Evening journal., 1922-09-12
death in some
RUBBING FLUIDS
.Coyernment Calls State
| Conferences to Stop New
/ / Bootleg Trade
FIND POISONS
| IN NEAR BEER

Fesleral Prohibition Director Rob
crt B. Elliott today announced tha
tcomr,issioner Haynes has institut-
ed a. series OF conferences OF direc-
tors and other enforcement officials
in VARIOUS sections Of the country to
dlsc,fss numerous problems and
map 'out plans for solution. A con-
ference win soon be held in this
state. Several such conferences
havei already been held and mat
ters of vital concern to the public
have been considered.
Among the problems on which
action viii be taken is that Of rub
bling compounds. which through
bootleg channels have caused many
deaths. Analyses OF several hun
dreds gallons of seized product re-
Eveaied quantities Of concentrated
lye, an excessive amount of which
Erem%ned in the compound even af-
ter redistillation. Conpiracy sec
tions Of the volstead Act will be
evoked against cereal beverage man
ufacurers who inject such rubbing
compounds into so-called near
beerf
Recent conferences have resulted
in Recommendation that retail sales
of Jamaica Ginger be limited to
one fluid ounce. and exposure Of an
+ alleged. German fake preparation
reputed to produce wine. cham
pagne and brandy; also the success
ful suppression Of a fraud to hood
wink the public with so-called
s"Canadlan Rye"
Ditectors have been instructed TO
educate agents along the lines Of
.manpfacture and transportation of
Industrial OF denatured aecohol. The /
men Hill be taught the difference /
in varieties OF alcohol and It is be-
lleveh that violations OF this nature /
will be greatly lessened.
A signal victory for enforcement !
was the recent announcement by a
leading vaudeville circuit that per-
formers would not be allowed to
make humorous reference 10 the
Eighteenth Amendment. Commits
sionar Haynes is elated that within
SO shirt a space OF time such splen-
did compliance with a request made
BY him upon assuming his duties a
ittletover year ago has ben secur-
ed, and that editorial and news writ
FRS. oartoonists. reporters. scenario
writers playwrights, and performers
ire lending every aid to law enforce
nenc, thus sounding the prohibition
oke death knell.
over $4,000 convictions Tor viola
lion OF the Eighteenth Amendment
aavenbeen obtained in federal courts
throughout the country during the
past Year. showing that courts and
luries. are displaying an improved
attitqde.
In The opinion OF Commissioners
HAYNES the most effective weapon in
he hands of enforcement officials
5 the paddock" provision. which
provides that a place may be closed
Is nuisance. This provision is be-
ng Enforced throughout the coun-
ry, some Of the most notorious re-
orts peing affected by It's operation. )
Conferences viii discuss the pro- I
osaI made by certain directors that s
'ertiiion records be kept Of every '
aprired bootlegger and moonshiner t
n order that prompt and accurate {
may be made OF per- I
ons who violate the prohibition laws. /
= well as other criminals. The a
ecoras would be sent TO police de- 1
lartrqents all over the country. and.
Is believed. would aid materially in ,
uppressing booueggers' activities. :
Unepeakable conditions surround /,
he lnanufacture Of bootleg whisky. b,
Eccordlng to daily reports being re- ,
eived by Commissioner Haynes, con-
.erning the unsanitary locations OF
'ulls and vermin, maggots and dead
nim2ls of all kinds. which have
teen discovered In vats of mash. In
many Instances concentrated I've is
sed to hasten fermentation, as many
s 200 empty lye cans being found
b one place. which gives one an
lea of the amount Of this stuff used
nd the extremely poisonous mix
ire Which results.
PERHAPS the most revolving method
npto}ed Dy NloldtoIS NAich mas sct
ome TO the notice Of enforcement
Ithdrities. is that by which cadaver
ITS cotaining bodies. used by uni
srsity students for dissection work,
re being drained of alcohol for !
,otleg purposes. Although the stuff
redistilled before being dis
ibuted. wood alcohol poisoning re-
aims according 10 analyses of some 7
the seized product