Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-19
'CRUSADERSASKU.S.
TO paddock OWN
RA|DED PROPERTY
Liquor Violations in "Triangle
Area" Cited in Plea Against
Discrimination.
POLICE BL0TTER FACTS
USED IN OTHER CASES
John F. Dryden Tells Rover in
Letter Immediate Action
Just and Proper.

Declaring the Government should not
discriminate In favor of itself" In con-
nection with padlocking operations I'M
der the prohibition law, John F. Dry
den, executive commander of the Cru
saders, anti-prohibition organization
last night made public letter addressed
to United States Attorney Rover In
which demand Is made that q Govern
ment property in the triangle area" be
padlocked.
The letter, which Mr.. Dryden said
was delivered at the district attorneys
Office yesterday afternoon, but which
Mr.. Rover's office said had not been
received, charged that repeated VIOLA
tons of the liquor laws have taken
place ION q certain premises located in
the Government triangle In the 800
block of Tenth street"
It was explained at Mr.. Rover's Of
ice that no comment could be made
until the letter was in the hands Of the
district attorney Rover left his ONCE
early yesterday afternoon, and so did
Capt Harold W. circuit, assistant United
States attorney In charge Of paddock
ing activities.
Fun information Offered.
Drydens letter follows:
THE Crusaders an organization hay-
ing about 1000 members In Washington
wishes to call your attention as the
chief law enforcement oficer in this
jurisdiction the following facts In refer
ence to violations Of the national pro-
hibition act on q certain premises 10
Gated in the Government triangle, In
the 800 block Of Tenth street, which
property belongs to the United States
Of America. We have the address, lot
and square, but are not publishing them
for obvious reasons. If you are In
doubt as to the exact location, we shall
be only too glad to supply you with the
necessary information.
In addition to calling the following
facts to your attention, we request that
you advise us specifically what action
you propose to take to correct what
seems TO be o discrimination on the
part Of the Government against its
citizens.
This property was raided on Decem-
Der "a: 1929, ct 2:2o pm, by Pyts. w.
+. Miller and II. q. Wanamaker of No.
] precinct. They seized one quart Of
red whisky and one quart Of alcohol, or
so drinks Of liquor, and arrested George
Kapsaly. who was charged with Illegal
possession Of liquor.
Facts From Poslce BIottex.
"A second raid took place at these
same premises on March 20, 1880, ct
pm. under direction Of Sergt, r. b.
Carroll Of No. ] precinct and Pvts, II.
q. Miller and A. D. Mansfield. Five
drinks, were seized and George Kapsaiy,
proprietor, again was arrested and
charged with sale, Illegal possession of
liquor and maintaining q nuisance. The
facts herein stated were obtained from
the blotter OF No. l precinct and from
the lists Of raids sent you by the Po-
lice Department for the periods ended
January 81, 1880, and April so, 1890.
According to statements to the press,
you use these lists to guide you In pad
lock proceedings.
You have been vigorous In your ap-
piication of the paddock law and many
ardent prohibitionists have stated that
the paddock is the most effective means
of enforcing the dry law. You have
proceeded to paddock where there has
been only one raid and where the own
ers have diligently tried to cooperate
with you. However, under the nuisance
clause in the national prohibition act
an owner OF property does not have to
know that liquor Is being sold or
illegally possessed on his property In
order to have his property subject to
paddock. In this particular case the
United States Government could have
had been sold on its premises after the
first raid Of December 81 1929. This
particular case might be classed as one
Of the fragrant violations which
should be proceeded against without all
this delay. After the second raid, you
viii not that the police charged Kapsaly
with maintaining a nuisance Q
charge that was placed against only 10
other liquor law violatorS covered by
"a avRA ~
TENDER, 1929, to April, 1880.
Immediate Steps Asked.
However painful 1t may be, we re-
quest that you Immediately take steps
to paddock or take any other appropriate
action against this property belonging
to the Government where the Police
Department alleges that the liquor laws
nave been violated. You can undoubt-
edly, through the influence of the dis
trict attorneys ONCE have this case SET
ahead, immediately tried and have the
United States marshal stick the usual
printed notice on the door and carefully
paddock this Government property. We
are certain that you will want to do thi:
at once because you have repeatedly
stated your intention Of enforcing the
prohibition law and we are equally Ger.
tain the Government win be only toe
glad to cooperate with itself and ALLOW
its property Immediately to be pad
locked. The Government surely has nc
desire to discriminate in favor of itself
since it has padlocked the property o,
many innocent citizens and deprived
property owners of needed income be.
cause liquor violations have occurred or
their properties without their knowledge
~ Is quite appropriate we believe
that this particular property be pad
locked In order to set an example of Law
observance, because there Is some tall
that the new Department Of Justicl
Building might go on this site or across
the street and 1t Is well that the De
partment Of Justice, as the prohibition
enforcement arm Of the Government
place its building on or close to grouns
that has become hallowed, so to speak
by the Government vigorously punisl1inI
itself for Jaw violations 1t has itsel
committed.
I'VE await your reply with interest"