Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-08-04

LOCKER ON IN IOWA
For the MISREPRESENTATION.


st. Anthony, Aug. 3.-Many OF the
good temperance people of Iowa view
with alarm, the apparent increase of
the sales OF alcoholic drinks in the state,
this evidenced by the growing number
of drug stores the additional number OF
counties that adopt the mulct law and
the large quantities of beer shipped into
our towns by the express companies.
The latter part of the business, especial
ly in dry" towns and counties, is tre-
mendously on the increase, and under.
the interstate commerce laws and rul-s
ings seems to be condition likely to
continue. But the explanation is an
easy one. Mckinley Is to blame for it
His good times makes it possible for
many to ship in a case of beer that, un-
der the Cleveland democratic admins
tration they either went without or
bought it in smaller quantities, or sub
stituted pint bottle of something
stronger. Again, the class of people
who fill up, i.e., get drunk, do not ship
This crowd feel the Mckinley times,
too. They can now buy a gallon of IL.
year-old Kentucky rye whisky, made
Island bottling establishment. Notwith-
standing the laws passed by the last
legislature referring to travelling agents
soliciting sales, the state is covered by
these men, much to the advantage of
the livery men, who frequently hire
teams to them for three or four days
canvass of the farmers. AS far as the
observation of the writer goes, this law
is a dead letter. Saturday seems to be
the favorite day for receiving such con-
signments, and any one Interested can.
gee in any dry town tse large number of
packages of family supplies received
and delivered by the express companies
on that particular day ofthe week. So
that whether it. is a bad sign of the
good times or not, the fact stands ont
that the people of Iowa are buying
much more beer and alcoholic drinks
than five years ago.
Another business, or rather differ
5ent form of the same business, is in
.creasing all over Iowa, and that is the
sale of beer that is not beer. 1t isNcalad.
no-toX, 5toxicana,t malt extract, hop beer,
barley extract. ginger ale, etc. For In
stance. at sRslmond a dealer in no-tox
sold a whole car load of no fox on the
Fourth of July. They celebrated the
Fourth in Belmond. And the city Off
5cials calm there was less intoxicaton.
on that date than at any previous cele-
bfation in that town. The city autnori-
ties, anticipating large number of
plain DRINKS. fixed up sta bliss as tenn
porary lockups. expecting the bastile
would be filled to oHsrflpwing. But not
an arrest was made. One 5teetotaler and
prohibltionist in Belmond told the writ
er there is less drunk elrasNs in Belmonds
since this place was opened than ever
before. And the curious part of this
'anti-toxican" deal there and elsewhere
seems to be that the swallowing of the
stuff seems to fill a long felt want II
looks like beer, 1t smells like beer and
1T tastes like beer. In fact, the whole
place smells so strong Of beer the passer.
by on the street gets the full benefit OF
that indescribable odor of stale, dead,
fiat beer. 1t seemsto saturate even the
sidewalk in front
Now, while the people Of Belmond
have no cause for complaint, other
towns have. where this malt extract
4busnsss'is carried on. In several places
seizures have been made and the stuff.
found to contain 8 to ) per cent of al
cohol. In another town the writer was
told those dealersin no-toN always have
q government license (Wonder why2l.s
1t seems this no-tox is generally put in
black bottles. plainly labeled. Now, If
the genuine article of old Fashioned beer
Is put in the same kind OF bottles and
labeled no-tpx, yet having a private
mark, known to manufacturer and DEAL
er, who Will Catch on Ia comes MIR.
"A, who never gets drunk and knows
enough To keep his mouth anut after it.
has opened and shut on straight Mill
Waukee, he allsfor no-tox and gets the
private mark. b, who has continual
thirst. arrives at the same time. He
calls for no-tox. and gets it, A barrel
of II would not make b noisy or trouble
some, and the dealer glarces at the gov
eminent license and fears not uncle
sam. II committee of the w. c. II. T. .
callsit is politely given a few bottles TO
take home and analyze, either by the
chemist or personal experience by fol-
lowing Paul's advice, on their own
stomachs
It's hard problem, these temperance
towns are up against If such places
are closed by persecution or prosecution
many observing temperance people
know and admit the law defying drug
store Increases ta business to a large
extent. II the place is allowed to run.
it son has all Of the demoralizing inhu-
ences on the community Of the open
saloon. Loafers congregate. boys gath
err and hear the deiectable 5cory srsa ton
of an Iowa saloon. None of the proyia-
ions of the mulct law apply to a no-tox
saloon. and II they see fit to keep open
till midnight and make no disturbance
Who can prevent il Again,5i the chron-
ic drunkaid sees III to makethis head
quarters, and also make his pocket liza SIX.
last the longer by an occasional glass.
OF no-tox, whoss business is Il. The laws
of Iowa do not provide for notice
mot to sell my husband, no-tox. some
body s'ked an anti-salnon man once
would you close all OF the saloons and
have men make saloons of their; HON esp,
And the answer vas. Yes Sire. if
men Viii drink al home ii will be- d big
over any form of the open
sale of Intoxicating liquors." Even that
is open to argument
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