The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-01-06
TWO MEASURES
WILL Be URGED
Enforcement League Wants
Iowa Law and Wineman
Liquor Inspection Law.
STATE MEETING TO
BE HELD AT CAPITAL,
superintendent Watkins is in
City Consulting With Pres.
ident Griffith.

Inc passage OF tho Wineman liquor
inspection law and the Iowa law. pro-
WONG Tor the removal Of officials
charged with law enforcement, by ac-
ton in the district court without a
Jury are the two pieces Of legislation
that will be urged by the State En-
1ofcement league at the present SEES
sion OF the state legislature according
u superintendent Watkins. Mr.. Wat
klns Is in Grand Forks today in con-
OF the organization with reference to
n next annual meeting of the leagur.
tentative arrangements indicate that
the nnual catherine will be held In
bismarck this year about February "a
although h exact date has not been
definitely determined. Superintendent
watkins is quite enthusiastic over the
prospect for the passage of the liquor
inspection law and for a better law
to reach public officials who fail to
do their duty.
The Iowa law, which will be advo-
Gated by the enforcement league, pro-
vides for trial before the district Judge
II the complaint concerns an officer
IN h county. Another judge may he
called in on simple request of the
complaint without an affidavit. Tho
governor, attorney general and states
attorney as we'll as other officers
charged with law enforcement may
start actions against those under them
while five citizens may sign a com
discussing the situation in North Da-
kota this morning, Mr.. Watkins en-
phasized the fact that where the law
is not being enforced the fault lies
with the officials. Give us con-
scientious officials" he declared, land
there will be little difficulty in putting
the aw breakers to flight
The VVinoSfnqn 1oUy v.1,{oI, ,,r.ox:5,,
for the inspection of liquors coming
into the state under a state inspector
appointed by the governor with depu-
ties approved by the governor would
give information regarding violators
of the prohibition law. according to
Mr.. Watkins. that would do away win
practically all of the illegal business.
Providing as it does that railway Off
Gals must furnish duplicate receipts
to the inspectors Office covering all
liquor consignments coming into the
state at ports of entry. there would
be no difficulty in reaching accurate
conclusions as to who the law break
state inspector would have a check
on the states attorneys OF the various
counties. They would he supplied by
his office with information regarding
suspects and failure on their part to
act within reasonable time would give
SiouiiuS IoI ut dCllOn 1OC removal
from office.
Superintendent Watkins is also very
optimistic with reference to the Ken
yon bill. He declares that if the
measure ever comes to a vote in ron
gress it will be passed. This bill and
the Wineman bill would make an adj
mirable combination. The national
measure provides simply that certain
classes Of liquor-namely those in
tended to violate the North Dakota
prohibition law lose their protection
as interstate m In other
words they are open to seizure and
destruction by state officials, provided
intent to violate the law can be show
Vigorous opposition to the Wineman
bill is being offered by the German
American alliance west of the Mis-
souri, river but Superintendent Wat
kins expresses the opinion that the
great mass of North Dakota people
are in favor of this law. 1t creates
no burden on the state for the fees
will more than maintain the inspcc-
tors office. In fact it will be a. dis
tinct source of reNenuc The measure
is being placed before the people of
the state on it's merits and letters re-
ccived by Mr. Wineman from APP
proSiinatelH a hundred members of
the Legislature indicate a friendly feel
ms toward the bill.