Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-03-09
STATE WINS EVERY CASE PROSE.
81. cvrEo AGAINST OFFICE
HOLDERS.
IOWA CITY SUIT JUST
CONCLUDED EIGHTEENTH
Two Cases in Which state Attorneys
Refused 70 Participate Lost-ssvsraI
Mayors Among Those Who Fall
]. Before Strong Law-Rstriai Nsess.
/ sary in Attack on Pure Food Law.
Special TO Times-Republican.

Special to Times-Republican.
Des Moine., March S.-while the re-
moval of a Justice Of the peace at Iowa
City for misconduct in office was not
under the Coyson removal law Of the
state, it was a victory for. the depart
ment Of justice, for Attorney c. S.
Ranck, who handled the case, was en-
ployed by the attorney general and
represented she state.
Thus far MT q single removal case in
which the department Of justice has
had q hand las failed. This includes
seventeen Or eighteen cases. in which
attacked persons quit Office rather than
to stand trial.
The Iowa City case was all the more
remarkable in that it was a removal
by jury under the old system, since
the legislature a year ago, largely be-
cause of the opposition of Senator
Cowles, refnsed to enlarge the scope Of
the state removal laws. In this rs in
several other cases, intoxication played
a large part. but in the majority OF all
the cases thetcontroversy was one over
finances.
Two cases ior, removal were brought
and failed, and in both of these the
state legal department declined to take
a hand, solely on the ground there
seemed to be no evidence to support
removal proceedings. These were the
case Of the county attorney of Sioux
county ana the mayor and chief of
police of Cedar Rapids.
The list of actual removals includes
the mayor OF Marenge, the chief Of
police OF Council Bluffs. the. mayor of
Harlan, the mayor Of Ottumwa, the
judge at Oeiwein and the justice OF the
peace in johnson county. Others who
got out under fire were the mayor Of
Lennox, the sheriff of Wapello county,
the sheriff Of Cass county, the mayor
of a small town near Iowa City, three
supervisors in Polk county and five in
Jackson county
The lawsuit at Carroll in which an
effort is being made to checkmate the
activities Of the pure food and anti
trust activities of the state by dam
age case against an inspector growing
out of a case which technically failed,
will have to he all tried over again be-
cause of a case Of measles. One Of the
jurors failed TO show up and was re-
ported by the doctor with the measles.
The Paramount Creamery Company re-
fused to go 1r. with eleven jurymen and
the whole case was dismissed and will
be tried over. The presentation Of
evidence was. nearly concluded. As
sistant Attorney General Robbins had
spent ten days in defense and made
two trips tn Carroll. The case was a
damage case against the inspector who
had filed Information for violation Of
the law as to unfair discrimination in
purchase of cream.
When the time comes for deciding
on the permanent and final location OF
the Iowa soldiers and sailors monu-
ment, the state will have before it an
offer for removal of the entire monu-
ment standing and intact. The plans
which the legislature adopted con-
template the placing of this imposing
monument on the plaza east of the
state house. a contractor engaged In
this work has made sufficient investi-
cation of the matter as to give as
su-ance that the monument can be re-
moved without being torn down, and
to give Informally price estimate,
which is so far below all previous esti-
mates as to ne quite attractive. In the
past all suggestions Of removal have
been on the theory that 1t would In
volve tearing the monument to pieces
and rebuilding and most Of the vet
Grams believe 1t would thus be ruined.