The New York herald., 1921-04-28
TROOPERSLAUNCH
SURPRISE ATTACK
ON RUM RUNNERS
Early Action Inspired by
Herald Story of Condi-
tions on Border.
ROADHOUSE RAIDED
White Plains Oasis for New
York City Folks Yields
$4,000 Rum.
RECRUITING Is RUSHED
Major Chandler Decides to
Open War without Waiting
for New Troops.
RECRUITING IS RUSHED
Special Despatch 20 THE NEW YORK HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau,
Ih~n 4

| Special Despatch 20 THE NEW YORK HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau,
Albany April 81.
Instead OF waiting until his two pew
troops are recruited and trained
Major George f. Chandler, command
ing the State police, started attacking
rum runners, bootleggers and blind
tigers to-day. He changed his plans
over night. IT was believed he would
defer action until his force had been
enlarged from its present strength Of
232 to its newly authorized 34s. That
would mean some time between June
10 and July 1. The booze trafflckers
and consumers were caught unawares.
Due to the expose of the rum run
ming conditions across the New York
Canadian boundary published last
Sunday in THE New York HERALD
the Major decided to hesitate no
longer. Last night the Major admitted
this. He declared THE New York
tiERALp's story accurately described
the north country situation, and that
it brought State police officials to a
realization that immediate and vigor-
GUS measures were imperative.
Yesterday Major Chandler began
operations by detailing his men to the
north country districts. wherein the
Eighteenth Amendment had been fla
grantly violated with impunity. and
where erstwhile efforts to suppress the
whiskey traffic have been regarded as
merely official pieasantries. Other
troopers were assigned to descend on
road houses that have been oases for
city folks who were shut off from their
liquor by local police raids. The first
thing done was a raid on White
Plains place. where about $500 worth
OF liquor was captured.
In the meantime. the Major said. he
viii hustle his recruiting along in or
der that the additional men approprl-
ated for by the Legislature may get
into the cleanup fight within the com
Ing month. As soon as a new troop
IL found fit for service-hard. gruelling
service. that will require courage and
honesty-these new men will be thrown
into the Adirondack district. where the
bootleggers nave opened headquarters.
Then he intends stauonins hts men
along the seveuty-five miles OF open
border between aouses Point and Fort
Coyington. And as the number of troops
Increases more will be thrown along
the st. Lawrence frontier.
The Major was free In giving credit
for his change OF plans TO THE NEW
YORK HERAIps exposition OF the Ca
madam border conditions He said tho
first troops to be- detailed 10 the north
country will be ordered to clean up the
vet spots designated By this Newspaper.
The plan adopted by the Major to-day
calls on the State police to deal with one
community In a county q week Accord
ing 10 the plan none OF those bootlegging
centres will be noted for that industry
three months hence.
Gov. Miller reiterated to-day his in
tention Of holding all local police au-
thorities responsible for liquor condi-
tions in their respective communities.
Thus far. he said. he had received no
complaints along such lines against any
police authorities.