Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-12
Agents In Field Must Decide Legality in
Milwaukee PIanned.


Federal officials here today had no
information regarding newspaper re-
ports to the effect that out IN Mil
waukee, Wis, an experiment. has been
launched by fruit growers to try out
the sale Of unfermented grape juice
concentrates. 81 - .9
Howard T. Jones, acting director 81
prohibition, said he had nor received
any word on the reported campaign IN
Milwaukee. He said the Prohibition
Bureau does not give advice as to
what can be done under the law, add
ing that 1t would be for the prohsbt-
ton officials in Wisconsin 20 EaSz upon
the reported developments in Adilwau-
kee.
At the ofices of the Federal Farm
Board, which has made loans to the
grape industry to aid in marketing sur-
plus crops, it also was said that they
had no knowledge of the reported grape
juice campaign in Milwaukee.
Mrs. Mabel Walker Wiilebrandt for
merly in charge Of prohibition enforce
nent in the Department. of Justice,
now a practicing attorney here, de-
clined to discuss the question Of the
sale Of fruit juices.
It was learned at the onaces OF the
Farm Board that the board has on
one or two occasions discussed infoF-
Of the boards loans 20 the fruit In
dustries.
G. G. league. member OF the Farm
Board, in commenting recently on the
discussions with Mrs. WiIlebrandt, said:
"She unhesitatingly expressed TO us
q long time ago that the fruit indus
tries program In placing under control
the distribution Of fruit juices was to
the interest OF prohibition enforcement
In this country and so did DR.. Doran
This provides legitimate channel OF
distribution to the homeowner Of grape
Juice Nnfermented."
Doran Issues Circular.
Or. Doran was head Of the Prohibi-
tion Bureau before its transfer from
the Treasury TO the Department Of JUS
tee and is now commissioner Of IN.
dustrfal alcohol. DR.. Doran was not
in The city today.
IN august, 1929, while DR.. Doran was
prohibition commissioner, circular let
ter Wts issued TO prohibition admins
traitors, special agents and others con-
certleR, defining that section OF the Law
relatipg to Misunderstanding cider and
fruit 3iices as follows:
Section 90, title II, of the national
prphthition act. authorizes the unre-
stricked manufacture of Notwithstanding
cider and fruit juices in the home upon
three Conditions, namely ID, that such
eider and fruit juices shall be non.
Intoxicating in fact; (2l, shall be ex-
clu&tvely for use In the home; and, (3)
shah not be sold or delivered to any
person except those having permits Il
naanN{ fracture vinegar; and the shipment
Of juice grapes, grape Juice and con-
centra&es by carload lots, or otherwise
for resale for that purpose Is entirely
within the law, and you will, therefore
unless the purpose and intent to violate
the law Is apparent net interfere with
the shipment or removal, thereof (suct
IS checking OF names Of purchasers u
grapes arrive ct fermina markets. cte.l
nor WIN sou inter- ere b such manu-.
4aetz1Te and use IN the hons, unles.
upon satisfactory evidenee Qg the m
lawful sale Of such ntSla-fnfaxica tint
cider OF fruit juices ia or from sucf
houaa and entry into dwelling house,
tof tle latter purpose win be made onl,
upop = bona fIde search warrant"