Show SENATOR REED GIVES TIPS ON BOOZE MAKING MAKINO Material ial Used In Moon Moon- shining Moon sliming shining E Exhibited and Also Explained I WASHINGTON April 15 By 15 IS ByThe The Associated Press Congress Press has the power to permit and legal legal- legalIze legalize legalize ize cider and wine inc containing containing possibly possibly possibly bly from 27 to 1168 per cent or of sold to be b or use In the thet t home t e lull HilI liesa ne- ne sa of Mary Mary- Mary Land 4 j jand and declared to- to tolay tolay lay to-lay lay before enate- enate I liquor Iq u o 0 r I V f or a leader or of olho ho wels In the th louse based his hJ u p p II o 0 ai n rhe he decision or decision OC he courts In the ther r ac ase brought brought- b brought I 0 ugh t S against him him hin by Sw BEO he h government because he manu manu- In his hia elder cider and ant wipe win home bome The c case se he said was tried un- un under under un under der der section 23 te of the act permitting the the manufacture In the the home of o n non non-i n-l n cider elder and wine The rhe Th jury held liquors rs of this al- al alcoholic al alcoholic coholic c content were not InS and the government did not ap appeal ap- ap peal Representative Q wa was the first of the of a number of members house who appeared to close cloa the case caso for or the tho wets At the outset it was agreed that hat the the wets could take UI up the re- re remainder remainder re remainder of their time Ith argo- argo argument argument ment at the tho close of ot the tho presenta presenta- presentation presentation tion by the drys drs OBJECTION IDE DE Bishop James 3 J Cannon Jr of the Methodist st Episcopal church in- in interposed In Interposed somo some objection suggest Suggest- SuggestIng suggesting ing tog that the tha drys dry have ha the th closing but Senator Goff Republican of West Vest Virginia s said ld wets had the affirmative and under the usual practice they should have the cbs clos- closIng clos Ing While Representative Hill was talking Senator Rood Democrat of Missouri came canto Into the th room ant and there was brought In a number or of fancy looking stills Senator Reed then that he had not finished his Iris examination exam exam- examInation examination of Assistant A Secretary A An- An Andrews An Andrew n- n drews drew of the th treasury In charge of oC prohibition enforcement nt He picked up a steam pressure cooker and asked General Andrews If It that could bo be used as aa a n still TIre Tile gen gln general gen general era eral I referred the tho senator to Dr Dorn chemist of the th prohibition unit who conceded that the th C On On Page Pae Two SENATOR REED GIVES LESSON LESSOR Continued from Palo Pago One cooker could make a still but a rather Imperfect one HAS KEG TOO Dr Dorn had a sUII still of oC hIs own consisting of ot a copper pot with a tube leading oft off and a II condenser It w was s described for tor the th record Then Reed produced a gallon ca ca- ca capacity charred keg kep which It was wa conceded could bo be used to age liquor know else Ise they Do Do you ou anything are arc used usel tor for asked Reed Heed No sir lr said eald Dorn DornIs Is th them re any law against their sale Im Im I'm not sure of ot that Next Reed produced a email package containing charred oak sticks These are sol sold In Washing WashIng- Washington ton and Dr Dorn saLt sail they could be used to ripen whisky Corn sugar from which Reed de- de developed developed yesterday that liquor could be made next was produced Dorn Identified It as such by tasting CORN SUGAR SUG Do you OU know whether production production tion ton of this corn sugar aucar has In- In increased In Increased creased within a few Cew years from one and a quarter million pounds a year to pounds I know enough about it to know that those figures are wrong There has been a large larce Increase It Is used generally In the th home borne horn now Alcohol out of It To some somo extent Do you know to what extent No Would you say the th use us of thIs sugar as IUS an edible product has In- In Increased increased In Increased creased tour four fold told It has Increased but I could not say how much they hey make whisky out of malt don iney ey No Nn said Dorn The crowd laughed and the th wit wit- witness wit witness ness added Im Im I'm talkIng now distilled whisky It It could be he used couldn't It 1 pursued Reed Certainly But I dont don't believe It Is used for tor that purpose Dont put your beliefs beller In I 1 know It Is used tor for that purpose said Reed The Th Missouri senator then produced R a department nt or of commerce report showing that corn sugar consumption had advanced from Crom pounds pound In 1919 1 1 to 0 In 1923 It If that proportionate Increase has kept up then we are using u now something over one billion pounds a 8 year observed Reed Turning back to General An An- An Andrews Andrews drews Senator Reed aske asked for Cor an and I Ithe the witness agreed to furnish this information The number ot of liquor prosecutions lons lions in the past pact 12 months together cr er with the number ot of search war war- warrants warrants warrants rants Issued and the th number sus- sus sustained sus sustained over the tho same aam period The Th production of oC grapes by years before and sInce sine prohibition together with a contrast of ot prIces over the year The number of o persons por ons I or wounded by federal prohibition agents and the th coast guards The Th actual amount of oC o lIquor seized by federal agents agent Including the tho coast guard euard u uI I |