The Washington times., 1923-12-22
DRY CHIEF.
MOVES To
PUBLISH
LIST
Wheeler Starts Action, While
Prosecutor Moves for Ar
rest Of Many Others.

Every effort will be made by of
ficials of the Anti-Saloon League
to have the names of the 1,400
bootleggers' customers made public.
This action was forecast today
when Wayne B. Wheeler, head Of
the Anti-Saloon League, declared
that on Monday his office would
start compiling legal arguments in
support of the move to make public
the names of the socially promi-
nent of Washington who are said
to have patronized the Scarbor
h-Lamson-Mur liquor ring.
See Congress Inquiry.
Should the list be made public
through some official record. q
Congressional investigation to de-
ter1nine what part each Of those
named played in the case will like
ly follow. The liquor ring catered
only to the most exclusive circles,
shifting in disdain at the trade Of
the "hoi polIoi."
Everybody whom the evidence
discloses had any connection in the
case, whether it be purchaser,
runner, or a mere office employee,
will be prosecuted to the fullest ex-
tent Of the law" Assistant District
Attorney Arthur N. Presmont
asserted.
"If it can be shown conclustvely
that all Of the $4,000 whose names
were on the list purchased liquor,
they will all be prosecuted no mat
ter what their station in life.
ficials are on the lfsthave come to
me, but can not say whether or
not the reports are true"
Following Diplomatic" Trail.
The Governments case is in the
hands Of Mr.. Presmont. He APP
peared yesterday when the defend
ants were arraigned before United
States Commissioner Macdonald and
put up bond for their appearance
in court.
At the office of Elmer Trey, chief
Of the Intelligence Bureau Of the
Treasury Department, it was stated
today that there was nothing now
in the case today" Investigations
are being made to determine the
ownership of the automatically
immune" liquor and also 70 find out
if sales were being made oy the
ring from this stock. Nothing has
been done towards selling the
liquor.
List Incomplete.
Already more than fourteen hun
dred names have been decided, and
the list is not completed. One of the
most active agents in the case de-
clared that should the list be made
public, it would cause a national
scandal.
At least two members of the Cabi-
net, members of Congress, members
of the Judiciary, prominent Govern
ment officials, and leaders In Wash
ingtOn's society circles are said to
have been numbered in the list Of
customers.
1t is probable say the police, that
many of those whose names were Co.
found in the list will be summoned
to appear before the grand jury when
an effort is to be made to have the
thirteen so far named indicted.
That the scandal may assume in
ternational proportions became
known when information leaked out
that a member of one of the Eu-
ropean legations had claimed the
cache of $4,000 worth of liquor,
which the police believed was owned
by the ring.
Probe Embassy Liquor.
The State Department has been in
formed of this angle of the case, and
an investigation will be made. Just,
how an under-secretary could use
such an immense store of varied
liquors is puzzling officials.
The store house on Columbia road
where the liquor was found is not
far from the legation to which the
undersecretary is attached. Mem
bers of the liquor ring established
"dipfomatic' connections with q
view to thwarting prosecution,
should they be uncovered.
Police Puzzled by Leads.
Confession of four members Of
the ring has given the police many
leads which thHy are ferreting out
today. The RI publications. already