Show SENATOR UNDER I KNifE tiGHTS FIGHTS BULLET WOUND I Frank L. L Greene of Vermont Vermont Ver Ver- mont Resting Easy After Operation 3 Arrested in Shooting of Solon WASHINGTON Feb Feb- 16 The The condition of Senator Greene of Vermont Vermont Vermont Ver Ver- mont was said by attending physicians physicians to bc be bc very serious after a consultation shortly before mid mud night tonight WASHINGTON Feb 16 An 16 An op operation operation OP- OP described a as successful was performed late today upon Senator Frank L. L Greene of at Vermont who was wounded In the head by a pistol pistol pistol pis pis- tol bullet last night during a a battle battle battle bat bat- tle between alleged bootleggers and prohibition agents agents- and police al almost almost almost al- al most within the shadow of or the capital cap cap- ital Splinters of bone which were driven Into his head by the stray bullet were removed about one and one-half one square Inches of bone be beIng being being be- be ing taken taken out Afterwards attendIng attending attending attend attend- ing surgeons said the senator was resting as comfortably as possible possible possible ble and ana that the prognosis Is good providing no complications set In The operation was performed performed performed per per- formed under a local a-local local anesthetic The reverberations from the in incident incident in- in in the capital were almost as instantaneous and sharp as the battle itself the entire prohibition enforcement situation which for months has been the center of criticism cult cult- cism and controversy being again projected Into the forefront of at discussion dis dis- cussIo with indications that the whole question n will wilt be aired in n con- con gresa gres President evidenced hi hipe his pe personal Interest f t l h l r tojiu If I t th iE o 1 c ng Mr ir ree c ill i'll tl h th samo sarna time some White House se of- of ls inquired Of f the police what action was b being taken against those responsible and were Informed that the cases cases' cases of of ot three three men men held in ip connection with the shooting were under consideration In the the- district attorn attorneys attorney's ey S The police refrained from discuSsing discussing discussing dis dis- cussing the affair but Intelligence officers of or the treasury ury were or ordered ordered ordered or- or I dered to make d thorough Investigation investigation gation gatlon while Roy Haynes prohibition prohibition prohibition j commissioner declared the Incident a very unfortunate one The three men men taken into cus cus- cus I Continued on page G. G 6 SENATOR UNDER Continued from page 1 1 tody were James Tames Raymond Beav Beavers rs of Silver Sliver Hill Maryland and Benjamin Benjamin Ben Ben- jamin of this city who the police said were believed to be bootleggers who had figured in the shooting and O O. E E. Fisher a prohibition prohibition prohibition pro pro- agent who is charged by byth bythe by byth th the police with police with firing the shot which struck down Senator Greene Beavers and who were I apprehended by detectives after atter a chase across the Potomac into the Virginia hills were released on bail ball each and Fisher was re released released released re- re leased on bond The three are to appear in court Monday Monda Before the operation Senator Greeno was given an X-ray X examination exam exam- in tion which showed bowed that the bullet bullet bullet bul bul- let was not lodged in the head The missile evidently had struck a glancing blow shattering the frontal frontal frontal fron fron- tal bone over the left eye and driving driving driving ing splinters Inward Doctors Daniel L L. Borden and Charles S S. S White operated with Dr John L L. do Mayo assisting and Dr Thomas Thomaa Linville Senator Greenes Greene's family physician present Eight orten or orten orten ten pieces of or bone were extracted and the surgeons said th that t barring complications tho the patient should recover as he had stood the operation operation operation oper oper- well Peyton Gordon United States district attorney is active In the caso and It is possible that more serious charges may be preferred against the three implicated in the shooting They are now held on on charges of ot assault with dangerous weapons |