Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1921-05-20
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VULuILhU L.-L III
RET0nE CONGRESS
eooTLEooERs SHOULD GO SAYS
MAKER OF EXTRACT AND MID
icINE CONTAINING KICK
But Little Opposition Shown to Manu-
featuring Beer. Makers Of Medl-
cines Fight Hard To Protect
Their Wares

some men go to satisfy the craving
for strong drink since the country went
dry shocked the house judiciary COM
mittee Monday at hearing on the
Volstead bill 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
to medical beer and the sale of con-
butcoctions masquerading 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 crept 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 century were par
AIDED In full view OF the committee
and denounced by spokesman for prop
riety medicine associations, who de-
clared they had begun medicating 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 so far as they were concerned,
he could go so far as he liked with
beer, but they did not agree with has
announcement that he would fight to
prevent the use of wine as an alcoholic
base for any remedy.
Extract manufacturers were more
pronounced in their opposition to 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 fla
voring extract association, declared no
man had ever been able TO drink lemon
extract in sufficient quantities to make
him drunk and live.
"The only man who ever tried to do
IT, to my knowledge" he said. had 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 TAX ng the
fire out of extracts through peice
Of bread,whlch soaked 1t up like a
sponge, but he never heard Of it. Nor
had he ever heard Of Jamaica ginger
drinking friends" he added
"Well,"I seen drovt& Of them" said
Chairman Volstead.
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 bill to repeal the Volstead
law, urged an amendment which would
put prohibition enforcement In the
hands of the attorney general Asked
IL he thought 1t would lead to more RI
gid enfrcemet, Mr. Hill replied he
thught 1t would.
Then If you are trying to repeal the
Volstead Acr. why so solicitous about
its enforcement" asked Representa-
tive Tlllman, Democrat, Arkansas.
"As long as we have the law it ought
to be enforced" he declared. "But
when you have a law that is a nation
al joke because of nonenforcement, 1t
is calculated to bring all laws in CON
tempt"
While the Nolstead law was being
shot at and defended, members Of the
committee claimed it was not nearly
81 frastlc as Illinois and Maine pro-
hibitlOn statutes.
Representative Hersey Republican
Maine, referring to sixty years of pro-
hlbition in his state, told how it had
worked.
"All / have TO say about the Maine
that my great-uncle helped to frame
1t and he died regretting 1t.