The New York herald., 1922-05-17
Prohibition Navy Brings in
Sloop With 100000
Booze as Prize.
$4,000 HAUL BY IzzY
Disguised as Furniture Mover
He Gets Liquor Said to Be
Owned by Rabbi.


Ralph A. Day, State prohibition di-
rector, announced yesterday that he
intends to dismiss at once twenty five
agents on his enforcement staff, and
that they are to be followed by others.
How many more men he will remove
in the drastic reorganization which he
plans Director Day was not prepared
to estimate. He said the wedding out
process would be continued ruthlessly
because the present force of agents
is no better than 10 per cent. efficient.
The director is convinced that the
poor quality of many Of the men
charged with enforcement has been in
part responsible for public disregard
for the Volstead act and that agents
in many cases unnecessarily have
aroused the antagonism of the public
and have created the impression that
there>is not much of line to be drawn
between the bootlegger and an en-
forcement agent.
release this week will be the largest sent
along from prohibition headquarters
since the vigorous methods taken by Dan
Chaplin, predecessor Of Harold L. Hart,
who once discharged more than forty
agents.
Day Promises Enforcement.
"The prohibition law is going to be
enforced said Director Day, "senti-
ment, feeling and everything. else to the
contrary. We are reaching out continu-
ally for men who are better equipped
by experience for eprorcement work.
The agents who serve from now on VIII
be only those who make good.
MIR. Day said the department had been
getting somo. men from upstate who
we're proving thoroughly reliable and in
telligent, and indicated that the upstate
material was turning out better on the
whole than that supplied by the city. He
added, however. that many city agents
"are giving splendid service and are &c
be highly commended.
The prohibitio1 navy brought It's mrs
prize into port yesterday morning. i2s
ton sloop loaded with whisky valued a
100000. The seizure was made by TIT
Hahn, former submarine chaser, unde
command Of Capt. George Tawes. SID
prisoners were turned over to Federa
officers in Newark. under whose Jurisdic
tion the seizure comes.
The Hahn went scouting down TN
Jersey coast Monday night TWent!
miles south of Monmouth her searchligh
picked up a one masted sloop ABOUT
mile of shore. The Hahn crept up on
the rum runner unobserved and then. az
close range, flashed her searchlight di'
rectly on the sloop. Two of the crew
on deck. threw up their hands immedl
ately and begged the officers not "a
shoot. A third tainted.
Motor Boat Allowed 10 Escape.
AS the chaser came up her crew heard
a motor boat racing toward shore. pu
she was permitted to escape TO make
sure of getting the sloop. The motor
boat. II was learned later. carried OF
small part of the cargo.
when the Grace and Edna was boarded
the customs men, accompanied by IN
spector Frank Throp OF the prohiprior
department, found bags containing
whisky slowed everywhere ABOUT tne
vessel. They even hung from her mas,
and over her side. Altogether apou
1000 cases were found.
Members of the crew told OF meeting
the British Isle of Luzon off the Jersey
coast and taking her cargo aboard. Inc
Grace and Edna cleared from Nassau
eighteen days ago with whisky cargo
aboard, and disposed or sol cases OH
Monmouth Beach a weak ago. A oaN
or two later she took on 500 more from
the Isle OF Luzon. The sloop had two
sets of clearing papers. one giving her
destination as Canadian port.
Icy and Moe I'm New Disguise.
rzzv Einstein and Moe Smith arrayed
IN smselves as furniture movers for two
or three days, and were rewarded yes
ter,lay when they seized Isl cases oil
imported liquors. valued at $3oWo az
the Public Storage Warehouse, 23 East
ll5th street. The liquor. IL is said. IS
the property of Rabbi Jerome Neu-
lander of $50 Legget avenue. The Bronx,
now In Cleveland on vacation.
The agents found the liquor on the
second floor in a locked room.
The manager said he had rented the
room a month ago to Louis and Isidor
Klein, owners of drug store at 1861
Madison avenue. at SO month for
storage purposes. The Klein brothers
told the agents that Rabbi Neulander
owns the liquor. Summonses were LETT
for them.
Temporary black whiskers and the
title OF count nau sOfHetHiHg W No WIN
the purchase OF whisky alleged TO have
been made late Monday nigh. by Agents
Callahan and Bruno at the Maramesc
Restaurant. 1880 Mermaid avenue. Coney
Island Callahan and Bruno entered the
restaurant separately and occupied diff
ferent tables. few minutes after his
arrival Callahan received bow from
Bruno and rushing over to his table
yelled loudly. my dear Count. I'm 50
glad to see you"
They breathlessly Informed RALPH
Muziota. the proprietor. tina. they
hadn't seen one another for wears. They
must celebrate. They did and sum-
monses were given to Muziata and the
waiter.
a threat that Director Day would be
shot as he passed through the strscts
In his automobile has been received by
James F. Pershing. assistant prohibition
director. man who did not give his
named called up Mr.. Pershing in the
MADISON Square Hotel Monday night
and told him OF his intention t. get"
the director. Mr.. Day said ne Intended
TO pay no attention to the threat.
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