Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-05-15
IONA 4. !. GETTING G. DRY
WEBB. KENYON BILL HAVING NO.
rlcEAsLE EFFECT ON LIQUOR
SHIPMENTS.
MANY CITIZENS A6GRlEvED
BECAUSE SUPPLY is SHUT OFF
Purchasers Of Liquor From Outside
State Must Have Certificate Showing
Right to SelI-State Employs Agent
to Procure Options on Lands For
Capitol Grounds Extens ION.
special to neutrality-suspicious..

Special to Times Republican.
Des Mo!nes, May l5.-The new FEEDER
al statute abolisnins the interstale
commerce protection for outside deal
srs in liquor dong business in a dry
state is getting IN its work on Iowa
IN VERY erective manner. These "ht
insisted The bill would not accomplish
The purpose Intended are round 20 have
mis5udsed tic situation.
SI.ta officials have received nun
her Of letters indicating that the bail
IS putting stop 10 shipment -
:iauo-s from outside tNe state to in
dividua,s liz Iu~a not authorized ceal :
srs. Several inquiries have been r.
ceivea from individuals who feel as
zri=vcd because q: the shutting of ~
their supply NoN, II make ih- mat
Ter sill more emphatic. a stale off-
CiaI mas received q demand rom 81
I.oyiS dealer in beer for copy OF "a
sup oset now Iowa lax when ne say
mas had -he Effect o: preventing nan
shirr:ng his goods into any place IN
Iowa where he may haze customer,
As matter II fact no law was
passed in Iowa on the subject; pu,
the passage Of the federal pill requlr-
ing mat interstate com -iIefce shipments
shall pc on the same footing as inter
stare shipments and that the outsice
iohber shall have no advantage over
the nome dealer has merely had tns
e*ac, O: vita.izirg. as 20 outsiders q
law which has not in ne past affected
Then. III TIE LEAST. TIE railroad ana
sx-r=ss com panies have watched tie
natter carefully and III order 70 COM
NV with the old law, are now redulT :
ing that with every shipment OF liaaor
which crosses he lire there shall be
certificate showing that the con-
signee is entitled. not TO drink. but 10
sell the goods purchased. These GER
,ifcates are easily obtained from the
county officials where the applicant Is
entitled 10 such certificates.
But the fact that there are SO many
inquiries about the matter is taken
BIZ The state officials 10 pretty clearly
indicate that the Webb Kenyon hill
is getting in It's work on the out
slider.
The fact that the state executive
council has secured the services for q
short period OF lime Of a local real
estate man TO secure options on the
land which the state is 10 acquire n"
next ten years about the state house,
IS declared not 20 mean thai the WORK
O. closing the deal is TO be turned over
TO an agent
! The members OF .l,s executive coua
| ell are understood TO have Decide thu,
( the entire matter Of closing each and
I ave-v deal. no mater how large or
| how small. IS TO be retained with the
! council as whole. that no person VII.
! ne authorized TO make any contract or
binding agreement. BIZ, that every
property owner will have 20 come into
personal contact with the state Off
cia,s personals or b. his agent AM
deal directly. This viii eliminate all
possibility OF disa gTeenents a s TO the
terms OF sale OF other features.
The taking on OF this additional work
b. the mem bers Of thu executive coun-
ell will mean a great deal % extra
Ia Dor and make il rather hard for them
10 secure any summer vacation. But
.hey regard the matter as Of such great
| Importance that it Will not be ief, 10
| any agent or subordinate.
Henry Sampson. assistant attorney
general. is reading the last proofs on
his rev book on good roads. I, Will
BE- out next week. This is the volume
in which the highwav commission and
the attorney general will give all Iowa
road legislation with q vast amount
II information as 70 the practical
workings Of the new legislation.
The new secreta-y Of the pharrac!
commission. Harry Eaton, OF Shenan
doah. took charge u lis t:f:ce Jester
dav. relieving Secretary Edward J.
Moore. who lives in Eldon.
Mr.. Moore was elected secretary soor
after the close OF his last term in
I the state legislature. where ne repre-
I santed Wapello county. He Owls a
good drug store At Eldon and viii con
tirue in business During MS time a
| the STATE house re has made man
/ warm friends WHO r grc- hIs departur=
! Mr. Eaton is also we'll and favo-abl%
! known as he was a member Of the
| Tharnacy commission g few years gc
and has been active in the state pnay
( maceuucal association.
! Governor George ". Clarke wen; 10
! Z-iIlisca today. where this evening he
wii assist in the dedication Of a fms
new armory for the local company Of
| the Iowa national guard.
| He then goes 20 Washington. Iowa
/ vIlere tomorrow evening he is TO speaS
/ before a commercial orga niza,ion. f,i-
/ filing a promise made long ago 20 give
! the people there date for an address