Evening star., 1928-03-04

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| do what the Constitution saws he should
do, and to do what I saw him and heard
him hold up his hand to high heaven
, and say he would do, and that is. to
enforce the law OF this land.
Talk about your enforcement off,
GERS that your superintendent of police
: has put In charge Of enforcement.
Says Citizens Gave Evidence.
Il call attention to the evidence that
very substantial citizens of the District
have brought before us in this respect
One OF your policemen In the =
! precinct. until he was put in charge of
/ this prohibition enforcement. was hard
up all of the time, borrowing money, a
! quarter at time. from his colleagues
Now he has fine automobile g.
Prohibition enforcement here in the
District for police officer is quite a
remunerative job. And We had one
Of your bondsmen here IN the District
man who bonds criminals. come be-
! fore our committee and testify today
that after this 'hi-iacking' proceeding.
| when the three bootleggers came to
! him and told him about being 'hi-jacked'
! by policeman. he told them they
ought to squawk and put the police
man in jail. and they were going to
+ squawk. but friend of that police
man got him around there with these
bootleggers between 10 and IL o'clock
at night. in the basement of a build
/ ing down there. and he agreed to turn
their liquor back, and they have not
Squawked on him and he did turn the
liquor back.
rs this going on with impunity,
here within a stones throw OF the Ma
;ions Capitol? I call on the President
rs the chief law enforcer TO see to it.
first. that there is somebody put in
this District attorneys Office to en-
force the law
Then followed the attack on the
operation Of Maj. Gordons Office and
III conclusion. Blanton said; Il want
TO tell you something: If you put me in
charge of enforcement Of the law in
this District I would tell every one of
the 1898 policemen. I am going TO hold
you responsible for what goes OIL on
your beat, and II you let a single thing
go on there that Is against the law,
am going TO have you put of the force
That Is the way that would talk 10
them"
! A reporter last night made a check
on the places described by Mr.. B'artcn
/ TO observe operations. One he found to
! be darkened two-story frame dwell
ing, apparently unoccup!ed Innocent
/ inquiries about the nciehborhood. ir
/ fact. also developed II was unoccupie6
AZ another address plumbing supply
house stood
But at a third. With only dim nsh,
burning. a peep through the window
disclosed familiar old-time bar
/ stretching the length Of the room. The
| doors we're locked and II was only 8 80
O'Clock. At another was q delica;eSsen
/ store familiar 10 Government workers
| who pass IL every day.
| The last place visited was the cafe
Maj. HeSSe was said 10 frequent. II
| stands on the corner of busy
thoroughfare. combination cafe.
lunch room and cigar store In The
rear Of the plainly furnished from,
quarters was an inviting dining room
| with cloth-Spread tables A pack o:
cigarettes was all the reporter got,
Hcsse Invites Inquiry.
Mai HeSSe issued statement ycs:cr-
day, inviting all investigation By any
unbiased body Of men Of hts record
| and that OF the Police Department
| under his administration.
IL Representative Blanton has any
evidence against ME. IL is his duty 20
present II 10 the Commissioners O. the
District" said Mai HeSSc. 1t is ny
right 10 have opportunity 70 csosS-ex-
| anime his witnesses and introduce
testimony In my own behalf stand
ready 10 face any investigation OF my
| acts and utterances by the Commits
sionerS. 20 whom I am Responsible .oy
NV official position,
As 10 charges against any other
| member OF the police department IL Is
required by law that they be submitted
10 the trial board through me. r.re-
by obligate myself 10 submit IL the trial
board without further investigation and
without Changing his language, any
chargeS Representative Blantcn r,ay
care 10 bring against any of my St,bor,.t-
mates who will thereup,u have crlsny-