New-York tribune., 1920-08-10
Allen Restored
AS Dry Agent
For Brooklyn
Official, Recently Removed,
Has Staten Island Added
to His Territory; Shevlin
and Ross i'm Agreement
Hunt Missing Evidence
Dispute Over Seizure Of
Rum in Hollis Discloses
Some One Possesses Key

William D. Allen jr. was reinstated
yesterday by James S. Shevlin, super
vising agent for prohibition enforce
ment in the State of New York, as
head Of the Brooklyn branch of the
state enforcement service, and aR-
nouncement was made that the mis-
understanding between Mr.. Sheviin and
Leroy W. Ross, United States District
Attorney in Brooklyn, had been ad-
'justed.
Differences between Mr.. Shevlin and
Mr.. Ross were thought to have had
something to do with Mr.. Shevlin's sud
den closing of the Brooklyn branch of
the enforcement Office several weeks ago.
They originated in the seizure in Hoj-
lis, Queens, of shipment of rum, for
lin had issued a permit. II spite Of
the permit, Federal authorities in
Brooklyn held the rum.
The rum, which seems to have been
the root of the trouble, has been re-
turned to its owner, and all is serene
on both banks of the East River, ex-
cept that most of the liquid evidence
which Mr.. Allen had under lock and
Key when he was dispossessed was not
to be found when he opened his Office
yesterday, and that he thinks he ought
to have more than forty men if ne is
to enforce prohibition in Staten Island
es we'll as in Long Island.
Inquiry Into Missing Evidence
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vestigation is under way, and already
is said to have disclosed the identity
of at least one person who had key
to the cupboard Mr. Aliens complaint
concerning the inadequacy of his force
TO cover his augmented territory as
said to have been answered at his con-
ference yesterday with Mr.. Shevln by
the statement that his force of forty
is more Than three times as large as 1t
was when he was responsible for Long
Island alone.
Of thirteen men arrested by revenue
agents and police in Manhattan Satuf-
day, United States Commissioner Hitch
cock yesterday held four in bail OF $500
each. They were Felix Railu, proprie-
tor Of the Mollat restaurant. 112-lN
West Forty ninth Street; Morris Ra-
viol manager; Albert Bougon, barr
tender, and John Girod, waiter. :.
In the Saturday night raids ten cases
of whisky were seized from Antonio
Giannini, 610 East 191st Street, as he
was transporting the liquor on a
were seized from Robert Callahan,
truck driver, while being delivered to
the premises occupied by Joseph Rayo,
at 453 East Hath Street. Oscar Jessel-
son, who trailed the truck said he was
the owner. He and Callahan were ar
rested.
The biggest haul was 100 cases of
ley Chrsanowsky, who the officers
assert had no permit to transfer the
liquor. Chrsanowsky said that he was
delivering the stock to 15S East Twenty
seventh Street, Manhattan.
State Troopers Seize 25 Cases
Louis Fletcher was arrested by
Revenue Agent William Lord at the
Pennsylvania station while on his way
to Washington. His two suit cases are
said to have contained twenty-one
quarts Of whisky. Jordan Lippner,
Transporting twenty-five cases 'of
whisky along the Mount Kisco Road,
was stopped by state troopers and the
twenty-five cases were seized. Lippner
was turned over to the Federal authori-
ties.
IN raid on resort IN East lbVLn
Street Sunday night forty gallons Of
whisky were found behind the bar and
sent to the government warehouse at
6 East First Avenue. A number of
these alleged violators will be ar
raigned to-day.
Bertha E. Perham, president Of the
Teachers Group of Allied Citizens Of
America, Inc, made public yesterday q
statement expressing the gratitude of
public school teachers. For years she
points out, public school teachers have
been impressing upon their pupils the
harmful effect Of alcoholic beverages.
"Teachers are no longer confronted.,'
she says with the small boys ques-
ton: Why are men allowed to sell
this stuff if it is so harmful p"
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