Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-08-06
10 Make ONA DlY|
BUSINESS MEMS TEMPERANCE
ASSOCIATION TO APPEAL WAT
ERLoo SALOON CASE.
BELIEVE THEY CAN SECURE
RULINGS OF IMPORTANCE
Plan 10 To Secure Decisions Of Dis.
prtsd Points That Will Mako Il Al
most impossible 70 Secure Petitions
Of conssnt-Drys Claim That Can.
vasssrs Must Know Every sionsr.


Waterloo. Aug 6.-Attorneys Of the
Business Mems Temperance associa-
ton announced yesterday. that they
would appeal to tho supreme court
from part of the decision Of Judge
Durham Of the Waterloo petition Of
consent case along with the appeal
from the vets providing the latter de-
cided to carry the case to the higher
court.
The saloon men filed notice Of an
appeal from the decision with Clerk
Of the Court. Fred Petit late yester-
day.
The object Of the drys in appeal
ing points in the case is for the pur-
pose of securing rulings on q number
OF legal questions involved and which
IL decided in favor OF the temperance
forces. would mean return Of state
prohibition.
IF the supreme court should rule
with us on these questions" said At
torney g. B. Reed yesterday, 1T will
make it practically impossible to Sc
cure petition Of consent any place
in the state, unless the law is amend
ed"
Wanted Vets to Appeal.
The attorneys. yesterday, prior to
the announcement that the vets had
taken an appeal expressed the hope
that they would and thus give them
an opportunity to secure the rulings
Of the supreme court on the questions
presented in the case.
Must Know sisnsrs Personally.
One of the questions to be pro-
pounded by the drys, according to
Attorney Reed will be. That Of where
q canvasser went on the stand and
testified that he did not know person.
ally two thirds Of the signers who
signed the petition and did not know
that the signatures were the genuine
signatures of the persons signing the
names"
Should the supreme court rule in
favor Of the drys on this question and
hold that the list Of names secured by
the canvasser should be thrown out,
approximately 1000 names could be
counted OF the recent petition Of
consent, according to estimates made
yesterday.
Another question that will be raised
by the drys In their appeal on law
points before the supreme court H.:
Must the canvasser know and be
able to swear that every man who
signed his petition, to his personal
knowledge is the same man who's
name appears on the poll books.
Would. Eliminate Saloon.
A favorable decision on this point
would practically eliminate the posi-
bility of circulating a petition and Sc
curing sufficient sisners within the
; time required by the mulch law. thus
placing Iowa in the state wide pro-
hibition column.
Every legal question before Judge
Durham in the recent case" said
Attorney Reed. that has not been
ruled upon by the supreme court was
decided in favor Of the vets. Every
legal question decided against the sa-
loon men had been passed upon adver-
sely many times.
'.The necessity Of the names on the
petition corresponding with the names
on the DOLL books has been ruled on
80 many times that 1t Is no longer
open to dispute. Not a single legal
question JUO8o OuAheAAAA NSSANS~>
against the saloon men but what had
been ruled upon adversely by the su-
preme court many times"
Attorney Reed declared he was sa-
tisfled with the rulings made by Judge
Durham in the recent case and had no
fault to find with the Manchester Jur-
ist.
The sole object OF the drys in TAX
ing up the question before the supreme
court IL to secure rulings that may be
Of benefit in the state wide temper
ance movement.
Another Petition Here Impossible.
II do not believe the saloon men
can get another petition here con-
tinued Mr.. Reed. "The drys are
stronger than ever before and be-
lieve we can beat any petition pus
out. do not believe they can secure
a petition that will be held sufficient
by the courts. doubt II the saloon
mon could put up q better fight than
they did this time"
Mr.. Reed stated that the drys were
better organized than before and that
committees at work we're selling on
Ian average Of $1,000 worth Of stock
in the Business Mems Temperance as
sociation q week.