Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-07-13
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County Attorney To Cite Clubs
Holding Liquor Licenses
WILL CLOSE ALL PRIVATE BARS
County Attorney Prepares To Publish
List of Names of All Persons
Holding Government Licenses
In the County.

tHo new law SAdCtSu Wy INC a"oe
general assembly which became
effective on July 1. County Attor-
ney Guthrie has written H. 0. Weav-
err, internal revenue inspector at Bur-
lington, for the names of the persons
in the county who hold government
| licenses.
The new law provides that the
names of all holders of government
| licenses, with the exception of sa-
loonists or registered pharmacists,
| be published by the county attorney.
1t also provides that the holding of
such license by anyone other than
saloonist or druggist shall be pri-
ma facia evidence of the illegal sale
of liquor
The proposed action of County At
torney Guthrie spells doom for the
| several clubs in Des Moines which
have bars. If he carries out his in
tention of proceeding, as he is re-
quired by law, with the prosecution
of all holders of government license
who are not saloonists and druggists.
it will provide a case of the new
law which probably will go to the
| supreme court of the United States
| before 1t is decided.
If the letter of the law 10 upheld
by the supreme court of the state
which probably will be called to pass
upon 1t, 1t will mean the closing of
all the private bars in Des Moines.
and the prosecution of several of the
individual license holders In the
county.
The law provides that the list OF
license holders shall be published not
later than July Is, 1911. 1t is ex-
pected that the proposed prosecutions
will begin shortly after that date.
Change Of Senatorial Districts.
Gross inequalities in the size of
senatorial districts and the failure
of the last legislature to remedy the
situation, may give rise to suits in
the courts of the state to compel q
more equitable distribution of the
senatorial districts of the state.
This is the information which has
reached the state house. The re-dis-
tricting law passed by the last legis-
lature became effective Tuesday. Not
single district In the state was
changed, although gross inequalities
existed.
Senator Francis district, composed
of Clay, Dickinson, Emmett, Kossuth
and Palo Alto counties, has a total
population OF 76,525. Senator Malm-
berg's district comprises one county,
Jasper, with a population OF 27,034.
Senator Balkema's district, compris-
ing the counties of Lyon, O'Brien,
osceola and Sioux, has popula-
ton of 5000. Senator Parshalls
district comprises Jackson county,
with a population Of only 21.26S.
1t is said that people in the larg-
er districts are the one demanding
more representation in the upper
house Of the Iowa general assembly.
Says Carroll Wont Run.
Governor Carroll win not be can
didate for third term, according to
an editorial recently written by J. l..
Long. of the Osceola Sentinel. Mr..
Long was the governors campaign
manager in 1910. and is probably as
much in the confidence of the chief
executive as any one in Iowa. The
editorial boosts Governor Carroll
administration but advises him not
to try for third term.
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the same issue to boost w. C. Brown
of Clarion, candidate for treasurer to
succeed w. w. Morrow, of the Eighth
district.
Protest Against Proposed Crusade.
4 The state executive council has A.
ed communication with Horace SUI
song. city clerk, protesting against
the proposed change Of grade on
East Walnut street between Ninth
and Eleventh streets. 1t Is stated In
the communication that should the
Improvement be made, 1t would pre-
vent the establishing of a south en-.
trance to the capitol building.
contracts Let For state Coal.
Contracts were let by the State
Board of Control for 96,925 tons OF
coal to be used by state institutions
during the next year. The cost of
the coal will be s225.o00
Des Moines Coal companies did
not receive single contract of the
fifteen made. Ottumwa, Burlington
and Oskaloosa companies got the
most OF the orders.
Widow's Share Not Taxable.
A widows one-third share Of her
husbands estate as well an q life
Interest in any property he may
have left her. is exempt from taxa.
ton under the Iowa collateral In
heritance tax law. according to an
opinion handed down by the supreme
court. upholding the action of the
lower court in refunding tax paid
under protest by Mrs. Philip G,
Weiting. of New York, whose hus.
band had left property holdings in
Iowa.
Mine inspectors and Owners Meet.
The state mine inspectors and
representatives OF the mine owners
Of the four mining districts OF Iowa
held conference at the state house
for the purpose Of arranging for a
new set of signals for use in the
mines Of Iowa. The present sig
mails. 1t is believed, are not the safest
possible. They are not uniform in
all the mines Of the state. The pur-
pose Of the conference is to draft a
cot of uniform sienaln for me- an III