The New York herald., 1922-06-24
Supply Ships Now Anchor
II Miles Out and Car
riers Are Increased.
FIVE HELD IN CITY RAIDS
Liquor Found in Macaroni
Factory, Laundry, Drug
Store and Restaurant.

Ten high powered motor launches
capable of making thirty miles an
hour will be added to the prohibition
navy patrolling the harbor and coast
to prevent the smuggling of liquor
into New York by rum running speed
boats. according to an announcement
yesterday by Ralph A. Day. State Pro-
hibition Director.
Mr.. Day said war of determination
had been started In earnest against
these small craft which take on car
goes Of liquor from steamships an
chored outside the customs limit and
smuggle 1t ashore. The major portion
of the city's supply of bootleg liquor
comes from this source. he said
The number of rum running launches
in the harbor has increased greatly in
the last few months, since the opera
tions Of the Hahn, the departments
large patrol boat. have driven the
liquor laden steamships to an anchor
age outside the twelve mile limit, and
since activities OF Federal agents along
the border have reduced smuggling
from Canada over rs per cent, Mr..
Day said
Several of the new launches are on
their way from Washington and will be
put on duty early next week. They will
be manned by general and local prohibi-
ton agents and will patrol within a
radius of 100 miles of New York Mr.
Day said the launches will not carry
machine guns or other armament.
Summ onses and Liquor served.
Local agents yesterday raided wide
variety of establishments. A laundry.
macaroni factory, drug store and
restaurant were the objects of their
activities. and five men were arrested
or summoned to appear to-day before
United States Commissioner Hitchcock
Jacob Eds, owner of laundry ut
i West 131st street. was served with n
summons. Two agents said they bought
half pint of liquor and seized five
gallons OF whisky.
With search warrant. obtained on
evidence that they had bought whisky
at the macaroni factory of Casper
Calega. AIS East Twelfth street. three
agents yesterday searched the building
and seized five quarts of anisette, four
quarts of whisky and five gallons Of
drying room. Francisco Messina. an
employee, was arrested.
John i. Matteo clerk In a soda foun-
tain at 1i2 Bleecker street and Frank
Fenenella. truck driver. were arrested
on charges of illegal transportation and
sale OF liquor. An agent said he made
arrangements with Matteo to buy two
cases of whisky for $3.50. to be delivered
at $50 West 17Sth street yesterday
When the rlarlx no ha
was arrested Two agents then went to
the 17Sth street address and arrested
Fenenella when he drove up with the
cases in his truck.
John Fink, proprietor of restaurant
at As East Twenty-eighth street was
served with a summons when three
agents searched the place under a war;
rant and found a case OF beer pint of
vermouth. pint or whisky. a pint OF
gin and coffee pot partly full OF
whisky.
Water and Iodine Mixed.
A conviction of person charged with
selling misbranded and unwholesome
whisky occurred yesterday in the court
OF Magistrate w. Bruce Cobb. when
James Holzendorf, a negro longshore-
man, of 20s West Sixty-second street,
was found guilty and sentenced TO three
months in the workhouse. Andrew An
derson. janitor employed at 50 William
street, testified ne bought two bottles
from Holzendorf labeled white Horse
Scotch whisky. but when he opened them
found the contents was not whisky
Reginald Miller. chemist Of the De-
partment of Health. testified he had
made an analysis OF the contents of the
bottles and found IL was a concoction
OF water and two one-hundredths of
one per cent OF iodine. In imposing
sentence Magistrate Cobb said he would
have given Hozendorf the maximum
sentence of three years II there had been
any evidence the liquid was injurious to
health.
The New Jersey Wholesale Drug Com
rany of Newark, at whose warehouse In
toxicating liquors valued at approx
mately 100000 recently were seized,
Is charged with disregard for the prohi-
bition law in anidavits filed in the
United States Court at Newark yester-
day. Suit has been Instituted to de-
prive the company OF its permit TO sell
\liquors. The papers set forth that In
pddition 20 the regularly distilled and
fermented liquors that were seized, a
quantity Of moonshIne liquor artihcially