Show FED EUAL AGENTS UNDER ARREST Trade N Narcotics aro for Loot Charge CHICAGO Aug 11 AP Colo P-Colo- Colo Colonel nel net Will Gray Beach chief of the narcotic division of the Internal revenue department for the Chicago Chicago Chi Chi- cago cago district and three of his trusted rusted assistants have been ar arrested arrested arrested ar- ar rested on charges of bartering drugs for fir the loot of robber gangs Coincident with the arrests agents of ot the special Intelligence unit of the Internal reve revenue ue bu bu- bu re reau by Iy onore morp than detectives raided a score of opium joInts In Chinatown and on the south side Arrested with Beach were D Dennis J. J OBrien O'Brien Alonzo Baxter anc and Harry larry Deitrich Other arrests will willbe willbe be e made said federal agents as as part of a nation wide Inquiry and cleanup of ot alleged grafting conditions conditions con con- In the federal narcotic ser vice Elmer L. L Ire Irey chief of the special special cial lal Intelligence unit who came camerom from Crom rom Washington to to- work with Patrick c Roche Roelie special agent here disclosed tl at the raids and ar- ar arrests arrests arI I rests ests were were ordered by Da David vid H n BlaIr commissioner on Internal revenue revenue revenue rev rev- and Lincoln C. C Andrews who recently was given a a free Cree hand hanc handIn In n enforcement matters by Secretary Secretary Secretary Secre Secre- tary Mellon LOOT UNCOVERED Search of the ap apartments of De Beach ch and OBrien O'Brien hey Irey said saId uncovered uncovered uncovered un un- un- un covered readily salable goods identified iden- iden as stolen and worth thousands thousands thousands thou thou- sands of dollars Included were were wearing apparel j Jewelry curios radio sets guns and cameras searchlights tans fans arc lamps anc and anda a a. violet ray machine used In beauty parlors Beach came here four years rears ago from Philadelphia and had acquired acquired acquired ac ac- ac- ac a rep reputation as a lecturer on drugs and their evils lIe He brought Baxter and Deitrich wim him They became with OBrien O'Brien aces of ot long service here and the most feared of ot narcotic raiding squads Five weeks ag ago a special il corps of ot Investigators some of them Chinese Chinese Chi Chi- nese reported to Roche They found that Colonel Beach Deach possessed a beautiful Chinese green Jade vase worth and a green green Jade opium smoking outfit which was considered one of ot the finest in the world ci A fortnight ago raiders raiders' made their la-gest la la est seizure In years when they confiscated opium and drugs drug valued at nearly In the apartment of Kitty called Queen of the Dope Peddlers Ped Ped- In addition they found lists of names and telephone numbers which Indica Indicated ted a ring of or nation nationwide nationwide nationwide wide tent extent existed with headquarters here HUNDREDS ARRESTED The Chinatown raids were timed to take place simultaneously Continued on page 4 1 FEDERAL AGENTS UNDER ARREST Continued from trOn page 1 Opium outfits were seized and ne negroes negroes ne- ne groes and Chinese addicts found In several places were were arrested Plans to continue the raids today would net or more arrests the federal agents estimated Chief Irey In ln in detal ng the in investigation investigation investigation in- in leading to the arrests and raids said that twenty special special cial agents from other cities came here yesterday esterd y and within a few hours ha had been able to make purchases purchases purchases pur pur- chases of narcotics narcotics' in Chinese places It Is the biggest exposure of ot a adope adope adope dope ring ever made in the United States he declared Chicago has be been n the source source of supply supply- for the entire country All AH the big men I In the dope l industry make the their ther r II headquarters here The stuff is brought into the states from Canada Canada Canada Can Can- ada and Mexico 1 Warrants for the arrest of Beach Beach- and his aides were issued by Federal Federal Federal Fed Fed- eral Judge Adam C. C Cliffe hours before the raids were started Police Police Po Po- Po- Po lice Inquiry to determine whether south side l policemen were acting as protectors for the Chinese drug peddlers will be started at once officials said I I |