Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-02-02
Antagonism to Prohibition is in
Evidence at Meeting Of
Medical Society.
INTERSTATE LAW NEEDED.
DR.. SmullNan Declares DRY states
Need Protection ct Federal Act
Preventing shipments.

The salt Lake County Medical 500
cioty held a session last evening m the
Packard library hall the discussion be-
ing upon the subject of prohibition. 10
was expected. according TO announce
monts made prior % the session, that
much valuable Information would rec
suit from the meeting but disappolnt-
ment appears 90 have been the product
of the debate.
Tho apparent attitude of the society,
before the meeting had progressed far.
was against the evident sentiment OF
the people. which has risen to Just
clamor for prohibitory legislation. This
was noticeable among certain of the
physicians taking part Do the discus
sion. chiefly among Dr Stauher, Dr.
Fisher DR.. Bower Or Cannon and Dr.
Paul. DR. Staufer placed himself ON
record as opposed not only 60 prohibi-
tion. but to local option as well.
ia the vazwatrd of those supporting
the prohibition sentiment were Dr. Sill
YER Or. Baldwin and Dr. Richards.
Dr. Fisher offered "a resolution TO
this effect:
"That the Salt Lake County Medical
society places itself ON record as I'M
favor OF temperance. and any legisla-
tive regulation 20 advance temperance,
but that 10 Is opposed Co the Cannon
prohibition bin now before the lcgisla-
ture"
The fact that one section was fatty
opposed 20 the other became evident
and numerous amendments we're Of
fcred, which increased the cloudiness OF
the situation. one was 60 the etecl
that Amy legislative regulation TO adj
vance temperance be stricken out as
tautological Then following this pro
cess of simplfacuou, the reference 70
the Cannon bin was laid ON the shelf.
OPPOSE PROHIBITION.
pr Paul wanted the society TO go on
record as opposed 90 prohibition; so
did Dr. S. Ewing and DR. Bower Dr.
Stauffor inveighed against Interference
with the fright OF the individual 10
drink II ne wanted o.. and did not In
doing so. interfere with the rights OF
others"
Dr. Stauner made extended reference
Co French and German drinking GUS
toms which. he explained, Were simple
and harmless. lie also referred to the
Swedish system; but Dr Silver showed
that drinking s Sweden was regulated
by royal mandatc-sOmcthing Amell-
cans would not submit 90 for mo-
mcnt
Finally, the Fisher resolution was re-
duced as follows:
'That the salt Lake County Medicu
society declares itself IN favor Of tenn
perance.'
Dr silver and the other two sup.
porters of genuine temperance sensel
how the land lay some time before tho
evening closed. ana stroye for adjourn
ment They failed. at the first attempt.
but succeeded on the second,
sMULLYAN ON THE SUBJECT.
A special feature Of the evening was
the talk of DR. Clarence Smullyan, re-
Gently located In this city from At
lauta, Ca lie declared that since the
advent Of prohibition In Georgia he had
seen more drunkenness among women
aud children than ever prevailed I'm At
lsnta before the liquor being procured
by individuals from Chattanooga, Tenn.
The city lost s265,0oO In saloon revenue
and that much more from money sent
out OF the state for liquor. However,
the explanation was this; that any
prohibition state can get liquor from
an adjoining open state. ana In TINS
way prohibition may be defeated Whdt
is needed is ana Interstate law by Con-
gress prohibiting any shipment OF IL
quor into "a prohibition state from
wide open state. when that is accom-
plishod and the express companies arc
prevented from carrying liquor into
prohibition commemorative, people Nv
ing in closed states cannot get liquor.
and then prohibition viii prohibit. Dr.
Smullyan held that under existing com
ditons NJ Utah went prohibition, llquot
could be shipped Zoo here from Idaho
or other adjoining states and the ou-
thorities here could not help themselves
DRUG STORE EVIL
While tine majority was against pro-
hibitory euactmcuts, 10 did favor regula-
t.on OF the liquor traffic. and Wipiug Qua
the drug store drinking nuisance. For
the latter. Che members OF the society
could NOT 0ud expression 100 strong lu
condemnation Moreover. there was
uOtieeahly strong uudercurrent in the
discussions agalust USING alcoholic slim
ulauts Dob prescriptions. and desire tO
uud harmless substitutes
THE unreliable and uncertain tatus
of the oplIce department BOO enforcing
liquor laws was we'll brought out lu ro-
marks hy lr Hughes aud supported hy
others Doe hold Chat as long as thc de-
uartmcnt DIS made the football aud tool
0f tnp politicians. little assistance in at-
tempting amy moral upliu can Doe tA-
uc.trd frum that source
state Senator StOukeF of salt Lake
county was present and was called up-
Ou Ton uu expression Of opinion. lio de-
tlIurd With tnuukF. as Doe said ho was
There Zoo istOn aud gather material Tor
action Hu nIs udri later on iu the halls
of legislation.