The Washington times., 1920-09-05
DRYSC[EANUP
ATLANTIC CITY
Liquor Worth 100000 Con-
fiscated-PreaCher Leads
Raid on Hotels.

ATLANTIC CITY. sept. 5.-Fifty
Federal prohibition agents from
the Philadelphia and Trenton offices
swept down on this resort yesterday
and conducted the most sensatlona'
raid this place. has yet seen Thls
was the second descent made in which
the local police and Government ohi-
GERS stationed here were not CON
suited
Nineteen hotels and cabarets were
entered on search warrants issued
by Commissioner Henry SW' Lewis.
and liquor valued at upward OF
100000 confscated. In the hrst
spectacular raid here over S0o'Ooo
worth of coptraband was seized.
Jacob Bernstein, Trenton, an en-
ploye of the curtis airplane hangar
situated near the Inlet, was shot
when he attempted to escape from
Deputy Marshal Voll. of Trenton
Hundreds OF visitors viewed the
shooting, which took place on the
boardwalk near Caspian avenue, ana
saw the injured man carted OF 10
the hospital, where police are guard
ing him.
Albert Ireland. a mechanic at the
hangar was also arrested. These are
the only TWO dTTtStS ihuo DeN' 60
cording to prohibition agents. the pro-
prietors. walters, and employees of the
places entered 5sSill be summoned for a
hearing the early part of this week
before United States Commissioners
Lewis.
PREACHER DIRECTS RAID.
The raid was conducted under the
personal supervision of the Rev. Dr.
II. l.. Johnson pastor OF the Methodist
Episcopal Church at Twenty-ninth
and York streets. Philadelphia. The
Rev Mr.. Johnson is a duly appointed
prohibition agent, and assisted the
agents in Investigations as well as in
the actual raiding. The dual position
of Pastor Prohibition Agent johnson
was disclosed yesterday when he led
the raiders in Anglesea and Wild
wood, where five hotels and cabarets
were raided, and liquor valued at up.
ward of $50, 900 confiscated. The raid
here however, was ordered by Ma
tional Director of Prohibition Kramer,
Washington.
The picturesque hotel, known
throughout the country as the "Ele-
phant," at Margate City. and Fisher
mans Hotel. also in Margate CITY,
were among those visited.
Schick's Hotel at Somers Ioiht, an
other popular retreat, likewise was
visited. Back-town resorts, which
also have attracted many visitors be-
cause of their unusual type of enter
tainment. were swept in the net laid
by the "fying squadron"
VISITORS WATCH WORK.
The raids were conducted simultanel
ously and thousands of Labor Day
visitors from all sections of the coun-
try watched the agents at work. News
of the raids swept like wildhre.
Beaches became deserted and the pro
hibitiion agents points of attack
were transformed into exhibit OF
natty bathing costumes.
The sympathy of the visitors was
with the hotels and cabarets and a.
many places the agents were sub
jected to jeering by the crowds as
they wheeled out barrel after D"rrel
of contraband liquor.
At some of the places the crowds
became so thick that police reserves
had to be called out. The Rev. Mir.
Johnson at one point ordered the
bathers back to the beach. Many Of
the bathcrs said Labor Day would not
be Labor Day at Atlantic City with all
the joy water safely tucked away in
care of the Federal prohibition agents.