PROHIBITION
AMERICAN PARADOX MORE ARRESTS BUT LESS LIQUOR ILLICIT STILLS ON INCREASE (By Telegraph—Press Assn.—Copyright.) Washington, July 12. A survey of prohibition activities during the year ended July 1, revealed the paradox that more persons, boats and automobiles were seized, but actually less liquor was captured than in the preceding year. Arrests numbered 80,000, which is a record, being 20,000 above the previous year; 2,500,000 gallons of liquor were seized, only a small percentage of which was genuine importation. Sentences on convicted persons averaged 140 days’ gaol and 150 dollars was the average fine. Several large liquor rings were broken up, but others were formed to replace them. Illicit stills are reported to be increasing, also home-brewing and wine-making, but smuggling, except Canadian, has been sharply curtailed.—A. and N.Z.
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Southland Times, Issue 20229, 14 July 1927, Page 5
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