Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1923-10-25
ANSWER MADE.
BY YCHAMBE.RL|N
Dry Director Amazed by "Ex-
treme UnfairneSs of Ex-
Senator FreIinghuysen'
SIS u ES STATEMENT
Demands Searching InveSti-
cation of Charges Made by
Former Senator
ISSUES STATEMENT

NEWARK, Oct. 20: (By The As
sociated Press) a statement re-
plying to The recent letter of former
U. S Senator Frelinghuysen of New
Jersey. Prohibition Director Adrian
c. Chamberlain today declared he
was amazed at the extreme unfair
ness and unjustness of ex-senator
F'relinghuysen' demand and l re-
gret that political defeat and disap-
pointed ambitions have led him to
such an act"
Mr.. Frelinghuysen's letter demand
ed Director Chamberlain resigna-
tion and the investigation of the Of
flee by Washington prohibition Of
ficials.
IF he wanted to be fair and had
not been entirely inspired by polit-
ical ambition before making such a
public demand he would have in
quired of Commissioner Haynes or
Assistant Commissioners Jones, my
chiefs in Washington" Director
Chamberlain stated. ''just what my
record had been. But no, that APP
parently did not interest him. He
was looking for publicity and head
lines at my expense.
II court and demand the most
searching and complete investiga-
tion as to the efficiency and adminis-
tration of this Office" the statement
said. las soon as l heard of ex-Sen-
ator Frelinghuysen's request 1 sent
the following telegram to Washing
ton:
L have just been informed that
former Senator Frelinghuysen has
written you demanding an inVesti-
cation of my administration and that
| be suspended pending the same. /
welcome a thorough and complete
inquiry but innsmuch as to my know
ledge no specific charges have been
made l vigorously protest against
any suspension unless positive wrong
doing is alleged. You, of course,
know of the many letters of COM
mendation 1 received from the De-
partment and such insinuations are
most unjust and unwarranted.'
MIR. Chamberlin's statement con-
tinued.
with only twenty men of course,
/ have not dried up New Jersey;
neither could any chief in the world.
"Mr. Sans has twenty-seven men
in Philadelphia and no one ever
claimed that district was dry.
"Any fair-minded person who will
take the trouble to ascertain the
facts will certainly admit that
have done much more than any of
my predecessors (most of whom, If
not alb had the endorsement of the
anti-saloon league. This is borne
out by the following comparison.
The statement then continued with
tables comparing figures of opera
tions of Director Chamberlin and Of
his predecessor between May 1 and
October 20 of this year and of last.
The tables show the following totals:
Predecessor-Raids 434, cases beer
taken 1919, kegs beer 472, liquor and
alcohol $3.50 gallons, wine 22,77S,
stills 233, automobiles 35. Chamber
lin-Raids TIA, cases beer taken
1918, kegs beer 1854, liquor and all
coho1 23,365 gallons, wine 1856,
stills IS, automobiles las, freight
cars IA.
Director Chamberlin pointed out in
the statement that his predecessor
had twenty-seven to thirty-nine men
operating, two supervisors. one as
sistant director, and that one big
wine seizure. 1890 gallons, made up
the large part of the bigger wine
seizures of 1922. In contrast Mr..
Chamberlin says he had twenty men
operating two of whom were detailed
to his Office and one in charge of a
warehouse. He pointed out that he
had also seized three complete brew
cries, five complete wineries, and
that he had not listed various seiz-
ures of malt, hops, etc. He estimated
his total raids at 1000, there being at
| least 200 in which nothing was Sc
cured.
Director Chamberlin concludes his
statement with quoted commenda-
tions he had received from head
quarters at Washington and con-
graduating him upon "the evidences
Of successful activity on the part of
your forces" delighted at the splen-
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