PROHIBITION DIRECTOR SUSPENDED FOR BRIBERY; $2 MILLION GRAFT IN RUM ALLEGED
Chicago, Illinois (JFK+50) On April 23, 1923, the International News Service reports "two high officials of the Department of Justice" are involved in operations of a 'shakedown liquor ring' extending from "coast to coast."
An affidavit was filed in Washington, D.C., has resulted in the suspension of Chicago prohibition director Roscoe Andrews*. Mr. Edward M. Saloman stated in the affidavit that he was offered the position of prohibition director if he would pay $50,000 to Washington officials.
The Washington Times reports bribes and graft exceeding $2,000,000 has been distributed by violators of the 18th amendment. It is expected that President Warren G. Harding will order an immediate investigation into the matter.
*Roscoe C. Andrews, 26 years old, was prohibition director of Illinois in 1923 when he "was caught up in a alcohol scandal involving missing liquor for the government workhouse. The Chicago Tribune states he maintained he was innocent.
SOURCES
"$2,000,000 Graft In Rum," The Washington Times, Washington, D.C., April 23, 1923, Chronicling America, Library of Congress, www.loc.gov/
"The battle over booze," Chicago Tribune, July 25, 2014, www.chicagotribune.com/
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