Evening star., 1933-12-05
Officials Weigh
Plan to Increase
Supply.
AIM TO HAMPER
BOOTLEG TRADE
Morgenthau Studies
Regulation to Curb
Canadian Rum.
RuLLETIN.

BULLETIN.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, December
Py.-Ohio today ratified repeal OF
the eighteenth amendment, becom-
ing the thirty-fifth State to approve
return of legal liquor. The vote OF
the 50 repeal convention delegates
was unanimous. but in spite OF 1t
the State remained Legally ory.
Repeal of Ohios constitutional pro-
hibition amendment will not be ef-
fective until next Thursday, ana
even then it will be necessary for
the LEGISLATURE to repeal two en-
torcement acts and enact control
laws before liquor may flow again.
By the Associated Press.
The Government is considering
a plan to release all medicinal
liquor stocks for beverage pur-
poses Immediately after procla-
nation of repeal this evening.
While President Roosevelt and
Acting Secretary of State Phillips
awaited the repeal convention in
Utah to proclaim the passing out
of the eighteenth amendment,
serious consideration was given to
assuring an adequate supply for
the 20 or so States that either
will allow liquor Immediately or
soon.
To hamper the bootleg trade is
one goal. The plan about llber-
ating the medicinal liquor sup
plies was being weighed by Joseph
H. Choate. jr., Federal alcohol
administrator, and E. S. Green
baum of the Preident'S special
committee.
One official said that in all
likelihood the plan would be ap-
proved late in the day. The Utah
action is expected about $50 pm,
Eastern standard time.
It was estimated that the plan would
release for immediate consumption ar-
proximately 100000 gallons Of domestic
and imported spirits and wines.
Imports for Blending.
To meet the demand for American
type bourbon and rye whiskies, the tenn
Porary Liquor Import Committee this
afternoon announced 1t had decided to
permit the importation of a substan-
tial quantity for blending purposes. The
announcement was made BY Choate.
Canada is the only country that pro-
duces these types of liquors.
The statement OF the committee
said.
1.-The Temporary Liquor Import Com
mittee having regard for the Speclai
circumstances attending American-type
bourbon and rye whisky suitable for
blending purposes, has decided to issue
Immediately permits for substantial
quotas of liquors of these categor1es.
The committee made no further ex,
planation. However, it was Indicated
a shortage of aged whisky in the United
States of these types resulted in the
decision
Plan to Curb Imports.
Meantime, a tentative regulation to
curb imports from Canadian and Mex
lean border points by casual purchasers
was before Acting Secretary OF the
Treasury Morgenthau.
As drafted by the Customs Bureau
end the Internal Revenue Bureau, it
would limit purchases by Americans
1t would bar persons from going across
the border to bring in liquor to evade
the s5-a-gallon tariff on purchases OF
S1OO or less.
Under the law, persons are able to
bring into the country up to Sl00 In
merchandise.
Awaiting the historic conventions of
PENNSYLVANIA. Ohio and Utah. the Gov
eminent also moved today to cork
potential outlets for bootleg liquor ex-
isting in illegal operations within the
TtCtifying industry.
DR.. william v. Linder head of the
technical division of the Bureau OF IN
dustrial Alcohol answering queSlons
put by E. S. Greenbaum member OF the
Presidents Liquor Control Commlttee'
said
UNLESS the Government takes over
control. 5000 or 10000 people could
qualify as rectifiers Immediately and
Undoubtedly would produce lot OF
inferior spirits like the bOotleggers have
been producing.
Outlet for Bootleg Spirits.
ITO my mind. this would produce an
outlet for bootleg spirits. 1t would re-
suit In many rectifers using bootleg
spirits to evade taxes.
If q man QuanHeS as reSbiner ne
probably could purchase a small auan-
t5g Of siFi spin5ss ta then e1a
spirits on hand so that Il you went IN
Is cheek up he would have them to
The rectifers' code proposed by the
Presidents Committee would license the
rectifiers. Greenbaum asked the wit
ness if he believed it necessary for the
Government to limit the number of per-
sons in the rectifying industry as well
as the amount of production.
Il would limit the number of peo-
pie" Linder said 1.-THE Government
should have the right to say who
should have these permits"
Meanwhile, Choate and Ray Miller
of the Agriculture Department were at
the Office of DR.. James M. Doran. re-
tiring commissioner of industrial al
cohol, passing on permits for import
ers. It was announced that while many
permits had been prepared. issuance
would probably not start until late In
the day or maybe tomorrow. At that
time, it is planned to release them at
one time In order To give all importers
an equal opportunity to land their
shipments on American shores.
White House Unperturbed.
Permits that were granted before
Choate had the issuance OF them SuS-
pended, have not been rescinded.