The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-07-23
Small HauIS Are Made in
First SWOopS; Several
Placed Under Arrest to
Face U. S. Action.

More than fifty arrests we're made
by police and Federal officers today
in city-wide raids that had brought
in sixteen alleged proprietors of
bootleg joints before noon. Most of
them were Negroes.
The raiders were armed with
thirty search warrants and raids
will continue until each place is
visited. The "mopping up program
was designed by George Winkler,
Federal dry chief, and is expected to
reach most OF the damp spots of the
city.
Weeks of preparation preceded the
raids, but they we're rushed to con-
cluSion when the wave of banditry
reached its climax last week with
the shooting Of two bandits and one
police officer.
Winkler conferred with Police
Chief Claude M. Worley and after
some delay in securing warrants the
raiding got under way this morning.
In each place liquor had been
bought previously by stool pigeons
or Federal men imported here for
the purpose.
Small Liquor Returns
First eight places visited by police
netted small returns in actual liquor
found. An empty half-pint bottle,
a small quantity of alleged whisky
in a milk bottle two gallons and
one quart of sugar alcohol was the
total result.
ProprietorS and residents of the
places raided were taken to the Fed
eral Bldg. to face United States
charges and inmates of the places
turned over to police to be held for
vagrancy and questioned.
Raiding started when Sergt. Will
liam Deever's squad descended on
the Lincoln shoe shining parlor, 3O8
w. Twenty-F' ST., William
Fcisstll, Negro, 1899 Highland Pl.,
was held as proprietor, and Cleve
Bottoms, 2514 Shriver Ave, and
James Williams, 2115 Highland Pl.,
Negroes, also arrested.
POolroOm Is Raided
The poolroom at 18 S. Capitol Ave-,
raided by Sergeant Walter White,
resulted in arrest of Joseph Brant,
1880 N. East ST.. as proprietor; Harry
Justice, 3525 w. Washington ST.;
James Davis, city hospital; D. E.
Snapp, $50 N. Illinois ST., and Henry
Miller, 1401 jefferson st.
When Whites squad went to 80 N.
West st., they said the liquor was
dumped before they entered. Miss
Pauline Potcova, 5174 w. Court
ST., and Mrs. Irene Vladiou, Dan
Vladiou and John Stanley were ar
rested.
Sergeant John Volderauer and
squad arrested Ed Early and wife,
at 1926 YandeS ST., and Mrs. Estella
Roland, 1910 Barrow St. At the
latter place they found the milk
bottle ufll Of liquor, they reported.
Held as Proprietor
Jesse Moon was held as proprietor
Of the place at 628 Indiana Ave.
and Milton Baker, 655 Blake ST..
Roy Dickinson, 113 w. Eleventh St..
and Mrs. Winnie Banks, 628 Indiana
Ave, as frequenters in a raid by
Sergt. Charles Quack and squad. All
prisoners are Negroes.
The half-pine bottle was found
by Sergt. John Sheehan and squad
at the home of Frank and Geneva
Bethume, GIT N. California ST. Will
liam Miller, 612 w. Vermont St.,
was arrested there.
Sergt. william CoXS squad found
the two gallons and one quart of
alcohol at 1888 Mills ST.. where Mrs.
Ruth Pash, Natalie Pash and Cliff
ford Jackson, 1049 N. West st.,
Negroes, we're arrested.
Others held as proprietors were
Pete Lukasavich, 991 w. Washing
ton ST.; Calvin Thomas, Negro, 2518
Shriver Ave; James Carter, Negro,
632 Indiana Ave; Trudie Moore,
Negro, 1864 Northwestern Ave;
James Owen, Negro, 1903 Martindale
Ave, and Mrs. Lydia Thoms, 2434
Cornell Ave.