Show BARTON TEllS WHY HI QUIT I STATE OFFICE Illegal Alcohol Distributions Charged Details of Case Given W. W v W. Barton for Cor six years manager manof manager man man- ager of the state stale alcohol distributing lug ins warehouse r resigned recently be because because because be- be cause of pressure brought by bj German Ger man E. E Ellsworth of the United States bureau of industrial alcohol Denver he said Wednesday Mr Barton said Mr Ellsworth made complaints to Governor George II H. Dem Dern during the thc latter part of February that alcohol was being distributed distributed distributed dis dis- dis- dis from the Utah warehouse to persons not entitled to government permits The complaints according to Mr Barton were based on the tran transfer fer of Df t two o gallons of alcohol to Luther D. D Childs of Springville during the latter part of January the first part of February TELLS DETAILS Mr Childs who Ute the former warehouse warehouse ware ware- house manager claims has the power of Df attorney was working in conjunction conJunction con- con Junction with a Mr Bagley also of Springville in the promotion of a photographic developer in which al- al Continued on Page Pace Eighteen I BARTON HARTON TEllS WHY HY HE QUIT STATE Continued from Pace Fc Fifteen cohol was wa used Mr Basle Bagley holds bolds an m alcohol permit Mr Barton asserted After Alter successive attempts made by Mr tr Childs to obtain in a permit to draw daw alcohol from the state stat ware warehouse war war- house had hd been refused reused by government government govern govern- gover- gover ment officials according to Mr Barton Barton Barton Bar Bar- ton ton Mr Bagley Basley obtained a permit for or two gallons of the alcohol which as 10 turned tuned over to Mr Childs to b bused be used ud In 11 th the photographic meats ments ments subsequently Mr AIr Ellsworth EUsworth complained cm corn com to Governor Dern Dem Mr Barton Bar Bar- ton said who called him hi Into his of office of- of nee fice for a conference Mr Barton contends he turned in 1 Ills his s resignation to the governor following following fol lot lowing owing the conference although Governor Governor Gov Gov- eror Dern made no request for it TAKES FIRM STAND STAN Had it not been ben that I Iwas was an appointee of Governor Go Dern Der he said Wednesday day I would not ha e re resigned resigned resl re- re sl signed but would have fought the caso caw ne to a finish Under the circumstances circum stances however and since sic I was wa a direct appointee of the governor I deemed it best best to withdraw The former i state official took a aIrm firm Irm stand Wednesday that I have nothing to cover up He said sid he had noting called at Mr Ellsworth's office otc while the cled federal official was wa in Salt Lake some time ago and had conferred with him relative to the alleged irregular ir- ir regular transaction Mr Barton has since been succeeded succeed succeed- ed as manager of the state alcohol distributing ac warehouse by Prank Frank Fank Page Stewart former member of the state tax commission If anything a at t all al Is 15 to be said sid Inthe Inthe in inthe the I matter it will have ha to t come from Mr Barton declared Governor Dern Dr when questioned about Mr Bartons Barton's resignation An audit of withdrawal permits lt shows how that during the period between August 1917 and March 1921 a t total of gallons of alcohol passed pa d through trough the warehouse This was as during the Incumbency of Oscar Lehman wa Front From Incumbency April Apri 1921 to April 1925 during the administration of or Harry Har during Joseph gallons of grain alcohol and gallons of or denatured alcohol were withdrawn Under the administration of Barton Barton gallons gal gal- ions lons of grain alcohol and gallons gallons gal gal- ln of lons Ions of denatured alcohol were re withdrawn withdrawn with with- drawn daw between May 1925 and December De De- cember 1926 while between January 1927 and December 1928 withdrawals withdraw als al alcohol amounted to gallons of grain In the practice of alcohol administration admi- admi admin admin- here permits for withdrawals withdraw withdraw- als have been ben Issued in i triplicate one for tor the state dispensers dispenser's office file fc one for the attorney general of Utah Uth and the thc other for the federal federl gov gov- emment All Al permits rits must must have ha the signature of ot the a attorney general generl T Tso To o years ears ago for the convenience o of ot the attorney general has ha signed permits in blank and furnished furnished fur fur- them in i books boks to t the ser er He in I turn tu fills in the dates amounts names and other information required in 11 the oter blank the permits being issued a as requested |