New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-01-03
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should be on the conscience of every
member of the house who failed to
heed the warning"
While Celler spoke. Representa-
lives Black, democrat, and Fair
child, republican. of New York, in
troduced resolutions. Black asking
for information as to denaturing, and
Fairchild proposing that attention be
drawn to the declaration that there
could be no "legalized murder"
In presenting his resolution, Sem
ator Edwards declared this nation
has been waslowing in a trough of
prohibition corruption for nearly
years.
During the holiday season just
passed when the spirit Of Bethlehem
should have prevailed in every town.
ship and home, our cheerful Christ
mas spirit was severely shocked by
news dispatches, from every section
of the country announcing scores of
deaths from poison rum. Here are
the figures from Representative
American cities in which legalized
murder is looked upon with favor by
this so-called paternalistic govern
Imont of OURS
Edwards Opens Attack
Full information whether the
Anti Saloon league or its general
counsel. Wayne 3. Wheeler. has
had any hand in the poisoning of
industrial alcohol would be re-
quested by Secretary Mellon in
resolution prepared today by Sena-
tor Edwards, democrat, New Jer-
Sey.
The resolution also would ask
under which authority the treasury
has required that industrial alcohol
BE- poisoned to render it unfit for
beverage purposes.
The treasury would be requested
to furnish the senate all data avail
able on the subject. particularly
all correspondence had by the de-
partment with the Anti-Saloon
league of America or with Wayne
L. Wheeler bearing on the poison
ing Of alcohol"
While the New Jersey senator
was preparing to address the senate
in support of his resolution, AS
sistant Secretary Andrews, in charge
OF prohibition enforcement. was
predicting early elimination Of
poison as denaturant. General
Andrews described recent alarm
over the situation as a big bear"
perhaps attributable to wet propa-
ganda."
Andrews stand
"Of course We all want the poi
son out" said the dry chief. "and
our chemists are working overtime
20 find a substitute but We are
faced by the law which requires
that this alcohol must he made un-
tit for beverage use
Industry itself, Andrews declared
preferred that its alcohol be de-
naturcd so that it could be pre-
served from beverage use and he
also said that industry preferred
wood alcohol as u denaturant, be-
cause u was so much like the real
product that it did not interfere
seriously, lie added, however, that
industry is cooperating with gov
crnmcnt chemists in the search for
practicable substitutes for wood al
cohol.
. General Andrews expressed doubt
that the numerous holiday deaths
lad resulted from the drinking Of
denatured alcohol Drinking OF too
much alcohol, he said, was more
probably the cause.
Secretary Mellon conferred with
Mr.. Andrews and with James NJ.
Doran, chicf of the prohibition
chemists, today and was told that
progress was being made in the
work of finding a substitute for the
poisonous denaturants. Mr.. An
drews said the Industrial Alcohol
association had established a fell
lowship at the Mellon Research in
stitute in Pittsburgh to study this
particular problem.
1t is believed by the chemists
that petroleum will offer the solu-
ton for poisonous dcna-
turant which will at the same time
make industrial alcohol taste SO bad
that it cannot be used by drinkers.