Show Poison Booze I Claims Heavy I IT T Toll ll in Death Philadelphia Authorities in Roundup to Learn Source of Deadly Liquor Being S Sold Soldat ld a at 10 tO Cents Drink PHILADELPHIA March 26 26 26 1 Following five fhe deaths from poison polson liquor and eleven lesser cases of oi al alcoholic iii- iii coholic poisoning over the week weekend weekend weekend end federal authorities and city cite police today combined forces to rundown run rundown rundown down the source of or the liquid death Three Investigations were und under underway underway r way toda today One is being conducted b by tho the police poUce headed by Captain Souder and L. L T. T Belshaw another by federal authorities headed by William J. J McClure l prohibition group head and a a. third by the coroners coroner's coroners coroner's cor con oner's office Police PoUce said today that ono one of ot tho the victims of or the f olson liquor gave several addresses where the stuff was sold The liquor Is sold for tor 10 I cents a n. drink three drinks for tor a quarter according to police I McClure today asked Director of ot Public Safety Cortelyou for policemen policemen po po- po- po to clean up saloons In the tenderloin district The United States district attorney will be asked to make out warrants and wholesale arrests are aro expected McClure McClure Mc Mc- Clure CIure said Most of ot the booze Is nothing more than pure denatured alcohol with a carmel coloring McClure McClure- said A person who drinks It can expect sure de- de deth de th In the last twelve weeks nearly bodies have been taken to the morgue and In at least leat cases death resulted from alcoholism according according according ac ac- ac- ac cording to William P. P Condon su superintendent superintendent su- su of ot the morgue Many deaths announced as duo duoto duoto duoto to gas gaa poisoning were afterward found round to have been caused by poi poi- Condon said I |