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Show INTOXICATION A LA HOME BREW H J)RINKING of intoxicating bev-H bev-H crages is undeniably on the H increase in Cedar City lately, not-H not-H withstanding the nation as a whole H has ratified and adopted prohibits prohibi-ts tion. Tin's is a fact despite the dis H appearance of whiskey, brandy, H gin, and lager beer from the mar-H mar-H . . kct, the scarcity of Dixie wine and H the increased restrictions on the H sale of extracts. Where, then, do H men and boys get their intoxicat-H intoxicat-H ing beverages? There is but one H ' explanation they make it. They H manufacture the vintage in their H ' homes, from malt, sugar, hops and H yeast. H But is this simple, harmless, H home-made concoction inebriating H has it the kick? you ask. From H all the evidence at hand, it surely H has; and because it is a harm- H less(?) home product, it is likely H to be treated lightly, and its man- H ufacture and use indulged in by H many good people who would hold H up their hands in horror at the H thought of entering a saloon and H taking a glass of beer over the H bar. It is in order to call attcn- H tion to the seriousness, of this of- H fense both the manufacture and H use or dissemination of the prod- H uct that this editorial is written. H, The manufacture of any bev- H , . erage containing more than one' LbbbWu half of one per cent alcohol, is a r Federal as well as a State offense, punishable by a penitentiary or Leavenworth sentence. The use H or sale or disposal in any way of Hi such beverage is also a serious H offense, punishable by a fine of fl from $50 to $300, or by impris- H onment for six months, or by both H ,) , such fine and imprisonment. The H v "' minimum penalty that a justice of H ; the peace is permitted to assess H ' when the guilt of a defendant is H admitted or established, is $50. H i Two young men of Cedar City, H minors, plead guilty to being intox- H icated, and were given the mini- H mum sentence this week. Pretty H stiff $50 for taking a little too H much home brew, isn't it. H Then would it not pay others to H profit by these boys' experience and steer dear of this dangerous and expensive pastime? There is no use talking, our lawmakers law-makers have made up their minds that intoxicating beverages must go, and it is mighty risky, to engage en-gage in their manufacture, sale or use under any guise, no matter how harmless the commodity may seem. |