Salt Lake Telegram | 1925-07-25 | Page 1 | U. S. Prohibition Director Indicted for Wine Deals

U fl US s. s Pr Prohibition h Director indicted fo for W We ne De Deals Deals' ls CHICAGO July 25 UP Nine UP Nine men including Major Percy Owen federal prohibition director fOr this district and his predecessor in office of- of Ice fice fice Ralph Stone were indicted hera here today oday by a federal grand jury on charges charges' that tha t. t they conspired to extort extort ex- ex tort ort money from sacramental wine win dealers Officials say say th that t de dealers dealers' lers' lers made more than profit out of withdrawn wines The others indicted are Dr Louis proprietor or orthe orthe the he Ba Wino Wine company Chit Chi Chi- I t J cago Gedrge R. R Bruce Druce former Illinois Illinois Illi Illi- nois state representative Henry alleged lieutenant to Owen in the deal lorris t lorris Albert Albert Al Al- bert Bennett Dennett and Bernard Luntz former prohibition agents agent and Louis Abelson a wine dealer It is that Bennett and Luntz organized fake fale congregations congregations con COIl and forged fictitious na names nes to permits to withdraw sac- sac Wine Vine dealers were then forced to pay to obtain permits to obtain the tho wine It is 15 charged S