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Show WHERE MORE OF THE MONEY GOES x Two weeks ago this paper printed an editorial citing the inconsistency of the customs service expense, taken from the writer's experience on the Mexican border. The prohibition law is another an-other place where savings could be made. A local example, ex-ample, together with the expense, follows: A man was arrested here with a few gallons of liquor is bound over to await action ac-tion by the federal grand jury at Salt Lake. The mode of procedure follows: Local officers mlake the arrest ar-rest at public expense. The prisoner is lodged in jail. His children Who happened to be with him, are sent home to Las Vegas. Ha then appears before the U. S. commissioner, commission-er, who happens to live in Modena. Three federal investigator.? inves-tigator.? are sent here from Salt Lake to look into the case. A United States mar-shall mar-shall is sent down to take the man to Salt Lake where he is lodged in jail awaiting the action of the federal grand jury. Then when the jury convenes, con-venes, two witnesses from St. George go to Salt Lake to appear against the prisoner, pris-oner, and in this case he undoubtedly un-doubtedly will be indicted. If he pleads not guilty trial is set and the same witnesses must again go to Salt Lake, to testify. All this is at public expense ex-pense and is just an examfple of the red tape which the governnfent requires. Why heckle a United States senator sen-ator as to his $10,000 a year salary? |