New Britain herald., 1921-02-01
800 Arrests in 192O-$3OO,-
 900 Worth of Autos Con- 2 fiscated and $2,OOO,OOO in
 Booze Captured.
1T THAT, BUT FEW ,- ARE EVER CAUGHT

ns Lh"t F"hy 9,ooO hum Kun ners Have Flied Their Trade With put Being Apprchcnded-An Liq- pr Taken k Of Inferior ouality-- E5ncs Total About ss:, 800.
 Eiastford. Feb. I.-Trat connecti- is In the heart of the wet belt" the country and the prohibition en- rcement agents have had their nds full in attempting to put into tual effect the stringent regula- ms of the Volstend act as 1t per ms particularly to this state, is Acated by review of the work of enforcement bureau which clear shows that "bootlegging'' has been Feloped into big business" in the pr that tho prohibition law has |n in full swing.
 500 Arrests in Year.
 less than 600 arrests were le in Connecticut in 1920 for vio- pms of the prohibition law, and Ehose about so were discharged by various commissioners before accused wero brought up for rinRx leaving the balance of $50 pa sented in court.
 Heavy Fines Imposed.
 hough n few jail sentences were sd out for second offenders dur the year of enforcement, the majority drew fines that varied so during the first term of following the date when en- nment went into effect. to more ssoo which was tho rule for the ytohLtorA. che fines averaging Il 1I5O and increasing to the rnment on that basis $S2,5o0. Iadttfon to this. tho enforcement ts seized approximately 200 au- blles valued at about $S00.ooO, fha amount of llauor taken in raids had a valuation of moro s2. 900. 900. the valuation being pa 1basis Of what is charged hy 15ootieggins'' agencies. .. -omparntivcly Few Caught.
 he $50 cases presented in court aoiation of tho prohibition law hmtInnted that at least 400 were nd for the transportation of Illegally and 1t is freely ad- Il ~ the vigilance of the 14 re kt agents who cover the Eo tho best Of their ability. suc- | In getting but a small fraction total number engaged in the business. perhaps about ten bnt SO that if 400 were finally ht to justice. nearly 5000 safe through the dragnets set for A.. .eaAIF mh the n- ma of the business that con- gthe government agents.
 Main Roads Used Mostly.
 principal avenues of trans- on are on highways of Con- It. with New York. Boston. ence and Worcester as the bai objective points in the east quor belt" average load transported Is 100 and the rate paid to drivers automobiles used in the trans on is about S100 for a trip.
 All of Poor Quality.
 little of liquor seized by the
 agents could be classed in LeEory of being fit for bever- rposcs. the ost of 1t being al- of various kinds and which with safety be used for almost hq urpose than for drinking. M is but colored spirits. and tenn of handling the stun has come so general that it is ex-
 difficult to determine with lysis which is good" whiskey ich is tho contraband variety. nc Comes From Canada.
 the Connecticut agents have bn bothered extensively with nported from Canada, it has the attention of the federal that some of the contraband uff that is ,manufa ctured in stion has been shipped to
 where Canadian labels have
 Ked and tho stun re-shipped
 ssa at a price far in excess ,riginal cost to the Canadian
 It has not been determined
 1ch contraband liquor has
 cClved into Connecticut by
 he water route. but it is un-
 that much has found it's
 r the Connecticut highways
 shipped into the state by
 pposedly from overseas but
 .yps manufactured not far
 mato destination.