Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1911-01-05

codes 1t is made unlawful to sell or
dispose of any intoxicating, vinous or
malt liquors without first having OBJ
tanned a retail liquor license there
for The supreme court of our state
was called upon, in the case of state
vs.. Lockman, to pass on this question
in August last, and after full consid-
Grafton, by this decision, announced
in effect that under this statute the
question of vinous or malt liquors
being intoxicating was not a matter
of proof before the court trying the
case, but that the statute itself class
ed all compounds of this kind as in
toxicating. without reference to the
fact of their containing il In such
small quantities as would not induce
intoxication Under the provisions
Of this act harmless articles in every
lay use and which under no circum-
stances would induce intoxication are
prohibited from sale unless a retail
iquor license is first taken out.
Grape juice and similar compounds
are, as / understand the decision, in
cluded in this list. 1t is evident to
me that the intention of the legisla-
ture in passing the statute was to in
non a retail liquor license for
II LIQUORS or vinous or malt com
Norn1s thst were liable to produce in
toxication. but did not intend to in
elude non-intoxicants. If such is the
'se. and a reading of the statute will
I believe convince any person that it
was so intended. it would only be a
matter Of right to amend the law so
IS to prohibit the sale of any liouor
vipons or malt compound that
would produce intoxication in any de-
grec. but not to bar the sale of nom
Intoxicating drinks because they
oioht he classed as yinous or malt
compounds.
Regulation of Saloons.
- oil rlaces where retail liquor
dealers are licensed, the business
should be conducted under strict and
ways enforced regulations. The
method Of conducting business on the
0art of some Of those engaged in this
traffic has done much to engen1er 4
ceiling of hostility towards this bust
ness in many places in the state. I'm
der the existing laws the boards of
county commissioners are given au-
thority to revoke liquor licenses after
the licensee has been convicted of
running a disorderly house. or selling
liquor to minors 1t would do much
to avoid these evils if the provision
of the statute referred to were male
mandatory and the judgement of con-
viction itself revoked the license.
The Sunday Rest Law.
M. ,,;,,tb .oeeio,, Of tho state loo
islature enacted what is generally
known as the Sunday rest law. This
statute is incorporated in the revised
statutes sections 6S23 to 6S27. While
perhaps a worthy object was sought
to be attained by its passage, the pro-
visions of the act itself are in many
respects both absurd and contradic-
p tory and the matter has twice been
before the supreme court, requiring
construction at the hands of that
tribunal while many other of it's pro
visions still remain in grave doubt
An examination and careful anal
ysis of the things prohibited will,
think, convince any reasoning mar
of the necessity of a change in it.
I provisions.
1t is hard for an ordinary either
) to give a reason why candies anf
l cigars should be sold on Sunday ant
the sale of bread prohibited; VIII,
2 places of amusement like that car
5 ried on at the Natatorium in this city
should be prohibited to run while
= it is made unlawful to use merry-gO
! rounds or similar methods of diver
2 sion: why baseball games can b'
5 legally played and billiards and poo
. made unlawful. 1t is equally incom
= prehensible why Notwithstanding
drinks can be sold in places devoted
= to that purpose, while bOOtblacl
g stands and other necessary cOnven
fences should be prohibited. This lis
could be extended indefinitely. TIL
Il reason for many of these prohibition
u are simply incomprehensible to thu
average mind.
Personally / do not believe in pron
err to legislate upon matters of thi
> kind Conditions vary in differen
sections of the state What would
5 be offensive in one locality to a ma
y iority of the people. would in othe
S places be innocent and almost neces
sary recreation The closing of bus
q mess places on Sunday might NEE
II universal approval in one place, an
y still would work a great hardship
< upon the entire community, espeo
y tally in the mining districts. In mat
tiers of this kind public sentiment gen
s orally controls the action of the mar
ties doing business. and If publ
e sentiment is not sufficient to contro
< such actions and cause a cession O
particular kinds of business on Sun
Z day. then the local authorities of eac
d town AMI city should have control @
= the matter. and by proper ordinance
~ prohibit these things offensive to
y majority of the citizens of such part
III cular locality. No law universal ]
its application can be enacted tina
n will be satisfactory to the varyin