Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-24
.BYERS ADVISES CHANGES
Would Revise Legal Department
Along Lines of Federal Department.
AID TO ENFORCEMENT OF LAW
Also Recommends Giving Governor
Power TO RemOve Peace Omcers,
Mayors and Prosecutor for
Failure TO Enforce Law.
(From a staff COrrespondent.)

NENbil a respondent
DIES MONIES, Ia, Dec. 2~3.-tSpecial.)
A complete reorganization of the legal
department in Iowa is by
Attorney General Byers in his biennial
report filed with Governor Warren Garst
This suggestion is prompted because
of the great trouble given the office OF
the attorney general in trying to enforce
the prohibition and mulct laws. especially
In the river counties. His recommended
ton is that the state legal department
be re-organized substantially along the
lines OF the Department of Justice of the
United States; establishing closer rela-
tionship between the county ATTORNEYS
to report to the attorney general promptly
all matters of Importance pending In their
offices in which the state is interested.
and giving to the attorney general power
to take charge either himself or by as
sistRnts appointed by him for the pur-
pose, of any Ease pending in the district
court in which the state is Interested and
to appear before the grand jury in any
county in any matter pending before that
body of sufficient Importance 70 Justify.
in his judgment, such appearance.
He would make IT possible for the gov
ernor upon proper complaint, to remove
peace officers, mayors and prosecuting
attorneys.
He would enlarge the duties of the Oil
and food inspectors, requiring them to
assist prosecuting attorneys and the at
torney general in securing evidence I'm all
prosecutions in which the state IL in
terested, whether 1t be a violation of the
criminal laws of the state, or for the col
lection of fees and fines due the state.
Then he would give the county attor-
ney authority to follow appeals to the
-,,A -to- -
torney geenral, with ample provision for
his compensation. and expense.
CrOzier Gets Seat.
George w Crozier Of Knoxville will be
given a temporary seat in the general
assembly ending the settlement of the
lcontest brought against him by L. D.
Teter of Marion county. This was made
certain by an order of court directing the
Marion county board of supervisors to
Issue the certificate to Crozier.
senator Cummins Is Home.
United States Senator A. b. Cummins /:
home from Washington for the holidays
and is spending his time during the da,
at his business office in the Flemmin
building. Mr.. Cummins believes there will
be a revision of the tariff at the specia
session of congress next summer. Mr.. AM
Mrs. Cummfns will remain here until after
January /.
ShercIife's Lawyer Here.
Attorney Frank Morrill,. who will con
duct the defense of Frank Shercliffe wheI
he is tried for robbery in Minneapolis, 4
in Des Moines searching for evidence 10
his client. Shercliffe IS attempting to prov
an alibi as TO his whereabouts the nigh
OF the robbery and told his lawyer that OF
the night before the robbery he paid a doc
tor bill for IS in Des oMoines. Investigation
of this claim disclosed the fact that tn
doctor bill was paid on April 10, one yea
and a day before the robbery.
Priest Wins Pigeon Prizes.
Rev. Father ]. ]. Moron of Granger,
Catholic priest. won practically all tn
prizes on pigeons at the Central Iowa Poul
try show here. He had a great variety o
birds. including German swallows importe,
from their native country. White RUSSIAN
T%rumpeters brought from the cars coun
try and white and black Jacobins from tn