Evening star., 1926-08-01
SUGAR FROM STILL
MAKES BOYS S|RUP
Much Other Material Seized
on Raids Converted to
Use by Government.

fruits and vegetables for Government
wards.
Kegs which were purchased by the
bootlegger to hold his wares have
been sawed in two and form grace.
ful pots for flowers and plants at the
Botanic Garden.
Copper stills through whose shiny
throats the vaporous bootleg liquor
guzzled in merry glee AT woodside re-
treats, have been transformed into
vases, candlesticks. watch fobS and
other. products of the deft craftsman's =
art. One old still is actually in use
by the Government
Try to Salvage Stills.
These and numerous other strange
transmutations have taken place
through the operations of prohibition
here in Washington. They result from
the economic practices OF officials in
charge, who are trying to salvage
all possible material from the wreck
age of raided Illicit moonshine plants,
OF course many things. such as
poisonous moonshine liquor. Illicit
liquor plants, and bottles of poorly
made product of the still, have been
destroyed. Thousands of gallons have
found their way down the sewers of
Washington. Many an Illicit still has
been chopped up or gone up i'm a
blaze OF smoke In some secluded syl-
van dell. where the owners thought
II would be safe from the vigilance of
the Government.
But the campaign to save what
could be utilized out of these prohi
hition raids in Washington and vicin-
tty has resulted, according to records
in the Office of United. States Marshal
n 4 In . - lfv,
terial TO the value OF about $500 0p0
Example Copied by Others.
Not only have these useful by-prod-
ucts of prohibition been utilized for
the benefit of the Government and
fits wards In Washington, according
TO Marshal Snyder, but the example
set here in Washington has been fol-
lowed somewhat by the courts and
offices of United States marshals
throughout the country.
The saving not only has brought
TO light some strange oddities In the
way Of peculiar transformations but
has resulted In putting into practical
use many seized articles, which would
have brought low prices on an auc-
tioneer's block, prices so low perhaps
as hardly to cover the costs of han
ding. All such transactions are by
court order.
The sugar seized by prohibition
agents in raids around Washington
has proved perhaps one of the most
interesting and valuable of savings.
A total of 4,465 pouzds of sugar. in
cluding both corn sugar and cane
sugar, have been turned over to the
National Training School for Boys
under DEGREES of condemnation issued
by the Supreme Court of the District.
Sugar Made Into Sirup.
Some sugar will be delivered during
the coming week. shipment of about
1000 pounds This was seized by
prohibition agents and on order of the
court turned over to the marshals
office for disposition, Much of this
sugar is melted up into slrup for the
boys at the school to eat on their
fiapiacks at breakfast.
In raids 1t is not unusual for pro-
hibltlon officers and police to confiscate
empty halfgallon Jars. Often some
of the Jars which contain liquor are
in such condition that they can be
emptied without brea king and kept
for use. Many Of these have been
turned over 10 the National Training
School and st. F,lizabeth's for use in
canning fruits and vegetables.
Between 5000 and 10000 pounds
of copper In the form of stills and
kettles have been turned over TO
Walter Reed and Mount Alto Hospi-
tails. according to Marshal Synder's
estimates.
The oceupational therapy clinic at
Mount Alto has been discontinued now.
hut formerly used a great deal OF
this copper for use by the patients.
Walter Reed still Is using ii In the
occupational therapy department.
where boys are making all sorts of
novelties, including vases, candle
sticks, card trays, plaques and other
things.
Alcohol in Radiators.
Alchohol seized in raids has been
used for radiators of Government
automobile trucks during the Win
ter here. Not only have 93l gallons
of alchohoi been distributed from
the still supplies here to Govern
ment departments for use in their
trucks, but 81 barrels containing 30
gallons each have been brought
from Baltimore for distribution here
30 Government departments. That
intended for automobile radiators Is
further denatured by the marshafs
Office by pouring Kerosene into Ii.
Some liquor captured by prohi-
bition agents is found to be Of good
quality, although according to labo-
ratory record the percentage OF
good stuff found is very small.
Whisky testing sufficient purity has
been turned over to various institu-
tions here, such as the Naval Hospital
and the National Training School for
Boys.
Other Property Utilized.
other property from still raids
turned over to other departments in.
clude 10 hydrometers TO the Wash.
iaRtsn Navy Yard, alcohol to the fur
niture repair shop of the House of
Representatives alsohel to the Chill
dren's Hospital; crooks and kegs TO
the National Training School for
Boys and the Botanic Garden, and
water bottles to the Department of
Agriculture.
The program Of using such material
was worked cut for full cooperation
between the various Offices and de-
partmente concerned, after conference
with ofieials of the Department of
Justice, and then by court order.
One still which used to make boot
leg LIQUOR before il wa S seized by the
Government and condemned is still
in operation here in Washington, but
this time by the Government itself 1t
was turned over to the Treasury, and
is now used for distilling water for
automobile batteries at the Treasury
garage, at Fourteenth and ID streets.