Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-07-19
4G rum CLEANUP
IN ATLANTIC CITY
Activity Of Federal Dry Agents
10 Extend Through New Jersey
and New York, Il Is Said
THIRTY ARRESTS AT SHORE

Specidi Dispatch 70 Ercniro Pubic Ledger
Atlantic City. July 1o.-"Thc Fed
eral activity in Atlantic City is but the
through New Jersey and in sections of
New York"
This was asserted here this afternoon
BY r. Il. Henson. assistant TO John u.
Appleby. chief of division No. =, which
includes the two States.
"The cleanup viii not stop in At
Iantic City. which has been found to
be one of the wcttcSt spots in the state.
The Government means business and
there will be no trihing in sincere ef-
forts TO make New Jersey and New
York ms drr as is physical y possible.
he said.
The Office Of United States Commi>.
sioncr John r. Iszard is he busiest place
on Absecon Island today. Defendants
are drifting in in ones and twos in an
answer to warrants following ycStrr-
days sensational series Of raids. Thirty
two out of thirty-iivp search and Seiz-
ure warrants proved productive. Th"
names of the places visited ar" not OBJ
tainablc until buii is entered before
Commissioner lSzard.
Sam II. 'onqXc. chief "F the pr"hr-
bition fed forces OF New Jersey. as
serts that there have been NOR" than
thirty arrests So far and that by night
fall between fifty and sixty persons vii
be taken into custody. The hearings
for pleas and furnishing bonds will be
set for days which are convenient t"
the defendants and 10 the attorneys
which may be employed.
The vulue of tho champagneS. whis-
kies. gins and cordials seized Yesterday
Is estimated nt from SJO. 900 to SO
600. 1t has been impOunded and Will
be sealed in tho Eldrcdgc Warehouse
along with other "ontiScNtcd wet goods
valued Mt upward Of 500 .OOU. which
had hcen put in storage under Federal
guardianship. awaiting orders.
Among the seized goods were beer
in bottles. which Is suspected of con-
tanning from 3 20 ii2 per cent alcoholic
kick. and these will be tested today.
The hint was given that if suspicious
as to the alcoholic content was correct,
It will result in strctcr scrutiny and
watch Of III" output from the brew
cries.
Assistant Chief Henson. however. de-
clined to admit that there was any
plan in mind 20 bring about the ar
rnignment Of tho brewers. All he would
say was that "thc plants and products
will be under StriCt"r surveillance in the
future
Speaking Of the quality of liquors.
one % the agents declared that "thc
ehampagneS were good. some of the
whisky wa. genuine. but tho greater
quantity was muonshinc and white
mule. compounded and colorcd. lie
expressed surprise ro find some regular
whisky bottled in bond five years ago
among the seizures.
Federal Commissioner Roy A.
Haynes. national chief OF the Enforce
ment forces. on recent trip not only
included Atlantic city. but gave at
tcntion 10 other points in New jersey.
Il leaked ouu this afternoon. From an
unquestionrd surce. it was learned THAI
the same "wide open" condition found
in the resort prevailed elsewhere in New
Jersey from .I,r-er Citv sUuthwurI
and also in New York. Plans for the
general cleanup in this section will b.
directed from Washington.