The Washington times., 1923-10-03
l. AGENTS
WORK
On CASE
Assistant Head Of Intelligence
Unit n Sitting q G.
Charges.

A corps st the best investig ators
of the Federal Government today
set to work on the prohibition seam
dal which 50 Ear has resulted in
suspension cf three dry agents vt
tached to che Washington office.
Start Graft Probe.
Under the direction Of w
wolfe; assistant head Of the special
Intelligence unit 81 the Internal
Revenue Bureau. expert operatives
from other cities started q probe
charges of graft footing and irnnor
atty ia the local prohibition unit
The information given the intel
ligence agents was furnished Wolfe
yesterday 81 Lieut. q. +. Davis and
Sergt James e. Mccuade, of the
police vice squad. who made the
charges which resulted III renewing
from duty for the time being Asslst
ant Divisional Chief Ralph RUBY
and Agents Clark j. Packard and
George Fowler, IL
IT was said that early today only
two 0ut-Of-toWn intelligence work.
ers were engaged on the case. More
men will be detai lied later III the day
and still more tomorrow. until every
angle OF the evidence Is covered
Subtle diplomatic warfare charac-
terfzed the opening Of hostilities
between the District government and
the Federal prohibition Unit It WAS
revealed today.
Up until yesterday the dry unit
had made repeated attempts to hold
conferences at prohibition headQlar
ters. instead Of In District Commits
sioner James - Oysters office on
the principle that q call from Cap
tain Oyster would indicate weakness
in the Districts case against the
dry agents.
New Charges Planned.
Captain Oyster, however. was firm
in his determine lion to meet callers
from the prohibition unit. the intel
ligence unit and the police depart
ment In his own office. He repeat
eclly refused to meet the dry officials
on their own ground. Az 8 c0nse-
quence, the mountain came To Ma
homet, and every important phase
OF the liquor scandal thus far has
been discussed around Captain Oys-
ter's desk.
Counter charges against vice squad
members may be made to Captain
Oyster either late today or tOEnor-
row, ii developed today. The utmost
care. it was said. was being exer-
cised in preparing the boomerang.
Act As individuals.
In bringing the counter-c charges,
lat
uals and without the official know
ledge of their superiors.
Assistant Federal Prohibition Com
missioner James e. Jones, IN deny
ing knowledge OF any counter
charges, emphasized the point that
this action may be taken by any
one, and must go directly from the
maker OF the AFFIDAVIT to Commits
sioner Oyster
Commissioner oyster made clear
his stand In dry law enforcement in
the District yesterday. following a
conference OF Lieut. @. 4. Davis and
Sergt. James e. McQuade, Of the
vice squad, with w. H. Woolf, as
sistant head OF the special intel.
ligence unit
Information given by the two
former officers resulted IN stis.
pension OF Assistant Divisional
Chief Ralph Ruby, with General
Agents George Fowler, jr.. and
Clark H. Packard.
Demands Clean Personnel.
Oyster indicated he will insist on
q clean personnel In the Federal
dry agents force in this city. He
expressed the belief also that en-.
forcement would be helped IL the
agents gave more attention 20 de-
stroying stills in Maryland and
Virginia, leaving local raids 20 the
police department.