Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-08
Washington Senator Believes
Example viii Be Set
for Nation.
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
EXPECTED TO GIVE AID
Interest Centered in Appointment
of Commission to Inquire Into
Prohibition Violations.

Il hope and believe that President
Hoover will soon take steps which will
lead to the drying up of Washington,
the National Capital, and the rest Of
the country said Senator Jones, of
Washington, today, strong supporter
of prohibition, and the author of the
recently enacted law increasing penal
ties for violation of the Volstead act.
The Senator from Washington ex-
pressed the opinion that the President
could go far toward putting an end to
bootlegging here and in the rest of the
country by impressing officials of the
Government with the fact that they
would be held strictly responsible.
I have no doubt" said Senator
| Jones, THAT the President, if he has
not already done so, will call in Attor-
ney General Mitchell and say to him
that he expects the Department of JUS
| tlce to deal effectively with violators of
the dry laws This word doubtless
will be passed down the line to every
United States attorney throughout the
land
Here in Washington, the Capital
OF the Nation, and the seat of the Fed
eral Government, it should be possible
10 enforce the prohibition law effec-
lively and set an example for the rest
OF the country. / have not had an or
portunlty to talk with the Preside
since his Inauguration. I believe, ho
ever, that President Hoover in his inau-
gural address made it very clear that
the Government would not put up with
vlolatlons OF the dry laws nor weaken
them in any way"
Sees Dry Violations,
Senator Jones said that it was a mat
ter OF common knowledge that the DRY
laws are violated in the Cipital Citv.
The District Commissioners and the
metropolitan police, and the United
States attorney for the District of Co.
iumbla. should be able to deal with the
| situation he said. He indicated that ha
believed the President would see to it
the dry laws were enforced here.
Inc Senator from Washington is
waiting with interest the appointment
oy the President of the national COM
MISSION which Is to investigate law vio-
laIionS and the system of law enforce
ment, with particular reference to the
dry laws. Congress has provided $780,
O0O Tor the use of this commission. He
SAID that he believed the commission
would be appointed soon.
The lull in liquor traffic arrests
which followed the inauguration of the
Jones act last week appeared today to
nave come to an end. Several arrests
were reported in the past "a hours.
Included in the list was Louis Jack
son, colored, of the 100 block OF Reeves
street, charged with transportation and
possession, following the arrest SUNDAY
OF Albert Smallwood, 16-year-old COL
ored boy. captured in a chase while he
was trundling a pushcart which re-
puLedly contained six quarts of liquor.
Policeman Claud Evans of the second
precinct, who arrested the youth, said
ne attempted to destroy the cargo by
overturning the cart Smallwood'S story
that he was employed to make deliveries
was responsible for the charges. The
boy was not charged.
42 Gallons Seized.
While cruising on New Jersey avenue
yesterday, Sergt. George Little and the
liquor squad had their attention di-
rected from large touring car which
they suspected contained contrahand
to small sedan, heavily loaded. When
pursued the driver abandoned his ma
chine and fled. Detective G. C. Deyoe
chaser the driver into a coal yard.
There the quarry. it was reported. was
discovered crouching under a wagon by
Detective Leo Murray. When taken into
custody the man gave his name as
Spencer Sylvester Jones, 20 years old,
of the 300 block Massachusetts, avenue.
Finding 81 half-gallon jars of alleged
liquor in the abandoned machine police
charged him with transportation, pos
session and driving on dead tags.
James G. McElheny of Oakland, Md.
arrested by Detectives John r. LIE Foe
and George r. Wallrodt of the first pre-
cinct was charged with reckless driving,
transportation and possession. Accord
ing to police, they observed the man in
machine on Massachusetts, avenue.
When pursued, McElheny fed. but was
captured after his abandoned machine
collided with car parked at the curb
Twelve gallons of alleged corn whisky
were discovered in his machine.
Executing an arrest warrant. police
entered premises in the 900 block of
Fourteenth street yesterday and re-
ported discovering seven 5-gallon cans
of alcohol, ! quart of champagne, IS
quarts of red whisky and % pints of
gin. Walter E. Upton. alleged leasee
of the premises, was charged at the
third precinct with possession and was
released under $500 bond for his ap-
pearance in Police Court
Assistant United States Attorney
Camalier dismissed the charge when
informed that the warrant did not give
police authority to arrest. Detectives
S. F. Gravely and E. j. Callahan made
the arrest
Willie Moore, colored, of 100 block
of Sixth street, was arrested last night
by second precinct police who are al
legged to have discovered one pint of
corn whiskey in the premises. The
woman is charged with making two
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