Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-09-14
AFTER SALOON (, ,1SI
Des Moines W. c. 7. U. I ss War
on Alleged Monopo & the
Liquor Busin}
Evangelist Francis Murphy Given a
Respectful Hearing by Liquor
Dealers Association.
Mulct Laws Operations to Be Re.
ported in Official Register
Political Comment.
Special to Times-Republican.

special to IimeS-Republican.
Des Moines. Sept. 1.-THE ladies of
the Des Moines w. C. 7. u, among their
other tenets, hold to the antitrust no.
ton. They are after Ben F. Parker,
who runs nearly half of the saloons of
this town, and is constantly increasing
his list. Mr.. Parker represents a big
Illinois brewing concern, and has rap
idly been getting a monopoly on the sa-
loon business. In fact that is just what
his company aims to secure, according
to reports. Some time ago Parker
bought the lease of the basement of the
Equitable block, occupied by barber
shops and bath rooms, and started a
buffet, placing liquors on sale. The w
c. L. u. discovered what was going on
and some of the ladies swore out infor-
nation against the establishment, with
the result that lot of liquor was gath.
cred in by the police on pull of the
place. The ladies say they are going
after the whisky drug stores and sa-
looms that violate the law.
Francis Murphy, the temperance
Evangelist, addressed the Liquor Deaf
ers' Association in very sensible way
He told the members that they are a lot
better people than generally believed by
lpeople who don't know much about the
liquor business, and pleaded with them
| to help make their business as respecta :
BILE as possible by obeying the law.
prosecuting violators and refusing 70
sell to men who have all they can carry,
or are in the habit of becoming intoxi-
Gated. He was listened to with ap-
lplause, and a good many of those pres
ent agreed to attend the temperance
meetings now in progress under Mr.,
Murphys directions.
|
The next number of the Official Reg
lister of the state will contain line of
Information never before given to the
state. 1t is curious fact that there is
| no provision of law for any report on
1.-THE operation of the mulct law. Nobody
can tell how many counties have sa-
looms, what license fee is charged in the
several cities. how many counties have
tried to secure consent petitions and
| failed or anything else of a statistical
mature concerning the liquor business
deputy Secretary of State Archie
Smith, editor of the official Register
|
who has wrought many Improvements
lin that valuable little publication since
The took hold of 1T. has decided to COM
Ipile this information for the next num-
ber which will be out early in the year.
| He will ask each county auditor to ask
the several questions. There is a gen
| eral belief that twenty-five to thirty
counties in the state have saloons under
4 the mulct law: thirty is generally
placed as the very highest. and twenty
Hve IS propaply nearer correct. some
OF the river counties nave saloons Win
out the formallty OF complying Win the
lpetitlon feature OF the law Inc incense
In ADDITION TO the 5000 annual mulct tax
runs as hlen as sl,zoo III some towns
There IS little doubt that strenuous
| effort VIII De made IN the coming ses-
sion TO secure the passage OF a law that
VIII ailoW the consent petltion 10 pe
stituted. In number OF counties OF
lhe state, Where the EFFORT mas peer
made without success TO secure the
mulct petltion, II IS SAID that many peo-
! pie 90 not dare TO sign an open peti-
tlon VINO neVertheiess are laNofaole 70
saloons PUBIC sentiment IN the COM
munlties is against the saloon. ana theS
Tear the eflect on their business OF nav
ing the ahol-saleoh psople Know lheS
want drinking estaelishnents. Ihey
urge that II people voted py secret pa I
lot they Would De tree TO vote then
honest sentiments. On thls side OF the
case, IL Is argued that honest opinion
mas as sooo rlsht 10 protectlon IN It's
IeNpression on the saloon question as N
the matter OIL choice between candi-
oates lof once. Nhlch looks loglcal
enough. But member OF the ieslsla-
ture presents the other siae When ne
caiis attention 10 the TACT that the nigh
lest courts nave denominated saloon
Keeping as Ptesunp.lVeiy VICIOUS
business, ana therefore one on Which
the puphc should pe IN possession OF the
most complete information. III IS prob
able such measure as suggested would
fail OF passage.
Cerro Gordo county's bar association
IS having hot time With the question
OF whom snail succeed Judge sherwir
on the district bench IN that district
Last Saturday evening it seems there