New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-26
Flyers Patrol Jersey Shore
as Ship With British Flag
Signals: Lay Down Your
Money; Come and Get IT.
HAYNES May Ask for Aid
International Ring Said to
Have Cleared Half Million
Through New Haven Alone

regards as the greatest maritime con-
suiracy to violate United States laws
since the days of piracy on the high
seas.
The availability of naval submarine
cbssers and submarines for huntinp
down the million dollar ring of nauti7
cal rum smugglers was admitted in
Washington. These ships, it was
learned yesterday, will be requested to
take up the search for shallow draft
craft engaged in Tightening vessels out
side the three-mile limit, whenever sus-
ricious ocean-going ships are located
by the flyers.
Air Patrol Center on Jersey
Yesterdays activities on the part OF
the air craft was concentrated along
the Jersey coast, where it is suspected
enormous quantities of contraband liu-
uors already have been smuggled in
from the West Indies and distributed
widely by land feet of automobile
trucks.
The cooperation of the United States
Navy with the revenue and enforcement
forces, with a reserve of coast guard
power boats, was proved beyond ques-
ton when three navy planes joined the
forces searching for the mysterious
sehooners of the booze runners feet.
The three navy planes concentrated
ever the beach at Cape May and at
other points along the New jersey
coast.
Two-Mile Beach, lonely stretch of
Jersey sand, it was learned yesterday,
is believed by government agents to
have been the landing place of an enor-
nous amount of liquor. The isolated
section is ideal for such a purpose, the
searchers declare. Planes flying low
examined the sands of the beach yes
terday for traces left by rum snug
glers.
From Atlantic City came a report
their efforts, and that another big
mother craft had been located just out
side the three limit. This craft,
schooner. said to be flying the British
flag, Haunted pennant signal in the
eyes of the air observers and cutters
within the three-mile limit, which sig
nal read Lay down your money and
come and get it," Whether smaller
craft have acted on this signal is what
the government agents are trying to
learn
From Commissioner Haynes in Wash
ington came the report that Federal
Prohibition forces were rigging a drag
net to gather in the North Atlantic
coast rum running fleet. Heretofore,
he said, chasing liquor smugglers has
been more properly a customs matter,
IS the enforcement forces had neither
the ships nor the money to conduct op-
erations at sea. He indicated, however.
that cooperating branches of the gov
eminent were preparing for greater &C
tiylty on the water
Haynes To Consider Navy Aid
Mr.. Haynes said he would consider
very seriously any offer which the Navy
department. might make of submarines
or other naval craft to engage in the
chase. He said in these operations the
expense of operation of navy craft
would be borne by the Navy Depart
rent
Reports of an international ring of
shisky smugglers, backed by millions
IN capital, he admitted, had reached his
ears, and he said that agents of the de-
partment were ferreting out all clews
which might lead to the arrest of it's
leaders.
Coast guard officials said yesterday
taey were standing by to cooperate with
other Federal forces in the search for
liquor smugglers. Cutters were held in
readiness, they said, to put out when
ever suspected smuggler was located
The coast guard, it was explained, had
manifold duties which would keep its
SHIPS IRON giving more than part time
to enforcing the prohibition law. 1t was
pointed out that the coast guard must
also attend to life saving and sweeping
the seas of derelicts
The possible transfer of coast guard
vessels from the Pacific Coast to SNUG
ger infested districts along the Allan
tlc coast, it was admitted, was being
discussed.
Is Held at New Haven
The New Haven angle of the alleged
conspiracy is now in the hands of
PROSECUTOR Sheridan Whitaker, it was
SAID last night in dispatch. Eighteen
men, some of them prominent and
others former well-to-do liquor dealers,
are held. Attorney Whitaker so far
mas mas not shown disposition to follow
the suggestion of District Attorney
Leroy Ross, of Brooklyn, and bring
charges of conspiracy against the eigh-
yen defendants. They are held on a
FEDERAL charge of violating the Vol
stead law.
Ali of the eighteen New Haven cases
came up in court there yesterday, but
PROSECUTOR Whitaker said he was not
ready to proceed and they were contin-
ued until Friday Bonds were contin-
ued at 1000 each.
captain Joseph Miller, of the sloop
ssehnle T., which was seized as it was
'ahalng 100000 worth of contraband
whisky and wine, and who says he was
~ innocent party to the affair, having
eeen employed for one trip to lighter
scargo che nature of which he did not
iinow, formerly lived in New Britain,
glt now lives in Port Jefferson, N. Y.
me inland pilot VINO conducted the
smuggling excursion, it is charged,
gave fictitious name and address
sNen he was booked as Carl Miller, of
saaeavoring yesterday to learn his real
Hiot have been locked up since Sun
out.
Planned in New York
Inc authorities now say they have
sss.iaence that the New Haven snug
ENG venture originated in New York
ivy and was declared to have been
I've tenth landing of wholesale contra
ssnd liquor stocks in that vicinity. All
xue previous ones are said to have
sssMscessfuily eluded police and customs
tlsers. The cargo seized was worth
r. Is;out 100000 at retail bootleg prices.
- as much was landed in each previ-
e. expedition it would mean that
sapUoo0O0 worth of liquor has been
smuggled into the country at this one
pCrt alone. This whisky, purchased on
ives NV west Indian market, should show
Moht OF 100000 at least and gives an
ts. OF the enormous revenue resulting