Show 1 GRAFT FIND iNO NO WITNESSES 1 Ii Consider to is i's Force Facts BeS Behind Behind Be Be- hind Rumor S By JENNINGS PHILLIPS commissions commission's commis commis- state liquor I The conning convening con con- ions sion's board of oi inquiry ning ning to investigate in rumored irregularities in the administration adminis adminis- ti of the state liquor law Baited in vain Monday for fox the i appearance of volunteer wit wit- possessing information nEsses Besses ses pertinent to the probe Although a public call can was issued I lift st week for testimony relative 5 D. D Moyle Mole io Ia the rumors Henry disclosed no witnesses appeared and no request Jer lor pi a hearing was rece received ved lAs As a result the investigating oard ard may be forced to invoke its powers to obtain testimony nony mony from front individuals known to possess information bearing upon the he rumors if they do not appear warned r Tuesday board members the appointment of or Augmented by C. C Powell Ogden attorney former president of the Utah Bt t te Bar the inquisitorial boards board's probe obe will begin Tuesday after or ora organization or- or a and other preliminary Stalls klaUs of the investigation are greed upon Monday Henry cHenry D. D Moyle ole and E. E M. M L Bagley I attorneys and other members of the board met in m Mr M Hoyle's Hoyles yle's yIe's Newhouse building offices Monday forenoon and arranged to meet against with Mr Powell at p. p m. m t Set Preliminaries The board they explained will vill then organize name a court re reporter reporter re- re porter orter to record testimony select a place for the hearings and arrange other preliminaries 1 We hope to begin the hearings Tu Tuesday day morning said Mr r. r Moyle Asked if the board intended to witnesses he said the attorneys at at- individuals expect to interview who volunteer information in response t to the commissions commission's recent call ail U for facts but will invoke sub- sub penal powers conferred on them bythe by bythe bythe the commission under the state liquor wor or act whenever necessary Members of the liquor commission have turned over to the board affidavits affi sift davits davita and a mass of other information information tion Lion gathered in the course of their own investigation of the beer and liquor situation in the state stafe and the rumored irregularities involving it L I The whole thing is now in the hands of the attorneys said Hugh B. B Brown commission chairman tan rand and I am confident they will get at athe atthe the he truth of these reports 6 Bootlegger Rumors Mr r. r Brown charged many of the tho rumors to bootleggers in a state- state tn meat nt wt last Saturday and declared the commissions commission's vigorous enforcement enforce enforce- n meat ment nt of the liquor law had earned the bItt bitter opposition of the lawless Clement element of Utah Plans call for Cor the recording of ot all al testimony by a court reporter and the he presentation of evidence gathered gathered gathered gath gath- ered In the inquiry to the three members of tho the commission with L recommendations The investigation it was disclosed dis dis- dis- dis closed will attempt to determine r Whether hether certain Salt Lake county e er licenses were obtained in a 14 manner er not contemplated by the liquor quor control law aw whether there M as been an effort to create a i garble arble arbIe ga game monopoly in licensed licensee Continued on Page Three t Column Two BOARD BEGINS LIQUOR PROBE Continued from Page One beer eer gardens whether there has been een lax enforcement of the act and nd the truth or falsity of other reports Appointment of Mr Powell a Republican was announced by Mr fr Brown commission chairman chairman chairman chair chair- man Sunday night It came in answer answer anwer an- an to a demand b by Allan S. S Tincy Tin- Tin gey cy Republican state chairman and former ormer president of the Utah state bar jar for the naming of an impartial ial unbiased person to assist in inie inthe inthe the ie investigation The appointment was recommended recommend- recommend ed d by Commissioner Adam Patterson Patter- Patter son on Jr of Ogden and concurred in iny by y Commissioner G. G M. M Whitmore and nd Chairman Brown Although I have havo casually followed fol- fol owed lowed the liquor probo probe so far Mr Powell owell said I have not had time timeto timeo to o study the matter carefully or determine what procedure appears to o be warranted at this time After Affer determining the scope of the proposed investigation through conferences with others of the group state commissioners and others oth ers rs I presume that a thorough check heck of the allegations should be made For my part I can only say that I intend to consider all of the maters matters matters mat mat- ers impartially in an effort to arive arrive ar- ar rive nyc at some definite and correct conclusion A graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and of Georgetown university Mr Powell has practiced practiced law in Ogden since 1915 He served as city attorney of Ogden for or four our years and as county attorney attorney attorney ney of Weber county for two years He is president of the IntermountaIn lain taIn Association of Civic Clubs |