The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-11-05
WINE JUICE
IS WITHDRAWN
FROM MARKET
Withdrawals Company
Bars Product Following
on Court Rulings.
AIDED BY FARM BOARD
Firm viii Continue to Make
Concentrates Minus
Servicing.'

By United Press
WASHINGTON, Nov. 5.-Fruit
Industries, Ltd, beneficiary OF
federal aid, has decided to discon-
tinue selling its grape juice product,
Vine-Glo, which has been used
widely as a base for home wine
making
1t will, however, continue on the
market a concentrate under other
trade names, selling it in cans and
bulk - but without "servicing.
Hitherto agents have 'serviced'
Vine Clio, that is, bottled the prod
uct resulting from exposure to fer
mentation.
Court decisions casting doubt on
the legality of Vine-Glo were the
cause of today's decision, announced
by Donald Conn, managing director
of the concern.
He refused to say whether federal
officials had offered any suggestions
for disseminating the Vine-Glo, but
Prohibition Director Amos Wood
cock revealed that his department
had been planning new instructions
to his agents in the light OF the re-
cent court decisions.
WiIlebrandt Is Attorney
Mable Walker Hildebrandt, former
assistant United States attorney
general, has been active in Wash
ington as attorney for Fruit In
dustrieS, Ltd.
During the last week she has made
several calls at the White House
but whether they had any connec-
ton with today's announcement
was not known.
Reports that sale Of the concen-
trate would be discontinued were
heard in Washington wednesday
night. Many persons received tele-
phone calls, warning them that if
they desired to stock their cellars,
they should place their orders be-
tore midnight.
Deny Hoover Connection
Secretaries to President Hoover
denied that the White House had
any connection With today's an
nouncemenJ.
Fruit Industries has been under
the federal farm boards 1lnanc4al
wing. 1t was said to be the first
organization TO receive loan from
the board alter congress voted a
half billion dollars to aid farming
Up to this spring loans from the
board to Fruit Industries amounted
to $2.5O0000 A commitment to
loan S7OU,0OO more has been made.
but thus far this fund has not been
drawn upon.
The government has been under
attack from time to time because
of its financial aid to an organiza-
ton dealing IN the materials for
making wine.
Chairman James c. Stone of the
farm board said the board had
taken no part in discussions leading
up to the Fruit Industries announce
ment.
I'll is no concern of the farm
board" Stone said. Its their own
business"
Drys Are Elated
In the Ukiah Grape Products
Company case at Kansas City, Fed
eral Judge Otis based his decision
on section 80 of the Volstead act
which holds it unlawful ito adver-
tise, manufacture, sell, or possess
for sale, any utensil, contrivance
machine, preparation, compound
tablet, substance, formula, direction
or recipe, advertised, designed, or
intended for use in the unlawful
manufacture of Intoxicating liquor.
The decision of Fruit Industries to
discontinue Vine Clio was regarded
by dry leaders here as a victory for
prohibition.
1T is a step in the right direc-
ton" said F. Scott Mcbride, SUI
perintendent of the Anti-Saloon
League.
Similar comment came from SEN
ator Smith w. Brookhart (Rep., Ia.
He said the decision was a victory
for the drys and affirmed his con-
fidence that the nation is getting
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