The New York herald., 1921-11-29
YELLOWLEY STOPS
5LIQU0R PERMITS
In ease of Y. Casazza & Bro.
$500 Cases Of Scotch Whis-
key Are Held.

No imported liquors have been re-
leased by customs officials from bonded
warehouses without the use of permits,
according to a statement made last
night by E. c. Yellowley, Acting Pro-
hibition Director for the State Of New
York. During the last few days it had
been stated in some of the New York
newspapers that thousands Of cases Of
imported liquor have been released
upon the payment of duties only. THE
YORK HERALD did not print the story.
The statement was made by Mr. Yel-
lowley after he had q conference with
George w. Aldrige, Collector Of Gus
toms, both Of whom disclaimed response
bility for the published story, in which
it was also said that imported liquors
have been illegally admitted for con-
sumption through laxity on the part Of
customs officials. Mr.. Yellowley declared
that the closest cooperation exists be-
tween the offices in enforcement of the
prohibition laws and regulations. He
said imported liquors have been released
on permits emanating or purporting to
| enanate from the various Federal Prohi-
| bition Directors throughout the country.
The liquor permits held by ". Casazza
& Bro, importers. Of sol West Broad
way; Louis Friedman, wholesale drug
NJ E. Hunter & Co., wholesale liquor
dealers, OF SO Jay street; Salvatore
Manzi, exporter, Of 232 Bridge street.
Brooklyn, and A. Rosacco. manufacture
ing druggist. of 157 Twenty-frst street,
Brooklyn, were cancelled yesterday by
Mr.. Yellowley.
Pending the investigation of the Ca
sazza permit $500 cases of Scotch
whiskey have been held by the customs
officials. This liquor will now be seized
by Federal agents, as it is claimed that
the permit called for the importation OF
wines and not whiskey. More than
5000 cases Of whiskey imported by the
Alps Drug Company is also being held
pending an inquiry into it's permit.
v. Casazza went to Washington last
night to protest to Government officials
against the revocation of the permit and
the seizure Of the $500 cases of Scotch
whiskey. The firm has been going busi-
ness In this city for twenty-nine years
as importers of wines. liquors, groceries
and olive oils. Mr.. Casazza will file an
affidavit with the Treasury Department
in which he claims that the cancelled
permit conferred authority to purchase
and use.
The Federal Grand Jury investigating
permits and bootlegging scandals will
resume It's work to-day. The investiga-
ton has been going on for five weeks
and it is expected to be completed with
in a few days. For some time there
have been reports that men we'll known
in the political and business life of the
city have made millions of dollars out
of illicit liquor deals and that the secret
service men have been putting the acid
tests on their activities, including the
checking up of large bank accounts and
investments in Wall street 1t is re-
ported on the highest authority that one
of these men went to Washington last
week in an endeavor to call off an in
duiry in which he and others are In
volved. He was unsuccessful.
About fifty saloonkeepers, bartenders
and walters pleaded guilty before Fed
eral Judge Augustus N. Hand yesterday
to violating the Volstead act. The only
man to receive a jail sentence was Ralph
Buffome, who was given five days In the
Tombs. The others, many of whom were
second offenders. paid fines ranging from
! $40 to $3.50 each.