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The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-12-24
CORN WHISKY Is
DIRTY, DANGEROUS
State Chemist of Texas
Bases View Upon Many
Samples Analysed
USE LEADS TO DEATHS
"Fusel Oils" Similar to Acids
That Give Odor to Limburg-
er and Goat Ranches

sas-tslto This World.
AUSTIN. Texas. Dec. 2S-Thc
food and drug division of the state
board of health, through E. II.
gohlaz, chemist in charge char
ecterizcs the corn whisky common
ly known as ''moonshine whisky
avhte mule or "shinnoy' as a
filthy and dangerous beverage, un-
0t for human consumption.
The division bases its opinion on
hundreds OF samples aralyzed and
upon facts brought 20 light in many
court trials. In q statement, Doc
tor Gohlaz says
so much has appeared in the
newspapers about bootleg whisky
and the poisonous nature OF such
prepartlons that it might be well
io tell the public the actual facts
about this class Of beverage.
The food and drug division ot
the state board Of health probably
ia in position to give an unbiased
opinion, based upon the examination
Of hundreds of samples and upon
the facts and details surrounding
the manufacture Of tho average
'moonshine liquor as brought forth
during hundreds of court trials
Manufacture Is Simple.
AS always, the truth lags in the
middle. Moonshine liquor is seldom
harmless and seldom violent poi
son. II is mostly a nasty, filthy
beverage. the repeated Use Of which
must lead to impaired health and
intimately death, and many OF those
who light heartedlv indulge in It
vii! be called upon TO pay a penalty
many times more severe than the
one imposed by law.
snTTl,a ,nau,ifs Cturp Of m phehipe r.
simple enough. II consists OF one
or two barrels of mash and a dis
tulng apparatus or still.
THE mash generally consists OF a
mixtu q Of cornmeal, sugar and
water. with yeast added to il to in
duce fermentation. Through the
process Of fermentation the mash
will develop about Z or s per cent
Of alcohol, which is then conccn-
trated to 30 to 50 per cent by means
Of distillation. The whole process
IS, in theory, harmless enough. To
the contrary of a very general belief
even II lye is added to the mash to
soften the corn in a process similar
70 the manufacture of humiuy, it
will not affect the distillate; and
the nature OF the still itself. whether
made Of copper, lead or tin, has
no bearing upon the finished prod
uct
Element of Danger.
1T Is the condition that surrounds
the manufacture that introduces the
element OF danger. The Illicit still
by its very nature, must be
clandestine: it hides itself in thick
cts, fields and barns; the contain
ers consist of old barrels unspeak-
ably filthy and i'll smelling after
Cd FThn nh ~
menting mixture attracts animal
life Flies, cockroach mice. rat,
and bugs of every description feed
upon the material and often drown
IN il.
In q recent case tried before one
Of our courts the accused put up
the fairly true defense that the ma
terial seized by the officers wae in
tact. not mash ready for distilla-
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-12-24

tlon. but swlll prepared for the
hogs Certainly no one could have
told the difference.
The still used to concentrate the
alcohol from the mash Is mostly
by force Of circumstances, a crude
affair, defying AL average precau-
tons taught by experience and
practice. The condeusing tube, or
worm is placed directly upon the
boiling liquid and alcohol and aque-
Gus vapor pass together with foam,
scum and other parts OF the boil
Ing mass 70 be condensed by cold
water.
Straining Through Mattress.
The simplest expression OF ast,ll
seen by the writer consisted OF n
common boiler covered with filthy
blanket, the alcoholic vnpors pass
ing from the boiling liquid being
retained in the blanket and wrung
out OF it into q bottle. In another
instance a torn-up mattress had
furnished the necessary cotton for
strainuR the finished product.
Il do not wish TO dwell mt length
upon disgusting examples, but ! do
want TO call the attention OF the
ultimate user Of moonshine to what
| and many others acquainted with
this traffic know 10 be facts. II
must be remembered that the mon.
white or black. engaged I'm this
business can have no incentive or
means to observe even the most ele-
meutary laws of cleanliness.
THE result OF the di4tllatton.
singing or doubling in bootleg
parlance, Is therefore Il mixture OF
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-12-24
TULsA pAlLY WORLD. SUNDAY, DEcEMBER "a, 1g22

water and alcohol, together with
many by-products OF putrefaction,
and a large amount ~ fusel oils.
which import TO the stuff Its distinc-
tive and repulsive odor.
THE term 'fusel oil is often used
but lttle understood. Generally
speaking. "fusel oil is the Common
name given to group OF higher
alCohols formed simultaneously
during the process OF fermentation
with the better known grain alco-
hol. Technically, fusel oil consists
chiefly OF propylic, butyric and
amylic alcohols Their correspond
ing acids are the propionic. buty-
ric and valerie acids, which import
to llmburger cheese, rancid butter
and goat ranches their distinctive
odors.
Symptoms Are Stated.
"Most OF these higher alcohols
cause headache giddiness, double
vision, staggering and unconscious
ness. In repeated and frequent
doses they may cause nephritis and
affect IN composition Of tn blood.
"The whislkies sold in the years
gone by were kept under strict con-
troll under the federal and state
food ana drug laws and only traces
Of fusel oil were present In the
brands offered for sale on the open
market. Noonshine, made in viola
rion of all laws, cannot lss super
vised and the purchaser must as
sumo all responsibility ns to the
wholesomeness or the purity or the
article purchased.
1T is hard tn believe that n sober.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-12-24
DOPE RING WORKS HERE
Muskogcc Said TO Ite Halfway sta
tlOn OF Keen Bunch OF Crooks.
speoial to Tho World.
MT-gIS nEI,E nep % ---'

Special to Tho World.
MUsKOGEE, Dec. 2S.--The half
way station OF a powerful dope
ring. engineered by some OF the
keenest criminal brains IN America,
has for the past year been operating
in MuskoEec. using this my as a
relaying station for dope ~muggled
over the Mexican border, an invostl-
cation has disclosed.
Working hand in hand with this
dope ring are "hiEhor-ups," men Of
prominence suspected only by Of
ficers who have worked for months
with their arrest in view only TO
he foiled by the failure TO catch
them with the incrlmiuating evl-
dence In their possession
For weeks federal narcotic Off
GERS have been working on a lone
clue which 10 believed will nail for
all time the operations OF the ring
in Muskogee. The heads OF this
gang are believed 10 reside In Kan
sag CitV.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-12-24

common-senso man would find
bottle in a street corner and drink
its contents because Il smells Of
booze. and SIN the white mule,
'shinney' or white lightning han-
died mysteriously by some unknown
Eo-hetMeen Is certainly no safer.n
, 1922-11-19

In deveopiaE one that rave a steady,
clear Light This created a demand FOR
his carton ou- as (, was then called.
bringing a price Of $50 peE gallon.
Samuel N Rer slumbers in Al.
lesheny Cemetery. resting in peace
after ufes ntfui fever" II he failed
70 reap tho highest advantages from
his researches. he paved the way FOR
others, enlarged the field OF the prod
uet's usefulness and by his hboz sug
gested its extensive development. He
has earned a monument more endur.
ing than brass or marble.
In the minds OF the Oh Fraternity
the real beginning OF the Petroleum
industry dates from the drilling Of the
famous Drake we'll near T~itusvilie.
Pa On March -. 1858. the Seneca
on company was organized with
Colonel Edwin L. Drake a. president
and owner OF ~onefortieth OF the stock
In May 1855 Colonel Drake with his
wife. two children and n horse arrived
At Titusviiie. and secured quarters At
the American hotel for $3.50 per week.
including the horse.
on May 20 men ana tools were on
the Job. ard work started. On Al.
gust IS. 1858. they struck Or on
August 30 the well was producing 90
, 1922-11-19

early as lsss bought shipments OF two
to five barrels OF crude from Virgin
Inns who secured IT on the Hughes
river. a tributary OF the Little Kan
awha- This was sold for medical pur-
poses in PittburEh. Baltimore. New
York and Philadelphia =
In 1886 Samuel Kier. a Pittsburgh
druggist. conceived n d OF bot
ting crude oil as a medicine. lie
knew 1t had commercial and medicI-
nSi value and spared no exertions to
Introduce 1t widely. He believed I'm
plicitiy in this sreenish fluid at first
as a healing agent and further on as
an mluminant.
Each bottle was properly eorked.
labeled and wrapped Inside each
wrapper was a four-page circular re-
citing the good qualities of the spe.
eife in gorgeous language that even
p. T. Barnum himself would not have
, 1922-11-19

barrels per day OF pure Petroleum OF
and one OF the greatest INDUSTRIES IN
the worlds history was on is way.
It Is needless - recoun the wonder-
fui achievement since M day. The
world Is familiar with the advance
mcnt tha. has been made In the Gun
yerting Of this wonderful crude prod
uct stored In mother earth. through
the untiring Efforts OF master mind-
In finance and science. in giving to
tho peoples OF the world for their
common use. Power. Light Luhrl
cants and Medical Articles.
a few figures Showing the wonder
full growth OF he Industry may be q
Interest.
In Isb the crude oil production IN
the United States was 1000 BARRELS
per year.
In 1891 the Tinted states produced
46s. $50 .oo0 barrels OF crude OIL.
In the early days gasoline was a
drug IN h market. thousands OF bar.
reis OF that now vauabo product w1s
thrown away b. the Boauers.
In 1891 the gasoline production IN
the United States amounted to 49,
703.5Ss barrels enough gasoline to run
n Ford 41s round trips 10 the sun.
During he month OF June 1879
, 1922-11-19
BY [. A. REED.

lily are maze to waik-the blind TO
see.
Thoss who have suffered for years
under h torturing pains OF Rheuma-
tsm. Gout and Neuralgia are re
stored TO health and usefulness. Sew
eral who were blind have been made
to see. II you have doubts. go anl
ask those who have been cured -.
This Is the most wonderful remesy
yet discovered. - The Petroleum
Is a Natural E.emedy: it * put up as
y flows from h earth. without any
thlnE being aided to or taken from IT
It gets It's ii gradients from the beds
OF substances which IT passes ever in
its secret channels They arr blended
together in such a way a. to defy all
human competition. -. Petro;o-
UNI will continue to be used as n
Remedy as long as man continues to
bs afflicted with disease. Its dlseov-
cry IS a new era In medicine.
, 1922-11-19

seorned 10 father. and compares favor
ably with n best efforts OF Tom
Daly-Dean Of Casper Al writers
For example; "Kiers Petroleum or
Rock on. celebrated for It's wonderful
curative powers. 4 Natural Remedy.
Procured from a well in Aneshany
County. Pennsylvania. four hundred
feet below the earth's surface. Put
up and u by Samuel Al. Kier. ass
Liberty St. Pittsbursh. Pa.
The healthfui balm. from natures
secret spring.
The bloom Of health and NE 10 man
win bring;
As from her depths this magic liquid
nsws.
To calm our suffsrings and assuase
u woes"
d. 1t IS placed before the public. a
Remedy OF Wonderful Efficacy. d.
The lame through its instrumental
, 1922-11-19

was 1~s.7IS.sso gallons Of Eas
line consumed per day in the Unitsd
States.
That old saying mighty oaks frum
little acorn grow has bean truly or-
empiified in the Oh business. II n a
FAR cry" from selling crude oil m
half pints Tor medicinal purposes ~
the enormous production Of crude Ane
the output OF refined products Ct ihs
present day.
wroming has been playing i;s pars
In the development Of the crude prod.
uct, and "a destined to win further
hurels. Casper has and Is playing
an important position in the refining
business. Commencing on January
u. 1919. with a small refinery with =
capacity o. 1900 barrels per day. It
now has a refinery with a crude
charging capacity OF SO. 900 barrel per
day. and Is thoroughly equipped TO
extract from the crude product every
useful artici edown to the last oder.
and another refinery nearing compile
ton with a charging capacity Of 5000
barrels.
Someone has truthr1ny ssid The
Petroleum industry Is the one big cir.
Gus, bigger inside the osavaS than on
the posters"
, 1922-11-19
UNCLE SAM IS FRIEND TO RUSSIA

a business whose gross income has
averaged nearly 100000 monthly
for a period OF nine months without
any profits 20 its conductors does not
sound like a remunerative proposition
and calculated in dollars and cents It
is not. But the hundreds OF thous,
ands Of Russian men and women who
represent the army OF consumer Of
food packages purchased by their
friends and relatives In this country
through the American Relief Admin
Istration will testify that the operation
brought them inestlmable happiness.
Ths A. r. a. has announced that
during the nine months ending DC
tober l applications for purchase Of
ten-Sollar food packages ae~gregating
more ti.sn $1,000. 900 have heen re-
ceived at New Yok headquarters. ~
Broadway.
When remittanees reach Moscow.
whence they are sent by courier from
London, they ere ioIN@rueu ny u
a. r.. a. courier service in Russia d
rectly to the distric. In which the de
.signated beneficiary is located. The
food packages are made up in the big
food remittance warehouse Mt Mos
COW. two scenes of which are shown
above. ana shipped by rail and no
tor truck 10 the districts. Every
Moscow depot. so that delivery Of the
food package is almost simultaneous
with tho receipt OF the remittance.
The A. r. A. food remittance sys-
TEN was naugurated two years ago
during the feeding operations in east
e-n and central europe. and provided
, 1922-11-19


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making frtb.y us. p.-n-
other Than for r.,,-,,., -
H.. .x,,-m.,..a m,.s
with moor succs.s h.,,u..
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, 1922-11-19

or 100 pounds in all. In Russia
today were 1t possible TO purchase all
OF these ingredients. the package
would cost in the n~tighborhood Of
100 million roubles.
Following the announcement that
It win continue { feed 1900. 900 chill
dren and probably a milton adults
during the approaching winter the
American Relief Administration has
further announced that food package
deliveries will be continued. Money
may be senit. either for specified ben
o~ficiaries or Ton general relief. 70 the
Food Remittance Department,
Relief Administration. AZ
broadway. New York.
, 1922-11-19

NO article OF raw material is more
Nprominent in the minds or the PEG
pie Of Wyoming today than hat q
Crude OIL. Nor has there ever been
a raw material produced and devel.
opsd with Is an interesting history.
Petroleum is n name to oonjure with,
a ! n subject around which TO weave
romance.
We OF this generation are naturally
more interested in the development of
this great indus'- 80 own coun-
try. but IT Is Interest,". However. to
know that his product in one form or
another RAJ Used by ancient peoples.
for various purposes. Genesis Ix-3
refers to It's use in building the Tower
Of Babel the sumerians used IL as a
cement medium. sOoo years B. c. The
Egyptians as early as $500 B. c. used
1t az a p~reservatve coating for cloth
wrapping OF mummies.
King NebuchadnezzAr caused st to
be used in paving the streets Of Baby
Ion. a tablet has been unearthed re.
oordins this fact. and stating that
this pavement was put down that his
people might Traverse these streets
in joy"
The Incas OF Peru used it for build
ing magnificent highways.
The nature Of the products used
mentioned above was no doubt asphai.
tic, and unrefined. but resembling the
asphalt used as a paving material in
our own city. The earliest printed
reference to Petrtseum in America 4.
by a Franciscan missionary who
crossed the Niagara river from Can
ada in 1890 n wrote of oil. in what
is now the state Of New York. known
10 the Indians and by them given q
name s~ignifying plenty there"
The leading factor in bringing about
a full development of the Petroleum
industry were wells that were drilled
for salt. So often were salt brine and
petroleum found in the same seoiogi.
cal formation that scientists ascrIbed
to them a kindred origin.
The first drillings to establish this
popularity were on the Kanawha
River in West Virginia, a state des-
tined to play an important part in
Petroleum affairs. Wells drilled in
the vicinity of Pittsburgh. Pa. gave
similar results. causing much incon.
%venienee to the salt manufactures.
The first speculators in petroleum
crude oil Of which we have definite
record were Bosworth. Wells & Co. of
Marietta, Ohio. This as
, 1922-11-19
The Children Encyclopedia

THE BOOK OF KNOWLEDGE has gladdened
many thousands of children's hearts on Christmas
morning. 1t is the gift that will never grow old, the
gift that will last for a lifetime. 1t is the friend and
companion of all the children, little and big. 1t is a
great treasure house of important and valuable infor-
nation; it is a book of delights for the entire family.
If you had only had it when you were a child, it would
have made a difference to your whole life. IT
ANSWERS EVERY QUESTION A CHnD CAN ASK
IN THE LANGUAGE WHICH A CHILD CAN UN-
DERSTAND.
, 1922-11-19

THE BOOK OF KNOWLEDGE is a new key to the
World Wonderful. 1t opens wide the doors of knowI-
edge. Fathers and mothers of today who take a peep
into this little paradise feel that they were born too
soon, for they had to grow up without the best loved
book ever made for children. 800. 900 homes possess
it, and on Christmas morning 10000 more children
will be clapping their hands because they have been
given just what they were longing for most. Don't
you want your child to have H OP-
AND THE CREATES GIFT A CHILD
AN HAVE?
Evening star., 1922-04-03
Silk-and-wool Poplin
One Of Springs Fashionable Fabrics

1t is rich in texture and finish, soft and pleasing.
and this 4O-inch number requires very little for gar
The range of colors includes plenty navy and
black-always in vogueand have priced lower than
its good quality warrants. Yard, Sl.39.
54-Inch A11-Woo1 Tricotine, $2.19
Navy. white and black. \ weight exactly suited to
making this seasons suits, skirts. coats, Capes and the
garments of present and early requirements.
The price special is only, yard, S2.1o
FIoor-Lnnsburgh &
Evening star., 1922-04-03
MICHIGAN MAN HELD
ON BANK FRAUD CHARGE
j. B. Hause of Bay City Found in
Youngstown-$1OO.OOO In
volved in Case.

CLEVELAND. Ohio, April 81. B.
Hause of Bay city. Mich. who is
alleged to have defrauded banks in
several cities of approximately $780,
600 within year. is under arrest
at Youngstown. according to $. l..
Stile, head OF a local Office of a
private detective agency. He was
identified by T.. Buchanan Owen of
Cleveland as the man who, posing as
George Z. Crause and claiming to be
a member of an aristocratic family,
tleeced Cleveland banks of $4,000.
lie is also known as J. B. Rose, the
police say. Police claim that he de-
posted fraudulent drafts in Cleve-
land banks totaling more than $40
eco. Cincinnati. Buffalo. Louisville.
Chicago, Denver and Detroit banks
also are said /" have been victimized
and a visit in Toronto shortly before
Christmas, police say. netted him
$4,000.
Recently he was traced to Cincin-
natl and the police sent circulars of
warning to all Ohio banks.
Friday the Alahoning National
Bank of Youngstown received long
distance telephone call purporting to
come from an official of a Pittsburgh
ed to ]. b. Hause- The Youngstown
bank called the Pittsburgh institu-
tion and WAS told the call had never
been made. Hause was arrested
when he sought to deposit a draft
for SS.4O0.
Hause is said to have told of his
operations in II statement to Youngs-
town police, who say Il complete
forging outfit was found in his room
at hotel.
He will be brought to Cleveland on
a warrant issued last May under the
name of CrauSc. charging him with
obtaining money under false pre-
lenses.
Evening star., 1922-04-03
MANY MINOR INJURIES
IN SUNDAY ACCIDENTS
Three-Year-Old Girl, Struck by
Auto, Escapes Without
Noticeable Hurt.

Phyllis Howenstein, three years
old, 1885 Quincy street. was knocked
down by the automobile of Raymond
NJ. Poppin, l107 Buchanan street, in
front of 1900 Harvard street. about
AIS O'Clock yesterday afternoon. She
ran in front of the machine, the po-
lice reported. She was taken to Gar
field Hospital. where physicians SAID
they We're unable to find evidence of
an injury.
Theodore Adams, colored, 304 W
street. and Ernest Walker, lis Bry-
ant court. were in an automobile that
turned turtle near 18th and U streets
last night about II o'clock. They
refused hospital treatment for the
slight injuries they received.
Catherine OConnell. six years old,
was knocked down by an automobile
in front of her home at 2642 Nichols
avenue. Anacostia, Yesterday morn
ing and badly shocked. She was
treated at Casualty Hospital.
Benedict Swain. siXty-five years
old. Charles Hotel. was treated at
Emergency Hospital last night for a
cut over his left eye. He received
tor vehicle at 7th and Is streets.
AtchiSon Smith. ten years old,
Brandywiue and 4Ith streets, yester-
day afternoon was injured in col
liSon between his bicycle and the au
tomobile of ]. Raymond Hoover, 1858
Connecticut avenue, at Woodley road
and S6th street He was taken home
and treated for injuries to his head
and legs.
Irving Buckler. twelve years old,
6l2 4th street northeast. received in
juries to his head and left knee yes
terday afternoon when his bicycle
and the automobile of r. Edlavitch.
Marlboro. Md, collided in front of
514 street northeast He received
surgical aid at Casualty Hospital.
A collision between a street car
and the automobile of Richard P.
Schulze. 144S Park road. occurred yes
terday afternoon at | street and Con-
necticut avenue. Mrs. Nellie Schulze,
mother of the owner of the car, re-
ceived slight injuries and suffered
from shock
Evening star., 1922-04-03

42G-30 Seventh Street Northwest
Evening star., 1922-04-03
TWINS JOINED AT SPINE.
Severing Operation of Sisters
Would Have Been Fatal.

CHICAGO, April 3.-The "Siamese
Twins" Josefa and Rosa Black. who
died last week after two weeks illness
at hospital here, We're Joined at the
spine and severiug them would have
been fatal, N-ray photographs taken
after their death are said to show. The
pictures. it was declared, showed a
continuous t-shaped spine and also
many vital organs in common. The
deaths were due to intestinal obstruc-
tion, according to George w. Brady,
photographer. who made the pictures.
Evening star., 1922-04-03
54-Llch A11-Woo1 Tricotine, $2.l9
Boxes and Novelties
Ready for Easter

BUNNY BOXES-Various sizes, from the tiny to
bigger ones-the kind mother fills with jelly eggs for
YOU to find Easter morning. 10c to SOC.
EGG BOXES-Beautifully decorated and trimmed in
many STYLES and sizes. Fill them with CANDY for the chill
dren's Easter surprise. SC to Z5c
Fuzzy Chicks. each, 1c to z5c
Darling Bunnies, each, 1c to 3Sc.
Bonbon Baskets, each, SC to IOc.
Snappers in dozen boxes soc to $I.OO.
Immense Line of Easter Cards, each 1c 25c.
Station Shop-First FIoor
Evening star., 1922-04-03
Boot Mills Towels 1Zc
At a One-Day Price, ~

Heavy quality huck in deep pebble weave and
hemstitched hem. Size 18x30 Absorbent, pable and
bargain that should induce you buy what you'll need
for the After tomorrow price goes right back
where it belongs.
first Brothe
Evening star., 1922-04-03
Bring 1t Back

When the time comes-as it
may-that you buy anything in
this Store which does not
please or satisfy you, BRING
1T BACK. We will exchange
it or return your money to
you. There will not be any ar.
gument about it, because we
don't want you to have any.
thing we have sold you if you
don't want it.
We are not in business for a
day, or a week, or a month.
We expect to be supplying
your wants for a long time to
come. We take a great pride
in this Store, in its policies and
ideals. And there never shall
be a time when we shall take
your money without giving you
what you want in return for it.
What the customer expects
and wants is what we intend
the customer shall receive.