The New York herald., 1922-01-24

During Mr.. Haynes's visit a list OF
twenty-one vessels of American registry
and thirteen of British was made public
as being recorded on official records
at Washington as engaged In the
whisky smuggling traffic exclusively"
The names of the owners were in
ciuded, and II was stated that the list
did not include smaller craft. also known
to the authorities.
At Mr.. Haynes's direction. figures
showing the comparative production and
consumption Of liquors in the United
States from 1918 to 1921. inclusive, were
given out with the revenue obtained
from them in taxes.
The total revenue collected on dis
titled spirits and alcoholic beverages In
1918 was s443.s39,544; in 1919. $780,
211,252: In 1920. s97,905.275, and In
1921. $S2.59S.065.
Mr.. Haynes's figures on production
and consumption for tho four years
follow:
Liquors other than fruit brandies: 1918.
f73 I76. 473 tax gallons: 1919. os.o76.1is tax
gallons: 1920, So $50 24f tax gallons; 1921.
l,20G.S $50 tax galons.
Tax paid LIQUORS other than fruit brandies
tax gallons: 1920. 23.723,so4 tax gallons
1921. 0.577.116 tax gallons.
ns~ay eo T5odqess ss '0s iss Salons lasS sss
is4o.4i5 tax gallons; 1921. 1.53o.792 tax
gallons.
nanay ,a,S tax sS o, ips s :ssHo ssS tss
i66 5io tax gallons: 1921, Io4.o .os3 tax gallons.
No demurrer was entered in the Fed
eral Court yesterday In the case Of
Harold l.. Hart former Prohibition
Director: Thomas NJ. Reddy. his assist
ant; William A. Orr. former secretary
to ex-Gov. Whitman. and others in
a.. H..
lently withdraw thousands of cases of
LIQUOR No date was set for trial.
bursting stu Sets House Anrc.
A three story brick dwelling at 1928
Fifty-eighth street. Brooklyn. was dam
aged yesterday when. according to the
police, a twenty-five gallon still ex-
ploded on the second floor, blowing out
the windows and starting a fire. which
spread to the floor below. Search IL
being made for Il couple named Mario
who lived in the apartment. They fled
in scanty attire. Detective Raymond
Honan u said to have found one hun
dred gallons of alcohol in their apart
ment.
Commissioner Hitchcock yesterday
held Edward L. Sheehan. manager OF
the Plcsdilly Rendezvous. 121 West
Forty-ffth street. I'm $1,000 bail for n
hearing tomorrow on a charge of vio-
lating the volstead act. The same dis
posal was made Of similar accusations
against Emil Werner. the head waiter !;
Roger Pryor and James Groves, walters,
and Louis y. Buschmuller, cashier.
AS a result of raid Mt Reisenweber s,
Eighth avenue and Fifty-eighth street.
also on Saturday night, John Wagner.
the president: Walter Kassenberger.
secretary, and Benjamin Ueberale,
treasurer of the restaurant company. to-
gethcr with John j. German, doorman,
and Louis Zalanda. head waiter, will be
arraigned before Commissioner Hitch
cock to-day charged with violation OF
the Volstead law. The agents allege
they were served with liquor during the
dinner hour.
Judge Knox I'm the Federal Court
yesterday sentenced Ernest Quirighcttl.
head waiter at the Knickerbocker Grill.
to sixty days In the Essex county
On. J.) Jail after his conviction or sell
ing liquor TO prohibition agent. Fred
Meyer, cafe proprietor. pleaded guilty
20 breaking the dry law and was sem
fenced to two days in the Tombs and to
pay fine of 5000 Philip Tate, John
Rcdling. Patrick Cunningham. saloon
keepers who also entered pleas OF guilty,
each got two weeks in the Tombs.