Show COURT ASKED IF POSSESSION OF RICE MASH IS OFFENSE Whether preparation of or rice for the tho manufacture of or the tho Japanese national drink la Is In violation of or the tho federal prohibition pro pro- act is tho the question which will como come up before the tho federal court for solving In the tho near future James E. E Shields federal prohibition agent arrested Sam Kusano at Price last week Kusano says h he Is not breaking the prohibition law laws as s he is not making li liquor but does admit that he has done a large business in preparing pre pre- paring rice rico for tor the manufacture of ot saki according to Mr 11 Shields When arrested Kusano had in his hiS' possession but fifty gallons c-allons of or rice mash but Mr Ir Shields says say's he ho found Kusano had mado made a a. business of this preparation and had used three cars earn of or rice As soon as DoS the roads become passable passa passa- ble blo for tor automobiles In the outlying sections sec see of or Iron am and Washington counties coun coun- ties Thomas federal prohibition pro pro- director for tor Utah will hold meetings with the county commissioners commission commission- ers and Justices of the peace in those counties to secure greater operation co-operation with his office |