Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1927-09-29 | Page 6 | Geo, A. Coates in 'Dry' Office

1 t OATES IN DRY OFFICE Will fill Direct Federal Pro Pro- Prohibition Prohibition Work V ork in Utah George A. A A Goates former executive of the Ogden Gate Gateway ay council of Boy Scouts has been appoInted deputy prohibition director for the state of Utah to succeed Joseph E E. Richards accordIng to a dispatch from Wash Wash- WashIngton Washington Ington D. D C. C received by the Salt Lake TrIbune The appointment Is effective October 10 Mr Richards Richards' resignation was confirmed Wednesday In Wash Wash- WashIngton Washington Ington by Prohibition Commissioner James M Doran Mr Goatee Goates In 1905 and 1906 studied mechanics and engineerIng while working In the first sugar fac- fac factory factory tory In Utah established by his la- la father lather ther In Lehl Lehi He then went Into the thereal thereal real estate and mIning busIness and later Into the banking business In Lehl Lehi He was named parole officer at atthe the state industrIal school in Ogden In 1915 Mr Coates Goates made an inclusive study of juvenile problems In several parts of the United States and returned to standardize juvenile court records In Utah He served two terms as city recorder in Lehi and three terms as president of the board of education of the Alpine district DurIng his early career Mr Goates taught school s hool In the Samoan islands Mr Goates has been a deputy In the office of U. U U S S. S Marshal J J. J Ray Ward since 1923 He has received the bachelor Of law degree from the Uni- Uni University of Utah and from Lincoln Jet ferson university of Chicago He has I Ithe I the temporary status of an attorney In the prohibition department of the I civil cl service