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...Assistant-Secretary-of-the-Treasury-in-charge-of-Prohibition Seymour Lowman, and his Prohibition Bureau director, James Maurice Doran. This year enforcement was taken out of their hands, transferred to the Department of Justice (TIME, July 7). Last week Assistant-Attorney-General-in-charge-of-Prohibition Gustaf Aaron Youngquist made a radio-network speech and his Prohibition Bureau director, Amos Walter Wright Woodcock made a statement. Speech and statement amounted to: "More men. More money. Co-operation from State enforcement agencies...
...General Gustav Aaron Young-quist (successor to famed Mabel Walker Willebrandt). When he came into office last year from the attorney generalship of Minnesota, this quiet, practical, tight-mouthed man declared: "I'm a Dry but not a fanatic." Responsible for actual Dry enforcement under Assistant Attorney General Youngquist was Amos Walter Wright Woodcock, appointed director of Prohibition fortnight...
Assistant Attorney General Youngquist in charge of Prohibition was unable to tell why responsibility for alcohol permits was to be divided between the Justice and Treasury departments. Attorney General Mitchell appeared, blanketed the Williamson Bill with his approval, opposed administration by his department of industrial alcohol, promised lawful law enforcement. From another source he made known that under him no more wires would be tapped to secure evidence, even though the Supreme Court had sanctioned this practice. Declared the Justice Department's Chief Inspector J. Edgar Hoover...
...Enforcer-in-Chief. With the solid backing of the U. S. Drys, Consolidated, he has sifted out his U. S. district attorneys, dismissing the lax, appointing only those who will press the Volstead Act up to the hilt. From his own Minnesota he called into service Gustav Aaron Youngquist as Assistant Attorney General in charge of Prohibition & Taxation, successor to Mrs. Mabel Walker Willebrandt (TIME, Nov. 11). If and when the transfer occurs, Mr. Youngquist will probably take over the enforcement as well as the prosecution of Prohibition. Attorney General Mitchell has personally appealed to the Supreme Court the famed...
...Debated the tariff bill. ¶ Confirmed the nomination of Senator Edge as Ambassador to France (see col 2, of Gustav Aaron Youngquist as As- sistant Attorney General. ¶ Adopted (49-33) a resolution by Mon- tana's Walsh ending the special session. ¶ Adjourned until...