Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-14
FULLY ORGANIZED FOR
 ENFORCEMENT PROBLEMS


 Director Harry E. Mackenzie an- are to the effect that the new fiscal year finds Commissioner R. A. Haynes at tacking enforcement problems in a fully organized manner on a basis approach ing maximum efficiency.
 The past fiscal year having necessar- Fly been devoted to reorganization work the forces in various parts of the coun try have been augmented until the or ganization work is now practically on the basis of the fiscal years appropria- tion.
 Commissioner Haynes states that the patriotic. law-abiding citizenship of the United States interested in law enforce ment and good government never had more reason to be optimistic over the progress being made in this particular branch of law enforcement work than at the present time. Seldom if ever has greater progress been made in such short length of time by any government in so large a task. The commissioner states that many who year ago were antagonistic have now come to the i point where they see most clearly that ' respect for law lies at the very basis of orderly government and any disrespect shown toward one law must of necessity undermine the authority of all laws and especially when the particular law held in contempt is part of our Constitu- ] tion.
 Experiments in the industrial alcohol and chemical division. due to the use Of poisonous alcohol by bootleggers. have resulted in regulations which materially checked the condition.
 Commissioner Haynes advises that an alysis made of "moonshine'' revealed that liquor penetrating under the porce- | lain caps of Mason jars. corrodes the zinc lining. with the result that the li- quor contains poisonous zinc, which. though in quantities cannot be detected ] by taste alone.
 l In relation to "ilome brew" a fast dy- | ing fad. experiments reveal that poor materials. unclean utensils. unsanitary, | damp dark surroundings. mostly cellars. | basements sheds and stables. result in a health-destroying connection, the kick in most instances being due to the off products of fermentation or pto- | maines
 Analyses of synthetic whiskey the present source of bootleggers supply.
 show the favorite mixture to contain
 acetone and isopropyl alcohol added to pure ethyl alcohol the first of which lacerates the stomach and the other 1 paralyzes the nerve centers. Various | methods of coloring are employed. io- dine in some instances being used, and while the resultant fake waiskey does
 not necessarily kill. blind or paralyze the tissues of the stomach are destroyed
 and organs generally so affected tha'
 disease Is certain to ensue. Tn view oi
 the fact that the process of denaturinE
 alcohol requires either bichloride of mer
 cury. lysol. formaldehyde. carbolic acit | .s~ 5ses- lot 4fa
 cess of compromising bootleg whiskey
 contemplates the use of lead. copper an'
 zinc poisons. to say nothing Of fusei oil it naturally follows that drinkers of
 are taking long chances on their healtl If not their lives.
 Schools of instruction in many states
 in which the general principles of en forcement are taught to agents, hav
 proved most helpful
 Steps have been taken to check tn operations of a fleet of runners operat ! ing out of British Columbia ports. os } tenslbly for Mexican ports. but divertini
 liquor along the California coast. Evi dence is being gathered by officials il that section which they believe will b |, sufficient to justify Canadian aUthori
 ties in seizing the ships when they re . turn to their home ports. under the in ternational rule that ships are forfets ble to the government if they faisif i their manifests. The mouth of the Go : lumbia river is being patrolled to ore vent such boats from coming into tha territory from British Columbia. Commissioner Haynes further advise that reports indicate the narcotic situs ? ton on the Pacific coast has Improve greatly as the result of a coast-wid drive against the smuggling Of drug , from the Orient Narcotics valued 8 more than s175.o00 have been confs ; cated on liners in the San Francisc , harbor, and the violators arrested. Ur i der the new Jones-Miller anti-narcoti 1 law. the captain of the vessel Is subjeC , to a fine of s25 for every ounce of nai ! cotics found on his steamer. If the fin s is not paid the government may witf i hold clearance of the steamer.