Show A. A Gen Atty-Gen Q en CrI Cr Duff Cluff f I U ff 1 A Answered d' d dt t J r J j y i f I. I s- s k By Ogden Woman Wom i g Y- Y r i I i I Prohibition in Utah js is is a farce ana and anais anais andis is developing a citizenry r of sneaks s and lawbreakers breakers Attorney General Harvey H H. H Cl duff Chaff tells tells' tells tells' Mrs Leota Leota K Iu auditor for the Won Wom Woman's Womans Poman's ans an's Christian Temperance union In rn Utah in a letter to her r. r The Tho letter expresses Mr Cluffs Cluff's views on ou I prohibition pro pio- O and was written In answer to a letter lotte sent by Mrs to Mr 11 Cluff Chill asking f for r an any facts acts rail ami figures figures' showing the effect of prohibition prole- prole in Utah According to Mrs Mis I the Information was requester oy ay y an ad eastern state and aul was to go to a II committee in con congress ress' ress appointed to to- investigate Mrs Hu- Hu has sent copies of or the fetter letter letter fet fet- let let- ter to senators and anel representatives from Weber county In the tote state legis legis- lature Following ving is Mr 11 Cluffs Cluff's Replying to your letter o of January Janu Jant- ary siry 7 7 be advised that tha I know o of no tic sta statistics that have been kept l in this state or any facts and ancl figures that tha can t be c obtained which would Rho show the results of pr prohibition In Utah i Good Under our law as you OU know we weare weare are permitted to import and anti e dispose of alc alcohol through the tho the state s te dispensary sary and d during the he last four years by hy reason of the fight we have hava mull maile a against th the use uso of extracts extract and tot top topics lea ics as a bevera beverage e we navo vo VOlT very materially ma mn reduced I the amount amoun of al alcohol nl- nl cohol Imported but as to the results or of on in Utah Say my o observation serva- serva tion is th that t it Il has succeeded in making malting malt mak ing ins of nearly nearly every ory housewife ir it tl the e land a manufacturer of so some sono r sort of drink wine home brew brew ana arl aria such er g s. s It has made mado P pope pope- I u r f lar the pocket hip flask it has as caus caus- caused t if J. J E ed cd the bootlegger to flourish und and tl the e illicit still to spring up In iii all ali se se t. t and while whole I I believe Utah is is' is F freer fo from u these things than most most i any other state in the union because of oC the diligent efforts of or orthe the officers officers' and because because of Or the training of or our our people yet I cont confess ss that prohibition if- if in Utah Is a farce and is developing l' l la a citizenry of sneaks and law break l ers era Real Kcal Test fest Sn Suggested V I. VI VI I should never neer want want to see thc thc open saloon again but I am convinced con con- i v vinced from experience experience in iii attempting attempt attempt- t empting empt empt- ing fug to handle this matter in connection connection connection tion with the th-e peace pence officers of t. t this Oils ll I. I state that a modification of prohibition tion laws Jaws with a 1 strict government the tho manufacture supervision over i. i and sale of or high grade liquor t bring about better results l u ts' ts that than aro o. o heln being obtained In this country un under er erthe the present prohibition laws f Tho Tito real test of of prohibition has not come yet and will not come un untie until tie til the government both bolh state stat anc and and national proceed proceed- to enter ever every homo home in the tho land confiscate the the the- home-brew home home t made home l wines otc then lien prosecute to to the BIO limit tho tite Indi hult- vidual I doubt If public s sentiment will wH willever ever stand for rOl foi this p. p i Mrs has written th the following reply to Attorney General Cluff doff It was read road at a a W W. C Cl T T. U. U On Last Page V v I From From page Page One 1 1 ATTORNEY GE GENERAL nAI I AX ANSWERED AXE E MY Y OG EX r WOMAN o A 1 I meeting in Ogden and received I hearty approval front that body A rep reply to your letter of January 9 did did not seem necessary necessary at at the at-the the of its receipt but bUt bUtas as as I peruse It again it seems seems seems' so re remarkable CO conning com coming conn- conn ll- ll ing from one ono who ought to be in a pos position to to know that I hasten to tomake tomake tomal mal make e some additional l suggestions lS You say say that the present prohibition prohibition prohibition tion law sl should be lie modified that prohibition in Utah is a farce Carce that it has has' caused bootleggers and anti illicit stills and that it is mal making ing of our qU citizenry sneaks mid and lawbreakers I want to add dd the suggestion tion that thai practically the same can be said of or manY many of or our other laws If H the law I against theft were just modified so I that the thief could be required to I turn turnover over o a a. part of his loot to the I government In Inthe the shape of a sort sort of license say so man many fur far coats or so SQ much jewelry ho he would auld not be obliged to enter peoples people's houses Inthe in inthe inthe the sneaking manner t he lie Goes does now he could go into them in broan daylight his Ins business would be lie more respectable and the government would be getting something ou out o of or It lt Of Ot course that law would have o to be he under strict government superVision supervision super- super Vision ison you OU understand Pe People would not want to o lose their fur coats just before beCore they were going to wear we-ar them some place and I there would have to be he times and antl seasons for hI highway hway absorption or I annexations annexations' But nut I can cnn see now nov that it would bo ho much easier easer w to o enI enforce enforce en en- I force and antl would do awn away with this sneaking deceitful way yay tire eie average burglar ha has Another l Farce rc Also the law against selling diseased diseased dis dis- eased ased meat ment is isa a farce farco Why It themis there them j I is more mole being sold sold than ever mor It should be be o I modified The government government govern govern- ment should char charge e the tho price or o 0 a shoulder shoud r pot ro roast ast for allowing til the tho sale of or a n. landerous animal the price Illice of ot a right hh hind tint l quarter Corthe for Cor forthe forthe the sale of 01 a tubercular animal drawing the tho line of or course at meat tb that is too heavily I- I fit tainted w its Ii th c i nes only a a. certain per should be legal ID with Being a laWyer lawyer with the logical ca camm 1 earl mm mind d you can see of 01 course without further enthusiastic suggestions on my part how this modification oun t of to help with all the Maws laws We call cail oit this a free country and we are hedE hedged hedged ed all about about- with r strict laws an alt tor tormore more or less hard to 1 Why h t it ita a man cant can't even eyen drive his own auto aut seat as fast as he pleases or wh whip p his o o n u wife as much as he would woud sometimes some times like to do J d I I 1 can see that tha you are an enthusiastic I l i supporter of ot and of with your j mple irs u an and anC c t prosecutors ai i dot dov the line ar arr nt no doubt 1 riv enthused Your hill hopefulness ought to tr be bo contagious The only drunken nan man I lm hay have arty ever been near since l prohibition had hada v a breath sm smelling of oC vanilla extract But perhaps ibis usual bootlegger was temporarily out of moons a It may mar have been an exaggeration too on the part pant ot of an auto tourist huh who said that Utah was Wie Ithe wettest place he lie e had struck b between tween Ohms OhtO and It ithe he coo coast He came through 0 Ogden Ogden Og- Og 3 den and perhaps we are not a typical typical i t cal sample Let Lel us hope for foi tile tae Ii best Hip Nip Pocket I Flask You mus be right about the hi hip hIli p n P pocket et flask for I certainly have hare no no- no 1 noticed the stuff being c carried carrie come lome to Ito ma and the lie children in pails or orIn orin ao a in bottles tucked under Otil arm anns as I u used etl to see it How Kow flece dece tiui I on the Ithe part of pa He I-be probably m slides slides slides' into undo the house and says says' Here ma get this half pint of poison poiso our of my mr hip pocket and you and the kids take it out into the woodshed 1 where none of the neighbors is Hab to run onto you and have have a nip nir all i around But go slow on it or it for or I 1 had bid u uto I Ito to pay 6 G for that little and I dont don't i know whether dt lit will kill us all or not Caveat emptor What times time at ft we tide have come upon Ci I Also Also Shades of oC Neil Dow and r rI I Frances Frances Willard Is this what they at 1 I meant when they worked fo for r p pro pro- ynie I e eI Perhaps in their old We Websters Webster's Wen Web I ma bra masters master's ster's unabridged the word prohibition tr f penults with withdrawals w I tieR tion did dill not mean enthusiastic prosecutors w ID and amI elected I judges fa favor or the t fine instead of oC the Jail sentence u IJ a Perhaps what they dreamed o or oi was as 83 lt jutt just prohibition Well all dream re are liable to come true some sortie cayBut caYBut cay i t mistaken But say say you you must be suggest I. I Ii much much as I hate to by about nearly every housewife In ro drink wine li home me O Utah malting making unfortunate 8 0 tl brew etc There are hundred d tg 8 know several tIt some sonic but hut I intimately I sea ea housewives more or less hI o. o tan ua before pro r- r who did not imbibe r 1 1 hai have hare eat I. I e tion Uon and anti who ho I am lm pOSIt positive th than it sin since ce r not acquired any taste for J There is not a a. housewife on BJ rol bad d They Thc y suspect block whom I haTe nfl 1 VP W c e ca suspect J better hetter not let me nie td b 01 d Utah Uta in inand population tand t foreign n a a. large t tand c om omila and many of oC them feel fecI agg of i ito ila p rn n being deprived 1 I eel no dolt doubt bt at d s ed o OJ accustom ar to which they were nill tRo o cans But if ife Ave we native born Americans j ei obe i ito r of 0 the example a try to set b u nc re 5 t to o law instead of of mCle merely I Y I I and ami unc oer t the English language IT earl earlb all ai trill 1 I Jing y J ying ing W when dren J 11 the flag nag go goes s by y le let let- b bit our ur yo et be lie well In conclusion 1 Ir yet sea sen t th f 1 haT t. t a ve Would you yon tyR i tel tor Is a b gent gem I wor or t e I before election b Wt me just e der derU r to r not ca care car Mr 11 duff Cluff said he lie did Idid to slim h t sent sen s He lie on the let letter er olio comment on t bot red t lima II D declared declare I a ec Mrs He bi j. j as s tho the communication expresses expressed ed I II In sentiments I on the subject it I 1 I |