New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-09-24
Hair Tonic as
Drink Popular,
Says Dry Chief
More Manufactured i'm Last
Six Months Than i'm His
tory Of Industry, Declares
Yellowley to Bootleggers
Two More Druggists Held
Alleged Pharmacists Also
Said to Make Medicinal
Wines i'm Violation of Law

Baldheaded men have only them
selves to blame, according to official
records Of the Federal Bureau Of Pro-
hbition Enforcement. E. C. Yellowley,
assistant director, gave his word yes
terday that more hair tonic has been
manufactured in the last six months
than in the history Of the industry.
The reason the tonic has not made any
inroads on the "baldheaded rows" at
the various "Follies" shows is because
it has all disappeared down the main
matches of humanity and little, if any,
has been rubbed on the human domes.
Yellowley called attention to the ar
rest of ten wholesale druggists who
he charged had converted grain alco-
hol--for commercial purposes - into
bootleg channels, and he had hardly
done speaking before Hugh McQuillan
added two arrests, making an even
dozen.
Make Medicinal Wines
ley, "the alleged druggists have been
making various kinds of medicinal
wines, which find ready sale on the
bootleg market. These are only mildly
camouhaged with medicinal herbs and
are designed more for beverage than
for medicinal purposes."'
Glow about the various muscIe-rubs
put up in bottled liQaid form ?" he was
asked.
81 don't know" he replied, "I never
drank any,
He said he had list of reputable
drug concerns which had been years in
HY1C1 uy,1 koI fol iCh 1pvyrp
trade.
eve have little trouble from these
concerns" he said. "They are honest,
and if they wanted hundreds of barrels
of alcohol they could have it, because
we know that they would use it for
legitimate purposes"
But when it comes to the new hair
tonics it appears Yellowley is suspi-
cious. He inferred that enough of this
camouhaged hootch had been made to
grow hair on all the dogs in Mexico.
Two More Druggists Held
New arrests among the druggists
yesterday afternoon were Frank Avig-
none, of L. E. Witter & Co., 500 West
Broadway, and John Govini, of the
drug company. A surprise developed
when it was found that certain forged
whisky releases from warehouses had
been verified by letter from the Office
Of the prohibition bureau. Efforts were
being made yesterday to learn who
this malefactor within the service
might be. His arrest is expected soon
Permit blanks used by the forgers
disappeared mysteriously from the pro-
hibition Offices, according to McQuillan.
The Office force was working on what
are known as the "131 series" and the
stolen permits were of the "247 SERIES"
series which would not have been
reached naturally for several weeks
or months.
The charges against the two men ar
rested yesterday in aiding and abet-
ting in the violation of a section Of
Federal law which refers to stealing
government papers. and of aiding and
abetting in the violation of another
section which refers to fraudulently
uttering government papers. Both men
were arraigned before Commissioner
Hitchcock and held in $4,000 bail. They
had previously been arraigned and held
in $4,000 bail on charges of violating
the VolStead law