New Britain herald., 1927-03-18
ALMY'S CHARGES
 BEING PRObED
Sale of Liquor on LeYiathan to
 Be Investigated
Washington. March IS (UP)-The

Washington. March ls (UP)-The Anti-Saloon League today was pri- vately Investigating intimations of millionaire Arizona ranchman that stewards sold liquor aboard the U. S. shipping board vessel Levia- than.
 Frederick Amy. the ranchma9, landing at New York. was fired for having liquor in his suite aboard the ship, and afterwards said there was drinking on board, intimating stew ards supplied the liquor.
 While the League was silent in the absence of it's own facts on the situation. the shipping board reiter- a1ed It's recent statement that it dis couraged law violations on its boats, pointing out, however. that infrac- tions might be expected occasionally in any community as large as the Leviathan's.
 The board discharged a few enl- ployes, who had had liquor after 8 recent investigation when the as- sociation against prohibition amend ment made charges similar to Almy's intimation.
 The association today observed only that the shipping board at that time had declared itself 100 per cent pure"
 New York. March IS (uP)-With an investigation of charges of liquor selling aboard the S. S. Leviathan of the United States lines promised to- day, the question of dry law observ ance on American ships threatened to become once more an important issue in Volstead enforcement. David Burke. general manager Of the U. s. Lines, operators Of the prize vessel of the shipping board fleet, told the Cnited Press a rigid Inquiry would be made into charges of Fred Amy. Arizona cowboy and widower of an English peeress. that those who want a nip" on the Leviathan have no trouble getting ! l..
 Almy's charge came after he had 1 co1nitionaly paid an $S35.50 fine for I failure to declare T8 quarts of cham pagne, four cases of whiskey and two cases of cognac which were found outside his cabin on the Leviathan.
 He denied the liquor was his. II Liquor selling aboard the Levia- than has been charged repeatedly and has led to several fruitless in- Ivestigations.
 Il The last one came last summer when Capt. w. H. Stayton, head of lthe Association Against the Prohi- lbition Amendment, said the govern ment- owned liner was dripping wet lbelow and above the waterllne. |iCommodors Herbert Hartley, com |mander of the ship, and his crew were exonerated after the inquiry. American passenger ships theo- |lretically are bone dry wherever they Iare. Ships under foreign flags may lserve liquor as long as they are out side American waters. AS a result, lshipping men charged, much traffic Twas lost 10 the L. s. vessels. Informal Charges Informal charges that many American ships, including some Of |Ithose operated by the government, |'kept their trade by forgetting about have been made fre- |Iouen,iy;; but formal complaints to forces have been rare. Amy said stewards on the Levi Ilathan sold liouor to thirsty passen- |lgers.
 U Take Charles M. schwab for in (stance," he said. He was aboard. Hand I'm very sure that # he had wanted bottle the stewards would | have broken their necks to get it Tor him"
 Ills said many passengers drank channagns with their meals and khat he himself had consumed some Ewithin a few feet of Commodore Hartley while the ship was at quar- hntine-which is inside the three jnile limit.
 Anyone can buy drink from khe stewards on the ship and every one who crosses the ocean knows It." he added.
 Burke. in promising an tnvesti- ration. said he doubted whether stewards took any liquor on the hhip for sale, but suggested that home taken aboard by passengers might find its way into stewards hands.
 Commodore Hartley wasn't much
 interested in the charges.
 It's An old Story
 Its an old story" he said. we