The Washington times., 1922-12-12
HIS RAIDS
TOT Al
2,500

sJSOO
Various Disguisss Used by I1zy
and Moe Smith In Sieuth-
ing for Drinks.
N WALTER vOGDES.
CseDsDseeoa News Service.
NEW YORK, Dec. 12.-Msst
~ Einstsin and Moe Smith,
Snanpion prohibition agents of the
hsir record Of $500 raids since
DreAibition Ia not even approached
to6ay by any other two agents.
Ihsir rise from obscurity to na-
tienal heights Is like melodrama
With rollicking, comic relief.
lazy and Moe, big, rolling men
physieally, with twinkling eyes and
strong jaws, have made booze
sieuthing q thing Of dramatic mo-
nents, false whiskers and dis
guises ranging from evening
Gsehss 10 street cleaners uniforms.
Whsss Country His Field.
Today IEy sat down, folded his
hsnds across his stomach, and told
sf his work.
Our field 10 the whole country"
- began, but mostly we work In
New York. I aim that there should
bs no potter men In the Govern.
nent service than Ixxy Einstein and
Moe Smith. We don't look for trou.
he: We look for booze. Our great
success comes because there are,
you understand, 30 many suckers"
Iy lsaned back. Moe, standing
nearby. nodded in agreement. Moe
N the beau brummel Of the two.
whenever there IL talking to be
Gone. Moe says: "Izzy will tell you"
Drinks IN Swell Place.
7 win tell you Of one night"
- Izzy; were a,Ss IN evening I1.s
q swell place. and we're flashing
rolls and the walters are fighting
Z says, 4 believe I'll have a lit
s1e ginger ale.' The waiter looks
llmppointed. Wouldn't you like a
llftle drink he tells me. look
lks I've never thought Of 1t, but
he brings II on. Then we tell who
we are and leave for them a sum-
mons
Another time we go to a place
I'm Brooklyn dressed like musicians
and got an empty violin case
undor my arm. It's q musicians
place. you understand.
Pays Revenue March"
The owner says. give US a little
tnne.' I answered. no. give US q
lltfls drink first So we get the
hA =
himoslf. asking for the tune.
yUu the revenue officers march.
well. you should have seen that
mans face. He turned white ana
he fainted. And the next day-it's
the truth as I sit here-he died.
There was a place on Eighth
avenue with fine camouflage. II
vas called the Half Past Nine Club,
but we got there at noon and IT
vas SIN working.
Beose In Stuffed Bear.
we couldn't find booze until we
nv q big. stuffed grizzly bear on
TIE PEDESTAL. I says to Moe, rip
him open.' And We found II there.
hotfies and bottles. The proprietor
vas not pleased when left for him
o summons.
-We were going in another club
ana the fellow at the door said.
sShe are your said, Tn Ley
Einstein-'
.Do you know. 1t worked. He
hughed hard and he said. I guess
you're all right. come in"
Elnstein and Smith live In luck.
WHISTLER they're raiding or not
A. LA
e>ems to pop out of the most out
se.she-.ay places and insist on be-
Aslksd to Buy Drink.
Rscentiy Icy alighted from a
- m hundred people getting off
shsf train was the one picked
cut by q fellow to ask me did !
vant 70 buy a drink"
IA fev days ago the inseparable
uwohfhitton sleuths went to q stable
sG gst . push cart they had hired.
Tbsv were disguised as vegetable
psA1lars that morning. A horse
ftrHed a board loose and they
1Drrnd 100 barrels Of synthetic gin
~ an underground passage. They
$500 farther and found potatoes
"A whislsey neatly sacked and fill.
fnw m entire loft.
Liquor" explained Izzy, that
wouId bring a nice price on the
aarket. only Il shouldn't get there"
was Postoffice Clerk.
On another occasion, as Izzy put
a. s>we had news that fellow was
@,puayfng Jewish garment workers
w3r& stuff during the noon hours.
On account that I took something
rxks q lew even without my dis
80. You understand. was able
= ~ some. although by selling 1t
. Fellow made the biggest mistake
= - ME because we seized all he
nrfore prohibition Ixxy was a
ponaoffSce clerk. working quietly at
= Aruk. never dreaming Of his
ss~ushing potentiaiities. Now he
A naos are on top Of the world"
--sns best IN the land At the joo II
ruuuInG down rum.
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