New Britain herald., 1926-04-15

tube leading off and a condenser. It was described for the record.
 Then Reed produced a gallon ca. pacity charred keg, which 1t was conceded could be used to age" liquor.
 Do you know anything else they are used for?" asked Reed,
 No, sir" said Dorn,
 "Is there any law against their sale?"
 I'm not sure of that"
 How to Ripcn Whskcy Next Reed produced a small pack agc containing charred oak sticks. These are sold in Washington. and Dr. Dorn said they would be used 10 "rlpen" whiskey.
 Corn sugar, from which Reed de- veloped yesterday that liquor could be made, next was produced, Dorn identified is as such by tasting.
 DO you know whether production Of this corn sugar has increased within few years from one and one quarter million founds year ago to 500,00o, ,o00 pounds?'
 T know enough about it 10 know that those figures are wrong, There has been q large increase, It Is used generally in the home now"
 "Alcohol is made out Of it?"
 ITO some extent"
 "You don't know to what extent?"
 No"
 Sugar Use Increases
 "Would you say of this sugar as an edible product has increased four fold?"
 Ut has increased, but I could not say how much"
 "They make whiskey out of malt don't they?"
 No" said Dorm
 The crowd laughed, and the wit ness added:
 I'm talking now Of distilled whis- key"
 "It could be used, couldn't it?" pursued Reed. Certainly. But don't believe 1t is used for that purpose"
 Don't put your beliefs in. know It Is used for that purpose" said Reed
 The Missouri senator then pro duced a department Of commerce report showing that corn sugar con- sumption had advanced from 152,- S7o,0O0 pounds in 1919 to 5?7,90 513 in 1923.
 If that proportionate increase kept up then we are using now something over one billion pounds year." observed Reed. Flavoring extracts for rye and Bourbon whislley and Holland gin were put in evidence. Brandy Sauce,
 The legend on one of the bottles was read. It concluded with the statement that nothing is more de- lcious than plum pudding with Brandy sauce favored by this ex- tract"
 Dorn said he doubted whether there was any extensive use of the extracts by bootleggors.
 Isn't this stuff used to doctor up illicit liquor?" persisted Reed.
 T don't think so. The stuff made in these small stills Is such vile stuff that they don't try to doctor it up"
 I'm not talking about the little stills" returned Reed, "Im talking about the big stills and their out put" 1 Dorn agreed that the big distillers used it. Turning back 10 General Andrews, 1 $ nator Reed asked for and the wit ness agreed to furnish this informa- 1 lion:
 Liquor Prosecutions. | The number Of liquor prosecutions ! in the last twelve months, together with the number Of search warrants lSSu'u ana the Iu1llp"t SuStd.n"I over the time period. 1 The production of grapes by years i before and sine" prohibition. to- Fcthor with 8 contrast of prices over ! tho years. The number of persons killed or wounded by federal prohibition agents and the coast guard.
 The actual amount Of liquor seized hy federal agents including the coast guard.
 Rcfrrcn,lum Asked. A referendum on prohibition was asked in a statement filed by Repre- sentative Mary T. Norton. democrat. { New Jersey, declaring prohibiti0n