Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-02-13
.UPHOLDS The STATE LAW.
Iowa Supreme Court Gives the Cor
iginal Package" Doctrine a Hit
Between the Eyes.
BLOW IS AIMED At CIGARETTE DEALERS
Labor Organizations to Urge . Law
Temperance, Campaign ON Moral
Lines-Miners Will Ask Increased
Wages-Other Notes.
Especial Correspondence

LtAeo-MluGfo WILL ASK kncfe0oe0
WaEes-Other Notes.
Especial Correspondence
Des Moines, Ia, Feb. 9.-The SUI
preme court of Iowa has sustained the
state law providing for mulct tax of
$500 on all dealers who sell cigarettes.
The court gave the Original package"
doctrine blow between the eyes. All
of the corporations which depend on
this theory for the protection of
their business base their argument
on the doctrine laid down by the great
chief justice, John Marshall. The SUI
preme court of Iowa says that the
doctrine has been sc warped and dis
torted by those who seek to hide be-
hind it that the great Marshall would
have great difficulty in identifying it
were he to return to earth. The SUI
Preme court says that "peripatetic
swindlers who seek their victims in
the secluded villages of the state" can
not longer be permitted to ply their
traffic in Iowa in the shadow of the
original package doctrine announced
by Justice Marshall. The court holds
that the cigarette business is subject
to state regulation and that the dealer
who sells in original packages or other
wise must pay the tax of $25 month
required by the Iowa statute. This
tax has restricted the sale of cigar
cites to,a very few dealers. Not more
than six of these licenses are held in
Des Moines. The cheaper grade of
goods do not have the large sale they
did formerly, and the cigarette which
is made by the smoker has largely re-
placed the cheap brands.
Building Inspectors.
State Labor Commissioner E. ID.
Brigham has been informed that labor
organizations through the state are
preparing to urge OH the next legisla-
ture that it enact law requiring the
election or appointment of building
inspectors in all towns in this state
exceeding 10000 in population. The
theory is that the building being done
is careless, and that the danger to en-
ployes and tenants is so large that the
state should take supervision of large
building processes. The present law
provides that the state labor commits
sioner shall have supervision and power
over buildings, but manifestly he can
not exercise such powers. The labor
commissioner also finds lax enforce
ment of the new law regarding fire
escapes. and exits in public buildings
such as theaters, halls, hotels, etc.
Temperance Meetings.
A. j. MeColl, evangelist, has begun 9
series of temperance pledge singing
meetings in Des Moines, which will BIZ
the nucleus for state wide campaign
of moral suasion. He says that he ex
poets to gain $4,000 signatures to tee
totaler pledges in this city and that the
work will be carried into every count,
of the state. He believes that an old
time temperance revival can be made
successful in Iowa. The mulct law has
been in force for almost ten years now
and for ten years heretofore prohibi.
ton was the law, but it was badly en-
forced. After this lapse of 20 years
Rev. Mr.. McColl calculates that the peo
pie are ready for another temperance
campaign on moral lines. Temperance
meetings were abandoned in Iowa with
the adoption of prohibition laws i1
1884 and never have been resumed
Temperance workers being much dis
couraged by the decision of the su
preme court, which held the constitu
tional amendment for prohibition un
constitutional on the merest techni
cality after the people had adopted j,
by 10000 majority.
Miners to Meet.
The miners of the state will meet in
Des Moines March 6 to consider what
demands will be made on the operator.
during the ensuing year. Two demands
are almost certain to be made: That
all coal mines be measured to the credi,
of the miner (abolishing screens), ant
that the price Of mining be raised ter
cents a ton. This would be equivalen,
to from Is to 20 cents increase, il the
first proposition were also incorporat
ed in the agreement. The miners will
make these demands because that was
the demand made by the meeting Of
the mine workers in Indianapolis re
Gently which elected John Mitchell
president. The Iowa delegates to tina,
meeting secured his promise to visi,
the miners conference in Des MONIES
March or Z. At that time a public
reception will be arranged for him
which, it is expected, will be attended
by thousands from every part of the
state, A meeting at the Auditorium
will be arranged, with Gov. Cummins to
introduce him,
No Special Election.
Gov. Cummins decided not to call 9
special election for congressman to
succeed to the seat made vacant by the
death of Congressman Rumple in the
Second district. Mr.. Rumple died Jan.
uary 81. His term would expire March
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