The Dark Side of Prohibition
City Attorney F.A. Kern From the desk of Steve Willis, Central Library Services Program Manager of the Washington State Library: When the following jokey editorial in The Ellensburg Capital was printed June 23, 1921, the 6-year old statewide experiment in Prohibition was clearly not being taken seriously. But a dark side to this light-hearted attitude later engulfed two individuals mentioned in this opinion piece: AH, HA! THE SECRET IS NO LONGER A SECRET! WHO IS SELLING LIQUOR? “Listen, dear reader: It…