Evening star., 1926-04-24
Reed Opposes Statements.

senator Harreld suggested that
either side might submit such state
nentS and the committee could take
them under consideration and deter
mine whether they should be included
in the record.
Senator Reed said that he consid-
cred the reception of such state
ments was entirely outside of the rules
laid down by the committee. Menu
berS of Congress, he said, had been
given permission to file sworn state
ments because of their official position.
1t was finally decided that the COM
nittee would take such statements
under consideration.
The 'dryS" also were asked that sta
tiStlcs compiled by Robert Coredini.
statistical secretary of the World
League Against Alcoholism. be re-
,cived and Mr.. Coredini was placed
on the stand. Senator Reed cross-ex-
anined him at considerable length re-
sarding the statistics, his work in
various cities and his salary.
Who asked YOU TO make this com
pilation." asked Senator Reed. "and
submit to the committee"
Worked q Years on Figures
The witness said that Wayne b.
Wheeler had asked him TO do so. He
said he had been working on the fig
ures which dealt with statistics OF
drunkenness and arrests for the last
six years.
When Gen. Andrews took the stand
today he resumed his statement of
what he had been seeking TO accom-
piish since he took Office as head of
prohibition enforcement. and de-
scribed the legislation which he now
recommended for the better enforce
Inent of the prohibition law. He
''alled attention to the terms of the
So-called Golf bill TO strengthen the
Foistead act, bill for supplemental
appropriations for prohibition enforce
nent, a bill to place prohibition
agents under the civil service, q bill
for better border control, q bill for
increased penalties for violation of
he law. a bin to increase the number
of Federal judges and bill to amend
he law relating 10 extradition,H all Of
which, he said, would improve prohi-
hilton enforcement.
Gen. Andrews said that as a result
uf the changes made by him in or.
Sanization and policy there had first
developed an improvement in the en-
forcement of the local laws and that
they were getting closer cooperation
from the district attorneys with good
results.
Questioned OIL Stills.
Senator Harreld called attention tC
the widely heralded statement that in
a year i72. 900 stills had been captured
and that Gen. Andrews, in reply to a
question by Senator Reed, had said
that probably not one in ten Of the
Illicit stills had been taken by the Gov
r9'nnent.
i How many of these were Stills?'
asked Senator Harreld. Aren't mos;
of them fermentation devices?"
They were booze making devices
weren't they?" interjected Senator
Reed.
Yes" replied Gen. Andrews.
Senator Harreld then read a list
which showed that 10000 distillers
and 1900 stills. 1000 worms and
$4,000 fermentation devices had
been included in the list of 172,00C
devices captured by the Government
lie also brought out that the agents
had captured more than. one still
in the same place frequently.
In reply to a question by Senator
Reed Gen. Andrews said that he
Thought all of these devices were
used for making spurious liquors
Opinions Not Considered.
senator Harreld asked Gen. An
drews if he had given instructions tC
employ as agents only men who were
IN sympathy with prohibition. Gen
Andrews said he had never given any
such instructions. He said that he be
loved that a man not in favor OF pro
!. }Ilipn because Of his sense OF duty