Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-05-17
JAKE FIENDS TOLD OF
IN SOLONS' DEBATE

aSllnStOfl, May III ne e&-
treme to which certain men will
go to satisfy craving for strong
drink since the country went dry
shocked the House Judiciary
Committee today at a hearing or
the Nolstead bal to make the pro-
hibition enforcement law more
drastic.
Representatives OF manuiactur-
crs of Aavoriug extracts, patent
medicines and perfumes, in pro-
testing aaginst added restriction.
which. they claim, would inter
fere seriously with their business,
were outspoken in opposition to
medical beer and the sale Of CO,
coctions masqucrading as mcdi-
cine. but actually used as bcvcr-
ages.
The story of the man who be-
came drunk after drinking hair
tonic, Jamaica ginger and similar
things crept iii continually during
the examination of witnesses. IN
a list Of more than 100 such pro
ducts old bottles that had their
place on the shelves of country
drug stores for than half a cen
tury were paraded in full view OF
the committee and denounced bv
spokesmen for proprietary medi-
cine associations. who declared
they had begun to mcdicatc alco-
hol used in all their preparations
long before the eighteenth a.
mcndment swept out the bars.
There were frequent clashes.
No one said i word in favor . =
beer. The patent medicine mel
told Andrew Nolstcad that SO far
as they were concerned he Coul(
go as far as he liked with that
once popular drink. but they die
not agree with his announcement,
that he would fight to prevent the
use of Wine as an alcoholic bas;
FOR any remedy.
Flavoring extract manufacture
crS were more pronounced i
their opposition to the new
Tightening up measure, one Wit
ness reminded the Chairman tha:
his enforcement act had to bc
amended in the House in order &c
give them chance to live.
Charles D. Joyce, president ui
a Havoring extract association.
declared no man ever had been
able to drink lemon extract If
sufficient quantity to make HIN,
drunk and live to tell the tale"
The only man who ever trirt'
to do it, to my knowledge" Mr.
Joyce said, chad to line his mou''
and throat with talcum powder
before taking the first swallow.
The witness was asked if he
knew anything of the practice o.
taking the fire out of cxtrac'
through I piece OF bread which
soaked it up like a sponge, brt
never heard of it. Nor had ne
ever heard OF Jamaica ginscr
drinking hcnds." he said.
"Well. I've seen droves o.
them" said Chairman Nolstead.
Everyone desired to eliminate
the medical bootlcgger. many
suggesting that his products
taxed if he could not>bc suppress
ed.
Representative !ohn p. Hill.
Maryland. republican. who ha-
introduced a bill to repeal the
Volstead law, urged an amend
mcnt which would place prohibi-
tion enforcement squarcly in IT,,
hands OF the Attorney General.
Asked if ne thought it would lead
TO more rigid enforcement. M
Hill replied that he thought it
would.
"Thcn if YOU are attempting /,
rcneal the Nolstcad act, why 50
solicitiou about its enforce
mrnt." asked Representative
John n. Tillman, Arkansas dem
ocrat.
"As long as we have that law
it ought to be enforced" Mr.. Hill
replied. ''But when you have d
4 law that is Il national joke. be-
cause of non enforcement. it is
calculated to bring all laws in
contempt.
And The Big Poker Canes Run