Show Alcohol Smugglers Storm Coast Line I Lured On by Profits of Per Cent WASHINGTON March larch 29 AP CAP Rum Rum row is back A possibility of reaping profits up to per percent percent percent cent officials said today has brought approximately a score of oC vessels back to the shores of oC the Atlantic ocean and gulf of oC Mexico Mexico Mexico Mex Mex- ico ico laden aden with alcohol chiefly from Holland and Belgium This explanation was given by Stephen B B. Gibbons assistant secretary secretary secretary sec sec- of oC the treasury The alcohol tax unit has been raiding stills at the rate of about 1200 a month So the bootleggers ers saw that hat it would be cheaper if they could bring the alcohol In from abroad There are usually around 16 or 18 boats off ore the coast of New NewEn En England land New York and New Jersey Jersey Jersey Jer Jer- sey and nd a lesser number in the gulf ulf of Mexico Tho The consuls of the state department keep us in informed informed informed in- in formed as to shipments so we know about how much the tho runners runners run run- i ners are arc trying to bring in inMost in Most of oC it is shipped hipped from Hol Hol- Holi i land and and Belgium to St. St Pierre I Miquelon or Belize in British Honduras There it Is transferred to other ships They lie He a few miles off ore the American coast where the stuff is h put on contact boats and rushed to shore Subordinates said that the al alcohol alcohol alcohol al- al cohol sells at around 50 cents a gallon allon in Europe and nd that the market value here Is from 3 O to 4 a gallon If It it were imported import Import- ed legally the levy would be 2 tax taC and 5 tariff I |