Show SALE OF EXTRACTS mm AGAINST LAW amm MATHONI HAH THOMAS mm FEDERAL prohibition DIRECTOR so DECLARES IN PUBLIC MEETING although but bat two hours hour notice waa given give there ahm was a splendid attendance at a meeting in the taber nacle last night addressed by Mathoni hah thomas federal prohibition hibi tion direct director bishop presided mr thom thomaa is making a tour of inspection of the state and arrived here from plate and garfield counties during the course of fit his hia remarks mr M thomas after making a brief survey of the liquor situation laid espedia espe esp eclid eia emphasis upon the sale of extracts which h ch are below beinar so extensively used 8 aa a beverage tion the law mr 1 thomaa them a said lend la is very plain although the extracts mutation imitations and substitutes substitute may be manufactured and sold for legitimate use uie they may not be knowingly sold as a beverage and furthermore it the merchant sells ael la extracts under such cibeu circumstances t S nees that the seller can reasonably deduce the intention of the purchaser to use them as a beverage the merchant is liable to heavy fine and imprisonment therefore mr th thomaa dmn W was a very y I 1 emphatic mp ha tha ve in his at statement a tern n t that t the he sale of extracts extract must stop the manufacture are being held to strict accounting and are now being compelled to make a monthly report to mr thomas thomaa of the disposition of f all ia alcohol which cornea comes into their hands ends they are now being required lo 10 disclose how the manufactured article is sold in what size containers contain erB and d to whom sold bold and the price E received cr already 8 oz and nd 16 26 oz containers of imitation substitute h eye ave been ordered discontinued mr thomas thomaa said the permission of 8 oz and IG 16 oz containers of imitations and substitutes e is held by the commissioner to be prima face evidence that the same me are to be sold for beverage purposes par far alisis and death lurk in the bottles of extracts as the records aready already prove the director said last night in his address add ess and was even nore more emphatic to the gentlemen who gathered around him after the meeting that it is nothing short of a disgrace to have appointed as enforcement a Ire ement officers men who are I 1 themselves hem selves reputed and in some in stances known to be drinkers of extracts and makers of home brew in some instances men have be been appointed to act as a police officers when they were making and selling home brew state chemist her harms mr thom thomas said has haa repeatedly made atolli analyses of thew these extract drinks drink still and home brews brewi and has haq jut repeatedly dei dared them to b be intoxicating on liquors under the state as well as federal laws there is no reason on an earth why your local officers cannot stop this business and they will have to stop it we shall supplement but we will not at supplant your laws and city ordinances many people seem i to have gone money drunk in their anxiety to manufacture and sell seii booze drug stores general merchandise star stores a barber shops butcher shops are all 11 being closely checked manufactures are now under strict ilance cases of drunk mess mass among boys in this county have lave recently been reported to mr thomas one mother makes and permits her sons to make home brew rew with the kick of a mule these bos Q s were drunk on july 24 what were your officers doing to permit this chatis that mother thinking of she know she is breeding law breakers and chests cheats said mr thomas officers will be given all the as instance stance si possible but they will be expected to do their full duty and ad all the time said the director it goes without question he continued that hat to have a successful enforcement of the law the people must support the officers the state law is ample now if enforced to have this state ab Milci sol tely clean mr thomas explained in brief the operation and its relation to the state the address was warmly received and many comments com menta made thereon several merchants came forward to meet the federal prohibition director and to pledge their support to him mr thomas will meets with the mayor and members of 0 the city council justice of the leae and city marshal Mar this morning ile he la is accompanied by his hia son edwin and will leave for milford this afternoon |