Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-07-25
IT, s. NAVY MAY SEND
FLEET TO HUNT RUM
SNUGGLERS At SEA
Many Million Dollars Behind
Illicit Whisky Rings, Gov
ernment Officials Say.
FISHERMEN AIDING VETS.

BY Associated Press % Every Evening
New York, Juiy 25s-Federal au-
thorities along the Atlantic coast re-
doubled their vigilance over tramp
ships today following disclosure =
evidence indicating. the existence n
at least two gigantic international
whisky smuggling rings. one having
headquarters IN this city and one IA
Atlantic city.
Aid of the Navy Department also
was being sought in an effort e. buud
up rum-h0ntng feet capable -
coping with the mysterious ships ard
their allied fishing snacks which ara
alleged TO have landed hundreds II
thousands of dollars worth 81 con-
traband liauor az secluded points
under cover of darkness
According 70 Leroy w. Ross. United
States district attorney 0f Brooktyu.
foreign and domestic capital ag1re-
eating several million dollars "a be-
mind the whisky smuggling congplr-
acy.
Keenest watch was being kept by
revenue boats today or afDntauk point
toward which. authorities were tipped.
large vessel was bound from the
Bahama Islands with 4 cargo of 5000
% 10000 cases Of Scotch ard Tr,qS
I whisky. The conspirators. Earning
that word q the sailing has reached
Federal officials, were reported. irving
1 franticaiiy 70 bet ia touch with the
+ whisky runner 70 direct her to another
4 point less carefully watched.
"A tramp steamer 6rulsed za7tefrv
outside the three-u1iie Ilrait oT A.
iantic City yesterday, according ~ re-
4 ports received here. and tstynfad ra7.
AeraI agents By breaking out .peunants.
saying: Lay down your money ard
come ana get H." The tramp slipue.5
away az night fell and ii was thought
she was heading for some deserted
point where fishing vessels could vg~t-
unhampered at the task Of lighter.
ing her cargo ashore. "A ti7res-r7as..s
schooner suspected of being y rur,
ship also was reported on atlanta
City.
flSneruen along the coast acr1rsfrz
q M Ross, are reapinE q rich har-
vest running the forbidden ca~gn.a
ashore They work almost entirety
AZ night he said, making landings -
points known - be free from Es1yvasl.
Iance- Their compensation Is sstd "a
oe sl5 Tor every case Of vzafslrey Iara-
ed and many Of the fishermen ara -.
ciared % have abandoned anrs--i,,
, their regular trips 20 the fishing harl,.
IN favor Of the more lucrative -7-,,g-
sung. Ihe smuggiers are met o.
snore by automobile trucknen wbo
"hisK me cargoes away 70 secret
storehouses.
/ Efforts Of Federal agents 10 rha.1,
! wnishey running along the coast hsv-
: ied 50 Tar 70 seizure Of tv-o vas..fs
} Iney are the schooner Curlevv ra1-s,
. last Week on the coast OF Florisa 80
: the fishing smack Jennie T ssszs,z
saturday at New Haven. CSover,-,,s,,,
: men also have boarded the. r7-,t,-.
schooner PocomoEze. at Atlantic r,i---
out as the vessels papers sbo-r 49,.
Wet cargo 10 be consigned. to r,,,s,s,
no action has been taken againsr 80
or her crew. -t
a part Of the Pocomoke's cargo ~
} lettisoned on Atlantic CITY. her 49,
! ! TAN admitted. but this was 6oDa -.
declared, because the vessel -
distress and not because Of suv ,s,s~is-,,
! 70 get the cargo ashore there.
Emanuel Katz. an Atlantic Ci,,
~.ra 49, So 80 g oe arTaigned IN the
~ - at- eo-ilsy court house today
prohibition enforcement act. E-at- -
~, ss;,,,,. - go N connection with
ene seizure OF l92 cases Of WHISKY ~.
ieged to have been smuggled in.