The Washington times., 1923-10-19

Federal Dry Unit Said to Be
Working for Disruption OF
Vice Squad.

General prohibition agents Of
the Washington office are work
ing, practically to q man, to force
the removal from the vice squad
Of Lieut.. o. T. Davis and Sergt.
James e. McQuade, veterans Of
that branch of the police force,
it was revealed today.
Present New Data.
Presentation to the special In
telligence unit OF the Internal REV..
enue Bureau. Of great mass OF
data purporting to show law viola
tions on the part Of Davis and Nc.
Quade today indicated the extent to
which the local dry agents have gone
in attempting to GUST their arch
enemies from the police force.
In this action, the dry workers
are backing up Assistant Divisional
Chief Ralph e. Ruby, Agent George
Fowler and Agent Clark III. Pack
ard, all of whom were suspended be-
cause OF graft and looting charges
made against them by Davis and
McQuade.
While the counter-charges pre-
ferred by these agents and others
McQuade. but include Policemen
Harry Bauer, OF the Second, and
w. II. VermiIlion, Of the Tenth
precinct, the former two are the
objects OF the dry agents venge-
ance.
The counter-charges lie before the
District authorities, while Special
indulgence Operatives Cox and
Golding are investigating the vice
squad's original charges against
the three suspended agents. Pa.
pers are being prepared at the Dis.
trlct building today for submission
TO the Police Trial Board. which is
soon to hear the charges against
the four policemen.
Officials Still Blind"
The dry agents are working in
u u.N,y on their own response
nlnty TO build up the counter.
cnaTses; Iheir campaign has not
supposed to be known officially ~
the heads of the drv INIT Tbis
official blindness recalls tha state.
ment OF Assistant Prohibition Com.
missioner James e. Jones during
the early days of the Investigation:
ANY individual may make counter.
charges. don't know OF anv com.
ing through this office.''
IL was plainly Indicated ar tha
OFFICE or the special intelligence INIT
To-Day that the new evidence aSajnst
Davis and McQuade is of the noost
startling character. ana is hacked
ny sheaf of affidavits. The ra.
nalnder OF the evidence coflected hv
tne agents will go to Comnoissioner
Oyster soon. N'''OA'0A
On the other hand. the inte1u.
gence units inquiry into the police
TnArges against Ruby, Fowler and
proportions.
Inere Is every reason to believe
agents will be asked shortly ana
1t Is only a question Of time when
the Investigators will as1r ona ~
the United States Commissioners
for warrants.
Alderman Aiding Unit.
Much interest is attached to the
LacI tnat Leon 8. Alderman, agent
oroppeo from the rolls on q charge
or accepting bribe and now our
on bond, has given his active sun.
port to the general movement to
put out Davis and McQuade It was
learned that Alderman has submit
ted an affidavit to the intelligence
agents concerning his observations
on Federal and District dry law en-.
forcement work in this city.
Linton s. Evans, former assista Mt
divisional chief here and now in
charge OF the Baltimore office of the
local division, also has taken a hand
to aid the dry agents. There is no
love lost between Evans and Lieu
tenant Davis, who in O. way was
responsible for the formers transfer
to Baltimore.
Under the regulations of the
prohibition unit, officials are sun.
posed to frown upon conferences
between employees and DISQUALIFIED
agents. It is known, however, that
several councils of war have been
held by the suspended men and
agents OF the dry office.
1t was In this manner that plans
were perfected for what has de-
veloped to be the most sensational
break between Federal and municipal
agents entrusted with enforcement of
the prohibition law. Davis and Nc
Quade had few friends in the pro-
hibition unit before they fired the
opening gun in the liquor war. Now
they apparently have none, for the
agents are united In their determine.
ton to bring about n REORGANIZATION