New-York tribune., 1922-07-19
40 Dry Agents
MopUp in Wet
Atlantic City

~ North Side dives are said to be on
he list
chief Cone is enshrouding the
uoyesnents OF his shore squadron with
he greatest secrecy. Results will
.neak for themselves" he said. el ara
.at at liberty to predict what will
h,ppen. We are going to clean up
Atlantic City and then keep men here
xho will keep it clean"
rs wss learned to-day that Atty Fed
.,.i men have been in the resort for
.hs last ten days. They have been
sniesly circulating among the cafes.
ssloons, restaurants and other places
nnder suspicion. In some instances
,here are number of complaints
against one place. Chief Cone as
ssrted that every place in the resort
wh;eh has been selling liquor would
he gathered in the net now cast.
chief Cone said that Commissioner
Hsynes, E. c. Yellowiey, Of Washing.
.nn chief of general prohibition
.een.s. and John D. Appleby, division
= ehief for New York and New JERSEY.
hsye all been on the ground and are
Seize Dozen Automobiles
Mr.. Cone revealed that Federal off,
.srs had seized dozen or more
.-neks and automobiles on the way to
.bs shore in the last two weeks. He
Leo told Of two substantial bribes that
hsd ksa offered.
Federal agents worked in pairs this
.nsrnoon and made the descents in
sections at as near the same time as
nossible, SO that the news would not
be broadcast to hinder their work.
Several trucks were stationed at diff
f,rent points and collected the confis-
ested stuff.
Fourteen liquor raids were conduct.
"a BY agents under City Chief Enforce
rent Officer Chris Fortman yesterday
covering territory from Staten Island
10 White Plains, with one raid in Wall
Street. This breaks records for terri
tory covered by city agents in one day.
Twenty-six summonses were served.
About dozen agents were engaged in
the raids. Agents Leonard Galanti.
James Bruno and Walter Cheetham
operated in Westchester County.
In one place in Harlem, raided by
Agents Henry Roffman, Ralph Alpine
and Isaac Friedenberg, saloonkeeper
"a alleged to have loosed two savage
dogs and urged them against the
agents. Roffman drew a revolver and
was about to kill the dogs when their
master called them off and begged for
their lives.
At drug store at s19 Mclean Ave-
nue., Yonkers, the building was re-
ported to be owned by David Becker,
who also owned the store, the agents
reported. Harry Becker is charged as
q clerk in the store. The agents at
tempted to rent rooms in the building
sver the store but were refused. They
charge they purchased pint of liquor
for S375. They left summonses.
Had Fashionable Trade
Paul Saurae's grocery store and meat
market in Hastings -on-Hudson is said
by the agents to haSe @ fashionable
trade. Agents with search warrant
seized I'VE gallons of alcohol, two gal
Ions Of whisky and two battles of wine
In the place. In Harry Suchin's con-
fectionery store, at Spring Street,
Manhattan agents say they found and
seized nine bottles of whisky.
From Tompkinsville, S. l., agents re-
ported they raided place at 327 Rich
ards Turnpike, which they said was
owned by Robert Kenzle.
Wandering down Wall Street from
the Sub-Treasury to the docks Agent
Klein reported he entered a stand con-
ducted by Fred Kramer with Charles
Vitted as clerk. The place is at 12C
Vsll Street, according to the agents
report. He said he purchased drink
awhisky and left summonses for the
cvner and the clerk. Other raids were
without unusual incident and seizures
were small.