James Shtvlln. former supervising
agent for this district. and now in
charge in Texas, New Mexico and Ari
zona. was in tii* city yesterday. He
said that tt is now impossible for any
one to get a drink at a bar in any of
these throe States, but that he is having
trouble with booze smuggled over the
border and sold In bottles by bootleg
gers. The Mexican supply '? running
low. Mr. Shevlln .said, and a native
drink called tequila, more powerful than
moonshine, is being- sent over the Una
as a whiskey substitute.
in a raid on 81 Norfolk street enforce
ment agents reported finding three floors
of the building, which is a Tenement
structure, occupied by Max Saltzstein,
given over to the preparation of liquor.
Although only ten gallons of alcohol j
were found and some wine, the agents [
seized thousand# of whiskey labels and j
wrappers, together with large amounts ,
ot coloilng matter and extracts of rye, i
gin and other liquors.
The prohib tion'authorltles believe the
house to be a distributing centre for
large quantities of colored alcohol,
bottled and labelled to be sold as whis
key. No distilling apparatus was found)
lr the plate Salr/?ateln was arretted, ?
Charged with violation of the Volstead '
act.
Six men, five of whom gave New York
addresses, were arrested In Newark j
while they were loading several barrels,
ot wine on a truck for transportation to |
New York. One of the men, Krneeto j
Pereia of Newark, admitted ownership'
of the liquor, and. according to the po- |
lice, a search of his cellar revealed 1.500
gallons more. He was held on a charge ;
of manufacturing wine without a per
mit.
