LIQUOR SOLD OPENLY

New Zealand Times, Volume L, Issue 11655, 20 October 1923, Page 5

LIQUOR SOLD OPENLY

CONDITIONS IN NEW YORK COMMISSIONER SAYS SITUATION IS ‘ SHOCKING.” BIG COTP IN NEW JERSEY. By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. (Received October 19, 10.30 p.m.) NEW YORK. October IS. The Kedeial authorities claim that they broke up another laige liquorrunning ochujic and ;> bribery plot involving Sigh;*i dollars, when they an e,steel 11 men aho we re attempting to arrange for huge. shipment/* of boor from New Jersey to Now Tors, where a free market is available. Tho authorities estimate that there are at least so-ealied “Sjeak EarietV where liquor is openly sold, operating in New York. 'file Federal Prohibition Commissioner. Air Haynes, stated that some political leaders used the illicit traffic lor private* and political gain, and added: *‘The situation in New Jersey h a shocking sensation.” He intends to lay the situation before Air H. M. Daugherty, the Attorney-General, tor the purpose of prosecutions. which extend to Pennsylvania, where conditions are equally bad. ORGANISED CORRUPTION. An earlier message stated: Tito United States Government began another ‘drive” against brewers and bootleggers in tltc States of New York and New* Joihoy, and arrested II men who are said to have conspired with Prohibition officers to permit brewing and the dhtribution of real fccer, and traffic in liquors. Fortyfour saloons are being prosecuted, and more are expected. One Prohibition officer was discovered to have received 4500 dollars to ignore the traffic, a total fund of 80.000 dollars has been used to corrupt officers