The Lehi sun. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1913-1949, 1921-05-19
vOLSTEAD BILL IS
BEFORE CONGRESS
BooTLEGGERs SHOULD co SAYS
MAKER OF EXTRACT ANDNEo-
iclNE CONTAINING KICK
But Little Opposition Shown to Manu-
featuring Beer. Makers Of Medi-
eines Fight Hard To Protect
Their Wares

Washlngton---The extremes to which
some men go to satisfy the craving
for strong drink since the country went
dry shocked the house Judiciary com
mlttee Monday at a hearing on the
Volstead bin bill make the prohibition
enforcement law more drastic.
Representatives Of manufactures OF
flavoring extracts, patent medicines
added restrictions, which they claimed
and perfumes. In protesting against
would interfere seriously with their
business, were outspoken in opposition
70 medical beer and the sale OF con-
butcoctlons masqueradlng as medicine
but actually used as beverages The
story OF the man who became drunk
after drinking hair tonic, Jamaica GIN
ger and similar things crcpt In con
tinually.
A list OF more than 100 products,
branded as booze medicine" some old
bottles that had their place on the
shelves OF country drug stores for
more than half a century were par.
adsd In full view Of the committee
and denounced by spokesman for prop
riety medicine associations. who de-
clared they had begun medica ting al
cohol used In all their preparations
long before the eighteenth amendment
swept out the bars.
There were frequent clashes. No
body said word In favor of beer.
Patent medicine men told Mr. volstead
that 80 far as they were concerned,
he could 20 so far as he liked with
beer. but they did not agree with his
announcement that he would fight 20
prevent the use Of wine as an alcoholic
base for any remedy.
Extract manufacturer were more
pronounced In their opposition 10 the
new tightening up measure. one wit.
ness reminding the chairman that his
enforcement act had to be amended
In the house to give them a chance to
live.
Charles d. Joyce. president OF a fla
voring extract association, declared no
man had ever been able to drink lemon
extract I'm sufficient quantities to make
him drunk and live.
The only man who ever tried to do
Il, to my knowledge" he said chad TO
line his mouth and throat with talcum
powder before taking the first swallow.
The witness was asked II he knew
anything OF the practice OF taking the
fire out OF extracts through a peice
or brsad,which soaked II up like a
sponge, but he never heard NJ It. Nor
had he ever heard OF jamaica ginger
drinking fi1ends." he added.
"Wen,"I seen droves Of them" said
Chairman Yolstead.
Everybody wanted to get rid OF the
medical bootlegger. some suggesting
that his products be taxed II he could
not be suppressed. Representative
Hill, Republican. Maryland. who has
introduced a bin to repeal the volstead
law, urged an amendment which would
put prohibition enforcement Ia the
hands OF the attorney general. Asked
II he thought Il would lead TO more ri.
gid enfrcemet, Mr.. Hill replied he
thueht It would.
Then II you are trying to repeal the
VOlstead act, why so solIcitous about
Its enforcement" asked Representa-
tive Tillman. Democrat. Arkansas.
'As long as we have the law Il ought
to be enforced" he declared. "But
when you have law that Is nation
al joke because OF nonenforcement, Il
is calculated TO bring all laws In con
tempt"
While the Volstead law was being
shot at and defended, members OF tn
committee claimed It was not nearly
SO frastic as Illinois and Maine pro
hibltion statutes.
Representative HersSy, RepublicaI
Maine, referring to sixty years Of pro
hlbitlon in his state, told how Il haC
worked.
"All have 10 say about the Maine
that my great-uncle helped TO fran,
| N and he dIad raQrofHno 10