The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-12-13
Bootleg Game Is Not Licked By Any Means
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without revenue stamps, III the proposed enforcement of fine of $1,000 or a year in jail, or both, has sounded the deathknell for speakeasies," he declared.
 Wheeler, who also Is superin- tendent of Bridgeport police, said his department was compiling q list of liquor law offenders during the past two years, which will be turned over to John L. Lyons, deputy collector of Internal Reve- nue for Fairfield county.
 The government is entitled to this money and we are out to get it." said Lyons. "As soon as the names of liquor sellers are re- ceived, this office will begin call-- ing them in and demand the proof that they had the stamps required while selling liquor."
 Lyons said all persons convicted since inception of prohibition may be prosecuted under the federal provisions $25 stamps be procured by liquor retailers and $100 stamps by wholesalers. Violators. he said, could be penalized 25 per cent of the amount duo the government in addition to Q $1,000 fine.
 Chicago, December. 13 - (UP) - Bootleggers report tho Christi mas trade in smuggled liquor ''booming' as d result of the high prices being demanded for legal in- toxicants. Prices ranged from $1 to $3 a quart.
 Hotels and restaurants reported their stocks moving slowly because of high prices, which ranged from $3 to $4.25 Q quart.
 Hotel and restaurants reported 10 to 50 per cent increases in bus- mess as a result of repeal:
 Philadelphia, December 13 -- CUP) - With national prohibition repeal one week old today, Phila- dclphia hotel men were planning a one-day boycott against the high prices of liquors and wines.
 People arc not generally drinking In the hotels," one man ager told the United Press, .'be- cause prices arc 50 high. We are forced to charge moro than we normally would because distillers are pricing their goods consider ably higher than prior to prohi- bition."
 The boycott considered by tho hotelmen's association would last for one day in an effort to force prices down.
 Los Angeles. Decembeq 13 = OUP) = Arrests involving drunk enness showed q marked increase in the first week following repeal. Los Angeles police records indi- cated today.
 The average .83 daily arrests for intoxication and drunken driving before repeal was raised to 124 for the first seven days following liquor legalization.
 Hotels, although allowed by state law to sell only wine and beer, with hard liquor salcable solely in package form, reported that wine sales have increased din- ing room receipts.
 Portland, Oregon, December 13 - (UP) High prices for hard liquor in the Partland territory provided bootleggers with a thriv- ing business one week after liquor according to reliable observers.
 Local hotels were waiting for the first of the year before taking out city licenses, pending action by the city in deciding whether 1t will handle the liquor traffic or turn 1t over to the state.
 Liquor prices remained station ary at from $1 to $l.50 a pint for hard liquor and the same prices a quart for wines.
 Kansas City, Mo, Dec. 13-(UP) A week after reprisal, the boot logging industry remained in a thriving condition in statutorily dry Missouri.
 Hopes for a change were based upon q bill before the legislature which, in its present form, would permit sale of light wines and beer by the drink in clubs and sale of hard liquors in the original pack ages.
 Prices for bootleg liquor remain ed the same as before repeal.
 San Francisco. Dec. 1s-(UP)-- San Francisco's $50 recognized speakeasies were under fire today 6 week after the repeal of the Ma tional Prohibition ...ct. The Califor- nia liquor law provides that liquor may not be served at bars or in glasses.
 Hotels were protesting the fact that they. may not serve drinks under the new law. Petitions were circulated in ln attempt to change the condition by referendum. Police said that arrests 1oi drunkenness were running about the same as before the nationa law was revoked.
 A "price war's on blended whis-