Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-12-11
Chief, with His Officers Per-
sonally Visits Many Re-
sorts in Big Cleanup
WORKS NIGHT AND DAY
Drive Is Now Being Carried
to All Parts of the
City

Gossip in liquor circles is to the
effect that many local saloonkeepers
and proprietors OF sreakeasies will
give up their law violating business
unless the present cam mpaign OF
Police Chief Niels ]. Tonnesen is
checked.
Chief Tonnesen. accompanied by
Police Clerk William Clooney. visited
number OF places on lower Smith
street, Front street. Mechanic street.
State street, Washington street.
Broad street and Madison avenue
yesterday afternoon. There was no
liquor obtained and the barrooms
had few customers, causing the
keepers to intimate that IL the drive
continues they will give up the busi-
ness.
Lieutenant Detectives Joseph Gu
towski and Michael Muska visited
about a dozen liquor DISPENSING
places on State street yesterday af-
ternoon and failed to obtain liquor,
and the drive was continued by Enn-.
geant George kozusko and Patrol
man Carl Monroe last night. The
sergeant and patrolman visited
places on upper Smith street and one
on Market street. No liquor was
located.
Practically every place in the town
known in the old days as a saloon,
ana the places where liquor S being
sold and are known as speakeasies.
have been visited by the police an
thoritles. The drive is 10 continue.
Prohibition officers attached TO the
New Jersey division headed by Di-
rector Adrian Chamberlain have
been working here the past two
weeks and the Washington squad IS
expected in at any time. 1t is under-
stood that special arrangements have
been made to send in the Washing
ton men so as TO TO clean up Midd1e-
sex before the holidays.
Many Rumors Circulated
There are many rumors about the
city regarding the plans of Chief
Tonnesen and one is to the eject
that the department head has OBJ
tained permission TO have special
agents work throughout the city In
order that the police can obtain
search warrants.
The activities of the chief and his
men have knocked" the big busi-
ness being done by the liquor dispen-
sers in this city and some owners
make known that a customer Is
afraid TO come into the place for
fear Of being picked up in connec-
tion with the raid. The chief has
announced that anyone found drink
ing liquor will be arrested as a dis.
orderly person.
Liquor dealers who are taking a
chance in making sales will not give
more than two drinks to a customer
as a result of the police heads drive.
When a drunk is seen coming out OF
t saloon the police Immediately en-
ter and look for stuff In one of two
places entered yesterday the bar
tender was successful in beating the
raiders TO some stuff, but in each
case the man in charge made known
that return trip would be made.
Bartenders are forced to do extra
work since the police campaign has
been started. Generally there are
more than a half dozen containers
behind the bar, but these are now
kept out of sight for fear Of a visit
by the police ana when a certain
drink is asked for. the bartender has
to go to the special hiding place fo1
the stuff.
It is the biggest drive ever made ii
this city since the prohibition law
went into effect and representatives
OF the prohibition department have
made known that Chief Tonnesen is
the only police head in the state who
is directing the enforcement Of the
national law.