Evening star., 1924-07-18
STONE TAKES ON
NEW PROSECUTOR
Arthur w. Henderson of
Pittsburgh Will Devote Full
Time to Liquor Cases.
BRING ALL LAW IN PLAY
Uncle Sam Prepares to Use Every
Legal Means in Rum-Smug-
Cling War.

preparing to bring down the full
force of all applicable law upon pris-
oners and property captured in the
new war on rum smugglers to be opened
soon by an augmented and armed
coast Guard fleet the Government to-
oas named a new special assistant
10 the Attorney General Of the United
states to give his fun time to this
speedily growing phase of the cam
paign.
Arthur w. Henderson of Pittsbui gh,
Ia, has been chosen for the post in
admiralty law. He took up his du-
lies ar the Department of Justice to-
DAY, under direction of Mrs Mabel
Walker Willebrandt, assistant attor-
neE general in charge of prohibition.
Mr. Henderson was picked for this
important position, it was learned
'ouay' on account of his conspicuous
service in successfully prosecuting
prohibition cases in the vicinity of
pittSburgh the most famous of which
was the Guckenheimer Distillery con-
splracy' involving penitentiary SEN
.Intes Tor several individuals and
thousands of dollars in fines.
Not only will the prohibition law
ne INVOKED, 1t was officially declared
but an United States laws which
may be deemed applicable to the
udses 70 be made through the new
war VIII be brought into play. The
tariH act has some stringent clauses
under which already the government
mas prosecuted many liquor venders and
conSpiratorS.
Numerous Old revised. statutas con
Corning the smuggling of contrahand
SoouS nave been found of use The new
'iquor treaty with Great Britain. Gov
trhinent officials believe, offers much
Sreater opportunity than was thought
at first.
Prepare Coast Guard Drive.
Meantime the Coast Guard is forging
dhead at full speed in 'DreDarine re
iaunch the augmented drive on the rum
SnusSiers all around the coast Snip
!ards and marine engine factories in
.rd. nr, 20. a'ts 0! the country are rushing
oroers Tor the new fleet of vesses au-
thorlzed by act of Congress. which ap-
proprlated about sl6,0oO,0Oe for the
dflVe on rum runners
me new government prosecutor of
the rum SmugglerS will direct his
part OF the campaign from Washing
ton. but is expected to Lick out some
ol the most fragrant and typical cases
IN winch he himself will represent
the government
The scope of the work however ;c
expected to be so broad and so wide
y scattered around the coast that a
large part Of the new special assist
ant time may be taken up in di-
rectlng the prosecution of smuggling
cases by United States district attor
neys and their assistants in various
ports.
Already the number Of admiralty
cases involving the rum smugs-Ier has
been heavily increasing. according to
oilclals of the Department of Justice.
Ihe Coast Guard throwing all its
preseht strength into the foe, has
IN in
hummer OF ships and prisoners charg-
Cd with attempting to smuggle liquor
into the United States.
Secured Big Convictions.
The Guckenheimer distillery con-
Splracy case, prosecution of which by
considered by the Department of
Justice as one of the signal victories
of its kind accomplished by the gov
ernment since prohibition. caught not
only the company, but all the princi-
pay officials. in the tolls of the law.
The corporation itself was fined
$4,000.
Mr. Henderson also jailed the clerk
: of a county criminal court in Penn
sylvania, John Douglas, jr.. and a
prohibition group head. William A.
kelton, for conspiring and selling
about 1000 barrels of liquor, which |
had been seized by prohibition agents. |
Operation of the new American
Great Britain treaty is now believed
by government officials here to per-
NIT the seizure of smuggling craft !
even farther out that II miles. sup |
posed at first to be the arbitrarily |
fixed limit. This has been deter !
mined in view of the fact that the /
treaty authorizes search and seizure |
not in miles, but in terms of the |
distance ship may go in one hour |
from shore. Speedy boats can make !
much more than II miles, it has been !
pointed out, and under the treaty |
might thus be apprehended beyond !
the 12-mile limit
BoOIeggers Are Wary.
Smugglers and bootleggers are !
keeping a wary lookout for the ac- !
tion of the government. it has been |
learned, however, and are strictly up !
TO what laws may be expected to |
operate against them.
This was strikingly illustrated, it |
of the first boat after signature of |
the American-British treaty. The |
boat was seized on the day the treaty |
crew, government agents found a |
signed that day.
The new special assistant to the !
Attorney General was born in Ohio. |
He was graduated from the Law
School of the University of Pitts |
burgh, and has been engaged in the |
practice of law for about twenty |
years. He served in the Navy for 25 |
months at the time of the World |