Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1921-02-10

1t is evident that this residue of whisky
will not be long with us.
It viii be with us longer than the
1920 withdrawal figures would Indicate
however. The striking thing about
those figures is that $4,000. 600 gallons
were drawn for consumption in this
country. That is nearly 100000 gall
Ions a month. 1t is about fourth as
much whisky as we were consuming
before prohibition went into effect. OF
course. it was all used on doctors pre-
scriptions. There certainly was lot of
sickness last year.
| But that easy flow of whisky from
| the bonded warehouses has met with
a check. 1t has been checked by the
simple method of ruling from the In
ternal Revenue department that trans
fers of liquors from one wholesaler to
another will no longer be approved.
1 The wholesaler must now dispose OF
1 his liquor direct to the druggist, or
other authorized retailer or user, and
| this person must be able to show a
permit.
Reducing Withdrawals
| Thus ruling went into effect in Aug
ust, 1920. In July. 1920. the withdraw
ais of whisky alone from bonded ware
| houses for use in this country were
siliiioSt Two iui4tloH SdilOuS- III oClO-
/ Der, 1920, when the new ruling had beer
in effect few months, they had
dropped to less than one million gallons
for the month. And there is evidence
of a still further decrease for the fu-
ture.
The evident fact is that in transfers
OF liquor from one wholesaler to an
other, some of 1t went astray. The bu-
reau could not possibly keep track OF
all of IT.
Thus the flow OF whiskev from thC
bonded warehouses is dwindling. But
this warehouse liquor is a limited sup
ply, which win only be substantial,
factor in the situation for a few years
anyway.
A far more difficult problem for this
law enforcement division is presented
by the manufacture of ethyl alcohol foi
Industrial purposes. During 1920 abou
SO 000,0o gallons of distilled spirit.
were manufactured in the United
States Distilled spirits in this cas-,
means mostly ethyl alcohol OF higl
proof II is not supposed to be a bev.
erage. but It is the basis OF every al
coholic beverage. The bootlegger color.
it and flavors it and sells it as whisky
BY the addition of certain essential oil
il may be made into a gin which Il
hardly distinguishable from real gin
In fact there are formulas for the max
ing of almost all liquors with proc
|, spirit as a basis. Most of the liquor
sold over bars of the cheaper sort be
fore prohibition were thus syntheticali,
made, and there is in the Library o
Congress large literature bearing
such titles as The Bar Keeper
: Friend" and the Secrets Of the Iiquo
: Business telling how to make every
thing from rye whisky to the rares
imported liquors in the room benin
the bar.
Alcohol Will Go Astray
AS long as good proof ethyl alcohc
is manufactured in large quantitie.
therefore. 1t is hard to prevent som
of it from being drunk. All is pur
J chased for some non beverage purpose
but it is impossible for any mereI
human organization TO be sure that
is all used for non-beverage purposes.
, The only method which has bee
suggested for preventing the use c
this proof spirit for drinking is that c
enforcing "a ruling or law that all {
il must mixed with some other ingre
dent which viii make il potabl,
: before it leaves the distillery. It is un
, derstood that some of the prohibition
: lists sought to have the Internal Reeve
/, nue. department make a ruling to thl
= | effect But it seems that the lawyer
such ruling. They felt that furthe
I legislation from congress was neces
: sary. Accordingly, it is understood thu
: the prohibitionists win seed to hay
= congress pass a law which will provid
t in effect that all alcohol manufacture
n for industrial use must be made poi
, | sonous before it leaves the distiliery
4 Several difficulties present them
!, / selves. For one thing, pure ethyl al
: cohol is necessary for some purpose
a For another thing many manufactm
ers have secret formulas which the
would have to divulge to the govern
ment in order that the governmer
= might doctor their alcohol in the rigf
= way.
u The whole problem viii probably /
n put up to congress.
). ONE NEW CARDINAL FOR u.
= ROME. Feb S-The new cardinals I
It be created at the coming consistor