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Show SALES OF "NEAR-BEER" IN THE "DRY" COUNTIES Boise, Ida., July 20. The question of whether near beer can be sold In dry counties In Idaho will soon be settled set-tled by the supreme court, an early decision being expected on account of the importance of the issue on certain businesses. The case is In reality a test case to determine the validity of the local option law on this point, and tho defendant Is I ochman of Nampa, who Is the proprietor of the Crescent brewery In that town. He was arrested ar-rested on the charge of selling intoxicating intoxi-cating liquors, and the question before the court Is the Interpretation of the section which defines "intoxicating-liquors "intoxicating-liquors as all drinks that may produce pro-duce Intoxication." and the interest lies In the determination whether such a beverage and others made from malt could be prohibited in prohibition pro-hibition districts under the Idaho lo-c.n lo-c.n option lav.. The evidence in this particular case that the near-beer contained con-tained 1 ? per cent alcohol, and expert ex-pert witnesses claimed that an ordinary ordi-nary man could not drink Mmnrji of this beverage to produce intoxication. Ti; urns-ecu! in argued that this box- j eracc wa". included in the term "malt liquors,' and was intended by the ' framcrs "f Ibe law to be excluded 1 from sale. |