Evening star., 1923-09-29
"SUSPENDED" DRY
AGENTS STAGE RAID DE-
SPITE THEIR REMOVAL
Continued from First Page.)

added "See Mr.. Yellowly. He's in
charge Of this office now
Mr.. Yellowly said when he was told
of today's raid that probably they
had not received notification as yet"
Commissioner Haynes official state
ment. Issued yesterday afternoon,
read:
Il have instituted a searching in
quiry into the matter, and upon the
report Of those to whom the inquiry
has been committed will depend the
action to be taken"
A later statement follows:
THE charges preferred against the
three prohibition agents are TO be
forthwith Investigated by the special
intelligence unit of the Treasury De-
"The police officers Of the District
who preferred the charges against
the prohibition agents are to be i'm
ediately available for witnesses In
the case. Should there be any
charges to be preferred by pronanlr
policemen such charges are to be
preferred In writing, under oath, and
submitted to Commissioner Oyster
for such action as he may deem
proper to take in the premises.
Oynter Announces suspension.
There is no break whatever
between Prohibition Commissioner
Haynes and Commissioner Oyster.
but it is clearly understood that they
will continue their cooperative,
helpful relations In the enforcement
of the prohibition law. Commissioners
Haynes directing his agents to that
end and Commissioner oyster. the
police force of the District. as here
tcfore. Pending the inquiry the pno,,
hibition agents under inquiry will
suspend official operations
he had already started an inquiry
and that pending such inquiry the
agents would suspend operations.
Commissioner Oyster was under the
Impression. and so announced last
doing no official work.
Ruby, Packard and Fowler, how.
ever, had an active night and morning
of work. After returning from the
relief espediti1n .hax last ,o1 night fd worH to
on the still at Maryland avenue and
Tth street southwest.
Woman Gives Word.
They waited part Of the night and
we'll into this morning for those
operating the still to put in an ap-
pearance: When this did not take
place, they proceeded, with Capt.
Sheetz and a detail of police from the
establishment.
The first reports of the still came
from a woman residing next door,
last night, when the adjoining wall
Of her house became too hot for COM
fort. she telephoned the police. A
local call sent No. 4 Engine Company
to the scene and the police investi-
gated. The fire in the boiler was ex-
tinguished. j., The police then called
in the dry" agents.
Elmer l. Trey, In charge Of the spe-
cial intelligence unit of the internal
revenue bureau - which is sister
unit to the prohibition unit an
nounced today that his investigation
into charges of irregular practices
brought against Ruby. Packard and
not yet started. He said none of the
agents has yet been interviewed. He
added that 1t would be Tuesday be-
fore preliminaries were sufficiently
completed SO as to start active in
vestigation.
VIII Make Statement.
The investigation will be closed
to the public, in accordance with pro-
cedure with that unit. Agents win
of the country to go into the matter
thoroughly. Policemen who have
evidence have been ordered to be in
readiness to be interviewed by the
pect to hear definitely from Mr..
Haynes within a few days whether
counter charges are to be filed by the
prohibition bureau against members
Of the local police department.
If, as has been fntimated. the pro-
hibition men have complaints to make
also they will be submitted in writ
ing, just as the police charges against
dry enforcement men were given to
Mr.. Haynes in writing.
1t also is understood that IL no
- ~ H. otyezA .A1s
men a definite statement to that ef-
feet will be made.