Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-05-23
The Supreme Court Says There Is
No Way to Stop Sale from
Outside Sources.
STATUTE CONFLICTS INTERSTATE LAW.
Extra Session Of Legislature May De
Called to Meet Emergencte~-AGi-
tatton for Insurance. on State In
stttutions-Less convicts In Prison
-Oaher News of Intcrest.
Especial CorfesponGence,l

the decision u this supreme court il
liquor case in which She court holds
that the state has NO power to stol
agents OF hquor concerns outside the
state from soliciting sales in Iowa and
delivering the stuff inc. o. u. packages
The temperance people fear that this
will result in opening up every county
in which. there now is prohibition and
in which prollibitory low is enforced
TO the sales of liquor. The supreme
court stated in its opinion that it be-
lieved that the state had ample justi-
fcatlon in the law for keeping out
agents. but the United States supreme
court has decided that interstate com
merce rights prevent the people of the
state from protecting themselves. On
accoAnt of the holding of the United
States court, therefore, the Iowa court
rendered it's decision sustaining the
right of outside.liquopc concerns tosend
men into any part OF the state to solicit
business and deliver goods.
A Burlington man was arrested in
Jefferson county charged with solicit
ing liquor sales in Fairfield, an agreed
statement Of facts was made and the
case was appealed to the supreme
court. 1t has just handed down itsde-
cision, as stated. Under the decision
a Chicago brewery may ship liquor to
any city in the state, apparently, and
collect for il, in the town, the United
States supreme court having decided
that the interstate commerce. shipment
has not been completed until the liquor
is delivered to the.consignee. After he
gets it. the state's police laws step in
and arrest him II he gets drunk and
prosecute him if he sells it. but cannot
sicze the liquor unless he has it with
the intention of illegally tlisposing of
it,
Under the present law and decisions
statesmen cd solicit purchases from
those perso1Rwho have a rightlegAlly
to sell the stuff otter buying 1t. There
are no such persons in prohibition
counties. Now, under this decision.
the right is conferred to solicit from
everybody. The result may be-tem-
perance people fear it-that in COM
munities where there nre men that
wish to drink contracts for weekly sup
plies will be made and the liquor
shipped in cash on delivery This, is
feared. will destroy the prohibitory
law i'll the counties in which the mulct
law is in force in the decision. The.de-
cision is one Of the most. important
rendered in years. The courts deci-
sion that it would decide the case diff
ferently if it could is very significant
Extra, Session Possible.
1t is barely possible that an extra
session of the legislature may be held
to meet the emergencies, which have
arisen since the twenty-ninth general
assembly adjnArned five weeks ago. \
fire in the school for the deaf anddumb
at Council Bluffs destroyed S275.0OO
worth of property and leM the institu-
ton ma BILE to take care OF the 265
pupils who have been housed there.
The legislature failed to appropriate
money to carry on the work of the
state fish commissioner and giant. war
den, and Commissioner Lincoln very
much desires tsthave $4,000 set axide
Tor his departments Of the s1ste gov
eminent for the ensuing two years. A
number Of other matters of more OF
less hmporta1lee were overlooked by
the legislature, and these could be adj
5usted If special session We're held.
If session is called the members will
be aaked 10 serve without pay SO that
the only expense will be the salaries
of employees. While an extra session
Is not limited TO the special business
for which it il called yet it is assumed
that the extra session would not IN
aertakc general Legislation but would
devote itself to meeting the energen
cies which were the occasion of its con-
Hening.
Foreign Population.
+, State Labor Commissioner L. ID.
brigham has prepared an interesting
report of value to inboring men and
wage earners, especially those in the
organized trades, relative to the for
eign born population of this state. The
Following are the figures issued by him
and which will brincluded in his forth
coming biennial report:
Slavs comprising natives. of Russia.
Russian Poles, Hutgariane ard Bo-
femthns Observation-Disclosures. 1878
British, comprising English. Irish.
ans ......, ...........e 49, 1909
TaItons. comprising Germans. Hol-
landers, Swiss and Austrians- ...... 139, 316
Scandta, comprising Danes, Swedes
1 ana CON cnmSTjsdng French, MEXICAN.
spanisf and Italian ......,.,..,,.,.,.,.. 4e5l
Others Observation-Disclosures. 1883
state Insurance.
The fire at the institution at Council
bluffs has reyived the agitation in
favor Of the state carrying insurance
upon It's state buildings. The state
owns about $4,000 900 worth of prop