Salt Lake Tribune | 1919-11-22 | Page 2 | 138,997 Bottles of near-Beer are Poured into Sewer

138,997 BOTTLES OF NEAR-BEER ARE POURED INTO SEWER ZION CITT. 111., Nov. 21. From a platform plat-form six feet high, 135.997 bottles of 2 per cent beer today were emptied Into a specially built trough that ran to an open sewer. Mayor W. H. Clendenin poured the first bottle and Chief of Police Theodore Theo-dore Becker and his aides finished the operation. The empty bottles were sold to a junk dealer for J2US. The beer was ordered destroyed by Judge Clair C. Edwards after it had been , confiscated when seised from smugglers from Wisconsin. The money from the sale of the bottles. It was announced, will be used to defray court expenses. The time chosen to begin the ceremony was 9 o'clock, when Zlon'a big boll is tolled and every resident kneels at his i work and offers a short prayer. City Attorney Ford opened the first two bottles of beer and poured it into the big trough after he had delivered a brief address ad-dress on prohibition. At 10 o'clock Wilbur Glenn Voliva. head of the Christian Catholic Apostolic church, joined the beer pourers. He worked for several hours.