Evening star., 1922-03-11
GUARDING SOURCES
CURTA|LS WHISKY
SO Per Cent of BootIeggers'
Product Poisonous, as Real
Supply Is Cut.

ouppiy Is Ouls
It's a matter Of common knowledge
that liquor may be purchased after 4
bit Of inquiry in almost any section
OF Washington. The chance, however,
estimated on the figures OF District
and prohibition chemists. is one In
fifty that the liquor is drinkable and
non-in3urious or non-poisonous.
Why?
Consider the supply sources as out
lined by the prohibition bureau, of
liquor. both genuine and .'faked"
The Warehouse Closely Guaraed-
First OF all. there is the warehouse
Of the government. 1t is guarded
closely by government forces. Rob
berries occur at intervals, but the
amount obtained in these is gobbled
up SO quickly that they have an effect
on the liquor supply like a drop OF
water in a barrel Of molasses.
Second, consider the smuggling.
Whereas Canada was once q fertile
base for smugglers, today it is rapid
ly losing this status on account of
the activities of revenue agents on
the great lakes and along the border
And the Florida coast, which has been
the latest rendezvous of liquor SNUG
glers, is now the scene of concen
tration by prohibition forces. and the
supply coming into this country from
that region is constantly diminishing.
1t will diminish still further in the
near future when subchasers will be
turned into rum-ship chasers by the
prohibition bureau.
Third, the forged permit system.
] by which in the past a considerable
quantity of liquor was withdrawn
/! from storehouses. is now the subject
| of perfected 'check-up" method, SO
\ that withdrawal by this means is
Fourth. there remains the ''on-
hand" supply Of genuine whisky that
| was outside of warehouses and dis
| tilleries when prohibition went into
| effect. This is SO small as to be neg
| ligible. it is estimated.
Fifth and final is the manufactured
| product. In So cases out of 100 it is
| either poisonous or injurious to
health. But there's plenty of it.
| AS far as Washington is concerned,
the first four means Of obtaining
liquor are almost eliminated. The
fifth remains. and by it bootleggers
1re prospering. ".
An Unwritten Diary.
/ Amazing as it is. glance over the
'ollowing page from the unwritten
liary of a business man. whose repu-
tation among his fellows is high when
astuteness, shrewdness and ability
walk into the hypothesis:
! April 1. April FOOLS day. Down at
| the office early. Mail answered at
$50. Ready for business.
| Matter of that supply contract
comes up. Bids seem rather high.
Il -
! material Immediately. Jones and
;mith now working on it.
! Eleven o'clock. Jones and Smith
| -eport quality of third lowest bidder
o be best of entire lot. Will look it
| ,ver myself.
Noon. No time for lunch. Looking
,ver that material. 1 have found sew
| raj flaws in it Jones and Smith had
| ,etter get aid in the matter Of that
'f1ice furniture purchase. / want il
o come up to standard.
Three o'clock. Have just found
| fous about it. viii think 1t over q
'ew days before signing order.
-Four O'Clock. Here's Bill Wetgoods
Howdy: Bill? Como in. What's on
| your mind?
| Afternoon. governor. Thought I'd
, lrop around and see how wou were
fixed
Got anything"
R1ps Across Real STUFF.
Say. I've run across the real stuff
Let me whisper it to you. 1t was
run in from the West Indies for
some high and mighty rich bugs here
They want the best, you know, and
they know how to get 1t. I've got a
few cases left over. Best stun that
l
Sure it's all right!'
why. governor. you know me.
Did | ever try to do you? ! can't
sonally guarantee it,
How much"
only $3.50 case. and dirt cheap
Send out a few cases
t,ia A tbna night Wss Eeyernor no ionr III do that
That is a typical instance of the
! attitude of some "shrewd" business
men toward the forbidden drinks.
Look over this fictitious diary a few
April Is. Awful pain in my eyes
today. Wonder WHAT'S the matter?
Better 60 up to see an oculist What
Ha,e. No. COULDN'T be that
3etc-etc.
Proposstion Agents Face.
According to prohibition authorities.
this represents the proposition that
they are facing in some cases A man
will give every detail Of a proposition
affecting his business all sorts OF con-
federation before making an outlay of
money. When his health comes into
question or the possibility of ais be-
ing biiked out Of tidy little sum, he
walks right of the gang plank and
hops into the west" area with as little
thought Of his greatest asset as of the
type OF men who are selling him this
liquor. They can't be trusted. accord
ing to authorities who know them. But
they are
As . result. poison whisky-making
continues and will continue. It Is pointed
out, until the drinking public educates
itself up to the point where the willy
bootiegges ceases to be able to impose
upon the unsuspecting victim.
| BELLHOPS De LUKE.