Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-03-14
POLICE MUST SHUT
UP BOOTLEG JOINTS,
| OYSTERS WARNING
Tells Captains Inaction Will
Result in Transfer of Of
ficers at Once.
NAMES 20 PLACES NOW
BREAKING DRY LAWS
Bares Latest Methods Used in
Trafic-Ex-Policeman and
Six Others Arrested.

DIX VLQerS dITeSLeQ.
Calling their attention to more
than twenty places in Washington
where he has been informed the pro-
hibition law is being fiagrantly vio-
lated. Commissioner Oyster today
told the captains Of the police pre-
cincts they must close up such es-
tablishments."
Addressing the precinct command
ers in the office of Maj Sullivan. the
Commissioner told them they may eX-
pect transfers in assignments If they
fail to put stop to alleged boot
Logging. complaints of which have
come to him. j
Bares Latest Bootleg Methods.
The Commissioner cited to the cap
tains one bit of information which
reached his Office to the effect that
private trash men haul debris to a
dump outside the District, where, the
| Commissioner has been informed, they
stock up with liquor for the return
trip to the city.
He told the officers of another in
|
an alleged wholesale "speak-easy." to
which. the Commissioner is informed,
fifty drummers go daily for their stock
of wet goods to be peddled.
| Still another case was mentioned
or an automobile accessory station.
| The Commissioner has received
| information that motorists enter on
the pretext of buying implements for
| their machines and emerge with
intoxicating liquors.
Demands Law Enforcement.
Commissioner Oyster told the cap
tains that the Commissioners are
back Of them in enforcing the law
He urged them not to be overzealous
but to proceed when they were sure
of their facts.
! He reminded the captains that they
are responsible to Mai. Sullivan and the
latter to the Commissioners. 1t is theil
duty, he told the captains. to supper,
the superintendent and the Commits
sioners by enforcing the law.
| Discussing police activities in general
Capt. Oyster advised members of the
iforce not to hide behind tree boxes to
watch for violators of the law. That,
he said, is the function OF plain clothes
men. The uniformed force, he con-
tinued. can do more to suppress crime
by being seen constantly on the streets.
When the conference was over
Commissioner Oyster stated that the
precinct commanders had evidenced
a good spirit of cooperation and he
felt sure they would do everything
possible to break up traffic in whisky
in the National Capital.
Ex-Policemnn Arrested.
Michael Ceferatti, a former police
man. residing at 502 7th street south
west. was arrested today and charg-
| ed with the sale of corn whisky.
Seizure of fifteen gallons of the
| liquor was reported.
| Isaac Neviaser. forty-five years old.
and Leon Neviaser. his sixteen-year-
old son, 512 Sd street, were arrested
fer alleged violations of the prohi-
bition enforcement law. The father
was charged with illegal possession
; and the Son with selling. Seizure of
| eighty-six bottles of Jamaica ginger
| and thirty-eight bottles of peach ex-
Ltract was reported.
Seizure of four quarts of whisky
! was reported as a result of the ar
rest of Morris D. Horan, 226 Az street
southwest. for the alleged sale and
illegal possession of liquor.
Other Arrests Made Today.
Thomas NJ. Wright. 235 AZ street
southwest. was arrested for the al
legged sale of one-half pint of whisky.
Charles H. Kidwell. Cherrydale, Va,
was arrested at 35th and NJ streets
and charged with selling liquor.
Seizure of one quart of the liquor was
reported.
Charged with selling one-half pint
| of whisky. Willis Headen. eolored,
i 18th and U streets, was arrested by
police of the eighth precinct.