who returned to-
day from Florida. where on saturday he
hid he knew nothing of the Walnut
case. and put responsibility np to Nv
Cor.
Mr.. Daughoriy was in the Office but Il
GAoet time. Mrs. Daucherty IL srri-
ousay III. Tho Attorney General at
+ tended n consultation Of physicians this
4 morning and devoted the remainder of
~ day to other matters. lie referred
ou Inquiries concerning the Philadel-
pAia situation to Mr.. Gof.
Cot Is Angry Now
Mr.. Goff. who "a acting Attorney
\ 0oaefal approved the order for Mr..
!, XAlnut',a removal. was plainly inrcnsc,l
4 1t the ugitation In Philadelphia over the
Incident and the. charge. made by, Mr.
X w Malnut personally. He declined. how =
&, ever. to elaborate previous statements
! q the subject.
He declared Mr.. WALNUT was rcm"vcd
4 n insubordination Other officials
1SDtpt he wns n .troubie- maker All
oeDeft positively his dismissal will not
u4ect the course Of eventS as they rc-
late to the investigation and prosecution
- liquor law violators.
n Prohibition Commissioner Haynes.
{ Who was In New York last week when
the Walnut charges were nrSt made.
&0nnd a communication awaiting him in
Z Washington today from the Law En-
forcement league protesting against
Mr.. Walnut's removal.
Passes Buck to Dsugherty
Mr.. Haynes. in reply addressed to
NJ. Nicholson. Of the league. ex-
planned that the removal Of Mr..
4 Walnut" was Department of Jus
~ matter altogether. and that
4 Ae IL not in position to comment on IT,
xhs commissioner added that the pro-
hibition enforcement Organization ''has
every Intention in the interest of the
service tO SOC that the department Is
fully protected IN its efforts to en-
force the dry laws.
Mr.. Haynes. It developed today. dis
Neutsed the Walnut affair with Senator
Pepper last week The prohibition
commissioner processes to be convinced
thet MIR. Waiaut's removal was not
( due to political influence or to an at
tempt to protect higher ups" in Penn.
svlvAnia.
The Senator, who arrived in Wash
1ngton mt noon. apparently expects the
Department Of Justice and District
Y Attorney Coles oIscc in PhiladcIphia
% 30 through with the rum investga-
lions and prosecutions in PennsyIyania
feeardlcss of whom they bjt
DISMISSAL was Expected
Commissioner Haynes views the dis
niasal OF Mr. Walnut on the eve Of
the Grand Jury session as unfortunate
IN the impression it has created, but
= not disposed to question the attituIr
oe the Department of Justice IIo lind
understood for several weeks II was
aid today. that Wulrut's dismissal
wAR only q matter of time
department OF Justice officials got in
sSsv ,snrm.d a'I ha epl"r as soon aS
cxcit.i Tha, mrosso nau na'"''eU ,, =" 'h'
- :;vs hin, oS, ;nfnr,,,.,,o W'.ihsnrs"
Sasfment's disn"sai an1 a, s.;n ~ ., p",
SSssiA waicomo = raaro", ""I t. n"iu 'n'E
~ Sac,oi nnno 'eI',I' 'Tpni nun for
Sn.Stson IT,. mdo WI ,ma nn''nnelpn1a
I Bsr,ser ,,.,,, 80 "mV MI, N'hhtor
scssS., cp vT'.r WIN Hsslstaht At
Srsss "e"era' ''o" OF 'he hrst 'ppor-
! &s Another Denial Entered
x IL devcloned tod.r tho, ,,s,,..
ana slso ..Jones'" occ,r, m", h,,, ',n,,m ,,ioao
q the prohibition organization M M" here ''yJ' n