Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1913-09-11
SEVEN STATE LAWS
ATTORNEY GENERAL MUST DE-
FEND SEVERAL MEASURES
PASSED LAST SESSION.
THEIR VALIDITY TO BE DECIDED
Recent Suits Attack the Blue Sky,
Workinsmen's Compensation, Cos
sons Red Light and the Pure Food
Enactments of Iowa Legislature.


sons Red Light and the Pure Food
Enactments of Iowa Legislature.
Des Moines.-The constitutionality
of seven laws Is to be defended by the
attorney general within the next few
weeks. Four cases are ready for the
state supreme court, one for the Unit
ed States circuit court Of appeals and
three are in the district court of Polk
county. Two of the cases to be taken
to the supreme court are about the
same law
These cases probably will be argu-
ed before the supreme court at some
period OF the September term, which
begins Sept. 16:
The right of judge to block the
spreading Of a tax levy made by the
state executive council as authorized
by the legislature. which involves the
capitol extension law.
The Cosson red light law, which has
been held unconstitutional because
Guy A. Feely, speaker of the Thirty.
third general assembly, failed to sign
the enrolled bill
The Webb-Kenyon law affecting the
Shipment of intoxicating liquors into
dry territories.
The attorney general hopes to get
these cases out of the way as soon as
possible. The decision of Judge
Francis NJ. Hunter of Ottumwa in the
Van Buren, county case relating TO
capitol extension was adverse to the
state and in contradiction to the de.
cision of Judge James II. Apologize in
a case involving practically the same
point. A decree In the first case de-
cided by Hunter has been agreed up
on by attorneys, but not in the other
case
The cases that are now pending In
the district court are: An attack on
the blue sky law. An attack on the
workingmen's compensation act. An
attack on the pure food law.
All these suits have been instituted
In the last few days. The attorney
general as yet has had little time to
study them.
81 have studied none of those laws
enough to know whether they will
stand the test" George Cosson, attoI.
ney general, said. "The attention OF
my department will be devoted to de-
Tending them, however"
The law involved in the case thar
has been appealed to the United
States circuit court of appeals corn
pels railroads to grant excursion rates
to fairs where the paid admissions the
previous year we're $4,000.
Control Board Offered Land.
The epileptic colony to be sstab.
lished by the state board OF control
may be located in Polk county. The
board has been offered the land owned
by the Hanley estate. 1t consists of
1000 acres near Granger.
II the right kind of an option can
be secured 1t probably will be taken:
The land is of the quality wanted.
Members Of the board think the of.
fer made reasonable, but they want
to have plenty Of time to investigate
land propositions in other counties.
THE location of the Hanley estate
is In its favor" w. J. Dixon, a nom.
Der of the board. said. Both interur.
ban and railroad facilities are handy.
We want place Of easy access from
all parts OF the state. Granger can
be reached with but very little trou-
ble."
Senator Anthony M. McColl. another
member OF the board, said that the
Hanley estate is good one. The
land is the kind needed by the
state. II was only few days ago
that the board sent out word that 1t
wanted land for an epileptic colony,
district cnstodial farm and won.
ems reformatory. More than a dozen
offers already have been received n
possible the board expects to locate
state.
Iowa Is Favored State.
The ffty.ninth annual Iowa state
fair has closed its gates and Iowa
can point with pride and challenge
the world to refute the truthfulness
OF any superlative language In which
she may indulge.
When a great state has been expert
menting along a particular line for
more than half a century II Is to be
presumed that she has learned some
thing. And Iowa has learned She
has made state fair development a
speciality. She has accumulated
knowledge from her own experience
and general observation.
The result is an exhibition at the
state fair grounds which commands
the widest admiration. II Is a con.
crete expression Of the varied re-
sources of the most wonderful agri
cultural state In the Union.
Druggists Give Up Permits.
Every druggist in Decatur county
has had to relinquish his liquor per
NIT as the result of prosecution start
ed by the Iowa Anti-Saloon league
Because of the alleged violation "a the
mulct law the leagues attorney start
ed action against all of the crug
stores in the county and won his
suits. The manager OF a garage at
,Bouton is under temporary injunction
for alleged sale Of liquor as a boot
logger After this week there will
not be druggist permit in Decatur
county.
Guardsman Discharged.
An order notifying national guards
men In Iowa that one Of their mem
bers has been dishonorably discharg-
ed was sent out by Guy e. Logan, adj
jutant general. The person to get
such a discharge was Private George
w. Evans. Company A, Fifty-ifth, ].
N. G. He stole property from the ar
mory. He confessed his guilt before
Judge Smith Mcpherson early in the
summer and was sentenced to ninety
days in the Warren county jail. Only
few days ago his sentence was