Salt Lake Telegram | 1927-09-12 | Page 3 | Dry Czar Faces Superior's Ire

DRY CZAR CIAR f FACES SUPERIORS SUrRIOR'S IRE Lowman Talks Too Much Is Charge Mellon Is Displeased By JOSEPH S. S United Press Staff W WASHINGTON Sept Assist 12 ant Secretary of the Treasury Seymour Seymour Sey- Sey mour Lowman has been placed under censorship by his su- su The dry czar has severa sev- sev veral v- v era eral statements which officials describe do- do scribe s as Indiscreet so henceforth his speeches and press statements will be scrutinized by higher treasury trea- trea sury officials ie they are made publIc Authorities indicated d that Lowman Lowman Low Low- himself himself him him- man was virtually talking self out of his job While adI administration ad- ad minIstration le were end endeavor avor I i Ing t tp keep prohibition out or Of the I limelight and carry carryon on enforcement enforce enforce- merit ment work great Lowman Issued a blasting meat ment charging the tho entire federal with dry army was honeycombed graft and corruption and that it would take fifty fifty years to Jr ke prohibition effective Secretary ot of the Treasury Mellon Mel Mel- lon Ion has called Lowman on the grill Undersecretary Mills has also conferred con con- with Lowman on the free speech subject Meantime Lawman Lowman Is sticking to his guns contending he has stated nothing but the tho truth but refusing I to elaborate on th the subject Political reaction to the Lowman statement has been tremendous Hundreds of letters and telegrams have bc been n received d at the tr treasury as rY In ii-i the past twenty four hours bouts