Evening star., 1933-04-19
AGENCIES UNITE
TO 0F|GHT RACKETS
DaIrympIe and Doran to Get
Together Following New
Jersey Beer Shootings.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The Prohibition Bureau and the
Justice Department were united today
in a determined effort to keep beer
racketeerS and gangsters out OF the
legitimate brewing business.
This was the upshot Of controversy
involving A. v. Dalrymple, the new
prohibition director, over the issuance
Of permits In New Jersey. one Of which
went to man listed as gangster and
who was killed in a shooting affray.
DR.. James M. Doran, commissioner OF
industrial alcohol, who is charged with
responsibility for issuing brewing per-
mits, asserted that some of the New
Jersey permits had been rushed through
at the request of Dalrymple.
The prohibition director in stormy
meeting with reporters dictated state
ment In which he said haste had been
urged to get revenue flowing in from
to avoid showing favoritism.
Cummings Launches Probe.
Saying he would not enter a dispute
with DR.. Doran, Dalrymple asserted
that in the future this department
shall insist that no brewery, winery or
distillery application be approved until
1t has been passed upon by this office "
Dalrymple also said permits would
be revoked If it is found that fraud,
deceit or Misrepresentation has been
practiced." Just before that Attorney
General Cummings announced he had
started an independent investigation
into the issuance of permits all over the
country, declaring the Justice Depart
ment would use every resource to keep
known offenders and those with GRIM
inal records out of the beer business.
Cummings said he would give Dali
rymple and DR.. Doran every chance to
agree on q policy for handling the per-
mits, but if they failed he would step
in more forcefully.
Dalrymple fatty declined to discuss
with reporters Cummings statement
that the prohibition directors move in
demanding the resignation of William
G. Walker, administrator for Northern
California and Nevada. and appointing
q successor had been made without the
knowledge of the Attorney General.
Gives Heated Statement.
Dalrymple dictated a heated state
ment-his first since taking ofice-in
reply to what he termed slight criti-
cisms" Of his office
Then. fatty declining to answer any
questions about his actions since he
has been director, he pounded his desk
and told those gathered about him
that he would not be interrogated and
that he was under instructions from
the Attorney General to give no inter-
views.
Dalrymple said that before the per-
mits were issued Aaron Sapiro, Cali
fornia attorney, had called on him as
the representative Of two of five brew
cries IN New Jersey which have been
cited by Doran to show cause why their
license should not be revoked. Later,
Dalrymple said, Sapiro called on
Doran.
The prohibition director said that
I'VE have and will instruct our men
to expedite issuance of permits where
it is demonstrated that it Is proper
case for a permit to be issued"
He added that it was his under
standing that the rule Of having pro-
hibition onicials pass upon applications
to the Alcohol Bureau had not been
followed and that in the future they
would be scrutinized by his department.