Evening star., 1933-08-11
DRY HEAD
CONDEMNS AIDES.
Dakymhe Accuses Subordi-
mates of DupIicity and
Double Dealing.


Hurley, assistant director Of the new
division Of investigation Of the Depart
| ment Of Justice, as Maj. A. v. Dali
| rymple, deposed prohibition director,
| looked to other Federal fields for EN-
ployment
After delivering a final blast at what
he termed "duplicity. double crossing
and double dealing" by his subordi-
mates the vociferous 200-pound Cali
fornian turned his attention to the
matter of his immediate future in
Washington. He is said to covet the
post Of director Of the Industrial Alco-
hol Bureau, but Dr. James M. Doran,
present incumbent, appears to be q
stumbling block.
Scores His Aides.
In his prohibition swan song" Maj.
Dalrymple attributed his recurrent trou-
bleS during his brief four months Of
official service to INSTRUMENTATION of
some OF his aides, whom he blamed for
| issuing brewery permits to gangsters
and for dispatching Unauthorized"
kilograms which precipitated confusion
IN the final reorganization Of the bu-
reau yesterday
Attorney General Cummings, on va
| cation in New England. was to receive
soNay oA ShPiOolNC lClICl bdl-
| rymple disclaimed all responsibility for
the telegram blunder. whereby all LOO
employees of the former bureau were
notlhed OF their peremptory dismissal
| at the close OF business Wednesday
subsequently telegramS countermanding
the discharges were rushed to the field
offices In all parts Of the country. The
erroneous kilograms bore the sigma
ture OF Maj. Dalrymple. but the latter
declared his name was signed to them
| without his knowledge by the personnel
director
At the same time Dalrymple gave
W lne press the following statement:
1t Is duplicity. double crossing and
! double dealing such as was INDUCED
III III this matter. that has been prac-
tlceo on numerous occasions in this
bureau by subordinates since I be-
came the director. l point especially
TO the manner in which permits were
approved from this Office to five rack
eteerlng breweries In New JERSEY and
pennsylvania without the knowledge
OF the facts being brought to the at
tentlon OF the director. In fact three
OF these permits were granted before
Was ever sworn in as director: one
was granted the second day after /
was sworn in and the fifth was on the
I same day that my letter Went out to
the administrators throughout the
| country instructing them regarding
the granting OF permits. 1t is well
! known that one Of the attorneys In
this Office, j. Bertram Wegman (since
dismissed from the service. converse0
| with Comdr. John D. Pennington, the
! prohibition administrator at PhiladeI-
phla. and told him over the telephone
to approve the permit. Conldr Pen
nington asked Mr.. Wegman the ques-
ton, Has the record OF these breWeries
been brought to the majors attention
and Wegman said Yes. they have
He further stated that the ma jor had
instructed him TO tell Pennington to
go ahead and approve the permit
| Wegman later admitted, under oath
ana IN the presence OF Special Agent
| Morrison OF the Department of Justice
! that he had never brought to the at
tention OF the director anything about
the record Of the breweries in ques-
tion and that he had never even dis
cussed them with the director
| There are numerous instances of
this kind of conduct on the part OF
subordlnates. who have taken matters
into their own hands and acted upon
their own initiative, without ever con-
sultlng with the director. As a result
OF these independent acts OF these
employees, adyers criticism to this de-
'partment has resulted"
Denies Blame for Error.
In his letter to Cummings Dalrymple
said:
Il am attaching hereto an article in
The Washington Star of August 10,
entitled Dry Bureau Slash Mistake
Corrected as 900 Get Notices
Clearly Mr.. j. Edgar Hoover, director
OF the Bureau OF Investigation of the
Department Of Justice. the bureau that
! now takes over what remains Of pro-
hibition, intended to imply that the
director OF prohibition. A. V. Dalrymple.
is the one responsible for making this
mistake. when in fact, and l hereby
certify that the first knowledge l had
that any such telegram was ever sent to
the offices and agents of this bureau
came to me in the form of telephone
calls from San Francisco. Chicago. De-
troit. New York and other points. 1
never saw either of the kilograms to
which my signature was affixed. I
never heard that they were being sent,
nor did I know that they had been
sent
| This is verified by a statement of
D. H. Reichgut, head of the Personnel
Division OF this bureau who this day
admits that he sent both said telegrams
and that he did not discuss either of
said kilograms with me. nor did he init
mate to me that either of said tele-
grams were being sent.
Il point this out to you as another
one OF the multifarious acts of disloy-
atty to me while director of prohibition
many of which have resulted in un-
favorable publicity to your department.
as rejecting upon this bureau. I have
repeatedly brought these matters to
your attention. Before sending out
such an important telegram, vitality
affecting some 100 employees of this
bureau and Of your department. would
certainly have consulted with you to
ascertain in what form notice should
have been sent, and the contents of
such notice.
Mr.. Reichgut, the personnel officer
above referred to in this letter agreed,
in the presence Of press representatives,
to sign full and complete statement
that he sent these kilograms without
my knowledge and without my consent
and without ever discussing them with
me. He also agreed to furnish me with
copies of the kilograms that were sent,
but now declines to do either-to fur
nish me with copies of these kilograms
or to sign any statement. because. as
he says. He has been instructed by his
SuperiorS not to give out any document
meaning the telegrams).'
I'm view Of your absence from the
city and in view of the fact that the
conduct on the part Of this office has
again subjected your department to
public criticism. am taking the lib
erty of giving copy of this letter to
the press. and feel certain that this
will meet with your approval"
LABELS STORY A LIE.