Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-12-14
DISCOVER 1900 BARRELS
OF SUGAR IN WINERY
Government Officials Investigating
Alleged Hoartling by Nor
folk Concern.
WILL BE. SOLD TO DEALERS
Food Administration Orders All Not
Immediately Required to BE Put
i'm Channels Of Trade for Relief
Of Shortage.

of Shortage.
Investigation instituted last week
through the instance Of Colonel L. z.
White, Federal food administrator Of
Virginia, resulted last night in thc
discovery OF l.2o0 barrels of granulated
sugar in the warehouse Of the Garret
Winery. Of Norfolk.
Colonel White last week received in
formation TO the effect that the Gar
ret Winery was conceulins from the
government large quantity OF sugar
stored In its warehouse. 1t was stated
that this sugar was far in excess of
its needs for the manufacture Of wines.
The food adm illustrator lost no time in
communicating the matter TO Washing
ton. and agents Of the Department OF
Justice Immediately began an eSami-
nation.
The investigation was conducted
through the office OF Special Agent r.
III. Daughton. OF the Department of
Justice in charge o: agents of the de-
pn"inlent in Virginia. When questioned
in regard - the matter, Mr.. Daushton
said last night that il was true that
the Granuiated sugar had been dIsccv-
cred and. that the Garrett Winery had
hnen ordered to dispose OF 1t: but, he
alded; THAT he could say nothing of
lhc manner OF investigation. as ), the
matter had already been reported to tl!a
United States district attorney; and
that any further statement would hav,,
TO be made through that Office.
COMPANY ORDERED TO SELL
SUGAR WITHOUT DELAY
Richard II. Mann. United S;atea dis
tTict attorney for the Eastern District
OF Virginia. was out of the State on
official business and could not he To-
Gated. Hiram VI. Smith, assistant dis
trici attorney. declined to give out any
Information in regard TO the matter.
! However il was admitted that n large
quantity OF grGnulated sugar had been
discovered in the warehouse OF the
Garret Winery. of Norfolk, AMI that
| the company nad been ordered to lis
pose OF this sugar to the joobcrs i'm =
mediattly 20 that il would reach the
/ consumers without delay, and accord
/ ihg!y relieve the sugar famine in this
section OF the country
Notwithstanding the reticence Of
Federal officers to discuss the matter
1t was learned through the Office OF
the food administrator that 1,o60 bar
rels. Or approximately $4,000 pounds
OF Granulated sugar had been discov-
cred. This would amount to more than
! twelve carloads of sugar. and is count.
ed upon greatly to alleviate the scare
! ity.
AS none OF the officials OF the Gar
ret Winery could be located late last
night, no statement could be obtained
! from the officers of the company.
WILL PUT SUGAR IN
| HANDS OF RETAILERS
| 1t was further learned from the OF.
! flee Of the food administrator that the
company has been ordered to sell this
sugar to the jobbers Of this State
who will in turn Immediately make
disposition OF it to the consumers OF
| this section who have found il diff.
cult to buy sufilciency OF sugar 70,
| household needs. Provision has beer
I made for the seizure of the sugar bS
| Federal agents in case the company
refuses to dispose OF it within a rea.
sonable time.
| III the absence Of Colonel White
| food administrator. one Of the mer
connected with the Office would make
no comment upon the discovery other
than that he thought that cit woult
materially aid the sugar situation ir
this State"
i The Garret Winery continues to op
crate in this State under a special pro
vision Of the Mapp prohibition law
Section 60 Of the prohibition law reads
that nothing in this act shall preyen
existing wineries from keeping ant
storing until January /, 1918. on thei
premises suck wines as have alread.
been manufactured, or are at the dat,
OF the passage of this act in the pro
cess of manufacture. but said wines
shall not be sold. given away or dis
pensed in the State Of Virginia. bu
may be shipped out Of the State int,
territory where they may be legall.
sold"
BELIEVE AMOUNT IS IN
EXCESS of REQUIREMENT!
Apparently 1t was for use in TIL
manufacture Of wines that the Garrc
Co. had the sugar stored I'm its ware
house. However, tho action Of tn
government in ordering tho sale O
this sugar at once indicates that I
is the opinion of the food administra
tlon that the amount stored by tn
winery was far in oxcess Of it's needs
Colonel White left yesterday after
noon TO. address a large conservatio,
J Continued on Ninth Pase.)