The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1922-09-02
PUBLIca sLEDGER
Every Afternoon and Morning Rx-
rspl sunday By
THE LEDGER PUBLISHING 20.
AZ the Public Ledger Building, East
Third Street
PROHIBITION AGENTS
ACTIVE AGAINST FAKE
DRINKS BEING OFFERED.
Department OF Prohibition Making
Rapid strides Toward Wiping Out
The Many Substitutes
COncOcted.


Federal Prohibition Director Sam
Collins states that Commissioner Roy
HAYNES has instituted a series Of con-
ferences of directors and other en-
forcement officials in various sections
of the country to discuss numerous
problems and map out plans for solu-
ton, and a conference will soon be
held in this state. Several such con-
ferences have already been held and
mattres Of vital concern to the public
have been considered.
Among the problems on which ac-
ton will be taken is that of rubbing
compounds, which through bootleg
channels have caused many deaths.
Analyses of several hundred gallons
of seized product revealed quantities
of concentrated I've, an excessive
amount of which remained in the COM
pound even after rehabilitation. Con-
spiracy sections of the Volstead Act
will be evoked against cereal beverage
manu- facturers who inject such rub
bling compounds into so-called near
beer"
Recent conferences have resulted IN
recommendations that retail sales OF
Jamaica ginger be limited to one fluid
ounce and exposure of an alleged Ger
man fake preparation reputed to pro-
duce, wine, champagne and brandy;
also the successful suppression OF
fraud to hoodwink the public with so
called Canadian rye"
Directors have ben instructed to ed
ucate agents along the lines OF manu-
facture and transportation of indus
trila or denatured alcohol. The men
will be taught the dierence in varie-
ties of alcohol and it is believed that
violations of this nature will be grealy
lessened.
A signal victory for enforcement
was the recent announcement by
leading vaudeville circuit that per-
formers would not be allowed to make
humorous reference to the 18TH
amendment. Commissioner Haynes is
elated that within so short spoce OF
time such splendid compliance with
request made by him upon assuming
his duties little over year ago has
been secured, and that edotirial and
news writer's ,cartoonists, reporters,
scenario writers, playwrights and per-
aid to law
enforcement, thus sounding the pro-
hibition joke death knell.
Over 10000 convictions for VIOLA
ton fthe 1Sthe amendment have been
obtained in federal courts throughout
the country during the past year,
showing that courts and juries are
displaying an improved attitude.
In the ojinion of Commissioner
Haynes the most effective weapon IN
the hands of enforcement officials is
the paddock" provisions, which pro-
vides that place may be closed as
nuisance. This provision is being en-
forced throuihout the country, some OF
the most notorious resorts being ef-
feet by its operation.
Conferences will discuss the pro-
posal made by certin directors that
Bertillion records be kept Of everp
captured bootlegger and moonshiner
in order that prompt and accurate
Identification may be made of persons
who violate the prohibition laws, as
well as other criminals. The records
would be sent to policedepartments all
over the country and, it is believed,
would aid materially in suppressing
bootleggers' activities.
Unspeakable conditions surround
the manufacture Of bootleg whisky, &C
cording to daily reports being received
by Commissioner Haynes concerning
the unsanitary locations of stills, and
yermin, maggots and dead animals oil
ali kinds which have been discovered
in watts of mash. In many instances
concentrated lye is used to hasten fer
mentation, as many as 200 empty I've
cans being found in one place, which
gives one an idea of the amount OF this
stuff used and the extremely poisonous
mixture which results.
Perhaps the most revolving method
employed by violators which has yet
come to the notice of enforcement au-
thorities is that by which cadaver yats
containing bodies used by university
students for dissection work are being
drained Of alcohol for bootleg pur-
poses. Although the stuff is redistilled
before being distributed, wood alcohol
poisoning remains, according to analy-
SEES of some OF the seized product.
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