Startling prohibition statistics are quoted by Mr. Buckner, the United States Attorney, who in a speech here to-day declared that there were 511 deaths from alcoholic Poisoning in New York City in 1 '2: compared with 87 in 1918 Per cent. of 5,000 ramtples of Gomeatically manufactured liquor ized in 1020 was genuine whisky which comprised lers than two po: feet. of a larger amount seized in 1925.
Mr, Buckner, allusics factories and offices in City where boot-legxers equipped ith colouring and sca-nine fluids! manufactured all varieties of liquor, sing wood-alcohol as a basis, de clared that the prohibition problesn in Ram Row with its spectuculcr sea battles, but] in finding a method to Lottie up stream of poisoned industry alcohol continually flowing—from plants officially controlled, of which at least 40,000,000 gallons reached boot-leggers last year.—Reuter's American Service,
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