The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-09-15
BOOTLEG LIQUOR
UNFIT FOR DRINK
DRY AGENTS DECLARING
STUFF rs POISONOUS
DRY JOKES UNDER BAN
Enforcement of Prohibition Law
Is Quite Satisfactory, .
Authorities

Federal Prohibition Director s..
B. Qvale Of Minnesota states that
Commissioner Haynes has instituted
a series of conference of directors
and other enforcement officials in
various sections of the country to
discuss numerous problems and map
out plans for solution, and a confer
ence will soon be held in this state.
Several such conferences have al
ready been held and matters of Wit
al concern to the public have been
considered.
Among the problems on which
action will be taken is that Of rub
bing compounds, which through
bootleg channels have caused many
death. Analyses of several hundred
gallons of seized product revealed
quantities of concentrated I've, an
excessive amount of which remain
ed in the compound even after re-
distillation. Conspiracy sections of
the Volstead Act will be evoked
against cereal beverage manufactur-
ers who inject such rubbing com
pounds into socalled near beer"
ncCSuL COul0IcnCc nave Icoulcu
in recommendation that retail
sales of Jamica ginger be limited to
one fluid ounce and exposure Of an
alleged German fake preparation re-
puted to produce wine, champagne
and brandy; also the successful
suppression of fraud to hoodwink
the public with So called Canadian
rye"
Director have been instructed to
educate agents along the lines Of
manufacture and transportation OF
Industrial or denatured alcohol
The men will be taught the differ
encs in varieties of alcohol and it is
believed that violations of this ma
ture will be greatly lessened.
Victory For Enforcement
A signal victory ror enforcement
was the recent announcement by a
leading vaudeville circuit that per-
formers would. not be allowed to
make humorous reference of the
eighteenth amendment. Commits
sioner Haynes is elated that within
so short space Of time such
compliance with a request made by
him upon assuming his duties a lit
ed, and that editorial and news
ario writers playwrights and per-
formers are lending every aid to law
enforcement thus sounding the pro-
hibition joke death knell.
Over 10000 convictions for viola
ton of the 18th mendment have
been obtained in federal courts
throughout the country during the
past year, showing that courts and
juries are displaying an improved
attitude. 49,.
In the opinion of Commissioner
Haynes the most effective weapon
in the hands Of enforcement officials
is the paddock" provision, which
provides that place may be closed
as a nuisance. This provision is
being enforced throughout the coun-
sorts being affected by its operation.
Would Have Bertillion Records
Conferences will discuss the pro-
posal made by certain directors that
Bertillion records be kept of every
captured bootlegger and moonshin
er in order that prompt and accurate
identification may be made of per-
sons who violate the prohibition laws
as well as other criminals. The rec
ords would be sent to police depart
ments all over the country and, it
is believed, would aid materially in
suppressing bootleggers' activities.
Unspeakable condition surround
the manufacture of bootleg whisky,
according to daily reports being re-
received by Commissioner Haynes
concerning the unsanitary location of
stills, vermin maggots and dead ami
mails of all kind which have been
discovered in watts of mash. In many
instances concentrated I've is used to
hasten fermentation as many as 200
empty lye cans being found in one
place, which gives one a idea of the
amount of this stuff used and the
extremely poisonous mixture which
results.
Perhaps the most revolving meth
cd employed by Yiolators which has
yet come to the notice of enforce
ment authorities is that by which
cadaver watts containing bodies used
by university students for dissect
ing work are being drained of alco-
hol for bootleg purposes. Although
the stuff is redistilled before being
distributed and alcohol poisoning
remains, according to analyses of
some of the seized products.