Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-01-27

Worth. Mitchell, Howard Win.
neshiek. Allamakee, Cerro Gordo.
Floyd, Chickasaw, Franklin. Butler.
Bremen, Fayet,e, Clayton. Hardin,
Grundy, Blackhawk, Buchanan. Della
ware. Dubuque.
Fourth district, headquarters Cher.
okee-Lyon. Osceola. Dickinson EN-.
met, Kossuth, Winnebago, Sioux.
O'Brien. Clay, Palo Alto, Hancock,
Plymouth, Cherokee, Buena Vista. Po-
cahontas. Humboldt, Wright. Wood.
bury Ida, Sac, Calhoun, Webster.
Hamilton
Fifth district, headquarters Allan.
tic - Monona, Crawford Carroll.
Greene. Harrison, Shelby, Audubon.
Guthrie. Pottawattamie, Cass. Adair,
Mills, Montgomery, Adams. Union.
Fremont, Page, Taylor, Ringgold.
The district marshals are to be ap-
pointed by the governor, with the ap-
prevail of the senate, and are to serve
for four years and to receive a salary
of $4,000 each per year and an allow
ance for Office expense not to exceed
$4,000 per year. They are empowered
to appoint not to exceed ten deputies
in each district, who shall receive a
salary of 500 per month each. Pro-
vision is made for the appointment OF
special deputies whenever needed at
per diem of 81 and expenses when on
duty.
The district marshals shall have
the power of sheriffs or constables,
and their jurisdiction may extend to
any part of the state. They are to be
specially charged with the enforce
ment OF all the liquor laws of the
state, and if the local officers in any
county or town fail to enforce these
laws. the marshals are to do the work
themselves and if county attorneys
fail to prosecute upon reports Of the
marshals, they are empowered to
bring prosecutions. Druggists hold
ing permits are to be required to
shals that they are now required to
make to the county auditors, and it is
made the special duty of the marshals
to investigate these reports and If it
appears that the law is being violated
by the druggists. to prosecute.
At the convention held last Thurs
day 1913 clubs were represented by
TIA delegates. After approving the
bill, the convention elected a legisla-
tive committee of fifteen members to
have charge Of the subject before the
legislature. This committee was en-
powered to appoint subcommittee,
which is to open a headquarters in
Des Moines and work to secure the
passage of the law.
Mr.. A. G.. Rankin, the promoter OF
the scheme, said that the constitu-
ton of the clubs restricted their work
solely TO the enforcement of the laws
as they were on the statute books on
the subject of intoxicating liquors.
and they were not asking for changes
in the laws, but simply for the pas
sage of the proposed act in order that
there might be some special body of
men charged with the enforcement OF
such laws. He said 1t was not intend
ed that the appointment Of the mar
shals should relieve the present Off
GERS of their duties in the matter Of
enforcement. but it was expected that
the marshals should do the work when
the her officers failed or refused to
do their duty.
1t is proposed that one-third of the
minimum mulct tax shall be paid into
the state treasury and this. together
with fees and court costs, is to consti-
tute fund for the payment of the ex-
penses of the marshal system. 1t is
estimated that there are from 1900 to
1000 mulct saloons in the state and
If one-third of the minimum tax is
paid into the state, it will amount to
from 100000 to 100000 annually.
The committee stated that they had
not decided upon who will be asked to
father the bill in the legislature. but
they were assured that it had already
many friends among the members.
May Nominate Dawson.
Reports from the Second congress
sional district are that Mr.. A. +. Daw-
son OF Jackson county may be select
ed as the Republican candidate for
congress from that district Mr.. Daw-
son is at present the private secretary
of Senator Allison, and has had charge
for several years Of the speakers bu
reau of the Republican state central
committee. AS showing Mr.. Dawson's
determination and push, little story
in connection with his first entry into
political life is of interest. When
George Curtis of Clinton was elected
to congress, Mr.. Dawson was city ed
itor of the Clinton Herald. He had
desire to see something of Washing
ton life, however. and applied to Mr..
Curtis for the position Of private sec
rotary Mr. Curtis was much i'm.
pressed with him, but it is necessary
that the private secretary of con-
gresham be a stenographer. and Mr..
Dawson did not number among his
accomplishments a knowledge of the
art of pothooks. in other words. he
couldn't write sentence in short.
hand il his life had depended upon it.
There were but ten weeks before Mr.