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Show LOOPHOLE SEEN IN "SAVINS" CAUSE OF THE DRY LAW Salt Lake, July 27. Inderlnltp construction of the "Bavlnc" clnuse In Utah's new prohibition law, which becomes effectlvo August 1, may liavo rendered It safe to "bootleg" for the remainder of July; ror after that dato It Is doubtful In the minds of attorneys whether It will be possible pos-sible to prosecute under the search and selzuro law, which by Its own provisions expires with tho advent of prohibition. This viewpoint caused spirited discussion dis-cussion In tho house of representatives representa-tives yesterday when county sheriffs and authorities from the four corners corn-ers of the state conferred with mem-, bers of the attorney general's office relative to tho enforcement of tho new liquor law. It became the spirit of tho mect-jlng, mect-jlng, however, to make eleventh-hour "bootleggers" curso tho day that liquor was Invented. Itobert B. Porter, assistant county attorney, who with Sheriff John fJ. Corless and-Wilson McCarthy, district attorney, represented this county, seemed of tho Impreislon last night that any attempt to take advantages of tho Indefinite "saving" c!au3o will bo dealt with under tho severest measures "which authority can met out. Ho admitted, however, that tho clauso providing for tho temporary saving of the old search nnd solzuro law should liavo been guarded In tho new law. Prosecutions started now might lapse August 1 If not completed complet-ed by then. Old Law Doubtful It was pointed out by Mr. Porter that although tho pld search and seizure law may prove difficult from a standpoint of prosecution after tho new liquor law becomes effectlvo on AuguBt 1, tho sheriffs and other officers of tho law will have full pro tection In effecting arrests and selz-' Ing liquors. Iteturn of such liquors could not be mado under tho new liquor law. Wilson McCarthy, fHstrict attorney, declared last night that the apparent appar-ent existence of the loophols In tho law only should be regarded by tho "bootlegger" as aort of a "will 'o tho wisp," for, ho declared, tho spirit or tho law will find a drastic way to deal with persons "who think they aro safe In taking advantage" nnd ' that there wfll bo no shallow ford for tho lawless. ".N'liir" Ikws Xnined. Hernmn Harms, state cnemls:, presented pre-sented to tho conference a list of lm-mltatlons lm-mltatlons of beer that will bo allowable allow-able after August 1. None of them contain malt or any uvldenco or ror-mentatlon ror-mentatlon process. Some contain no alcohol at all, some only a trace and a few from threo to four-tenths of 1 per cent of alcohol. All havo tho characteristic tang and flavor of beer, produced by a slight admlxturo of the extract of hops. The Hit of Imitation beers Included Bocco, Tan-hauser, Tan-hauser, Vlvi, Fromo, Puritan, Excell-so Excell-so and Nekto. All these ono may drink ad libitum after August 1 without with-out breaking tho prohibition law and without becoming exhilarated to speak of, Tho afternoon session was largely given over to on Interpretation of the prohibition law. Preparations containing con-taining alcohol for the purposo of tho extraction of modlcal virtues or for tho sake of preservation wero discussed. dis-cussed. Mr, Harms named many of these preparations, but no nttempt was made to make out a complete list. Will Draft Ordinance. A uniform city ordlnanco will bo drafted today at a meeting between a number of tho county attorney general's gen-eral's office. It will embody tho provisions pro-visions of the prohibition law In brief as applicable to cities and towns. Tho adoption of tho ordlnanco will bo urged upon all cities, and towns of tho etato. |
