Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-27
Iowa
NEW VERSION OF MULCT Law
Discovery That it Prevents Delivery
of Liquor at Residences.
TRIAL OF CORPORAL CRABTREE
slayer of Captain Raymond VIII BE
ArraIEned in Federal Court
In Des MOines Next
Week.


VI lbll a a ANHhNlA'AFlAHN
DIES MONIES, July 26.-(Special Tele-
gram)-John b. Hammond. who discovered
that the cigarette business was Illegal and
succeeded In having the sales stopped in
Iowa. has now discovered that it is illegal
for anyone to have liquor delivered to his
residence or place of business unless he
has a permit and has paid the mulct tax.
This effectually stops the delivery Of liquor
to residences. The only way under the law
a man can get liquor to his house Is to
take II there himself personally. He has
asked Attorney General Byers for an opin-
ion on the law, but the wording Of the
law is plain, and It is claimed Byers can
give but one Interpretation
Trial of Corporal Crabtree.
Isle Crabtree, a corporal Of the Second
cavalry at Fort Des MoInes, who killed
Captain Raymond. will be a%rraigned next
week. M. L. Temple, United States district
attorney, will consult the Judge advocate
in a few days. and Crabtree will be ar
raigned Immediately after before Judge Nc
Pherson In Des Moines in the federal court.
1t is expected his trial will be held here
also.
New Railroad Proposed.
A steam road is being projected from
Des Moines to Nebraska City, Neb.,
through winterset and Shenandoah. la.
A. NJ. Dodge, who promoted the Des Moines
and st. Paul road, has taken hold of the
deal and an engineer and traffic expert
will be sent over the route in the fall.
Hotel Law Held Up.
Judge James A. Howe has Issued a tent
porary restraining order against Lafayette
Higgins from enforcing the new hotel law.
The petition was brought through the Hub
bells, who are owners of the Victoria hotel.
Governor Carroll was today notified that
Canada had honored the requisition for
James Jones, wanted in Monroe county
for murder at Buxton. The State Board
of Fardons today sent to the governor a
dozen or more recommendations. In the
Alexander case parole was not recon-
mended. Alexander killed his brother here.
His wife lives in Council Bluffs.
Small VIII Compile Book.
State Law Librarian A. j. Small has
been appointed by the American Assocla-
ton OF Law Librarians TO make a bibliog-
raphy Of American statute law. The Iowa
library has the best collection of American
SNdlul6b lleTe II III the united States. II
is very nearly complete and Mr.. Small will
have this as a foundation on which to
work. vr
Mr.. Small has also been made librarian
of the Iowa Bar association and the books
and proceedings of bar associations col
lected by the association will from this
on be placed in the. state library under
the supervision of Mr.. Small.
The Iowa law library has recently been
enlarged by the addition of a number Of
valuable works, among them an early adj
dition of VoltaiTe's essay of crimes and
their punishment, Aristotle on the Athen-
ian constitution, Institut% Of Hindu law
printed in 1746, testaments and last wills
by Henry swineburne printed in l72S, and
Hindustanee Selectiones, being the Hindu
law printed in the Originally Ilndu language.
Two acquisitions.
Governor Carroll today issued a requi-
sition on the Governor of Illinois for
Ernest Allen, wanted in Buchanan county
for Issuing a forged instrument and get
ting $25 on 1t. He is now under arrest in
Marion, III.
A requisition was also issued for one
Thomas Ambrose, now in the United
States penitentiary at Leavenworth, Kan,
and wanted in Worth county, Ia, for
breaking into a postoffice.
commencement at Iowa city.
State Superintendent Riggs will make
the commencement address at the sum-
mer school at Iowa City Friday. Mr.. Riggs
was made an honorary member of the Pi
Kappa Mu fraternity at low City last
week, when a banquet was given. The
fraternity is recently organized to take in
none but educators.
Complains Against Railroad.
The Kingsley Lumber company at Kings
ley, Ia, has complained to the railroad
commission that the embankment of the
railroad there backs the water up into
the company's yards and does much dam
age everytime it rains. A half car of &C.
ment was destroyed by the last rain. 1t
asks that the scompany be compelled to
put in larger culverts,
Work at GIenwOOd.
State Architect Liebbe returned today
from Glonwood. where he inspected the
new buildings. The basement story of the
building underway is COMPLETED.