The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-30
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Analysis Reveals Doodle ggers
Passing OF Synthetic + !
Diplomatic Whislley

Possibility ST the liquor scandal
attaching to several of the en-
bassies being cleared up seems
likely today Is the result Of the
discovery Of liquor, bearing evi-
dence 81 embassy origin, deliv-
cred IN perfectly cOunterfeited
packages. The discovery was
made I few days ago By one Of
the Government chemists who was
employed BY the purchaser 81 .
case 81 "smbassy liquor %
araIyze Il.
Proves 70 30 COunterfeit.
!. tire sample shown me was put
up exactly like imported Scotch
wkiekey. It has ali OF the external
trimmings, even to the burlaping Of
the case, said the chemists. When
/ uncorked the bottle and smelled
IL I was prepared, to say It was
genuine Scotch IT was not until
1 had analysed tkS contents and dis.
covered II was made overnight that
II was convinced the. buyer had
been Imposed upon.
The labelling was perfect.
have examined scores Cf labels,
fake and genuine, and can identity
the counterfeit most OF the fiE1les
but in this instance / am undeter-
mined whether the labels areN fake,
like the whiskey. or not"
Cod Init tion.
Others 70 whom samples Of the
whislSey have been given declared
II Was genuine. or course, they
based their opinion on the taste and
smell. When advised Of the chem.
lists report they would hardly be-
lieve they had been imposed upon.
Prohibition agents and Secret
Service men here are working TO
learn the supply source through
which bootleggers have obtained a
set Of revenue stamps which It Is
declared must have come from Gov
eminent sources. Three caught
bootleggers have been sWeated ~
the Government agents several
times within the past few days In
an effort to force them to disclose
the source through which they OBJ
tanned the stamps, It IL intimated
they were offered an opportunity
to escape prosecution IL they would
supply the information. Whether
they have weakened and given the
Government agents the information
desired cannot be learned, but Il ie
understood that one Of the bootleg
panied by q Government agent, pre-.
sumably In connection with the
solution Of the stamp mystery"
Working ON Tips.
while dry agents decline to con.
firm the statement, Il IL understood
they have traced out an important
alcohol supply source and are now
working on two important tips
given them. by bootleggers willing
20 escape prosecution by furnish.
ing discriminating information In
volving digtillers.
at strikes us that Government
chemists analyzing bootleg liquor
or any liquor, FOR that matter,
should report all such activities to
US before making their reports to
private employers. said one OF the
Government employ; they should
be willing to assist us who are
also doing Government work. As 1t
is, their reports are virtually a
stamp Of quality for bootleg liquor.
and the bootleggers use them as
such. / know several Government
chemists who are receiving good
fees for such work from bootleg
gers and buyers Of bootleg liquor.
1.-THE bootleggers are pretty
clever. They send in a sample of
their liquor through some sup
posed buyer who poses az q private
citizen. He gets the report which
later he gives TO the bootlegger.
With this in their possession they
work up new trade. I have learned
of instances where they have made
l-ef1ortsns