Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-22
MEDICINAL LIQUOR
STOCK TO Be FILLED.
Manufacture of 100000
Gallons to Be Authorized,
DR.. Doran Reveals.

Manufacture of 100000 gallons of
medicinal whisky-virtually the first to
be made under Government authority
since prohibition-will be authorized in
the next few months to replenish the
depleted stocks Of the country, 1t was
announced by DR.. James M. Doran,
commissioner of prohibition, in a
! statement made public today.
While the specific distilleries which
will turn out the new supply have not
been designated, DR.. Doran said they
very likely would be in Maryland,
Pennsylvania and Kentucky. Rye
whisky will be made in Maryland and
Pennsylvania and Burbon whisky in
Kentucky. Six permits will be issued.
Out Of more than 800 whisky distil-
leries which were in operation at the
! time the prohibition law took effect DR..
| Doran said that only about 10 plants
! still have kept their distilling apparatus
intact. The others have been dis
| mantled.
! Present Stock Good for Five Years.
The present stock of whisky is now
down to about five years supply, scat
! tered in IS United States bonded ware
houses over the country, and the Gov
! eminent has decided 1t now is time to
| SO it may be aged.
The distillers to whom permits will
be issued will be selected soon, DR..
/ Doran indicated. from among those who
, apply for permits.
| Manufacture of new whisky will be
allowed. DR.. Doran pointed out in a
comprehensive statement, under the
Willis Campbell act.
Supplements VoIstead Act.
This act is supplemental to the ma
tional prohibition actor the Volstead
act
The actual manufacture, Dr. Doran
said. probably could not get underway
until late this Fall. or nearly January
! /, 1880. This is due. he said. to the
| necessary reconditioning of some Of the
distilling units.
! While 1T has been decided to turn out
100000 gallons in the next permit
year, DR.. Doran said that the amount
, ing fiscal year would depend upon the
amount of whisky on hand when time
! came to issue new permits.
Four Years Ageing Is Required.
Pointing out that 1t is necessary to
age whisky four years before it is At
for medicinal purposes. DR.. Doran esti-
NldtcO lHdI NY JdLludLy i, 1SoU, IIleEe
would be on hand only five years
supply to meet the needs Of the coun-
try, and. therefore, the Government
should proceed to authorize manufac-
ture. to keep a balance Of one extra
years supply on hand.
Commissioner Doran said the Ma
TONS Government-guarded supply Of
medicinal whisky had dwindled since
distillng was halted under the eight
zenith amendment to 9,549.071 gallons
About 100000 gallons are with
drawn from this stock each year and,
taking probable evaporation into cen
sideration, the total is considered SUM-
cient to meet legal requirements for
only five years.
The commissioner regards recent
suggestions that large amounts OF the
present supply are of questionable quail
ity as having little foundation. Not
more than 1000 of the 100000 barrels
in the bonded warehouses, he believes,
can be claSsed as questionable.
Prescriptions Are Covered.
Taking up the question of physicians
prescriptions. DR.. Doran explained that
the number of duly licensed physicians
holding Federal permits to prescribe
whisky stood on June 80, 1929, at
69,645. While there has been a small
increase i'll the number of physicians
who apply for and obtain permits to
prescribe whisky, there has been
slight lowering of the quantity of
whisky prescribed by the individual
physician, the gross quantity remain
ing quite constant" he said.