Show Bullet Meant for Bootlegger Suspect I I Hits Solon In Head I Fellow Fellow Lawmakers Likely to Start Investigation Investigation Investigation tion of Entire Liquor Situation in Capital Reviving Tale of Suppressed List WASHINGTON w WASHINGTON Feb The 6 1 16 The prohibition situation in in Washington for months a center of criticism and controversy has culminated in the shooting down of ofa a United States senator almost within the shadows of the capitol capitol A As a result the hele ahole muddle of conflicting opinions charges ex- ex explanation ex explanations denials and counter counter- countercharges countercharges counter charges that have characterized characterised ct- ct ef efforts forts torts to enforce the prohibition w Il laws here seems likely to have hav a thorough airing IrinG In congress Senator Frank L Greene Green of oC Ver mont Vr-mont mont was shot In the th head had last lut night as aa a a car ar containing prohibition tion agents whirled out of an alley Into Pennsyl anla enla avenue In pursuit pur- pur pursuit I suit of another suspected of o carry carry- carryIng carryIng carry Int Ing bootleggers It appeared that the wound probably was wes not fatal although a final determination O of that question a II more mor care care- careful careful ful tul physicians physician's examination The Th senator was as wa walking with his wife wit whim when hn th the 1 oe oc less than three blocks block front the capitol building Ho He was hit bit r oer the tho left eye by a bullet fired from one on of the automobiles automobiles- apparently by a prohibition agent allent af who was using his revolver freely In an effort to compel the th pursued machine to come to a halt bait A pro pro- prohibition prohibition pro prohibition Agent Is under rest arrest but no formal Cormal charges have hav been ben placed against him The Th Incident was not the th first In the th lives of oC those on the streets here bet her have hav been ben endangered by pistol battle battles battlos with Mad Iad chases through the center of the city have been numerous The Th whole hole question has hs been complicated by x n three Cornered row Joined In by agents of the prohibition unit officers of ot the th in- in intelligence In dl division of ot the th treasury department and the city police po Ro- Ro Recently K police and prohibition ot- ot officials of officials engaged In a legal leal battle battie In which serious charges were wr made nade against members of both forces and anda cral andst agaInst a ral on both sIdes tides were acre ere su- su sua Three Thre deputy United marshals now are held under bond bondon bondon bondon on charges of conspiracy to the prohibition law laws I LIST IS GONE GONI Charges of liquor buying by high officials and ordinary citizens citizen alike have been b cn on the tho th increase Not long ago It was wu announced that a list of hundred hundreds of names of prominent bootleg customers had been sel ed in a 0 police po raid but the th superiors of those who nho made mad the th raid so 10 sue sue- suc shifted responsibility for tor forthe forthe the list back backward ard and forward that the times themselves finally entirely from front public atten atten- attention atten- atten attention tion lion There Ther have hav been repeated repealed do- do demAnds de demands mands mends In congress s for an In atlon etI- etI ration gatlon of of floating In a II sea sa of I runt rum have been published a Idel idol and the capital he has been ben the th butt buttof buttof ot of many quips and much ridIcule some of ot It wholly based baled on sT atlon allons but every move for a pub pub- public public pub public lic Inquiry Into conditions condition has for tor torone forone foron one reason rason or another fallen short DEMAND Today It was as apparent however that the shooting of oC Senator Greene Grene Gr had deeply stirred those thos In official positions Many of tug Ills I In the th senate senat and his old friends In the tb house hous where he h served for 10 years said laid they were wr ready to demand that g be b done don It w was not entirely clear whether blame ever could technically be placed where It belongs Those who passing along aloni the th street at the time had only a fleeting glimpse ot of flying automobiles and hashing fire of pistols pistol and those who took ook part In the battle told conflicting stories Two men mn who were wr In the car under pursuit said when they subsequently were captured that they had not tired fired at all I but their story lory was ws c contradicted by their thoU pursuers pursuer h 1 AO 0 LIQUOR FOUND oD There Ther was waa no liquor In the tha th sup sup- supposed pod up-pod posed bootlegger car when It tt Will was overhauled Prohibition agents said sad d th tb oc- oc occupants oc occupants of or the th car cat were unloading a still The Th two men m n arrested said they only had gon con Into the tho th alley to get ct a copper kettle ketti Litter Later after atter tt r an sin ray X-ray examination physicians announced announce that the th bul l bul-l let t which hit Senat Senat Senator r Greene had hadnot hadnot hadnot not remained In his als hi head had h d The Th discovery dl ery co was waa regarded as extremely n an and those In attendance said aid aid they tiny expected him to r t j |