Evening journal., 1922-07-19
DRYS Cleanup
ATLANTIC CITY
Take Resort by Surprise and
Raid 35 Places, Making
Many Arrests
FURTHER DRASTIC
ACTION PROMISED

ATLANTIC CITY. July l9.-De-
termined that the cracks in the
yolstead act through which the
seepage has kept the resort some
what damp" the last three years
shall be closed, more than a hun
dred Federal prohibition agents.
headed by Samuel II. Cone, chief of
the New Jersey forces, arrived here
yesterday and began the cleaning
up process.
Rumors that dry" agents have
been making a survey OF the city
for the last ten days were found to
have been based on fact when the
raiders divided their forces and made
more than thirty-fve arrests before
nightfall. Two motor trucks follow
ed the agents from place TO place.
and as the contrabrsnd was brought
out it was placed in the machines
with an armed guard at both ends.
Nearly $50. 600 worth of stuff was
seized. The raids came as a surprise
TO the cafe men and saloonkeepers.
who are reported to have operated
more or less openly the last two
weeks.
when we have finished Atlantic
City will be as clean as her sands"
declared Ssr. Cone He intimated that
Boardwalk cafe proprietors need ex-
pect no different treatment from that
accorded those in the back Of the
town.
After we have arrested all Of the
bootleggers and even while we are
doing it proceedings are being insti-
tuted to get an Injunction under the !
twenty-second section OF the Ma
tional Prohibition Act against the
places as a common nuisance to |
keep them locked up for a year.
I'VE are tired OF mOnkeying with |
Atlantic City. Whether you believe it |
or not we are going TO make this |
town dry and keep it dry II It takes !
200 Federal agents all the time TO DO |
It.
THE Washington department is
behind the cleanup. Prohibition |
Commissioner Roy A. Haynes. E. c.
Yeilowley, OF Washington. chief of
general prohibition agents. and John
d. Appleby, divisional chief for
New York and New Jersey. have
been here on the ground and are
familiar with the conditions. II Is
a result of their inspection that we
are here now. The office at Wash
ngton has received more than
thousand complaints from people all
over the country about the wicked
ness and outlswry in this city.
What is more, IL the bootleggers
hink they can run liquor into At
ses or air, just let them try it. We
,aught six trucks last week and I
was rigfs there on the ground and
heard them offer bribes OF $1,000
and more TO be released. I tell you,
we mean business this time"
Chief Cone then announced that |
Federal Agents William H. Brinton
and Cornelius Scott. who have been
In charge OF prohibition enforce
ment in this city. have been trans
'erred on orders from the Washing
on office. They have been assigned
o service in the northern section Of
he State. The change was made
for the good Of the service" Cone ]
dded. and so far as he knew no :
hsrges had been made against the ;
len. Ii
The descent of the Federal agents y
reated intense excitement through
ut the resort. Not only were pro- r
rietors being taken into custody J
Ut the bartenders also. Taken be- 7
ore United States Commissioner
zard bail was fixed in the majority T.
( cases at $1,000 for the proprietor "
nd $500 for the bartender or \
vaiter. a
In addition to arresting the pro- =
rietor Of, the establishment the r
gents also seized all OF the liquor
ound on the premises. Three truck 4
pads OF the captured Booze" were r
AIKEN TO the warehouse where il Is
eing stored. Whiskey. gin and I
white mule" made up the contra I
rand, and the agents declare they G
re not half way through yet" ex- Z
Getting TO get another $4,000
'orth.
Among those who were taken into
Istody yesterday were Mrs. May In
arris. 27 North Carolina ave; Mrs. (
nesta vannucci. 2216 Atlantic ave- {
ie: John Malta. 1O2 North Tennes- I
e avenue; Emilio Darrots and John '
Drake. 4 North Missouri avenue; 6
,seph A. Gormley, Pacific and Y
rkansas avenues; Thomas Tussio, a
ichigan and Atlantic avenues; q
rank L. Labosco, 1900 Arctic ave-
re, Joseph Mckenzie, 165 North n
snnessee avenue; Herndon Daniels, /
orth Carolina and Mediterranean p
'enues; Mrs. jeanette Henning. Il
100 Baltic avenue; Albert Mangol. C.
2 South Carolina avenue; Arthur p
ayne, Kilcourse Hotel, Arkansas
nd Arctic avenues.