Salt Lake Telegram | 1935-08-02 | Page 1 | Utah Bootleg War Extended to Ogden Area

UTAH BOOTLEG WAR EXTENDED i TO OGDEN AREA Raids by Officers Net Three Arrests S. S L. L Drive Resumed Front of oC Utah's war against bootleggers bootleggers boot boot- Friday extended to Ogden where the first raids against alleged i liquor control law violators were staged late Thursday Three persons were arrested there thereby thereby thereby by state officers They were booked at the Weber county sheriffs sheriff's office and released under cash bond Salt Lake City police resumed their drive late Thursday by arresting arresting arrest arrest- ing lug two more alleged violators They were were booked at the city jail and the cases transferred to the county courts Friday Those arrested in Ogden were William Miller 44 1438 Twenty sev street Vincent Terzo 35 2472 Kiessel avenue and Anthony Cochis 39 Police J Judge dge Hyrum A. A Belnap of Ogden Ogden fixed fixed the amount of bonds No date was set for arraignment ar ar- ar- ar Salt Lake Arrests Salt Lake City police struck again late Thursday They three arrested three ged violation n at nt n a night nightclub club at East Second South str street streeL et Max Hoffman 32 Gus 26 and Paul named ina in ina a complaint charging violation of the liquor control law Jaw at East Second S South uth street t entered pl pleas as of not guilty Friday in city co court o rt rL Hearings w were re set for August 13 was released on ori his his' own 11 recognizance Bail for Hoffman and V isser was fixed at each While wait waiting ng reports of t tho the Ogden Ogden Og Og- Og- Og den raids Chairman Hugh B. B Brown of the l liquor quor commission explained why he failed to make an ari announced address o on he state he-state state store liquor system system tem tern at a meeting of the Kiwanis club at the tho Hotel Utah Thursday Chairman Brown said he mixed up his engagements Having agreed to address the service club meeting Chairman Brown said he was called to speak at ata a funeral and agreed without realizing he had other engagements Attends Funeral I 11 attended the funeral of a friend who was killed in an automobile accident he said Chairman Brown explained that he had offered his apologies to President V. V O O. Hewlett of the club and probably would speak at a later date State Stafe Auditor Julius C. C Andersen prepared to enter into the tho state slate liquor picture Friday He will assign assign assign as as- sign two members of his staff to audit the accounts of the commission commission commis sion The audits arc are arc pr provided vided for tor torby forby forby by law and the ruling has been clarified by a ruling of ot Attorney General Joseph Chez According to the liquor control law the state auditor must inspect the commissions commission's accounts every two months He also must make an annual audit