Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 125, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 May 1920 — DEADLY “ANODINE” USED AS MOONSHINE SAY AGENTS [ARTICLE]

DEADLY “ANODINE” USED AS MOONSHINE SAY AGENTS

The deadliest concotion to be used as a substitute for whisky was unearthed by revenue officers at Charleston, W. Va., rdcbntly. Nearly a gallon of “anodine,” composed of 61 parts alcohol and 39 parts ether, was found. Physicians declared a small amount would cause death. Prohibition officers said that the process used by the owner was simply the application of enough water to weaken it considerably. It was to be sold as moonshine whisky, they said. Goldie Hofey has finished her schooling at Remington and went to Gary today, where her parents moved some time ago. Mrs. F. A. Thomas returned to her home at Indianapolis today after visiting her aunt, Mrs. A. Simpson and other relatives.