Evening star., 1923-12-23
Announcement Comes. as
Surprise After Elaborate DC.
Prosecution Plans Are Laid.
UPSHAW TO ASK PROBE
OF OFFICIALS DRINKING
De Lane, Legion Representative,
Says He Has No Connection
With Syndicate"

While Washingtonians were still.
speculating last night as TO what
names appeared on a list said to have
been obtained by police and special
intelligence agents engaged in round
ing up eleven alleged members OF
rum syndicate" here. Elmer Trey.
chief of the special intelligence unit
Of the internal revenue bureau, came
out with denial that any such list
was in the possession of his opera
tives.
Commissioner Oyster, who initiated
the investigation resulting in the ar
rests, stated yesterday that all police
evidence had been turned over to the
intelligence unit. Earlier in the week
he stated that investigators had come
to him with the statement that a list
had been uncovered in the inquiry on
which appeared names of such prom
inence that 1t was desired that he
look them over before action was
taken. He said he refused to look at
the list and told the men to go out
and complete their case without fear
or favor
Denial Is Surprise.
Word from the Treasury that no
such list existed came as a surprise
iast night. On the strength Of state
ments that the police had the list
Assistant United States ATTORNEY
Presmont had announced plans yes
terday for prosecution-if possible
or persons who could be connected
through the list as purchasers and
co-conspirators with the alleged syn
dtcate members. 1t was closely fol-
lowing prominent announcement had
been made of these plans that the
denial was made that such a list
was in possession OF the special in
telligence unit.
Yesterday afternoon one agent
stated that 1,141 names were on the
iist' putlast Right, after Chief Trey
mad made the denial, this agent ex-
planned that he did not mean the iiet
was in the possession of the intel
1igence agents, but that in an alleged
confession by one of those arrested,
reference had been made to such
list
The list became the keynote OF
interest yesterday following an
nouncement by Mr.. Presmont that he
would push the case and present the
list to the grand jury. Wayne B
Wheeler. of the Anti-Saloon League,
In statement, demanded that action
be taken in prosecuting every one
| of the alleged 1900 liquor purchasers
disclosed by the bootleggers' books"
Upshaw Wants Inquiry.
While all these things were han
pening in the investigation set under
way already. Representative William
d. Upshaw of Georgia announced
yesterday he intends to introduce a
resolution when the House r~as-
| sembles on January 3. demanding in
vestigation by Congress of drinking
by high officials of the government.
THE shocking revelations of law
breaking and drinking on the par,
of high officials" Representative Up
shaw said, ''only puts into italics
my Christmas declaration of one year
ago that if these prominent officials
who swore to uphold the Constitution
want to get anywhere in enforcing
the prohibition law they must re-
| member the injunction of Sam Jones:
If you want to reform the world
begin on yourself and you'll have one
! grand rascal out of the way"
| Representative Upshaw already has
been allowed forty-ive minutes in
which TO address the House when il
| meets again. He promises that his
| SDeech will deal with tho D,ohIh;.;.
| situation down to date
1T will be red-hot from the start
to finish," Representative Upshaw
said last night. He expects ito go
after the fragrant abuse of diplo-
| matte immunity on the part of lega.
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