Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-02-20
SENATOR GREENE ~
SINKING; CONSCIOUS,
BUT CANNOT SPEAK

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parehtly was not fired by the alleged
bootleggers.
Makes Exhansfiye PROBE.
Maj. Gordon is making an exhaus-
| tive inquiry into the shooting, using
every available agency to cover all
angles. Special intelligence agents OF
the bureau of internal revenue, I'M
der Elmer Trey, are still at work on
the case, it was announced today, al
though their investigation is under
stood to be drawing, to a close.
: The case will go to the grand jury
| regardless of the outcome of the in
| jury to Senator Greene. 1t was pre-
dicted in the best-informed quarters
! today.
! During discussion by the District
| committee of the feasibility of in
istituting a separate investigation the
| sentiment was expressed that no &C
| ton should be taken which might be
| interpreted as an investigation of the
prohibition enforcement organization
| or that would give booueggers and
other criminals any notion that Dis
trict or federal officers are TO be re-
j stricted in their efforts TO capture
dangerous law offenders.
I Action Is Deferred.
| After the existing laws and resu-
iiations had been explained by assist
ant corporation counsel Williams, the
committee deferred action until the
| next meeting on the suggestion of
! Representative T.. w. Gibson of Yer
mont who brought the matter up
| after he had conferred at the White
! House regarding the Presidents own
Investigation of the shooting.
| Efforts will be made in the mean
! time to get from the United states
attorney for the District, whose duty
| it is to enforce the laws and regula-
IN the the S sas and c ase
specific and detailed information re-
garding enforcement:
| Representative Gibson told the
committee that Senator Greene is
matter of very grave, concern thai
he should have thus been wounded
while peaceably going on his way in
the National Capital. This happe ned
which Congress has exclusive juris-
/; diction, Representative Gibson point
| The Senate and House will not pass
/! the matter over without some cosni-
! lance. he said. He told his colleagues
i on the committee that he had confer
j rcd at the White House because he
{ had learned that the President was
II was suggested to him by the Presi-
dents secretary that an inquiry on
f! the part of the House District com
[ mittec would be welcomed IN oroer 70
| ascertain what did take place ana IL
nossibie to fix the blame
..The shot was fired by a prohibi J.,
tion agent said to have been occupied
in the discharge of his duties" said
he.
Sbould Make Streets Safe.
I'VE should do all that we possibly
can to make the streets of Washing
| ton safe for a United States Senator
and. safe for the humblest Of the
, citizens" he said.
! representative Gibson asked for
the appointment of a subcommittee
ITO consider what action the full com
mittee should take and to request the
| presence of such officials of the Dis
frict of Columbia and the prohi blt1on
unit as might be deemed necessary 10
develop hte following information:
| "First. The names and ages OF the
nol;ce and agents Of the prohibition
init operating in the vicinity of the
Shooting on the evening of Febru-
airy Is. .., ,,,,,,
or agents who participated or were
nresent at any liquor RAIDS on the
day and evening of February IT,
"Third: The qualifications required
for prohibition agents, age limit
ureyiouS experience IN ehloICeHeH
VI law. etc: under what regulations
800 Instructions an agent is. gov.
erned with reference to the use o,
frca rms in the performance OF MS
duties; what instruction in the use o.
! firearms is given before an agent en-
f> 9
4 cages in opera1ion LOT me
! ment Of the prohibition laws.
1 Restrictions on Arms.
.rFourth: The laws and regulations
ierfor,ed in the District of Cofumbis
with reference to the sale and ust
Of firearms.
Fifth: II proper preoaution for the
safety of pedestrians and motor1st'
Ii. taken by, police and prohibit1or
farents in corgested districts Of, thu
citv. and at hours when the street:
arc unusually crowded. when in pur
u,;t Of cars under suspicion OF con
tanning contraband liquor"
REPRESENTATIVE Gibson said "thi:
'Tisn,t the first occurrence OF tine sor
within the District of Columbia ant
told of "promiscuouS shooting endan
eerinp the lives of many people" on
icrowded section of 18th street ant
said that other cases have oeeI
brought to his attention.
@If we can do anything to stop thl:
we should do 1t, but We want to pu
nothing in the way of proper enforce
ment Of prohibition. Lives should b'
4 safe and it is our duty to protec
Z them" Representative Gibson said.
Representative -Zihlman Of Mary
land. acting chairman, told the com
mittee that at his request the cor
poration counsel had sent an assist
ant to advise the House District com
mittee regarding existing laws ant
regulations.
Urges Sitter Sentences.
;. Representative. Blanton. said tina
while he thought Representative Glib
sons motion might be salutary
after paying a tribute to Senate
Greene expressed his opinion tina
the main Gauss of such Occurrences
is that the courts do not give drasti
enough punishment to criminal.
found guilty of carrying .dangerou
weapons. I'VE allow criminals q
stick a six-shooter In their hill
pockets, and when officers of the Law