Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-01-30
STATES ATTORNEYS
MEET IN JAMESTOWN AND Dis.
cuss MANY SUBJECTS RE-
LATINO o LAWS
PRESIDENT WlNEMAN READ A
PERTINENT ADDRESS FUEL
OF GOOD IDEAS


nual meeting of the state attorneys
association of North Dakota opened at
10 a. m. Tuesday at the Elks hall. A
portion of the attendance expected
was present and additional arrivals
came on later train
The association was welcomed to
the city by Mayor Severn in few
we'll chosen remarks and words of
greeting.
]. B. Wineman of Grand Forks
county, president of the association,
acknowledged the welcome of the
mayor for the visitors and outlined a
number Of important matters for the
| consideration of the association. He
stated that it was beneficial action
| for the states attorneys to get to-.
gether to exchange ideas and infor-
nation, That many i matters u arose
within the scope of their official III.
ties that, We're not provided for by
the, statutes, and !. that organization
to consider them was better than in
diWdual efforts, to accomplish the
best results.
A number of years ago the assoeia;
tion succeeded in getting the tcura-
| tive tax laws passed by the legisla-
true which have effectually prevented
the property owner who wanted 20
avoid the payment of his just taxes
from deferring the payments on the
ground of technicalities. The asso-
citation could do much to wards rem:
edying the defects in legislation that
have arisen from changing conditions
of the state, and experience in the,
enforcement of the present laws,
Present Wineman believed in the.
enforcement of the prohibition law,
as well as other laws, and much of
his interesting address was devoted
to suggestions along that line. He
thought it was a good law, that the
people of the state generally wanted
it enforced more completely than at
present, and he suggested several
matters looking towards better en-.
forcement of the prohibition sta
tutes. He said the present law in
regard to druggists permits was
disgrace to the state. 1t encouraged
what was in reality blind pigs and
nine out of ten of the drug stoas
that were operating under the law
were not doing so according to the
intent of the law, as to the sale. Of
intoxicants. That many druggists
had told him they were not in favor
of the present law as it forced them
the druggist whose permit to sell
liquor constituted the chief part Of
his business. Mr.. Wineman thought
the sooner the law was repealed the
better for the interests of the legiti-
mate drug trade and for the people
of the state. If we are going to have
prohibition in North Dakota let us
have it he said.
The speaker favored a law that will
also allow state officers to inspect
shipments of liquors at points were
common carriers enter the state in
the business of transportating such
shipments to destination. At pres.
ent the fact that express companies
and railroad companies can ship Ii
quors into the state C. o. O., operates
largely against the enforcement Of
the law He believed that in a few
years congress would pass laws to
enable the prohibition states to pre-
vent the shipment of liquors into sucil
states under certain restrictions, but
in the meantime an inspection by per.
sons who could be paid for the same
in fees, would largely put the hip
ment in the control of the officers
charged with enforcement of the law.
All liquors coming to the state should
w VI q SSitdiu uS5lcc VI u
conform with state laws; that the
amount of such shipments to each
county and the names of the consign.
ees should be recorded and the state
attorneys notified of the same. If a
person was found to be getting an un
usual quantity he could be looked af-
ter, and the sale of the goods prevent
ed. Mr.. Wineman believed this kind
of legislation would be found consti.
tutional as it was in force in the state
OF Missouri, where a large revenue
was derived over the expense of I'm
spection
The sale of the so-called malt Il.
qucrs was also another hindranee toll
the enforcement of the law. This
sale made it easy for the young man
to get started drinking "nonintoxi-
cants,' which, in reality, were most
ly beer. The law should be amend ed
so that the percentage of intoxicants
in malt would be easy for the officers
to get the evidence of. AS for HIM