New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-04-18
Jones Here to
PutDry Navyon
Floating Basis
Assistant Commissioner. Ac-
companied by Day, Com
fcrs With the Customs
Officers as To Control
Ivy Raids a Garage
$4,000 Liquor Is Seized:
Fifty Places Visited nv
Agents Over SUNDAY

James E. Jones. Assistant Prohibition
Commissioner, camc to New York YES.
,,crd&y from Washington to give first
aid to the prohibition navy. He was
in conference with Prohibition Director
Ralph A. Day, and later went with tho
director TO confer Wit, the customs
officials IN sn endeavor to put the
prohibition navy or floating basis.
so TO speak.
The navy Of the dry" department
which now consists of ono submarine
chaser tho Mehalatos, was hard hit
recently by ruling of the prohibition
legal depa rtmcnt that maritime, inter
national and other laws Of the high
seas could not be made to appl,- 10 .
purely prohibtory feet It was found,
however, that craft of the customs
department did have standing under
thesC laws.
nder Customs Command
Therefore, Director Dav announce,
that the hlbltion navy would be put
under command of the customs depart-
mont 1t was for the purpose of arriv-
Iug at an understand with the Gus.
toms officials that Commissioner Jones
came on to New York yesterday. 40
Information was given out REGARDING
the conference. but il is understood
hat it was decided that n customs Of
iccr. either an agent or INSPECTOR.
should be assigned to ride each pro
hibtion boat as it is acquired, thus
giving the prohibition craft standing
under the law. AS customs cutters the
prohibition boats are empowered to
make seizures twelve miles from land.
They also are empowered to carry
arms. The Mehalatos carries a three
rch gun
Icy Einstein and Moe Smith were
pussyfootng along the North River
decks early yesterday disguised as
bucksters and appeared to be expecting
= consignment Of choice vegetables.
They observed suspicious appearing
truck and followed il to 153 Watts
Street where garage is conducted by
Tony Casino G. Co.
In the rear of the garage was spc-
ca room, camouflaged as an oiroom.
the agents reported, and, there being
no lock on the door. they entered. They
found the room filed with sixty bur
lap packages, each containing q dozen
bottles of choice foreign liquors. Be
sides this were some other bags, each
containing q fourgallon demijohn of
rye whisky. The whole consignment
was seized, and Tony Casino, who, they
say, admitted ownership of the liquor,
was handed summons. The seizure
10 worth $4,000.
Fifty Raids Sunday
Nearly fifty raids in various parts of
New York City, Westminster County
and other districts were reported over
Sunday. Among these was that of the
Arras Inn, roadhouso at goth Street
and Broadway, which was raided Sun
day afternoon by Agents Cerrato.
SASH and Kurtzman The agents
staged the ra id after ordering a big
meal and at time when tables were
crowded with diners and the dance
floor was filled with people gay in
their Easter toggery. There was no
disturbance.
James Williams, alias "Nick the
Greek awaiting sentence in Brooklyn
on conviction OF altering forged liquor
permits. will be given chance to tell
all he knows concerning "the Brooklyn
bootleg ring" before the Federal grand
Jury in Brooklyn to-day. Williams has
limited that he has informa ton in
volving prominent politicians. As
fistant United States District Attorney
Ralph c. Greene, said yesterday that if
Williams really has such information
and consents to impart it to the grand
jury, the court might sec fit to show
him mercy in pronouucing sentence.
The Rev. Robert G. Davie. counsel
for the Lords Day Alliance and sponsor
FOR various blue laws, was criticized
IN fourpage pamphlet issued yester-
> oear.ag the signature of William
II. Anderson. state superintendent of
the AntiSaloon League All four