The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-03-20


That Is the warning issued by j.
M. Addison, commissioner OF po-
lice. Tor the intended bcnifit OF those
who surreptitiously purchase fire
Vater from persons they have never
seen before orswho they may never
see again.
calls attention to the recent death
of Young woman who drank pois-
oncd LIQUOR. and to frequent cases
NJ partlsS disability. including blind
ness, resulting rom the use OF
hooze OF unknown origin--unknown
Al least to the consumer.
he condemns not only the corn
whisky that finds It's way into Tulsa
over circuitous routes--moonshin
that "a made In the Usage hills or
I'm some other secluded section -
hut so-called rcd" whisky as well.
For the dangers of one IL virtually
a. great as that of the other, he
declares. The only sure method OF
determining whether booze--"red'
or "white"-contains poison Is TO
have q laboratory analysis made.
There, however, is another Gle
nent The man that buys boot
leg whisky is perhaps planning on
a party" Or he may be suffer
ing from as Individual thirst which
he thinks must be qucnched imme-
dlately IL he is 10 continue living
on this earth. SO he buys the booze
and drinks IL as soon aftcrward as
he can find adequate seCtusion from
the ewes Of his acquaintances--u
less they have been invited by him
TO partako OF the beverage while
ne is in a hospitable NJ 1od. There
IL no time or inclination for a chem
iraI ANALYSIS 10 determine the pres
ence or absence of poisonous sub
xances. Besides, such occasions
usually are held at night. when
laboratories are closed. SO the buyer
OF Illicit booze takes his chances
and guzslos IL down. He acts as
his own laboratory. II he Is alive
tho next morning 1t was not pois-
onous If he is dead-well, there Is
,room for intelligent surmise that it
contained something besides harm
less ingredients.
Anything to Produce "kick."
Wood alcohol is the dangerous
clement in alleged whisky. 1t is a
rank poison and produces blind
ness or some other permanent dis
ability, or death. According to Ad-
kison. the class OF persons who
manufacture or mix bootleg whisky
have little compunction against us
Ing any substance that will produce
kick" whether 1t is poisonous
or poisonous.
"Of course" the police commits
acner explains, corn whisky Is
most dangerous, due to the possible
presence OF wood alcohol or some
other harmful ingredient. But, at
the same time, just because a bot
tie is labeled as bourbon or bears
stamp stating it was bottled in
bond does not mean the contents
conform to the label or stamp.
There is a way of removing a
small section from the bottom OF
these labeled bottles, removing part
Of the contents. substituting some
other liquid and replacing the sec
tion. Unless one examines the bot
tie closely, he may not observe this
has been done. However, he is
quick to notice the substitution
when he pulls the cork and takes
drink. BY that time the boot
logger is gone and the fellow that
paid an enormous price for what he
considered excellent whisky is left
10 console nlfnsell as DcSl ne CdH'
II the bootlegger had added only
water, there is no danger. But II
he added some liquid he concocted
that appears like whisky. then the
contents Of the bottle should be
poured into the sewer,
"rhe entire country Is being
flooded with liquors of questionable
origin. They have found their way
into Tulsa through devious chan
nels. IL il not an easy matter for
the police to discover this stuff.
They know that men are getting
drunk-but It's human nature for
the drinking man TO refuse to dis
close tho name Of the person or
persons who sold him Liquor, And
the pei must have more than
mere ST. 'piCion that a person is
selling whisky before they can ar
rest him. They must have positive
evidence.
No Booze Can BE Trusted.
They have no authority 10 go
lnto tho Usage or some other sec
lion and raid stills. Yet they have
reason to believe that the moonshinc