The New York herald., 1922-02-01
SENTENCED 4 HOURS
AFTER BOOZE SALE.
Bartender the Victim of Dry
Chiefs and Judges CO.
operation.
RABBIs ARE QUESTIONED
Sacramental Wines Consigned
to Gentiles, Invoices i'm
Blank.

At 10 o'clock yesterday morning Louis
Mauro poured out drinks for two stran-
gers in his brothers saloon. at sos De
kalb avenue, Brooklyn. Four hours
later, in the United States District Court.
in Brooklyn, Mauro heard Judge Howe
sentence him to thirty days in the Essex
county IN. J.) Jail.
The quick work was due to the fact
that Chris Fortman. chief of field forces
at prohibition headquarters, has accel-
Grated police machinery of enforcement,
and to the activity of Judge Howe, who
expects TO try several hundred liquor
cases in the Brooklyn court this week
The agents who arrested Mauro were
Brucklacher and Spacher.
The United States Attorneys office
began an investigation yesterday with a
view to putting an end to Illegal traffic
in sacramental wines. Following a
seizure made a few days ago by Agents
Izzy Einstein and Moe Smith, when
they found truck belonging to the Con-
tinental Distributing Company of 110
Bowery, loaded with wine supposed to
be intended for members of Jewish con-
gregations, but which the delivery sheets
showed were consigned in some cases to
Gentiles, Assistant United States Attor-
ney Mattuck questioned two rabbis.
The rabbis were Philip Korut and
Samuel Gerstenfeld.
To Continue investigation.
They said they signed the delivery
sheets in blank, with the understanding
that the wine would be delivered only
to members of their congregations.
cf NJ To In
formed, usually are supplied to the
rabbis by the sections or cantors at the
synagogues. The investigation will be
continued.
Agents Donnelly and Reinhardt seized
truck loaded with five barrels of al
cohol at 125th street and Third avenue,
and arrested Joseph Gilberti Of 239 East
Twenty-rinth street, the chauffeur,
charged with illegal transportation.
Agent Graham seized four barrels Of al
cohol at pier II. Hudson River. The bar
rels were billed as cottonseed oil, and
were to have been delivered to an ad-
dress in Syracuse. The bill Of lading was
made out by Pat Elenoe Of 202 Eliza
beth street.
Agents Barry, Hanley, Kenneally and
Baldwin made raid on an apartment
at 252 West Forty-third street and
seized nine quarts of gin and five OF
whisky. Agent Barry said he bought a
drink there a week ago from Joseph and
James Hill, for both of whom sum-
monses were left. Agents Whitford.
williams and Alpine left summons for
/. Ledermann. 1922 Union avenue, The
Bronx, where they said they purchased
drink.
"RcasonabIe,v Says Anderson.
t,4o anna
tendent of the Anti-Saloon League. has
written ito the Republican editors Of
the state of New York." asking them
to explain to the people "the reasonable
ness OF the leagues program for local
enforcement measures.
Ralph A. Day, State Prohibition Di-
rector, announced yesterday that Peter
]. Mccoy, Assistant United States At
torney who was assigned to his Office
about two weeks ago as special adviser
to the director to bring about closer
cooperation between prohibition head
quarters and the United States Attor-
ney's office. has returned to the Federal
building. Several changes in procedure
have. been effected.
1t was learned also that Lewis Jones,
a relative of Deputy Prohibition Com
missioner Jones in Washington, is now
acting chief clerk at headquarters.
Liquor worth $4,000 was seized by
Federal agents in Newark Monday
night in a store at 10 Belleville avenue.
There were 20 barrels of alcohol, 4S
barrels of wine. one case OF wine and
one case of mixed liquors
Agents and clerks at prohibition head
quarters are disgruntled over an order
issued by Director Day instructing the
employees Of the department to use the
freight elevators IN entering and leaving
the new offices In the Albemarle Build
ing at Twenty-fourth street and Broad
way. Agents said the rule would give
an opportunity to become
familiar with the faces of all enforce