Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-27

MS music Wnen leaders pointed
ne available who could carry out
1erewski reconsidered his decision
az at least. He is said not to have
premier.
pital but will recover, has explain
ed that he drank some of the mix
ture not knowing its real nature,
having accepted it as whisky.
Yuske probably will not be pros
ecuted.
Three men who died during the
night had told Sergeant Madigan
that they bought whisky Of Yuske
They paid 20 cents q drink and
$3.50 for quart. they said.
Chicago Is Aroused.
Chicago, Dec. 27.-Coroner Hoff-
man said there have been n deaths
in Chicago from drinking wood al
cohol as a beverage since July l.
Alarmed by six deaths from wood
alcohol in 48 hours and the fact
that more than a dozen persons
are in a critical condition at their
homes or in hospitals as a result
of drinking the drug, authorities
issued new warnings against the
danger and redoubled their efforts
to stamp out the evil.
Miss Mary Effort, 80 years old,
died at her home today from the
effects of drinking wood alcohol.
She was the seventh victim Of the
poison in Chicago in the last IS
hours.
All Homo Brew.
All of the Christmas victims of
the poison drank homo brewed
liquor while celebrating the holt
day season.
City officials warned dealers to
refuse to sell the poison to ire
sponsible persons.
Cleveland Is Hit.
Cleveland. Dec. 27.-Nine new
victims of wood alcohol poisoning
were in Cleveland hospitals today,
raising the weeks total to "a. In
the same period three deaths have
been attributed to wood or dena-
tured alcohol poison. placing the
fatality toll for the month at IA.
Busy In Canada.
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Dec. q. =
Noon .hiners, wood alcohol ped
dlers and bootleggers have not
only cost the federal and the west
ern provincial governments hun
dreds Of thousands Of dollars. but
also have taken their toll of lives
in the Canadian northwest.
For three months. the principal
activity of the royal northwest
mounted police has been the pur-
suit Of violators Of the liquor laws.
Still in Church.
Several hundred stills have been
located and smashed. In Calgary
the janitor of a church was arrest
ed charged with operating q moon
shine plant in the basement Of the
church. Hundreds Of thousands Of
gallons OF illicit liquor have been
| seizedS
No o6icial estimate regarding
deaths resulting from wood alcohol
have been made public.
| Congress May Act.
| Washington, Dec. 27.-Sugges-
tons that congress might take
steps to safeguard tho sale Of wood
alcohol were made today by ON
Gals of the bureau Of internal rev
enue on hearing that q large num-
Der Of deaths had occurred from
beverage use Of this poison.
! The bureau has TO special power
to deal with such cases, ofhcia'i
said, but 1t is undertaking to have
all "bootleggers" prosecuted vigor.
ously.
I The bureau also has undertaken
a campaign of publicity to educat;
the public to the danger OF buying
contraband liquor.
Used to 1t, Probably.
st. Paul. Mimi, Dec. 27.-Only
three deaths. directly attributed Il
drinking wood alcohol, have beer
reported in Minnesota recently, &C
cording to state board Of healt
statistics.
/ Two 1t Newark.
Newark. N. J., Dec. 27.-W0ot
alcohol poisoning today caused tn,
death of two persons at the cit,
hospital, bringing tho death lis
from that cause to five during thu
last two weeks.
Three persons, including two "a
loonkeepers, are under arrest Il
connection with the deaths.
i In Denver, Too.
Denver, Col, Dec. 27.-Not les,
than IL persons are confined II
Denver hospitals suffering poison.
ing contracted from drinking
liquor which had as its base wood
alcohol, according to q statement
made by one OF the leading physi.
clans here today. The majority oil
the patients are going blind from
the effects Of the poison.
| Smash Chicago Stills.
Chicago, Dec. 27.-Two '.moou-
shine" stills of Is and 30 gallons
capacities and "a barrels of raisiu
mash were conflscated In q raid BY
operatives Of the internal revenue
department at Homewood, . Chica-
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