Salt Lake Telegram | 1925-11-14 | Page 1 | Many Named in Beer Syndicate Federal Probe

MANY NAMED lN BEER SYNDICATE fEDERAL PHOBE U. U S. S Assistant Att Attorney Resigns as Evidence vi ence Goes to Grand Jury 1 SENTENCE STAY i EXPLODES BOMB Eleven Eastern Brewers and High Politicians Mentioned in Expose CHICAGO Nov 14 AP AP Dis Dis Disclosures closures which government of officials I Ii- Ii daIs Indicated might develop dev Into a prohibition enforcement scandal of huge proportions have been made In connection with a federal Inquiry into Chicago's month a beer syndicate The rumblings came on the heels of the fifth extended ded stay of prison sentence granted Abe Ab Levin Levia wealthy certificate broker and the resignation resignation resignation tion of James L. L McDowell assistant assistant assistant assist assist- ant United States attorney While government government officials who talked fr freely ely but refused to be quoted ed officially asserted important disclosures disclosures disclosures dis dis- dis- dis closures are now before a federal I grand Jury here the Herald and Ex said that Levin had made a confession involving high government government government govern govern- ment agents THREE ANGLES INVOLVED The grand Jury has Information the government men said which shows connection between a powerful powerful power power- ful tul eastern beer syndicate federal agents and Chicago officials ls The rhe he federal men charged that the head of ot the syndicate has remarkable remarkable remark- remark able influence in certain strategic quarters In this connection they pointed to to- the resignation under mysterious circumstances of ot McDowell Mc Mc- McDowell McDowell Dowell who h has haa s been In charge of the case before the grand Jury v A ich s s. p o of othe the t ii-t UI UIg g gence nce service said that the man Than higher tiP Up In the beer syndicate report reported d to control eleven eastern breweries which have been supplyIng supplyIng supplying supply- supply Ing Chicago with beer had been named to the grand Jury T The e Iny In- In y ad added ed that a leader in Jn inthe n nt t the the- e syndicate approached one brewery brewery brewery brew brew- ery asking for on the statement state stat ment meat that it was was' to to- tobe be given as a present pre ent t to a Washington official DENIES CHARGE Char Charges CLarg es s by McDowell that prominent prominent nent neat Illinois politicians were behind his resignation were denied by them Levins Levin's application for his fifth stay since he was given a a. year two prison sentence last May was heard by Federal Judge Claude Z IZ Z Luce of ot Superior Wis in the presence pt of Mrs 1 Mabel Walker as assistant assistant assistant as- as United States attorney general gen gen- eral The Herald and Examiner said that Levins Levin's confession was vas made to Mrs who Is taking It to Washington McDowell previously ly opposed a plea of Levin for release on probation proba proba- tion Before he tendered his resignation resignation nation he stated he lad ad ad been offered a retainer to defend tl the e men against whom his had been aimed timed