Evening star., 1932-09-29
L COMERCIO, lima: Renewed
efforts are being exercised by
the Bureau of Bond and License
to follow up uninterruptedly all


evasions of the tax and excise
laws by clandestine dealers in contra
band. The vigilance of the section en-
gagged in the apprehension of illegal
liquor dealers has been particularly sue
cessful. Two agents participating in
this campaign. identified by the num-
| bers 1860 and 1846, respectively, dis
covered Saturday a capacious distillery
Of alcohol in building on the Avenida
Iouitos. in the Lince quarter. An
atmosphere of suspicion had sur
rounded this establishment for some
time. but it was not until Saturday that
the two agents assigned to this district
| were able to effect an actual entrance.
After watching the place all night.
at o'clock in the morning, when life
in the neighborhood was already begin
ming to stir. the watchers, accompanied
by several gendarmes who took strategic
posts to prevent the flight of the per-
son or persons who might be within, ap-
preached the street door.
In response to his knocking was heard
that to-be-expected query, Who's
there?"
The agent, not caring to answer this
question pounded the door again,
whereupon window near the door was
slowly opened. and a pair OF appar-
emily droWsy eyes peered out.
"Open the door," urged the vigi-
lantes.
THE key is lost" replied the sleepy
individual.
Find it, pronto!" commanded the
agents.
Its in the house somewhere-per-
haps 1 can get it." replied the other.
He closed and left the window. but
the agents did not wait. They re-
opened it. and, entering, found the flrst
room entirely vacant. On one side,
however. loomed a strong wooden door.
The custodian, saying that he kept the
doors locked for fear of thieves, was
finally obliged to open this portal and,
passing through, the officers found
themselves in sort of covered poultry
yard with a partition at one end. In
the partition were found the copper
still and apparatus, and also truck,
which could enter and leave the build
ing through sliding door adjacent.
In the center of this room were some
large wooden tanks, lined with gal
vanized iron, containing liquid mash
in full process of fermentation:
The distillery. with its pipes. retorts,
receivers and other equipment, has been
installed with every evidence OF tech
nlCal precision ana aCCOrollS 10 tue
only person found on the premises. who
gave his name of Nicholas Lopez, be-
longs to a certain Manuel Gomez,
resident of Callao.
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Chilean Police Claim
Communists in Plot.
Ell MERCURIO, Santiago: 1t is re-
ported that secret police agents OF the
government have intercepted a tele-
graphic message from Buenos Aires.
which originated in Moscow, giving
codified instructions to the Communist
leaders in the capital relative to con-
certed action in political affairs, this
apparently being deemed an opportune
moment to seize the chief executive
offices. At a time when the present
supreme council is engaged in the for
nation of a constituent Assembly for
the preparation of charter for a
socialistic republic, these fresh and
conflicting discoveries instill a new
anxiety among all patriotic citizens
| The Assembly will be composed Of
members elected by all entitled to vote
by virtue of their names appearing In
the electoral registers, which are now