New-York tribune., 1920-12-02
Seven Arrests
In Big Liquor
Bribery Plot
Dealers. Licensed to Sell for
Non-Beverage Purposes,
Have Flagrar,ly Abused
Permits, Say Z. 5. Agents
Druggists Tire of Trade
Little Real Whisky Being
Sold; Overnight Distilled
Liquid Is Substituted

4 widespread Investigation by the
Special INTEL. gencc Bureau Of the In
terna, Revenue Department, yesterday
led 70 the arrest of seven persons. who
are charged with bribery and attempt
ed bribery o. revenue agents in con-
rec:ion with the regulation of permits
for tie sale OF liquor. The indictments
were retrrned Tuesday.
Captain Frank Frayser, OF the Spe-
cial Intelligence Bureau, in a state
nent issued yesterday asserted that
dealers licensed 30 sell liquors for non
beverage purposes have in numerous
instances abused the provisions of
THEN permits, and that the bureau had
an abundance OF evidence to show that
bribes frequently have been offered by
dealers. who have unlimited cash to
pay for liquor permits, illegally issued.
Many Brides Offered
II was said that revenue agents have
testified before the grand jury that
they have been accepting bribes in nu-
merous instances in order to make
cases against TIE alleged brbers, ani
the seven arrested yesterday, it is said,
represent only q small portion OF the
men who have been indicted by the
Federal grand jury.
The prisoners taken yesterday we're
Irving Workman. 1872 Second Avenue;
Maurice H. Kessler. NS West Twenty
eighth Street; Frank Manno, 446 Hicks
Street. Brooklyn; Eugene Piantieri, 800
Broome Street; Giuseppi Cont, II
Chrystie Street; Sigmund Glatzer, Of
Levy. Gla-zer & Ley. 233 West Twen-
ty-seventh Street, aud Frank Sper, II
Mott Street.
Manno was arraigned before Federal
Judge Garvin in Brooklyn ard held in
raigned in the United States District
Court. Manhattan, and heAi in $1,000
bail each.
It Is alleged that bribes, ranging
from $50 to $500. were rendered 70
revenue agents to neglect their duties
in reca.d to Inducements OF the Vol
stead act
Proprietors Of drug stores through
cut the state are showing g growing
dissemination 20 handle Intoxicating
liquors under the medicinal clauses OF
the Nolstead act. according to a tabula-
lion OF appllca tions for renewals OF
permits that was made in the Office OF
tie Federal Prohibition Director last
night.
Counterfeit Liquor Sold
Although he druggists are appar-
ertiv no, 50 Keen 10 cater 20 the thirst
@ tae alcoholic inclined citizen. new
Industry has sprung up to meet the
current demands. An investigation
made bv me Federal enforce ment Of
:csr shows there is growing manu-
toctGre o. cieveriy coiored liquors dis
tiled overnight and bottled. Upon the
to,-ies there appears forged labels
hearing rames that once were house
ho Il words.
In fact, an analysis Of 100 samples
taken in different parts of the city
vnica was completed yesterday, shows
taa no- single one consisted OF
s-r i-a- WHISKY, although they were
labeled "Carstairs," "Old Taylor" and
similar names from the days OF long
ag3. III correction with this analysis
ne re- enforcement officer, Knox B
Phagan. said yesterday:
st,aigh. whisky being sold anywhere
saloon-keepers are killing the traffic
b. disrens' ng this stuff just as surely
as we are killing it."
The tabulat.ons Of applications for
renewals of permits showed that in
tbs city only $50 physicians asked for
renewals, although 4,o51 were holders