Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1920-08-13
GOVERNMENT SANCTION
OF SALE OF LIQUOR
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daily confronted by pathetic cases
that wiring his heart. A boy is arrest
ed and his mother goes to Mr.. Crock
EFT and pleads with him to have her
son released so that he will not lose
his job. The lad has been sentenced
to thirty days in Jail because he be-
came inebriated by drinking fruit ex-
tract licensed by the federal govern
ent and virtually made by the state.
The law Furnishes the victim severe
ly. The city judge cannot show
mercy. The law provides that the
victim shall be sentenced to pay a fine
of $50 or serve thirty days in Jail.
The victim goes to Jail, lbses his job,
disgraces his parents and becomes
marked as bum while the grocer or
soft drink purveyor who sold him the
deadly liquor, as well the the manu-
facturer, is permitted to go unwhip-
ped of justice, aye permitted and Ii
censed to grow rich.
The city prosecuting attorney tried
to stop the traffic at it's sources, but
he found, to his amazement, that the
extracts were being made under gov
ernmental authority.
On April 3, J. S. Powell, grocer
who had been selling orange and other
extracts containing alcohol was ar.
rested and charged with violating the
law. James w. Shields who was Their
on the police force, had the evidence
but when the case came up for trial
on May 6 he was one of the federal
prohibition officers and as a result OF
information gathered in that capacity
he testified that the maker of the ex.
tract was licensed by the fedora
authorities and manufactured the pro
duct with alcohol purchased from the
state.
In establishment and disgust, Mr.
Crockett asked that the case against
the grocer be dismissed and no consci
entious man will find fault with hin
for taking this action. Here was 6
prosecuting attorney asking for the
conviction of a man who was selling
an alcoholic beverage in which tn,
federal administration, the state ant
the maker had practically formed &
partnership.
The extract was manufactured by
the Davidson Tea & Coffee Co
of Salt Lake. 1t is marked "Capito
Brand" and bears on it's label pic
ture of the Utah state capitol. 1t is
Tabled Substitute Orange Extract.
though why the word substitute il
used is not clear.
The samples taken from the grocery
were submitted to Herman Harms the
state chemist, for analysis. He report
ed that the extract contained AZ pei
cent alcohol, or practically as much
as high grade whiskey. In othel
words it is just as intoxicating al
whiskey and many will prefer it,
flavor to that of whiskey or gin. Il
is not distilled liquor, but simply ;
mixture of alcohol and favoring
Drink an eight-ounce bottle Of it anC
you will spit in the face of a mountain
lion; you will throw up your job ant
go over to the public safety building
and say you can lick any man in The
department. bar none.
j. S. Powell, the grocer, testife'
that he sold extracts just as he dix
any other articles Of his trade. II,
said that sometimes little boys az,
girls came into his store and pur
chased it for their elders. Since tha
time, we understand he has discortm
ued the sale of the liquor but it i
ef.11 hasn.. 20 "a, uyitl, th hnl ,
of the state of Utah.
A few doors from the Powell gro
Gerry was a soft drink parlor whicl
was selling the extract in it's "soft
drinks"
The place was crowded With patron
who ordered root beer >c ginger al
and asked that some Of he extract l.
poured into the drink Thus they oh
tanned drink even the smell Of whicl
made them dizzy and soon they wer
drunk enough to tell their motheril
laws what they really thot of them.
The police found in this place fiv
dozen "empties" of the fruit extract
orange, pineapple, strawberry, etc
The daily papers tell us that a ma
who had been drinking the pineappl
extract was found dead in his room a
hotel
On July 25th the police found 81
men in helpless state Of intoXicatioi
in a vacant lot. One of them wa
asleep and scores of flies was in hi
open mouth. Strewn about the 10
We're bottles which had contained tn
flavoring extract.
In the face of such evidence stat
official speaking to a reporter on tn
anniversary of the states going dry
brazenly stated that prohibition In
been a complete success, or words O
that import. And at the very tim
that this official spoke this preposter
ut eulogy, the state itself was sup
~h.Gng the alcohol for traffic whic
is turning prohibition Throughout
Utah into a travesty.