Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-30
POISON LABEL
FOR ALL WOOD
ALCOHOL SOLD
Chicago Authorities Believe Nation.
| al Legislation Needed To Deal
With Menace.

Chicago, Dec. 30-With Is deaths
recorded in Chicago since Christ
mas from the effects of drinking
wood alcohol city oncials today
declared that federal legislation
will be necessary to stamp out the
evil.
Health Commissioner John Dill
Robertson suggested that congress
Immediately enact laws requiring
these provisions:
Registration at wholesale
drug houses of all wood alc0-
Z hokpurchased. = =
Requiring all dealers to uss. :,
poison labels printed In every
language on every bottle sold.
Prison terms for wholesal-
ers and retailers who violate
these requirements.
Mayor Reads Message.
Mayor Thompson's special mes
sage calling attention to the deaths
caused by wood alcohol, which was
read to the city council yesterday,
Has considered today by the coun-
|cil committee on health. The 10
congressman from the Chicago dis
tricts were invited to attend the
council meeting.
States Attorney Hoyne, Coroner
Hoffman and District Attorney
Clyne are cooperating with city Of
ficials to combat. the evil by prose-
cutting persons caught selling the
poison as a beverage ON charges Of
granddaughter.
May Extradite Panarelll
ward having Adolph Panarelli ex-
ward having Adoph Panarelli ex-
tradited to Connecticut for trial on
a charge of murder in connection
with deaths from wood alcohol
poisoning. were taken here today
by Alexander Creeton. prosecuting
attorney for Hartford. Panarelli,
who formerly kept a saloon. is un-
der arrest here with five others on
charges of distributing poison
whisky" to New England and 9TH
er points.
Precautions against New Years
eve celebrations resulting in
blind death" were taken today by
the federal authorities who began
an investigation Of restaurants and
cafes
Announcement that some cafes
planned to charge SIS a pint for
wine tomorrow night prompted the
authorities to determine whether
the wine had more than the legal
content of alcohol or poisonous in
gradients.
Make 20 Arrests.
Chicopee. Mass, Dec. 20.-Twen-
ty arrests had been made today in
this state and Connecticut in con-
nection with the distribution of
liquor containing wood alcohol,
which caused the death of at least
81 men and women in this vicinity
since Christmas.
Five men arrested in New Haven
charged with manslaughter were
brought to this city early today for
arraignment after they had been
rushed across the state border by
federal officers and turned over to
the state police. Their removal
from New Haven preceded the ar
rival there of a writ Of habeas cor
pus for their release by a few min
utes.
The Ave men were arraigned in
police court today charged with
murder. All pleaded not guilty and
were held without bail for hear
ing Jan. 3.
Many New Deaths.
Jersey City, N. J., Dec. 30.-Two
deaths from wood alcohol poison
ing were reported here today. The
victims were John Reynolds and
Mrs. Mary Ward.
Detroit, Mich, Dec. 30.-The first
death here from wood alcohol poi
soning since the wave Of fatalities
following its sale as q beverage.
was reported by the police here to-
day. The victims wife, according
to the police theory. sent him a
bottle Of liquor from New York.