The New York herald., 1921-09-08
Haynes Will Plug
RUM LEAKS SLOWLY,
ALSO SHAKEUP STAFF
Federal Commissioner De-
nies Report of Spectacular
Crusade Here.
NO SAHARA OVER NIGHT
Thorough Reorganization
of Enforcement Corps
in City Planned.
CONFIDENT OF SUCCESS
500 Cases of Kentucky Bour-
bon Consigned to Local Drug
Company Seized.
CONFIDENT OF SUCCESS

New York is not to be treated to
any spectacular anti-booze crusade in
augurated to signalize National Pro-
hibition Commissioner Roy A. Haynes's
first hand estimate of the liquor sit
uation here. No unusual demonstra-
ton of new enforcement ideas is
planned on a broad scale. Instead, it
was said yesterday, there is to be a
slow but thorough reorganization of
the enforcement corps. Suggestions.
shown elsewhere to have been fruit
full are to be applied to the local sit
uation so that (Mr. Haynes hopes)
small aid or comfort will accrue to the
bootlegger in the end.
The recently appointed National Com
missioner looked over the New York
city situation yesterday for the first
time and concluded that the job of
making the town dry was not such a
hopeless one after all. He saw enough
to know that it is far from dry now.
But he hopes, by plugging leaks here.
there and elsewhere in the circulatory
system, to achieve that result sooner
or later. After a hasty survey Of the
situation Mr.. Haynes issued a brief
statement, then left for a vacation in
his home town Of Hillsboro, Ohio.
Kentucky Bourbon Seized.
1t developed yesterday that the
amount and value Of contraband liquor
seized on Tuesday by enforcement
agents on various Hudson River piers
had been overestimated. z. c. Yellow
ley. in charge OF the flying squadron of
srum hunters from Washington. tenn
porarily assigned to the local district,
kept on the job yesterday and seized 500
cases of Kentucky bourbon consigned to
local drug company, and which was
| released from distillery in Frankfort
on August 23. Mr.. Yellowley's men esti-
mated the value Of the seizure at about
s37,500 at current retail case prices.
| In his statement on the local situation
Commissioner Haynes said that reports
OF contemplated spectacular effort to
night were Visionary" He announced
that the real purpose OF his visit at this
time was to confer with Harold l.. Hart.
State Prohibition Director. on matters
OF organization and personnel.
Il am fully persuaded" Commissioners
Haynes said, that the good people OF
New York are as patriotic as are the
citizens to be found anywhere in
America, and, as such, they will lend
support to every effort to enforce the
prohibition law. With such support l
confidently expect that law enforcement
victories in New York will be all the
come in many instances will be greater
than those encountered elsewhere.
"In the meantime, here as in all other
States, our preliminary work Is going
forward nicely, and, with optimism JUS
titled by an intimate knowledge of gen.
eral enforcement conditions in all parts
Of the United States. ] confidently pre-
dict the early fulfilment in very large
measure OF the expectations of all lovers
of law and order"
Yesterday afternoon Commissioner
Haynes inspected the offices of the local
headquarters and held a long consulta-
ton with State Director Hart and II. E.
Langley, in charge of the law enforce
ment branch of the work. At the con-
clusion OF the conference he said that
he had nothing to add to the statement
given out earlier.
Judge Manton's Decision.
state Director Hart, without criticising
the ruling Of the court, admitted that
the recent decision OF Federal Judge
Martin T. Manton, sitting in Brooklyn,
in sustaining a demurrer to an indict-
ment on the ground that stolen pe--
nit for the removal OF liquor was value
less unless its holder also obtained nee
essary accompanying forms. might OPP
crate as a handicap In the successful
prosecution OF persons accused of steal
ing the necessary permits for liquor
withdra walls. The decision in effect was
taken to mean that trafffc in stolen per-
mits was no violation of the law but
one OF the matters to be considered
along with the reorganization of the
personnel of the local Office IL the ques-
ton OF safeguarding the official forms.
and the prediction was made yesterday
by Mr. Hart that offences growing out
Of Iaxity in this feature would speedily
become fewer.
While Commissioner Hayncs's appear
ance was the signal for new activity
around the State headquarters, Deputy
Police Commissioner John A. Leach hal
twenty-five patrolmen and ten sergeants
on the carpet at Police Headquarters On
charges OF having failed to detect viola
tlons OF the dry laws. The arraIgnments IS
were the result OF inspections by head
quarters men OF saloons on various
beats. and in most cases 1t was alleged
| LIQUOR was found and evidence OF its
sale obtained with little difficulty BY the
Central Office men. Deputy Commits
sioner Leach reserved decision in all
cases.
State Director Hart admitted that a
Federal warrant was out for the arrest
Of New Jersey enforcement official of
high rank. who. il was said. was wanted
in connection with the Government $
case against John Walton and ellis
Burnstein. also known as John CLARE,
arrested on Tuesday at the McAlpin
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