Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-09-28
QUESTION OF LEGISLATURES IN.
TENT NOW FULLY BEFORE sU.
PREME COURT.
MUST SALOONS BE REDUCED
BY VOLUNTARY ACTION
Liquor Interests Contend That Num-
Der Can Not Be Reduced Except as
They Quit Business Of Their Own
Accord-Court Gives Arguments Un-
usually Close Attention.
pecial 10 Times-R Republican.


Des Moines. Sept. 2S.-What did the
legislature intend TO do when il passed
the Moon law three years ago? That
question has been put right up 10 the
supreme court; And the court will
consider the intent of the Legislature
as well as the letter of the law itself.
A c. Parker. of this city. who deliv-
cred the stirring argument on behalf Of
modified declaration in mis- argument 20
! the court that it was intended by the
! legislators that ali VINO We're ,hen en-
! gagged in the saloon business should be
protected in their business and none OF
/ them be forced arbitrarily out OF bust
J ness by operation OF the law. He took
I the ground that il was never the plan
/ to have the law operate TO reduce the
number of saloons in any community
! 10 one TO 1000 OF population except
when in some way the saloons go out OF
/ business voluntarily. This is really the
vital point in the case before the su-
/ prenle court.
! Senator John sullivan. who was
! chairman of the house committee on
| judiciary when the bill was passed, and
who favored the bill. declared that this
is not what the legislators had in mind.
Il think that the law means just what
! it says, he stated. and that it means
! only one saloon for each thousand in
/ aa bitan;s after july l last. That was
my unders landing at the time the bill
was pending il the legislature.
! Senator Moon, author OF the bill. has
! - ton
of The matter: but the strict interpre
tation View has been upheld by At
torney General Byers. Attorney General
Cosson and city solicitors in various
cities.
The supreme court has seldom given
to any case the careful attention given
20 the arguments on the Moon law by
the various lawyers. The question as
10 whether or not the bill was legally
adopted was not dwelt upon very
strongly in the arguments. that part of
the attack on the Jaw having been vir-
tuaily abandoned.
Speaker Champ Clark, candidate for
| goes about in a manner entirely too
! modest for winning candidate for the
| presidency. He has overlooked the
! point Of having a good press agent on
| hand
| Attorney James Parsons. VINO has
| himself attended quite a number Of
| democratic national conventions as a
| delegate, had an experience with
| Speaker Clark. 1t was in Sioux City.
| Il sat down 20 breakfast he said.
alongside Of a farmer looking individ-
ual, and a. ne looked to be likely con-
| versationalist We fell to talking. He
asked me il I was a lawyer and l said
l was. He said he had practiced law
| bit in Missouri. He asked me my name
and l asked him his 1t was none 9TH
er than Champ Clark. OF course l
congratulated him on the excellent
manner in which he had handled mat
tiers in congress the past winter and he
said he felt that they had done pretty
| well; in fact he felt that the record
was a very good one. I had to kick
myself that 1 didn't recognize him, al
tho had seen him a number Of times.
He was on his way 10 Nermillion 10 de-
liver a lecture and he was alone al the
hotel
The supreme court, aside from max
ing a few orders in rehearingS, rem
dered recisions in only three ca ses yes
terday. all unimportant. They were
state VS.. August kreuger. appellant,
O'Brien county, conviction for incest,
affirmed; LitteIl VS.. Webster county.
! m odfied previous decision: and Abbie
| S. Ames, appellant. VS.. Martha NJ
| Chirurg. kossuth county, suit on at
! tachment. affirmed The court has con-
Guided its sessions for oral Arguments
Two eastern newspaper men have
been in the city the past few days
| gathering notes. One of them is Mr.
Walker. the regular Washington cor
respondent Of the Boston Herald, and
| the other is 6. NJ. Harper. representing
! n New York paper and also sort Of
! advance agent for the national admin
| istration. They saw a half dozen
| politicians and will write intelligently
on conditions in Iowa.