The evening world., 1913-07-14
.JERSEY.C|TYRUM
FILLS HOSPITALS
W|THD. 7. VICTIMS
Poison Whiskey, at Five Cents
a Big Drink, Knocks Out
the Hardest.

justly celebrated wheess about there BE-
Ing no bad whiskey. only some better
than others. never lived In Jersey City
II he we're still alive. which. In view Of
the musty SAVIOR Of THE ancient gag 10
more than unlikely. II would be liberal
education 70. him to meet Frank Hague.
the recently elected Commissionsr Of
Public Safety Of Manhattan's big Jersey
nsighbor. and hear what this active gen.
tleman Of public affairs has to say about
much Of the "booss'' that 10 iadied out
to the unwary In that populous com.
munlty.
Commissioner Hague. or one Of the
FOUR slsuths who conducted his recent
Investigation, could lead Mr.. No-Bad.
Whisksy into . hundred Or more al.
legged saloons where for five cents .
throw . man may inject into his sys-
tenn tumblsrfSl VI the most sxtraordi.
nary connection that ever masqusraded
In the suiss Of . aistiitss's product.
According to the Commissioners In.
vestisators. the "waiiop" from . single
Blass Of this malignant beverage has been
known TO send . quiet. peace.ioving
workingman forth into the street ravins
about the number Of adult men he 10
accustomed to murder before breakfast
and eager 70 give battle to the entire
police force.
NUMBER or oELiRIUM rReMENs
RA0E0 AAn a DsAA
But II wasn't what one dash Of this
mystic liqut6 could Do that aroused the
Interest Of Commissioner Hague. It was
the City Hospital report that showed
the sver-increasing percentage Of cases
where unfortunate citisens have been
brought In ambulancss. strapped to their
btretchsrs, shrisking at Imaginary hor-
roro Aad giving every Indication OF suf.
fering from both dslirium trsmsns and
acute poisoalAg Of sUms unknown char.
acter.
And Commisstonsr Hague daax't sleep
on the job. He picked out four Of the
hkslisst hooking Hawkshaws In the De-
teetivs Bureau end gave them carte
blanche at the oficial disSuissrs. with
orders 70 make themselves look ~ little
IKE policemen - possible and get busy
That's some bose" they would say
70 the unsuspseting baskssp. slip me
. half piat q that SANE stufs."
In this way Hagus's quartet Of booze
samplers visited ~ Of the suspected
establishments ana collected 16s TASKS Of
cheap whiskey. All the rsA eye samples
have been shipped to the chemists Of the
state Bead q Health as TrsasoA, and
Commissioner Hague y merely waiting
for their report
The Evening world reporter dr,ftsd .
few blocks or Exchange place and
dropped into q saloon that looked the
part It was an obviously for agn neigh
borheod Of heterogeneous character
and the "gin.miE' Was typical Of the
asighborhood. Halt . dossn Ainsy citi.
sens we're gushing from huge bsaksrs
Of steam beet. but no whisky absorb
ers we're In slight ct the moment. How.
ever. the reporter didn't have long to
wait A bieated. shabby individual
shuff1sd through the swtnstnS DOOR and
sidlsd up to the gssasy bar. He croaksd
an indisunsuishabls order and hoppsd
Q nickel on the bar. The bartender. .
swarthy foreigner. pulled . big black
bottle from under the bar and set IT,
with . large whisksy Sass. before the
customer.
With . hand that shook With palsy
the intrepid stranger Allied the tumelsr