Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-25
GREEN SUSPENDED;
LIQUOR SUPPLY IS
SEIZED BY AGENTS
"Take It." Dry Administrator
Tells Former Assistant Who
Came to Get Rum.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO. July 24.-Col.
Ned NJ. Green was suspended today
as prohibition administrators for
northern California and Nevada on
orders from Washington and his sup
ply of alleged confiscated liquors, with
which he has entertained guests in
his hotel room here, was seized.
Following his suspension by Ger.
rard 3. Winston, Acting Secretary OF
the Treasury, pending investigation
of misconduct charges against him,
Col. Green was visited in his room at
the Hotel Whitcomb late today by
Government agents who demanded
the liquor In his possession.
Turns Over Rum Supply.
"You can take anything in the
room you want Col Green smiling
ly welcomed the agents. He then
turned over a varied assortment of
liquors which almost filed a bureau
drawer.
Some of that stuff may be pre-.
Volstead stuff and some of 1t may
not" he said. Don't tell anybody
but it isn't anybody's business.
1T isn't against the law 70 have
liquor in your home or to offer II tc
your guests.
Charges against the dry admins
traitor will be taken before Federal
grand jury Monday.
George Hatfield, United States dis
trict attorney. announced he woult
seek Green's indictment on charges
of misappropriating liquor seized by
the Government and with misconduct
in office
Col. Green answered that he wei
coined indictment and trial, because
he declared, it would establish he has
not been in possession of govern
mentally controlled liquor and has
not been guilty of misconduct.
trial, he said. will clarity situation
which puts me in a very bad light.
II have had liqudr in my hote
room," Col. Green said, but it ha:
been sent to me by persons unknow'
| to me. I frequently find liquor which
has been left in my room and in m,
offices. Friends who have called Oh
me in my room at the hotel have ac
| cepted my invitation to drink. M.
| friends know that | drink very sci
| dom and that / won't drink alone
| If visitors call on me, / offer then
a drink; l won't be a 'deadhead' ant
join thems in the drink even if i
gags me-. have nothing to fear or b
ashamed of in this tempest.
Denies He Broke Faith.
II have had under my contro
liquor valued at more than $4,000, ,00t
If I was crooked l could order barre
or two sent around to the homes o
| friends. But no one can accuse m
of having broken that trust.
II am doing what l came out her,
| to do, stopping liquor at the source
Why don't they investigate tha
angle of it?''
Col. Green declared he was q.
human being, not a religious fanatic,
! and has not 'come out here with
| long nose to snoop into other pee
pies affairs to see whether they ma,
| LIQUOR or not Asserting that hi
| mission had been to cut off illici
liquor at the source. he added that h
had made considerable progress"
The administrators office has beel
taken over by Col. Sam /. Johnson
chief aide to Green.
Says Andrews Knew Aim.
Col. Green said he told Col. An
drews, in charge of national prohi
bition enforcement. that he woult
not "go snooping around, maxim,
grandstand raids when he was an
pointed by Andrews.
His administration, he explained
was in keeping with military dignity
common sense and the will Of com
munity in which there were ''mor
vets than drys.