New-York tribune., 1920-02-03
Police to Aid
I'm Bone Dry
Crusade Here
Assistance Is Pledged to the
u. S. Authorities in Sup
pressing Liquor S ale
and Trapping Offenders
Signs Must Come Down
200 Federal Agents Hunt
for Illicit Dealers and
Make Several Arrests

City officials agreed at a conference
with Federal prohibition enforcement
officers yesterday to lend the aid of the
police in clamping down the dry lid on
New York City
A conference in the Office of William
P. Burr, Corporation Counsel, was at
tended by James S. Shcvlin, supervis-
ing Federal prohibition agent; John J.
Quigley, his assistant; Ben A. Matthews
and Earl B. Barnes, Assistant United
States Attorneys; District Attorney Ed
ward Swami, Police Commissioner Rich
ard E. Enright, Alfred J. Talley, Assist
ant District Attorney, and several Fed
eral agents. The conference was held
behind closed doors, but Mr.. Burr said
afterward that arrangements had been
made for the city authorities to CO.
operate in every way required by the
Federal agents.
Help Offered to L. S.
eve agreed to give the Federal au-
thorities." said Mr.. Burr, "the same as
sistance which the city afforded to the
government in the enforcement Of the
wartime prohibition law. 1t will be up
to the Federal authorities to detect
surreptitious infractions of the law, but
tho police will assist and report viola
tions wherever they can. will formu-
late letter Of instructions for Police
Commissioner Enright to-day. We de-
cided to notify every property owner
where liquor signs are still displayed
that all such signs must be taken down
by the fifteenth of this month"
In ten squads, each under a group
leader, the two hundred Federal pro-
hlbition agents connected with the
Office of Mr.. Shelvin secured the city
again yesterday in q search for viola
tions of the law David A. Gerst, Fed
eral prohibition agent arrested Mrs
Johanna Turner, owner of a saloon at
s29 Amsterdam Avenue, charging her
with selling him glass of wine. She
was arraigEed before Samuel M. Hitch
cock, United States Commissioner,
where two charges were preferred
against her, that of maintaining
common nuisance and selling intoxicat-
ing liquor. She waived examination
and was held in $500 bail for trial
Saloon Proprietor Held
Henry Daubert, proprietor of
saloon at 25O2 Grand Concourse, the
crCnN. was neld IN SOUU Dall Tor trial
by Commissioner Hitchcock yesterday
on charges OF maintaining a nuisance
and selling, Federal agents testitie ed
that they purchased three glasses of
whisky from Daubert Saturday night.
Mrs. Minnie Lankenau. proprietor, and
Otto Rupp, bartender, of a saloon at
2O7 West 125th Street, were also held
for trial by Commissioner Hitchcock.
Federal agents testified that they
found whisky in the saloon. Several
other alleged violators were held for
trial by the United States Commits
sioner
Every saloon in Brooklyn was
through" for good yesterday, Accord
ing to John S. Bennett, counsel for the
Liquor Dealers Association of that
borough.
1--WE are putting some hope in the
Rhode Island case" said Mr.. Bennett
Governor Edwards in New Jersey may
accomplish something. But eventually
the whole question will take a purely
political aspect. in q contest between
the wet and dry candidates for pub
lie Office"