The New York herald., 1922-07-02
FIFTEEN RUM ships
HOVERINGOFF Shore
Number of Smugglers Sud-
denly Doubles and Dry
Navy Calls for Help.
CARGO WORTH MILLION
Two Submarine Chasers
and Eight Speed Boats
Ordered to Scene.
LIQUOR is POOR STUFF
Officials Say 1t Is Alcohol
Worth Few Cents a Gallon,
Coloring Added.

Fifteen liquor laden steamers are
now lowering outside the customs limit
in the harbor waiting to slip into port
in the darkness or to transfer their
cargoes to smaller rum running craft.
it was announced yesterday by Federal
prohibition officials. The presence OF
hibition navy.
Concident with this announcement,
Ralph A. Day, State prohibition d.
ector, said two former submarine
chasers had been assigned to New
York harhor and were rushing to the
assistance of the much overworked
Hahn, which has had the duty of pa
trolling the port to prevent the snug
Cling of liquor. The Hahn has been
watching seven of the steamers for a
week or more. The others have ar
rived within the last few days.
With the arrival of the two submarine
chasers and the eight high powered
launches which will be able to compete
in speed with any craft In the harbor.
the prohibition officials expect to put q
halt to the operations of liquor snug
glers here. The staff Of agents will be
increased, 1t was said, and many Of the
new men will be assigned to the duty OF
checking the smugglers.
The fifteen steamers are said to be
laden with millions OF dollars worth of
whisky according to bootleg prices here.
Officials said the liquor. like virtually
all of 1t being smuggled into New York,
is of very poor quality. being artificially
colored alcohol. The officials told yes
terday how the liquor is made by the
smugglers. They said
Costs 81, Sells for 500.
Alcohol costing II cents a gallon In
Cuba or the Bahama Islands, where 1t
is made of black molasses, is taken on
beard the vessels and there it is colored
and bottled. Each gallon of alcohol in
this way will make case and half of
whisky, which will sell here for SEQ to
$50. The whole case, including the bot
tie and the Pure Scotch" labels, does
not cost much over ST.
Duo to the insufficient number of
boats and agents. the officials said, they
!, have not been able to check satisfac-
torily the operations of the rum runners
Rut now that both of these departments
viii be augmented, the officials expect
TO gain control Of the situation.
The two submarine chasers and the
speedy launches will arrive this week
and will begin duty at once. it was said
John d. Appleby, Zone Chief Of New
York and New Jersey, said he had re-
ceived information from Washington
that his staff Of general agents will be
doubled at once, bringing the total
strength up to about forty-five men. The
local staff includes about $50 agents.
with the increase In our forces and
L. IL
rum runner who attempts to get
through" the Federal officials said.
plans, which we think win be effec-
tive, have been worked out for coping
with the situation, and we are going to
shut off the supply of liquor flowing into
New York from the sea. At the same
time we will keep our eye on the Cana
dian border situation and keep that
under control as 1t is now"
Mr.. Day said that because of tnc
smuggling operations his department
will not cease it's fireworks on The
Fourth Of July. We have extended the
fireworks period until such time as we
have absolute control of the smuggling
situation"
Following investigation by local pro-
hibition agents, Mr.. Day reported yes
terday that six wholesale druggists will.
be cited for revocation of their liquor
violations OF the vo,stead act The
names of the druggists involved in the
revocation proceedings were not made
public, but will be as soon as action
against them has been completed. I.
was said that as many more wholesale
druggists are being examined and may
be included in the proceedings.
Police Get Thirteen Stills.
Brooklyn police late yesterday raided
two old barns in the filled-in meadow
land In Bath Beach and seized thirteen
stills, six OF which we're in operation.
The raid was declared to be the largest
made in Brooklyn in several years.
None of the operators was around, and
no arrests were made.
Three of the stills had capacities OF
fifty gallons each, six were OF thirty
gallon capacity and three OF twenty-five
gallon size. Three hundred gallons of
alcohol and huge quantity OF other
materials and apparatus were seized.
Jacob Gluko. former restaurant keeper |
I'm Forsyth street. was held In &c.,
400 bail yesterday by United States
Commissioner S. M. Hitchcock for con-
nection with an alleged plot to obtain |
the withdrawal OF 1,700 cases and |
twenty-seven barrels OF whisky from
a distllcry in New York on a forged |
withdrawal permit. Other arrests are |
expected to follow.
Gluko is charged with having asked !
Thomas Cullen. letter carrier. to sur |
render a registered letter addressed to |
the Federal prohibition director at 1107 |
Broadway. Gluko is said to have paid |
Cullen $500 yesterday and promised to |
pay an additional $4,000 for the sur
render of another letter next week.
Arestedes Karkedoulas, proprietor Of
n poolroom and lunch room at 6s4 Sixth |
avenue, was held In $1,000 bail on
complaint charging him with conspiring |
TO extort money from hotel saloon and
restaurant proprietors. The men are al
legged to have represented themselves to |
be Federal prohibition enforcement off, |
GERS. Karkedoulas was arrested Friday |
night In the Walton Hotel, 2i2 Colum-
bus avenue. after he Is alleged to have
arrested a walter on forged paper |
and then TO have offered to settle the
case for $500
HOSPITAL TO PLACE MORTGAGE.
Justice Robert Nee. Marsh yesterday