New-York tribune., 1919-11-07
Only Whisky Here
N0,u Is 'M00nskine'
Has Kick Like Mule and
Is Just us Deadly, Fed
eral agent Declares

Industrial whisky" an innocent ap-
pearing poison with = kick like thst os
ar army mule, hss made It's debut in
New York's saloons.
It Is as much q roonshne product
as any Of the corn whisky produced III
South Carolina still. and It's makers.
according 20 she Federal revenue
agents. have violated approximately
ten different laws BY the act Of making
and selling it.
The new drink. according to Harry
" Mager. Federal agent in charge OF
prohibition enforcement here, Is q raw
young whisky" manufactured from
NON beverage alcohol, such as ordinar-
ily is used IN manufacturing houses,
Turkish baths and barber shops. Orig
inaly Il = 100 proof. or about three
times the strength Of whisky usually
sold. and several times as dangerous.
Adulterati0n, f7avoriug and cOlorirg
make the drink sligtly less like liquid
ire, but leave It just IS dangerous TO
ne digestive organs
All Have II As Base
Officer yesterday said that ali the al
coaolic drinks being sold in greater
New York to-day rad this non beverage
alcohol as Z. foundation. Such alcohol.
ID was found. IS being sold by exactly
1900 places III the greater city, max
inc just 500 potential moonsnirers.
YNan nation of the internal revenue
departments books revealed the fact
lat 4.600 factories drug stores. bath
houses and similar institutions have
permits 20 use non beverage alcohol
tor specific purposes named in the per
mits Il mas beer found that many
Of the holders Of such permits-just
now many It IS not yet hnown-have
violated the iaH by converting 1t into
a-a8- is known az industrial whisky"
We are going 10 proceed against
very one Of these violarors og .he
prohibition law said Nj. Mayer I'm
the frst place their permits viii rot
be renewed when they make applica-
tior for them within Z short TINA,
Ter Crimes in One
Moreover. they can be prosecuted
under att least ten different statutes,
each carrying q separate penalty.
predict that ore conviction under all
Of these laws VIII be sufficient TO pre-
Vent d repetition Of the offense n the
Mr. Msger called all Of the Federal
agents VINO are forcing the city into
the dry column into his office in the
Customs House yesterday and told
mem or the plan OF proceeding mere
He said thai every man selling liquor
IN The city was TO be prosecuted 20 the
fullest extent Of the law; thar the gov
evnment would make no transfers here,
and tina. every agent was secure IN
his present job. Moreover Nh Mayer
sad that Colonel Daniel /. Porter, VINO
was c4iod 10 Wash ngton Immediately
after the raid on 3 Forty-second Stree
saloon. IN which Federal agents used
revolvers. would return to the city
within q few days
Burglars Enjoy Lunch
Burglars broke into the home OF yo-
seph B. Elweu q. 24s Wes, Seyentieth
Street, early yester,ly and went at
once 70 the cellarette- They were in
me midst Of luncheon. of champagne
ham sandwiches. crackers and cheese,
when two detectives who had seen the
ight from the street walked in and
arrested them.
We simply want, a real drink"
said John Muliir, who. with John Do
ran, appeared in the West Side court
You were playing with radlum.'
sa'd Magistrate Douras. You car ex-
pect no leuiency from me-"
They were held in $1,000 bonds each.