The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1920-08-26

said that sometimes little boys and
girls came into his store and pur-
chased II for their elders. Since that
time Mr.. Powell. we understand, has
discontinued the sale of thee liquor,
but it is still being manufactured
with the help of the state of Utah.
"A few doors from the Powell gro-
Gerry was soft drink parlor, which
was selling the extract In its soft
drinks" The place was crowded with
patrons who ordered root beer or GIN
'gerale and asked that some of the ex-
tract be poured into the drink. Thus
they obtained drink even the smell
of which made them dizzy and soon
they We're drunk enough to tell. their
mother-in-laws what they really
thought of them.
"The police found In this place five
dozen "empties" of the fruit extracts
--0range, pineapple, strawberry, etc.
''The daily papers tell US that
man who had been drinking the pine
apple extract was found dead in his
room at hotel.
The prosecuting attorney was full
| filling conscientious duty when lie
cried ont in protest, accusing Shc
"higher-ups." He had listened to the
pleas of mothers, wives, and sisters
until his office In the public safety
building had become place Of sor-
row and never-censing tears. But he
could give no sOlace or help because
the federal and state authorities We're
responsible for the manufacture of the
beverage.
ION July % the police found six
| men IN helpless state Of intoxlca-
'titon in a vacant lot. one of them
was asleep and scores of flies were In
his open mouth. Srrewn about the
lot were bottles which had contained
the flavoring extract.
I'm the face of such evidence state
official, speaking 10 a reporter on the
anniversary of the states going dry,
brazenly stated that prohibition had
been complete success, or words Of
that import. And ut the very time
that this official. who is in the serv-
ice of the apathetic attorney general.
spoke this preposterous eulogy. the
state itself, was supplying the alcohol
for II traffic which Is turning pro-
hibtion throughout Utah into ira
vesty.
me- itutful OIIlCtT,
Matt Thomas. candidate for the
Democratic nomination for governor,
had the hardihOod to challenge the
statement of Mr.. Crockett. In a long
letter to one of the daily papers he
made n rambling defense of his own
department, as IL II had been attacked.
Is he the federal official who licenses
the makers OF alcoholic beverages, or
I L. III
cused the wholesale use OF extracts as
beverage by the statement that the
federal prohibition law permits and
legallzes the manufacture Of fruit ex.
tracts with \ heavy alhocolic content
ON the theory that they are not bev-
erages.
"Mr. Thomas II a lawyer and per-
haps he knows more about the mys-
terles of legal verblage and about leg
islatlve "jokers' than the lsymsn, but
we wish to call his attention 10 the
fact that the law bans any alcoholic
extract readily susceptible OF use as
a beverage"
i After being confronted by the evil
dence available In the office OF the
prosecuting attorney Will the federal
prohibition officer say that the orange
and pineapple extracts which are be-
Ing sold by the thousands Of bottles
every day to individual consumers are
not readily susceptible for use as
beverages" WIN he say that the six
men found In the vacant lot were
using the extracts as sleeping p0ii0ns
or as hy-klllers?
, 1T would have been better for the
prohibition officer had he ius intained
silence. by challenging Mr.. Crockett
he has called attention to the delin-
: quencies of his own department. In
our opinion II II not valid excuse 10
say that the federal law permits the
manufacture ~ liquor when Ii Ii
clear that the law bans an lntoxicant
: readily susceptible for use as bey.
ernge." Instead Of offering excuses he
should see to II that the federal au.
thoriics revoke the licenses held by
! firms manufacturing Intoxicating hey
erugcs. And Ms We understand II. the
state ADMINISTRATION will not furnish
: alcohol 10 u firm which does not pos
scss such license, however enger the
state authorities may be TO aid in max
+ Ing the prohibition law farce.
80 lucrative has been the manu-
faciurer and sale OF the state-alded
booze factory other manufacturers have
started In The same business. We have
2 not seen amy of the rendlly susceptible
} articles they make, but one of the
= makers assures his patrons that his
! extract has n stronger "kick" than
the ~ per cent extract of his rival.
~ doubt the city prosecuting attor
! ney Is anticipating still more trouble
as result Of this growing industry
anticipating the narrowing pleas OF
many more mothers, wives aud sisters
begging for the release OF victims OF
This stats-bgeksd srafrie IN human
} soais."