Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-12-12
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WIN Enforce Mulet Law.

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VIII Enforce Mulct Law.
Des Moines. Frederick W. Zollman
Of st. Paul. general counsel OF the
Wholesale Brewer Association, visited
Des Moines TO find out the extent to
which the agitation for law enforce
ment had gone In Iowa, and with
William Ewald OF Waterloo. who had
charge OF the legislative lobby for the
Retail Liquor Dealers association OF
owa last year called at the capitol
10 interview Mr.. Byers as the law en-.
forcing officer Of the state.
Mr.. Byers reiterated his position In
favor OF strict enforcement OF the law
regulatiye OF the liquor traffic and in
ormed the general counsel OF the
brewers that II was the purpose Of tho
legal department to see that the law
Is enforced to the letter.
Protest was made on behalf OF the
liquor interests by their representa-
tlves that they intended to conform to
he law. IL was said that II was the
Intention Of the retailers In Iowa TO
obey the law without being compelled
to do So
II Is the intention OF Attorney Gen
eral Byers to use the power OF the
'egal department of the administra.
lion, backed by the executive power OF
the governor. to zee thst the mulct
law Is obeyed to tho letter In every
community where II Is violated.
Work toward this end has been pro-
crossing even since the statement Is.
'"ed by Attorney General Byers a
week or ten days ago.
mot only Is this department going
TO use It's power under the law to en-
force the mulct law" said General,
Byers, "but II Is proposed to enforce
It In It's entirety.
Propositions for the partial observ.
ance OF the law will not be sanctioned
by this office.
"lf II is within the power OF human
effort 20 close the saloons of Iowa,
every saloon in Iowa. on every Sun
day, IL Is going to be done. There
will be no more open Sunday saloons
In this state, II the office OF the at
torney general can stop II. Nor will
there be saloons In Iowa with wine
rNom "~-o,dages and other institu-
tons In violation OF the statue.
"If enforcement OF the law results
In single term Of office for the at
torney general. that fact will not
change the policy Of this department"
Davenport Must Come to Time.
Davenport saloonkeepers have been
given until the 14th to obey the mulct
law.
A short conference was held on the
9Th by Attorney General Byers and
his assistants, G. w. Lyon and Walter
Cosson, who returned from Daven,
port Saturday night after having
spent Thursday. Friday and Saturday
investigating conditions relative To
nonenforcement OF the mulct law In
that city.
The policy of the state legal de
partment having been determined
General Byers proposes to see that
the mulct law Is enforced to the let
ter. The conferences begun yester'
day relate to the procedure to be fol.
lowed In achieving that result.
In Davenport the situation Ia sum
med up as follows:
Davenport saloon keepers must be
obeying the mulct law by one week
from today. II the are not com
plying with It's provisions by that
time, complaints will be filed and the
saloons will be forced to do 80. The
peace officers of Scott county must
see to 1t that the law Is enforced.
II they do not, they will be prescott.
ed. The officials whose duty II Ia to
direct the peace officers must instruct
their men to see that the law Is en-.
forced. II they do not and are dere-
lict in their duty they may be prose
cuted"
II is said there, however, that the
assistants to the attorney geneILl be
lieve that Davenport and the county
will accept the provisions OF the law
without being forced to do so from
outside interference. They are quoted
there as saying that they have been
In conference with many OF she lead
Ing business men In the city and all
seem to look at the matter In a rea
sonable light and are willing TO dc
everything In their power to see thai
the law Is complied with.
Minimum Charge Twenty-Five Cents.
An order has been entered by the
railroad commission fixing the mini
mum charges for shipments on two
or more railroads In Iowa at 25 cents
Under an order made at the time
the vehicle OF joint rates was made
last August the minimum charge was
fixed at 40 cents. The new rate Is a
concession to the shippers.
II conforms, also. to the rate fixed
by the railroads for their interstate
business This new rate goes into
effect jan /. For many years the
railroads made a minimum charge OF
25 cents on each of the railroads over
which the shipment travelled The 40
cent rats covered the minimum charge
on two or more roads and In itself
was very great reduction OF rates
on such shipments. The new order
still further cuts down the charges
which the reads may make on bust
ness within Iowa.
Thomas 10 Earning Money.
Charlie Thomas is spending his leis.
ure moments at the Fort Madison
penitentiary earning money to help
pay the expenses OF appealing his
case to the Uaited States supreme
court. He recently sent his parents
wooden imitation OF a steel ONCE
safe which he had just completed.
The safe is fitted with combination
lock, drawers and shelves and is hand.
somely finished. Mrs. Thomas sent
the safe down to Sheriff Lopez and
asked him to sell 1t for her. Thomas
is employed IN the cabinet making
shop at the prison.
koto Soon To Open Office.
State Veterinarian p. o. Kotto says
he expects soon to establish his head.
quarters at the state building east of
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