The Washington times., 1922-07-18
.STOLENPERM[T
INQUIRY BARRED
BY POLITICIANS
Arrests Close When Action Is
Halted to Take political
Bearings"
by Universal Service.

Official confirmation OF the inert
OF 10000 whiskey withdrawal per-
mits and confirmation blanks from
the Bureau OF Engraving and Print
ing and the Prohibition Bureau Ia
available today from records on file
in the Bureau Of Internal Revenue.
The missing permits are Permit
10 Purchase. form 14lo-A, Nos. 49,
O0l to 1S4,00, inclusive. Confirma'
ton sheets missing are form l4l0'D
Nos. 3s6 .OOl to 400 900, inclusive.
In addition TO the established fact
that 10, 900 cases Of whiskey have
been withdrawn from Freeport,
Pa. distillery by persons In pos
session Of a block OF the stolen per
mits. the investigation to fix re-
sponsibility for the original thefts
took a ensational turn today.
Inquiry revealed that the oper'
atives actually engaged In the case
were 40 close TO the point where ar
rests could be made. they were told
by their superiors to halt until new
political bearings" could he taken.
Some Of the Suspects.
Names already involved in the web
OF evidence assembled include one Of
the men indicted In New York some
months ago and still under bond In
connection with illegal whiskey with
dra walls.
Two men recently. II not still, con-
nected with the Prohibition Enforce.
ment Bureau In New York city.
A notorious bootlegger and SNUG
gler OF whiskey OF New York city,
whose picture 10 In the rogues' gal
lery at police headquarters in New
York
Another capitalist bootlesger, who
makes his headquarters at Asbury
Park. n. j.. and operates along the
New Jersey coast. This man. al.
though wealthy from his operations
in whiskey. Is well known to the
authorities Of several Eastern States
az gunman and bad character gen.
orally.
At least one former member OF the
Pittsburgh prohibition unit Is now
making his headquarters in Canada
1t Is said that this former Pittsburgh
agent at one time had in his posses
sion the stolen and forged permits
made from a Pennsylvania distillery
The papers were ordered sent "a
Washington. but instead they dis
appeared from the files OF the Pitts
burgh office at about the time the
prohibition agent resigned from the
service and left the country.
Threaded into the story which con
meets the individuals OF criminal rec
- 90 ipta In
at least three States and twice that
number OF cities.
Just how the stolen permits were
obtained from the vaults OF the
Bureau OF Engraving and Printing
and the big safe in the Prohibition
Bureau here is not altogether a mat.
ter OF conjecture with the proberr
This is the most delicate part OF the
story and Is said to be responsible
for the temporary halt in the investi'
CATION. II Ia unauestionably respon.
sible for the cloak OF secrecy with
which the entire affair has been sur
rounded.
The Official Report.
The official confirmation Of theft
Of the withdrawal permits and con
firma tion blanks Ia on file IN the
Bureau OF Internal Revenue, dated
May %, 1922. signed by James z.
Jones. acting prohibition commits
sioner. Washington. d. c.
1t follows:
ITO Federal prohibition directors
collectors OF internal revenue and all
persons holding permits authorisins
the sale OF intoxicating liquor:
Your attention is called to the
fact that in the recent distribution
TO State directors OF vendors copies
Of the revised forms Of Permit Ia
Purchase. Form 1410-A. Nos. 17s,ooi
to 1874 1000. inclusive. are unaccount
ed for. Permits to Purchase, Form,
141O.A. Nos. 3s6.ool to 100000. In
elusive. will not be issued, due To
the fact that confirmation sheets
for these numbers are also un
accounted for.
Persons holding permits author
iZing the sale Of Intoxicating liquor
are not permitted to make sale or
delivery OF intoxicating liquor on
a permit to purchase bearing q Sc
rial number from 17S, S,001 to 1856, 900
inclusive. or from 396, ,001 to 400, 900
inclusive.
ANY sale or delivery OF liquor
on a form bearing any OF such mum
bers will be deemed as having been
without any Permit to Purchase
whatever and in violation Of the
National Prohibition act. Upon any
Permit to Purchase bearing one OF
these serial numbers being pre-
sented TO permfttee, such per
mittee should Immediately advise
this office by wire OF the fact In
order that steps may be taken to
apprehend the person presenting
the same.
"Permittees are also directed not
to honor any Form 1904 on which
the serial number appears to have
been altered, and they should care
fully scrutinize each permit to pur'
chase presented to them with a view
to determining its genuineness,
Where any permit to purchase, the
serial number OF which appears 10
have been altered, Is presented 10
a permittee. such permittee should
also Immediately notify THIS office
by wire"