The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-09-06
IMPORTS OF BOOZE THIS YEAR EXCEED
 FIGURES FOR 1920

Washington, Sept. 6-some people in the United States-and this is of
 fcial( coming from the Department an occasional drink, for approXf- mately six times as much champagne and eight times as much whiskey has been imported into the United States in the past seven months as com pared with the corresponding ped1od of last year.
 Importations during the first seven months of 1921 were more than dou- ble those for the same period of 1919, during the first six months of which national prohibition was not effective. The monthly summary of the De- partment of Commerce reveals also a heavy increase in whiskey imports, United Kingdom.
 In July, 1920, the importation of champagne was 1.271 dozen quarts, valued at s2S9O9, the bulk of which came from France. In the same month of 1921 champagne imports jumped to 2,006 dozen quarts, with value of $29.527. France suppfieS 1,429 dozen quarts.
 For the seven months ending July, 1920, champagne importation stood at 4,120 dozen quarts, valued at SSS,- TSP. For the seven months in 1921 the champagne imports went up to 23.794 dozen quarts. with a value of S4S4,221. France got in the biggest share of the shipment, exporting 21,- 01S dozen quarts to this country. During the same period in 1919, BETA dozen quarts were imported.
 In July, 1921, importation of proof whiskey reached 51.400 gallons, com pared with 6,5s3 in July, 1920. The
 only legal use of whiskey in the United States is for medicinal pur- poses, and the statistics are taken to indicate a dwindling in the domestlc stocks available for withdrawal under the permit system.
 During the first seven months Of 1920, 3S,S45 gallons came in through the regular channels During the reached 111,5 gallons. In 1920 the | largest amount came from Canada, l but in 1921 the United Kingdom took 1 over nearly all the trade from the Dominion, sending 105,935 gallons to the United States. Canada's exports to this country dropped from 1928 96 ! to 5,347 during the period. There was also a substantial increase in the | amount of gin. brandy and cordlals l imported.
 For every bottle that goes through | the Custom House it is estimated a l hundred are smuggled in.
 For Fight in Senate. | PreparationS for a renewal of the
 fight in the Senate to protect citizens | from search without warrant. as pro.
 vided in the Volstead supplemental 1 measures, areb eing made. The oppo- 1 sition will be better organized and | supplied with more effective ammu- | milton than when a vote was prevent ed before the recess. Senators Borah
 Stanley, Broussard, Ashurst and oth-
 CTS are working outp lans and argu- | ments.
 l It is not believed the Vo1stead bil can be defeated in the Senate, but Il is certain there will be prolonged de l bate with an effort to inform the | country fully before a vote is per | rnitted that the safeguards of the | citizen in his home are being nullif1et | by that measure. The vote is st1l
 far off, because the revenue bill tht l German peace treaty, the Railroad
 Refunding Bill and other importan
 matters will be ready for action ana
 cannot well bel gnored at the behes
 of the Anti-Saloon League.