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compel him I'd issue aicohci permits
against iiis will.
FORCED OUT. SAYS RAY.
Men "Big Enough 10 Dine with Presi-
dent's Accused.

d sdent's Accused.
ny The AssOciated Press.
PITvrsBuHGII july O.. Edgar X.
Ray, prohibition administrator for
western Rsnpsglsahla, who Submitted
his resignation saturday 70 Assistant
Secretary Andrews Or the Treasury.
said yesterday that efforts had been
made ID force him from the prohibi;
ticn department following his appoint.
meht ~ the successor OF Frederick g.
Baird. sss
Ray ISSUED statement describing
his conference Saturday with Gen.
Andrews and, In discussing 1t with
newspaper men, said that while he
was working under Mr.. Baird he got
the facts ION four or hve big alcohol
conspiracy cases"
Since became administrator they
have been unable to get. permits" he
said. 1T IL interesting to speculate
on what win happen TO those cases
after I'm gone" lie Eaid that efforts
have been made ito have me thrown
out OF here and to force me to give
those people permits" adding. "aSid
there were men back of IL big enough
to have breakfast with the President
" the United States.
Ray also touched upon the assertion
In his Washington statement, issued
when his resignation was announced,
that the eighteenth amendment was
the biggest swindle that was ever
perpetrated In this country In that
connection his statement Yesterday
asked IF the Sixty.nlnth Congress OF
L., -. Nv.a, <sr1n raytR q
will happen when we have a wet one?'
and continued:
when so 900 900 of the taxpayers
money IL appropriated to enforce .
law that they believe cannot be en-
forced n In gwfndle.
Declaring that criticism Of his ad
rninigfration had come from one source
"and that I expected" Ray said,
when the word went around that
wouldn't take they rent the word
back that would be gone by July !. /"
Summoned to Washington. Ray said,
Gen. Andrews informed him he wae
"a good enforcement officer. though he
was not no sure as TO my executive
ability" Answering, Ray said he told
the prohibition chief he felt quite
able to handle the job. and alsO In.
formed Gen. Andrews that the gang
in Pittsburgh wasn't letting any grass
grow under it's feet"
Gen. Andrews knows that will
not grant permits to 30 breweries In
Pennsylvania, and viii not grant q
permit to q big alcohol concern Of
Pittsburgh, Chicago and New York
until / am compelled to do 60" Ray
said. 81 am ready TO be relieved OF
this job any day 1t suits the general,
and ! believe I'll have the respect OF
ali with whom my duties have put
me In touch. This position IL best
suited for rich man or a crook.
am neither"
without mentioning any name. Ray
said: There has been much smoke sur
rounding Mt least one assistant United
States district attorney here" He. said
prohibition violators openly boast
that their case was noile pressed be,
cause this same assistant United
States attorney was their lawyer.
Ray said: 1.-The vets need take nc
consolation from my argument" de-
claring ..It doesn't matter whether old
conditions are better or worse than
present conditions: the same old gang
Of brewers, distiliers. corrupt ONCE
holders and politicians IL Responsible. !.