New-York tribune., 1921-09-17
Beer Campaign
Urged by Labor
Council Here
Organized Workers of u. S.
Asked TO Join in Crusade
to Modify Prohibition:
Federal Raids Continue
Wood Alcohol Suits Filed
Enright Tells Bronx Jury
Gov. Miller Is Responsible
for Police Search Methods

Organized labor in this city went on
record yesterday a. favcrinc renewed
activity toward the lifting OF all re
str,ctions on light wine and beer
pohce Commissioner Fnrieht testified
before the Bronx Grand Jury that Gov
.rnor Miller was responsible for drastic
liquor law enforcement. Damage suits
we're commenced in the Supreme Court
as result of eSr,y prohih tion wood
aleobo deaths. Federal enforcement
agents announced crusade against al
legged fraudulent drug wholesalers hand
ling liquors snd reported raids and ar
rests One arrest in New Jersey grew
out of a prohibition case invoivinr
chsrges of nsanslaughter resulting from
the death of a woman restaurant ma
tron. IL Atlantic City sensation re-
suited when Dr.. Charles w. Holden. a
beauty specialist known in society. was
arrested charged with being higher
up" III a wholesale rum running plot.
Labor for Beer Campaign
The Central Trades and Labor Coun-
ell OF Greater New York and vicinity
adopted resolution submitted by a
brewery workers union asking that or
sanized labor throughout the country
bring pressure on all United States
Senator's and Represent tatives to vote
icr the restoration OF licensed traffic In
beers ard wines. The council also
pledged itself to support the drive of
the brewery workers against raising the
tax on cereal beverages. Leading dele
gates declared that organized labor
should fight strenuously 10 bring back
beer and wine
Commissioner Enright before the
Bronx grand jury was questioned by
District Attorney Edward J. Glennon
for more than an hour. The Commits
sioner is quoted as saying that Gov
ernor Miller publicly threatened 10 re-
move the Police Commissioner and the
Mayor if the Mullan Gage law were not
enforced. The Commissioner held that
the Governor should bear the RESPONSE
bility for the enforcement methods the
police were forced to adopt
The Commissioner was asked if the
activity of the police in it's present
form would continue, and the Conmis-
sioner replied:
CAS- long as liquor leaks into New
York from Canada and other places
there will be activity by the police to
prevent its distrib ibution and sale"
The Commissioner refused to make
any statement for publication.
slo,ce0 Weed Alcohol Suits
Attorney John 3. Pruyn. of , Rector
Street flied three damage suits in the
Supreme Court yesterday against John
Romanelli, CasiIno D. Anbrosis and sew
eral others, asking $4,000 damages in
each case and charging the distribu-
ton Of wood alcohol for beverage pur-
poSes. Mary Koziol, Of Chippewa Falls.
Mass sues for the death of her hus-
band; Anna Garocki sues for the loss
OF brother, ard in the third suit the
same Anna Garocki sues as admins
frator Of the estate of her mother. !
Agnes Garocki. All the cases grow out
OF the distribution of large consign- !
nent OF WOOD alcohol throughout New
ierS and New England. The wood al
cohol was obtained in a robbery. ko-
msnelli and others are serving sen
tences as & result OF more than ION
deaths caused by the alcohol.
The Police Department seems ia
nave gone crazy about this LIQUOR cues
.on, remarked Justice Leopold Prince
IN the Eighth District Muricipal Court.
FIST Street and Sylvan Place. vester-
day The court directed the police to
return to Michael Tritto, grocer. 314
East 112th Street, four barrels of wiz
seized in raid Tritto proved the
liquor Il to have been made before pro
hEbItion. The court said furthe~:
:! think it would be better for the
police to give little of their time to
apI;.s burglars. I DEFY. t6e
ponce to interfere with me when In,
afnklng q glass of wine, whether it
70 - n n restaurant or any other place.
= Il they did. have a method which
..a uun sare to disclose, but which would
''op them very quickly" '-N
Raider Charges Bribery
,uas Z. G. Yellowley, assistant Federal
psoni pae. niD.Slon director, announced the a.
rest res. a. Michael Bofina, alleged repre- re-
:y'1s,ve 2oa Eve Of y the Melrose Drug COMPANY, /
o. o. attempted bribery in Offering Asfs0 ss90 /
took to an .san enlargement re agent. The agent GENT
the tSsA sssss. ssoO of the sum and then made |
A. Sas arrest. Yellowley said he had M
ess ees,re to harass legitimate manufac ann no
saaers, saa, but would wage crnsada
~ea.nsc druggists suspected of beine