Evening star., 1924-04-05
100 TAKEN IN DRIVE
TO RID CAPITAL Of
RUM AGENT HORDE
White, CoIored, Men and
Women Caught in Sweeping
Cleanup by Police.
PRISONERS JAM CELLS
OF PRECINCT STATIONS
Ity Proved Far From as Wet as
Critics Declared, Sullivan
Asserts.

Critics Declared, Sullivan
Asserts.
Aroused by charges that Washing
%on is wet" and following up Maj.
Sul1ivans ultimatum to clean the
atty of booueggers and rumsellers.
weeping city wide raid was in prog
e"ss today, under direction of Lieut.
T.. I. Davis of the vice squad, spong-
Ng up the liquor spots and netting
su0 prisoners before IL o'clock.
At the stroke of Z. through pre-
srranged plans. $50 raiders from all
precincts eft their stations They
swooped down on the retailing rum
Venders before the latter had a
ehance to dispose of stocks. Success
greeted some raiding parties. Others
tailed.
Prohibition agents from nearby sec
tors had been called earlier in the
week by Divisional Chief Harry NJ
LUckett to participate in the raids.
Al noon the police anti-liquor ma
rhine was just beginning to hit the
high spots. Indications were that the
greatest liquor cleanup in local his
tory would be recorded in the books
Vi the police department before night
Sall.
All Sections Raided.
No section was immune. North
west, southwest, northeast and south
slst-all yielded prisoners and liquor.
Dramatic incidents were many. Here
vicious dog attacked a raider. AT
stiII another, it is alleged, a cache of
pre-war champagne and choice vim
Gges surprised the raiders.
The cellroom Of the second precinct,
which held most of any in Washing
ton was packed literally to the
sarred doors with prisoners. Most
vi them We're colored. Among them
were Il ColOrcd woman with a three
nor-th-old baby snugSled to her
breast: in the cell next Il negro spir-
hu"l quartet was sending out har-
uouy IN wholesale Quantities.
Tnc prisoners at II O'Clock were
divided largely as follows: In the
northwest. fifty-two at the second
precinct, three at the eighth pre-
sinct, four at the sixth precinct TWO
Vt the seventh precinct; in the south
vast. four at the fifth precinct; in the
northwest. 80 at the fourth precinct,
md two at the ninth precinct in the
northeast section.
Many Warrants Returned.
Ii the northeast and southeast sec
lions. as well as Georgetown, many
~ the raids were unsuccessful be-
rause the persons wanted on war
rants already sworn out had already
eft their homes for work. Scores of
warrants were returned for service
ater in the day.
The third precinct was reported
dean by officials there because of a
Series of raids made earlier in the
month before the city-wide raids
we're planned. The tenth, eleventh
and twelfth precincts were untrou-
bled by the raids also In the eight
sther precincts the police and pro-
btbition agents. working together.
tenternd their attention on the cases
tomInG My known as the pint and
shafpint'' variety of venders
Not more than 500 gallons of liquor
Mad been seized by noon. At William
kanderS 400 9th street. three fifty
Ea1lon barrels were seized, alleged to
Dntain liquor, as well as champagne
Sud other liquors said by persons in
the house to be taken from a saloon
Nperabed by Aander before prohibi-
eSn-
Hotrd Is Raided.
The Rochester Hotel, on E street
eoon and an occupant of room
bhorc arrested. Another raid was
ytagud on the Mount Vernon Apart
nenfA at 9th street and New York
hvenue, whore Beatrice Shields, about
thirty years Of age, was arrested on
E1aJgeS of selling and illegal possess
Bfon She was in robe de mutt at
The time of the arrest, and two quarts
sf alleged liquor were confiScated.
A three-year-old youngster unwit-
Eingiy betrayed his mother in George
1own this morning when raiders
vent TO the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
rapt. Bean. Lieut. Pierson and Sergt.
t2uIke Of the seventh precinct headed
the squad, but it WAS Privates Carroll
and Robinson, detailed to, that pull
the alleged cache. AS the officers
were about to leave in despair at
Fnding nothing Robinson called the
eittle boy aside and asked: Where
soHs daddy keep his stuff" up there
Che attic Twelve quarts of so-called
corn whisky were seized Mrs: Martin
vas arrested on a charge of Illegal
possession
Dog Attacks RsSderA
Raiding a house on New York ave-
vne near North Capitol street, Lieut..
tavis was attacked by dog. who
ruined a pair of trousers for the
F3lueT, DuL OlO HOl IhC
sog was beaten off and the raid went
pn 1t netted two prisoners and
thirty gallons of liquor.
Instances similar to these character
Eed the raids, which have been plan
eed for two weeks. a conference be-
kween Maj. Sullivan, Lieut. Davis and
commissioner James r. oyster was
Seld some time ago to devise ways
spd means for another cleanup of
retail liquor sellers. Today'S work is
the result Lieut. Davis carefully
planned all details Unforeseen cir
ftmstances placed obstacles in the
Nay of some of the raids, but police
s1icials were a bit jubilant at noon
Soday at the success of the venture.
Satisfied Charges Wrong.
we are mopping up the wet spots
Mai. Sullivan commented. Il m satls-
sed there is not the large quantity OF
Whisky in Washington that many
Versions imagined and I'm satisfied
chat 95 per cent of the stuff handled
by bootleggers is poison"
AS 4 matter of fact, on many OF the
raids careful search failed to reveal
ihe existence of liquor. The reason
they're not getting it in large Quant-
tcS. say the police, is that it's not
ttere.
Leroy Asher, prohibition agent,
says ago, disguised himself as the
operator of a sand-hauling truck and
snnde a large number of purchases.
&Umerous other agents assisted in the
~ork. The breach between prohibi
S.n and police authorities, If ever
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