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Show SAffTAQUlN rMAIl DiES FROM DRINKING EXTRACT ' Thomas J. Hall B5 years old, a resident of Santaquin. Utah, was found dead in his room at the Lincoln house, 68 East First South street, late Wednesday Wed-nesday afternoon. The cause of death was diagnosed by the city phyBician as acute alcoholism." Several bottles of a substitute flavoring extract were found in the room. . It is believed 'by the police that Hall had been drinking this extract flavoring to excess. The body was taken to the O'Don-nell O'Don-nell undertaking establishment, and the sheriffs office at Provo was notified of the man's death. ,'. , Officers say the bottles 'of extract found in the dead man's room were of the same brand as those referred to by Fred W. Crockett, city prosecuting prosecu-ting attorney, when he declared that enforcement of the prohibition' law In Utah was being hampered by " state and federal officials allowing extracts containing 50 per cent alcohol, 48 per cent water and 2 per cent flavoring to be manufactured and sold here. Mr. Crockett declared thousands of cases of this extract are being made in Salt Lake and sold throughout' the state, and stated that with this extract on the market, the prohibition law in the state bt Utah is a farce: ' " ' . |