The New York herald., 1922-12-10
W oman Government Spy Takes
a Hand in the Whisky Running
Game Along the Great South Bay
-HIs being a story Of the boot

"HIs being story of the boot
Logging and rum running in
- dustry on Long Island, there
is a natural perplexity AZ to where
to begin. Tho conventional story runs
upward to a climax and then stops.
Not only is this one not conventional,
but It Is a mountain chain of ciimaxes.
Probably 1t would be just as well to
start with the reason why you have
to pay SO much for scallops this sea-
son.
So far as any one knows. there are
just as many. II not more. scallops in
Great South Bay this year as there
ever were or ever will be. Nobody can
be quite sure because hardly anybody
Is dredging for scallops along the
south shore Of Long Island. Here and
there an honest hunter may be OBJ
served extracting the scallop from Its
native haunts. but since the United
States courts decided that the prohibi-
ton enforcement agents might not
confiscate rum that lies more than
three miles Off shore these erstwhile
dredging men pay no more attention
to scallops than they do to the changes
in the constitution and bylaws Of the
Women's Christian Temperance Union,
From the Rockaways to Montauk
Point the south shore of Long Island
is suffering spasms Of hysteria. At
this particular moment q certain de-
gree of calm prevails. A New York
HERALD reporter, intelligently guided,
has just made a tour Of the Great
South Bay ports and has been as
sured that to continue eastward, TAX
ing in Moriches Bay, Shinnecocl1 Bay
and beyond, would net him nothing
but repetition. in diminishing num-
bers, of the same incidents.
Between Baldwin and Bellport at
least 5000 cases of whisky were smug-
gled into Long Island last week. This
comes from a source OF information
that has been SO trustworthy in the
past that 1t must be regarded as re-
liable. And last week was not a big
week. AS a matter Of fact, this is, the
New Jersey coasts month. 1t is New
Jerseys turn to indulge in liquor hys-
terics. January may find Long Island
enjoying the bulk of the business
again. 1t all depends upon where the
prohibition agents are active. There
are not enough OF them to watch both
the Long Island coast and the north
Jersey coast simultaneously. There
fore continuous game OF. spy.
Women Planted to Spy
On the Islands SmuggIers
But about the last week in Novem-
Der the Great South Bay rum runners
discovered that Washington had taken
advantage Of them by planting in
Rockville Centre. Freeport, Baldwin,
Amityville, Babylon. Bayshore and
Islip women whose job it was to be
nice to the wives and other female
relatives of bootleggers and rum run
ners. The result may best be given
by telling of a tea arranged on jan
uary 1 by charming young woman
named Schultz.
Miss Schultz had been living in
Freeport for two months. She ap-
peared to have sufficient financial
means. to warrant her moving in the
yellow roadster set and her charm was
such as to win her many friends and
great confidence. She was entertained
by folks who buy it in ten case lots
for private consumption and by way
of reciprocating she took suite Of
rooms in a Merr-ick road inn that Is
situated between Rockville Centre and
Babylon. In fact, she engaged the en-
tire second floor of the inn.
She had been entertained in all the
towns along the Great South Bay
fringe because the yellow roadster set
is a nomadic one. Therefore. her in
vitations to tea on January show
cred down upon these towns. 1t was
quite n gathering. 1t Is estimated
that at least sixty bootleggers and
rum smugglers were represented by
Miss Schultz's guests. some Of the
ladies' having fathers, sons and broth
ers, as well as husbands, In the game.
Rather smooth" said one of the
guests, slipping Miss Schultzs punch.
Tastes like Bill Hogan's goods. Bill's
selling the same stun my husband
handles"
Hasn't the oiliness OF the Dewar's
Ed got off that British boat last Thurs
day," candily remarked another guest.
clucking connoisseur's tongue over a
shot of Miss Schultz's Scotch. but it's
neat goods at that"
well, my brother is laying in moth
ing but rye these days." said third.
HE says the trade is getting leery of
the Scotch the British boats are bring
ing IN"
my DEAR" expostulated the first
lady, "the trade naturally balks at the
Scotch your brother peddles. Don't
you know that the big boats sell the