New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-09-04
Haynes Coming g
Here to Stop
All Rum Leaks
National Dry Chief to Di-
rect New and Vigorous
Drive TO Land Every
bootlegger in Prison
On the Job Next Tuesday
Campaign in This City To
Be Followed by General
Cleanup All Over East

Commissioner Roy A. Haynes, ma
tional head of prohibition enforce
ment, will arrive Tuesday to take per
sonai charge of enforcement in this
city and state. This action follows the
sending to New York by Commissioner
Haynes of E. C. Yellowly, regarded as
an expert on enforcement. With
Yellowly came a special squad of ex-
perts.
Commissioner Haynes, according to a
dispatch from Washington, intends to
interest himself personally in the en-
forcement of prohibition in this CITY
and see to it that every illicit source of
liquor is dried up.
The visit of Commissioner Haynes to
this city and his intended clean-up of
hootlegging here are merely prelimi-
naries, it is said, to widespread and
intensified campaign for the enforce
ment of prohibition throughout the
Eastern states.s
Key to Situation
This city is regarded by Commits
sioner Haynes as the key to the situa-
tion, it is said, which is why he in
tends to concentrate his attention upon
it first Once the illicit. liquor trade is
stamped out in New York, it is said,
Commissioner Haynes believes that the
task IN other cities, particularly those
of Pennsylvania and New Jersey, will
be greatly simplified.
AS soon as he has organized the con-
templated campaign in New York and
perhaps seen it fairly under way, Com
missioner Haynes will make a rapid
tour of the Eastern states, taking in
most of the principal cities, with the
intention of eradicating bootlegging
throughout this section of the country.
A new and vigorous effort to stop the
sale of liquor in this city will be begun
under the direction of Commissioner
Haynes. He has not made public his
plans, but is confident of success.
1t is known that II. L. Hart, state di-
rector of prohibition enforcement, who
has been in conference with Commits
sioner Haynes in Washington, advised
him to increase his forces in this state
from 225 men to 1000, and enforce the
law vigorously.
Whether Commissioner Haynes in
tends to take this advice is not known
but he gave Director Hart definitely to
understand that he realized the diff
culties under which he was 1aboring
and was satisfied with his efforts. Di-
rector Hart is to remain in complete
control of enforcement of the liquor
law in New York.
Hart Stopped Withdrawals
Director Hart was an upstate judge.
His home is in Binghamton, and since
his arrival in this city it has been
extremely difficult, even for those hav-
ing licenses as wholesale druggists, to
obtain permits for the withdrawal of
liquor.
severe that the city has had since the
advent of prohibition and his strict
ness concerning liquor withdrawal per-
mits has caused much criticism of his
methods by many holders of drug and
sacramental licenses.
Reports were current yesterday that
his advice would be followed and that
Mr.. Yellowly, besides his special squad
of experts, would have so great force
Of enforcement agents under his com
mand that bootlcggers would be driven
out of business or landed in Jail. Be-
sides supervising the cleanup in New
York, Commissioner Haynes will make
tour of the Eastern and Northeastern
states, familiarizing himself with con-
ditions in all the principal cities.
E. G. Yellowly, who ranks in the
New York bureau as assistant director
and who has been given full powers
as director, said he had been sent
here because most of the New York