The sun., 1919-08-28
"a MORE NABBED AS
DRY LAWS EVADERS
Other Warrants on Evidence
Obtained by Government to
Be Served To-day.
TOTAL ARRESTS HERE 32
Palmer Says the Crusade Is q
Part of Systematic Effort
to Make a Dry U. s.


Part of Systematic Effort
to Make a Dry U. s.
Twenty-four men were arrested yes
terday and last night in the campaign
of the Department of Justice to compel
observance of the war prohibition law
In New York. The arrests brought the
total for two days to thlrty-two. A
number OF warrants be served to-
day. They were sworn out on evil
dence obtained before the first arrests
give notice that the Government would
not tolerate the disregard for the law
that has been the rule in many saloons,
cabarets and hotels since July 1.
Dealers in liquor virtually threw up
the sponge last night. They had been
hoping that leniency would be shown in
enforcing the law this year as a con-
cesslon to the liquor interests and the
thirsty ones in consideration Of the long
dry spell that is inevitable when the con-
stitutional amendment becomes effective
in January. However, the continuation
of the raids by Department of Justice
agents equipped with an apparent in
exhaust!ble supply OF John Doe warrants
indicates that no period Of grace will be
given.
1t was impossible to get bartender
or a waiter to serve anything stronger
than beer anywhere in the city last
night In places where regular patrons
have been served for years during
hours banned by the State excise law
the degree of dryness would have
brought Joy to the most radical Of pro-
hibitionists.
Palmer Working for Dry U. s.
In Washington last night A. Mitchell
Palmer, Attorney General. announced
that the New York campaign was merely
part Of q systematic effort to make the
country dry. He said that MANY people
had formed the erroneous impression
that the Department of Justice was
concentrating on efforts to lower the
cost of living and would ignore prohibi-
ton evasions.
THE law is to be rigidly enforced as
long as it is on the statute books" said
the Attorney-General. I'VE have found
that the violations generally are not in
the big hotels, but in street barrooms,
which have kept their organizations in
tact in the hope that the lid would not
be clamped down"
Agents of the local Department of
last night and served eleven warrants.
The defendants were notified to APP
pear before United States Commissioner
Samuel VI. Hitchcock to-day for ar
raignment. The agents were empowered
to use their judgment as to taking the
defendants into custody and subjecting
them to night In Jail
At Shines cafe and restaurant in
Seventh avenue, near the Pennsylvania
station. warrants were served on n bar
tender, waiter and a bar cashier.
Shine received the agents pleasantly
when they introduced themselves. He
was bit hurt, however. at the number
of warrants.
Il thought you were only going TO take
one man from each place" he said.
That was your mistake" said one of
the agents.
II call that pretty rough treatment"
'' At DaIy'., - sesssyrsnt. whose oraa-
mental front illuminates East Forty
second street, a bartender and cashier
were served with warrants. At Cor
coran's cafe. at Seventh avenue and
Forty-eighth street, the proprietor and
bartender were technically arrested.
James Murray. manager of Redpath's
saloon. ut 1880 Broadway, which is bet
D.
with a warrant issued on a complaint
that bartender had sold whiskey with
his knowledge. The bartender was ar
rested earlier in the day. A second visit
also was paid to the Hotel Hermita ge,
where warrant was served on n bar
tender. A bar cashier was arrested at
this hotel earlier. At the Cafe Arras,
81 East Forty second street. warrants
were served en- two bartenders.
List of Men Arraigned.
Thirteen men were arraigned before
Commissioner Hitchcock in the after
noon. Their names and business ad-
dresses follow:
Michael Bttlinger. cashier. Hotel Her
mitage; Edward Miller, bartender
Pabst's cafe, West 18th street Peter
| Walsh, bartender, Central Palace cafe
Fourteenth street and Third avenue
Charles Molta, bartender, Gallagher
saloon, 1880 Broadway; William Null
larkey, bartender for J. s. MCKINLEY,
1860 Amsterdam avenue Patrick Tomp-
kins, bartender for Gilhuly Bros, Man
haitian and 125th streets Edward
o'Connor, bartender for Reilly Bros,
! Columbus avenue and Sixty-seventh
street; Adolph Motif, bartender for
Henry ]. Mandel. Third avenue and
Thirty-sixth street; John ]. Carney
bartender, Broadway and Ninety sixth
street; Charles Delecker. bartender at
Raudenbushs cafe, 80 Dey street; J. II
Martin, saloonkeeper at Seventh avenue
and Forty-eighth street Otto Rupp
bartender at Lankenau's saloon, 20i
West 125th street, and Ernest Finkler
bartender at Scully's caft, Dey street,
The defendants were held In $500
bail each to plead before Judge Rufus
| f. Foster tomorrow. All obtained bal
and were released.
Small bottles alleged 70 contain whis
key which were taken by agents as evil
dence have been found in many case.
to contain small particles Of solid mat
ter. The agents say that a custom com
mon in the South of adding TO the kick
of whiskey by soaking tobacco leaf ii
| 1t has made its appearance In New
York since war prohibition has increased
the price and reduced the quality o
the stimulant