Salt Lake Telegram | 1928-12-07 | Page 2 | Southwick Urged to be Dry Officer

SOUTHWICK URGED TO BE BEDRY DRY OFFICER Cluff Points Out Way to Enforce Law on Wine Tonics That Edward Southwick state food and dairy inspector together with his deputies tle be appointed as sp special cial prohibition enforcement officers officers off I- I cers by the governor so that their authority would would embrace not only the Inspection of food but the en enforcement enforcement enforcement en- en of prohibition of-prohibition prohibition la law Is suggested suggested suggested sug sug- in an opinion prepared by Attorney General Harvey H. H Cluff The opinion was prepared In Inre re response response to a request from Mr Southwick Southwick South South- wick who sou sought girt legal information r regarding the placing of a ban upon upon wines and jellies that have an alcoholic alcoholic alco alco- holic holi content Attorney General Cluff expressed an opinion that Mr Southwick's work was confined entirely to adulterated adulterated adulterated adul adul- foods Condemnation of chocolates containing wine jellies came under his departments department's jurisdiction jurIsdiction jurisdiction juris jurIs- diction because use isa of ot the jelly in inthis inthis this il manner anner constituted an n Mr Cluff expressed an Idea that because the tonics analyzed 1 by State Chemist Herman Harms could apparently be used both for tonic and beverage purposes that their presence upon the tIme market constituted constituted a possible violation of the prohibition law II In IU r re-gard re gard to o oC oC ot M Mr So IU and Iris f force rc as s special l enforcement officers Attorney General Cluff said the following following following fol fol- fol- fol lowing If you were to carry arry such commissIon commission com corn mission from the governor in your jour work of inspection you could then not only enforce the law with reference ref- ref to adulterated rated fo foods ds but also the law Jaw with reference to prohibition prohibition prohibition tion and in that way eliminate all such products from the market