The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-03-29
BIG Legal Fight is Now on in OF.
tunwa and Attempt Will be
Made TO Show that Law is
Unconstitutional
SENATOR CossoN ACTIVE
Author of Saloon Measure is Defend
ing cases-c. w. Chase, keokuk
Grand Juror, Has Been
Excused.

A. All attempt 10 SNOW JHaL Lue IOWA
liquor injunction laws are unconsti-
tutional has brought to the United
States district court in OttumWa the
hearing of five we'll known liquor
cases. which having the same matter
involved. are consolidated. Two OF
these cases come from Carroll, two
from Marshall and the fifth from
Boone county. Prosecuting the cases
are B. ]. and l.. Fl. Salinger of Carroll
and Judge j. s. Stevens of Boone. The
defense is in charge of John G. Demar
al Des Moines. former representative
from Davis county, Senator George
Cosson, author of the Cosson saloon
law, and NJ. s. Odle, state attorney for
the Iowa Anti-Saloon league.
Deputy Marshal A. d. Dunlap is
present from Keokuk, while c. w.
Chase was drawn as grand juror,
but was excused. Speaking of the
opening day and giving little insight
into the big legal fight now on the
Ottumwa Courier says:
Beginning with the busy whirl that
characterizes the opening of United
States district court, Judge Smith
Mcpherson this morning soon cleared
away the numerous preliminary mat
tiers that preceded the hearing of the
five liquor cases. The famous injunc.
ton fight was reached about loo
o'clock when b. |. Salinger of Carroll
stated to the court that he would be
pleased to have the cases withheld
for a few days until action by the
supreme court of Iowa be had This
body is at present acting on two sim
liar cases, stated Mr.. Salnger, ant
the ruling would affect some of the
matters in the present cases. NJ.
Odle. attorney for the State Anti
4 Saloon league, and a defendant in tn,
cases before the court, objected AM
short discussion between Attorney!
Salinger and Odle followed. The re
suit was that l.. H. Salinger, wht
with Judge j. S. Stevens of Boone, il
assisting the elder Salinger in TIL.
prosecution of the combined cases
took the floor in an effort to show
wherein the injunction cases had /;
right to be heard in the United States
court. and cited discrimination of tn,
{ Iowa liquor laws as one of the cause
emitting it's hearing on the grounds
that conflicted with the fourteenth
amendment. The provision of tn,
liquor law taxing an attorney fee il
saloon cases and not in other prose
cutions, was cited as discrimination
His remarks to the court eicite,
much interest from those present an,
almost amounted to all argument OF
questions of authorities commonl
cited in United States court proceed
ings.
Upon the resumption of court afte
dinner, the injunction case continue
with B. |. Salinger making his oper
ing argument to the court In impa.
stoned tones the prosecutor cite
where in his Judgment the liquor dea
or of Iowa was Disseminated agains
by the Iowa liquor injunction law. II
stated that the saloon man who hal
pened to be prosecuted by injunctio
proceedings, was unfairly treated b
the contempt clauses of the law, an
in effect he had practically no appe;
or worse than no appeal in the stat
courts, for he was bound t. lose eve
upon the granting of his appeal