Show Cot Col Greens Green Habit Was Never to Drink Alone Wont Won't on toe Be Death Head Deposed Dry Administrator tor Says ays He Would Always Join With Guests Even if It Gagged Him SAN FRANCISCO July 24 4 AP Ar ArA A A series of conferences w were re held I A today b by federal officials and Coland Colonel Colonel Colo Cola nel nd Ned M. M Green deposed prohibition prohibition tion a administrator for northern California and Nevada as the final Inal preliminaries to a federal grInd grand jury investigation which will be In Invoked Invoked In- In yoked Monday 1 into Colonel Greens Green's administration of office U. U S. S Attorney George Hatfield h has has s. s said he will seek to indict Green for misappropriating liquor seized by UTe tIre government and with misconduct in office Colonel Green has answered h he will welcome welcome welcome wel wel- come an and trial in the United States district court be because because be- be cause Ii it will n. n iT establish 1711 u. u T. T U he t. t has U not u I n. n u. u U U u been in possession of 01 governmentally governmental governmental- ly controlled liquor has not been guilty of misconduct and that his indictment and trial will a situation which put me In a very bad light t. t I 1 have had liquor in my room Colonel Green said but it has been sent to me by persons unknown to me I frequently find liquor which I has been left lect in my room and in my I offices Friends who have called on me in my room at the hotel have accepted my invitation to drink My ly friends know that I drink very seldom and wont won't drink alone l If visitors call on n me I offer them thema I a drink I wont won be a death head and I join them in the drink even if it gags me I have nothing to fear or to be ashamed of in this tempest Green was suspended from office today on orders from Washington His office has been taken taleen over by Colonel Sam I. I Johnson Colonel Greens Green's chief aide sA Agents from the special cIal Intelligence Intelli genC g gence nc d rt o the the- internal revenue bureau visited Colonel onel Green in his room at the Hotel Whitcomb t late at t today They said 1 the li was a I I the li was a they th the ey want wanted e d liquor q in his po possession Colonel Green I sm smiling ng admItted them and said You can take take anything anything in the room you want He iTo then turned over to the agents agent a varied assortment of liquors which almost filled a bu bureaU bureau bureau bu bu- reau drawer Some of that stuff ma may be Pre Pre- pre pe stuff and some of it may not but what's hats the difference difference dif dir ference its it's not against the Ure law to haye have liquor in your home or to offer offer of of- fer fec it to a gUE guest st SAN FRANCISCO CISCO J uly 24 AP APIn Tn In In his lila room at the Hotel Whitcomb Whit Whit- throughout the day comb comb- crowded comb crowded with reporters and cameramen cameramen- Colonel Ned M M. Greed suspended I prohibition chief today revealed for forthe forthe forthe the first time the terms under which hicl he accepted the office of prohibition pro pro- director for northern Cali Call California fornia and Nevada When hen n named med for the place Colonel Gr Green en s said ld he lie told Colonel Andrews in charge of national Continued on page 4 0 COLONEL GREENS GREEN'S HABIT WAS NEVER TO DRINK ALONE Continued from om page 1 1 prohibition enforcement that he would not go snooping around making grand stand raids raids His administration he explained was the sort In keeping with t tl ry ry dignity common sense and the will of ot a community In which there were more wets than drys They accepted me mo on those terms I told them I would not be bea a policeman and break Into peoples people's homes and hotels and embarrass a lot ot or of of Innocent people to catch afew a afew afew few petty offenders I have given givena a business administration We Ve got at the source We e have destroyed more stills three times as many aein as ae asIn asin In any other previous administration tion Green said Referring to 1 His ls personal conduct Green denied with military vehemence vehemence ve ve- that he ever was vas host at wild parties given given- In his hotel room Parties sure I had dinner served In my room several times he said Women omen omen present yes es wives of or arm army officers and others Liquor Sure ue But drinks at a party do not turn turn It Into wild orgy In answer answer to a question from flom one of ot the tho reporters about keeping liquor In his room Colonel Green pulled out a drawer and showed a dozen assorted bottles I had two million dollars dollars' worth of ot liquor In In my any charge he said and If It anyone wants to Investigate how I got these these- bottles In my room I will welcome It They were gifts Any of you here In the room who want a drink are Invited d to have ha one now |