Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-11-10
Will Fight {. D. D.
LIQUOR TRAFFIC
The Anti-Saloon League Attor-
ney Claims to Have Discover
ed Important Decisions
He SAYS THE LAW is EvADED

que TO stop the Practice OF Shipping
,Whiskey by Express c. O. D.-Im-
portant Ruling by the Internal Revs-
nue. Department.
Des Moines, Nov. 1O.-Attorney T.
j. Houser, of the State Anti-Saloon
League has discovered in recent court
decisions two which he claims will
settle the c. o. D. liquor business and
practically put stop to it. The courts
of South Dakota and Kentucky have
given decisions simultaneously which
amount to practically the same thing
and are in reality an Interpretation of
the decision OF the supreme court Of
the United States to the effect that
liquor shipped into state from an
other state is interstate commerce and
cannot be interfered with. The decis-
ions OF the supreme court Of both
Kentucky and South Dakota are to
the effect that If an agent solicits
liquor in a state and then has the
goods sent In from another state 1t is
an evasion Of the laws OF the state
to which the liquor is shipped and hence
is illegal and does not come under the
protection Of the interstate commerce
law. Liquor shipped from an adjoining
state to liquor dealer who pays his
license and has a legal right to do bus
mess Is interstate commerce and is
legal and hence can not be interfered
with. The South Dakota case Is in the
last copy Of the Northwest Reporter
and that OF Kentucky in the last copy
Of the South East Reporter. The Anti
Saloon League is making arrangements
to take advantage Of the decisions
and endeavor to put a stop to the C..
O. %. liquor business in this state.
The league has also arranged to take
advantage OF q ruling Of the internal
revenue department to the effect that
druggists or any person handling pat
position essentially a beverage or con-
tain considerable per cent Of alcohol
must take out government license.
It is understood that the origin Of this
ruling came in relation to Indian af-
fairs. Persons had been in the habit
Of selling to the Indians patent medi-
cines that were in fact not patent med
icines but contained from Is to 50 per
cent of alcohol and were in reality
alcoholic drinks. This coupled with the
decision Of the supreme court OF this
state last summer that IL there is any
alcohol in q liquid 1t Is Intoxicating
and hence comes under the heading Of
Intoxicating drinks, has given the Anti
Saloon League leverage. It is un-
derstood that one prominent druggist
Of this city has sent back to the man
ufacturers all the patent medicines OF
that class which he has carried be-
cause Of the ruling Of supreme court
OF this state last summer, and because
OF the order laid down by the internal
revenue department. He gave state
ment Of his intention to the officers Of
the Anti-Saloon League and they have
sent It out to all the druggists Of the
state. The decisions Of the courts Of
South Dakota and Kentucky are to the
effect that liquor shipped Into a state
to person not legally authorized to
handle the goods can be seized and
destroyed. With these sinews OF war
the Anti Saloon League is prepared to
make a vigorous campaign OK law en-
forcement this winter.
In investigating the ground in prep
aration for a request for a pure FOOD
law this winter those interested In the
mea sure have discovered some ingen1-
nns deyises Of the food manufacturer,
Il was learned recently from a whole
sale dealer and manufacturer living IN
this state that good lemon extract
properly made consists of 95 per cent
high grade alcohol and 5 per cent lem
on oil with something to dye the stuff
and give 1t the lemon color. Originally
the lemon oil was extracted from the
entire peal and enough of the colod'1ne
was taken from the peal to give the
nroper color. Most Of the lemon oil IS
made in Sicily and the present meth
.ods do not get any of the peal OF the
lemon and hence the lemon oil as 1t IS
purchased and Imported to this country
;s white. To cater to the popular. idea
that lemon extract should be lemon
color coal tar dye is put in. AL lemon
extract manufacturers use a high class
Of alcohol to make the lemon extract
with in the first place for the reason
that a high grade of alcohol is the only
thing that It will dissolve the lemon Oil
consequently the adulteration is done
after the oil is dissolved. The Iowa
manufactures says that the customary
method is to put five per cent of lemon
oil 10 s5 per cent of alcohol when
good extract is to be made, but when
II is desired ito adulterate about per
cent Of lemon oil is put to barrel OF
alcohol. After the lemon oil Is dis
solved a barrel OF water is added MAX
ing two barrels of lemon extract In
stead Of one. The lemon oil after once
dissolved will separate somewhat after
the water is added but not so that an
ordinary person can detect it. The
adulterated article therefore has from
fur per cent OF lemon Oil down to a
mere trace.
There has been quite warm cam
paign on for the position OF steno-
erapf,er IN the auditor Of states Of
ffce. Two stenosraphers are regularly
employed in the Office When Miss