Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-11
Boise Rolls Up Majority of Five to
One'in Favor Of New
System.
TESTING LOCAL OPTION LAW.
Copstitutionallty Of Statute Attacked
On Six Points-Woman Remains
In State of Coma
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OTSF, Dec 9.-By a vote of i've
to one, Ada county by popular
ballot last Monday declared IT.
self-in favor of good roads. This
abolishes the old system of small road
districts and throws the entire county
together into one district and vests the
mower and Jurisdiction In the county
commissioners
The heaviest majority in favor OF
good roads was, as might be expected
given by citizens OF Boise, but con-
trary to the most sanguine expectations
OF the workers, the farmers seemed for
the most part to favor the proposition,
However, only about one-third of the
voting population of the county was
represented at the polls, there being but
1000 out OF 5000 votes cast
TO TEST LOCAL OPTION LAW.
wholesale attack upon the local
option law Is now being made by At
torneys Edwin Snow and Karl Paine,
representing the liquor interests of the
state, which is indicated by their brief
filed this week In the supreme court
in the case of Thomas Gillesby VS. the
board of county commissioners of Cam
yon county. Six points are cited by
the attorneys for the plaintin and II
Is contended that either one of these
renders the statute unconstitutional
The supreme court Will hear the case
about the middle of this month, the
exact date to be fixed by agreement of
counsel.
1t Is contended in the brief that the
local option law is invalid in that it
IS in violation of the Interstate com
merce laws of the federal government
in making 1t a criminal offense to So
licit orders for liquor In a county which
has voted dry. 1t is further alleged
that the law provides that manufacture
crs In dry counties can sell for deliv-
cry in wet counties, but makes no SIM
liar provision for wholesale dealers who
do not manufacture. This, II is con-
tended, Is class legislation and unlawful
discrimination. 1t IS also urged that
the provision of the law relating to
searching OF premises where liquor, is,
suspected Of being sold Is In violation
Of that portion of the Constitution
which prohibits unreasonable searches
and seizures: which provision Is also
violated In compelling pharmacists to
make their books a public record. 9th
or points urged by counsel are In rela-
ton to special elections. voting. refund
of license money, in all OF which in
ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.
p A result of attempted suicide.
James McNeely aged AZ. is now lying
at st, Lukes hospital at the point of
death. In a At of dependency. re-
sulting from family quarrel, McNee-
~ got up from the dinner table Tues
day and plunged a two-tined table
fork Into his breast, piercing deep into
his lungs near the heart; then with
drawing the weapon he forced 1t into
his body again right under his ribs. A
physician was Immediately summoned.
together with a policeman, who hurried
the man off to the hospital. where his
wounds were properly dressed 1t Is
thought he will recover
MRS. STEWART STILL IN COMA.
Just four woeks ago last Saturday
Mrs. George H. Stewart. a prominent
society woman of this city and wife of
Judge Stewart of the supreme court,
lapsed Into a state of unconsciousness,
from which she has not yet recovered,
but hope Is still held out that she will
recover. The second day of her Ill
ness DIR. w. T. Williamson, the noted
brain specialist of Portland. was called
In consultation, but he was unable, as
arc the attending physicians, to give a
complete diagnosis of the case. It Is
claimed the case Is without precedent
During this entire time the patient has
been sustained on two quarts OF milk.
administered each day through a tube.
The last day, however, she has been
able to drink move the head and eyes.
and even recognize people. She has
not mad much fever, and lies as II In
natural sleep.
SUIT TO RECOVER PROPERTY.
according to the testimony OF his son.
william 3. Biggersta1 was the victim
OIL an eyll-designing woman, who sue
-eoed In getting him to deed to her
,tloperty valued at 1900, which tito
the son is now seeking to have set aside
ny suit which he has instituted In the
district court. The complainant asks
That The property be divided among the
HIDDEN DANGERS.