The New York herald., 1921-10-11
HOTELS THREATENED
in new DRY MOVE
Yellowley Will Close Any
Place on Second Viola
tiOn Of Law.
2 MORE AGENTS FIRED
Eight Dismissed Since Sat-
urday by New State Eli
fOrcenlent Director.
ALL PERMITS EXAMINED
World Series Crowd Watched
for Bootlegging Evidence
Drug Cases Under Fire.

Two more Federal prohibition agents
VINO are accused Of having submitted
false reports We're dismissed yesterday
by f. c. Yellowley. enforcement di-
rector for New York State. Mr.. yell
iowley's activities for the day also in
Guided the Issuing OF a warming to
proprietors of all hotels and res
taurants against violations Of the Vol
stead act upon their premises Here
after second offence will mean clos
ing up for year he said. During the
afternoon MIR. Yellowley was in con-
ference with representatives of the
Hotel Mems Association, who pledged
their cooperation in the enforcement
of the law.
Il IS part Of Mr.. Yelowley's plan for
tightening enforcement in New York
city TO hold ho.el and restaurant pro-
pi1etors responsible for the boot
Logging activities Of bell boys. walters
or any other persons in their employ.
They will not be held to account. he
added. for the conduct OF patrons who
may be detected in violations of the
law. such as carrying TASKS.
The dismissal OF the two agents brings
the total of those who have been dis
charged since Mr.. Yallowley assuned
control OF the local enforcement situa-
'tion last Saturday UP TO eight He re-
fused to make public the names Of the
men. but said he was determined 10 have
an air tight o-ga MIA tior. and that ir
investigation disclosed that other mem
ocrs OF his staff were incompetent or
were showing partially 20 bootlegge-s
there would be more disrnissals
bis action In discharging two agents
yesterday came as a result Of an inves-
tieation Of reports regarding applica tons
FOR liquor withdrawal permits made by
several druggists.
Samuel i. Rutter, Mr. Yellowley's as
slstant.. said II had been discovered that
only about one application made by drug
wholesalers for the withdrawal OF LIQUOR
out of twenty was legitimate. He cited
the case of one wholesaler who Is mar
ieting tonic who sought ne-mI;
to ship 1000 cases to what was alleged
TO be candy store. Investigation. Mr..
| Rutter said. disclosed that the store
was the wholesalers own home. ~
Especial soilcitude was shown by Mr..
Yeliowley's agents regarding stocks OF
lcuor it is cha rred have been made
ready here for sale 70 baseball fans at
terd,rg the world series. Some Of his
-lnn provided themselves with tickets
I'd visited the Polo Grounds in an en-
ravor to obtain evidence OF bootlcgzinz
ere. 1t is reported, too. that stocks
especially fine whiskeys and other
''ors are being assembled here for
ipnlcnt to Washington on In automobiles.
Ia hoped By the bookkeeping fraternity
,pt high prices can be obtained there
rom tic thirsty who will attend the
inning armament conference.
A noticeable Tightening up was OBJ
served yesterday In the issuance of per-
,lits for the withdrawal Of liquor from
have gone into effect which. II is be-
lieved. will make 1t Impossible for per-
Sons not legally entitled to permits tc
get them Permits Issued under the
regime or Jrdge Harold l.. Hart who
= entity resigned the post now h. id by
Mr.. Yelowley. arc being che -bed ur
systematically.
Peter Reagsr one of Air. Ye!'owley's
agents. WAS nursing wound on his
light hand which he said he received
IN n raid Sunday night at Paul and Joe's
known Greenwich Village resta urant.
Accompa MED By Joseph Fasulo. another
prohibition agent. he took his seat at a
table and asked for liquor. he said. Ac-
cording to the agents, they we're served.
whereupon they made known their
identity and nGh. followed In which
Reager says his thumb was bitten.
Guiglio Calestini OF III Sullivan street
and Max Circenhaum of LOB East )l2th
street. walters. were arrested charged
with disorderly conduct and violation OF
the Vols.ead act.
Francis A. McGurk. Assistant United
sta ties Attorney in Manhattan. vas tenn
porariy transferred to the office OF
United States Attorney Wallace r. U.
Collins in Brooklyn yesterday to inves-
tiaate the activities of alleged boot
leggers said to have operated the
schooner Henry l.. Marshall and the
motor boat Pal. 1t Is charged that
liquor was landed from these vessels at
Monta:i;, rolnt, =. =. and Ticinity.
Residents OF Moniauk Point. Grecnport
Sag Harbor and other places arc to be
examined by Mr.. McGurli.
"Thc Republican State organization Is
going to back up MIR. Yellowley to the
limit" said George a. Glynn. chairman
OF the Republican State Committee. last
night Probably no other man In the
United States is SO well equipped to~re-
organize the directors office here and
TO weed out all the employees who have
been acting In colusion with the boot
leggers. So far al the State organi5a-
ton Is concerned he will stay here until
he has the office cleaned up satisfa ;.
toriiy.
Then. 1t is generally understood
there viii be appointed a business mar
. s.l.t. a.
can afford to make financial sacrifice
TO this service. one who believes thor.
oughly in the enforcement OF the prohl.
Aition law