The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-17
OPERATION MAY E PROVE FATAL TO
 SENATOR GREENE
Vermont Statesman, Who " .,.ssisssk By Stray { \ Danger
 BONE IS
 ROM SKULL In Thorough
 .suss Of Pro ..sn Agents At Capital

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18.-An, op. Ieraion described as successful was per. formed late today upon Senator Franl L. Greene, of Vermont, who was wound. a ins the head by pistol bullet last night during q battle between alleged 'bootleggers and prohibition agents and police almost within the shadow of the capitol.
 Spltntsrs of bone which had been driven into his head by the stray bul. let were removed, about one and one. half square inches of bone being taken out. Aftefward attending surgeons said the senator was resting as comfort, ably as possibla'' and that .'the prog. nosis is good, provided no complication set in." The operation was performed under local anaesthetic.
 The reverberations from the incident in the capital were almost as instan. taneous and sharp as the battle itself the entire prohibition enforcement sit. uation which for months has been the center of criticism and controversy be. ing projected into the forefront of dis, cussion with indications that the whole question will be aired in Congress.
 President Coolidge evidenced his per. sonaI interest in the situation by in. quiring at the hospital concerning Mir Greene's condition. At the same time some White House officials inquired what action was being taken against those responsible and were informed police took prompt action to punish was at once informed that the cases nf fhpnn vnos haII sv, xxrsk the shooting were under consideration in the district attorneys office.
 The police refrained from discussing the treasury was ordered to make s Haynes, prohibition commissioner, de clared the incident "very unfortunate one.
 Three Are Arrested.
 The three men taken into custody were James Raymond Beavers, Silver Hill, Maryland, and Benjamin Chesavoii of this city. whom the police said was believed to be bootlegsers, and who fig. ured in the shooting of O. B. Fisher prohibition agent who is charged by the police with firing the shot which struck Senator Greene.
 2 ..e AtS4tS4o &H4 GuS1atOtfs WHO sWEfS du' prehended by detectives after a chase across the potomac into the Virginia hilla. were released on S3.000 bail sa&lI aud Finher Whs feleAsed On S5, ,0O0 btsIss;l The three gre tc appear ip court Mon
 Before the operation Senator Green. was given an X-ray examination which showed that the bullet had not lodged in the head. The missile had evidently struck glancing blow, shattering the frontal bone over the left eye, and .driv. ing spiiaters inward.
 Doctors Daniel l.. Borden and Charles 8. White operated, with Dr. John L. De Mayo assisting and Dr. Thomas Lin. vile, Senator Greene's family physician present. Eight or ten pieces of bone were extracted and the surgeons said that, barring complications, the patient should recover, as he had stood the operation we'll.
 Peyton Gordon, United States dis. trict attorney, is active in the case, and 1t is possible that more serious charges may be preferred against the three implicated in the shooting. They are now held on charges of assault with dangerous weapons