Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-01-22
UPHOLD IOWA LAWS
ATTORNEY GENERAL coSSoN
WILL FIGHT TO SUSTAIN THE
VALIDITY CT STATUTES.
SEVERAL NEW ACTS ASSAILED
Employers Liability, "Blue Sky"
Webb-kenyon and "Red Light" En-
aetments viii Come Before Pres
cnt Term of Supreme Court.


aetments Will Come Before Pres
ent Term of Supreme Court.
Des Moines.-Attorney General Geo.
Cosson is making final preparations
for the opening of another campaign
In defense Of the constitutionality of
Iowa laws. Mr.. Cosson will defend
the constitutionality Of both the en-
ployers' liability act, and the blue
sky" law in the supreme court of
Iowa; also the U. s. stStute known
as the Webb-Kenyon law regulating
the interstate shipment OF liquor.
A little later he will appear before
the supreme court of the United
States to support victory won by
the state against the Chicago, Mil
waukee & st. Paul railroad. The
case is one in which the railway
claimed the right to refuse at Daven-
port coal brought into the state in
other than Milwaukee cars. II at
tempted to decree that the coal must
be transferred to Milwaukee cars SO
the Iowa distance tariff would apply
to the shipment.
The constitutionality of the new
automobile law is the latest to be at
tackled and assistants in the attorney
generals office are preparing to re-
sist the suit against the law.
John Fletcher, assistant attorney
general, filed a motion to have the
appeal from Judge McHenry's deci-
sion knocking out the pure food law
In its application to the manufacture
OF ice cream advanced to the March
period of the January term so the
validity of the statute can be settled
as soon as possible.
The supreme court is now In ses-
sion for its January term. Besides the
cases mentioned to come before it, IT
will hear the application of attorneys
for the Des Moines saloon men for
rehearing of the decision by which
the 1911 saloon petition was declared
invalid.
OF the cases which the court has
under advisement and may decide at
the present term the famous DR.. KEEL
ley case is one of the most import
ant. DIR. Kelly is the Council Bluffs
physician who, while under the infiu.
ence of liquor, killed a deputy sher-
iff and bartender in Des Moines two
years ago. The jury found him guilty
Of murder but qualified the verdict
with the statement that he was in
sane when he committed the deed. APP
peal was taken on the grounds that,
II insane, the man could not be guilty
Of the murder.
The Cosson red light law case may
be decided also, late in the term.
Iowa Congressman Is Loyal.
Woodrow Wilson is the greatest
president that ever occupied the
White house." said Representative
SAINT Kirkpatrick OF Ottumwa. HE
has surrounded himself with such re-
markable men. Where in the world
did he get McAdoo? | was in Nc
Adoo's Office the other day We
were talking about the currency bill
and the threats that had been made
by Wall street men that it would pro-
duce a panic. Let them start it, he
said. In the vaults here we have
$150,000,00O in currency. II Wall
street ever starts panic we will ship
this over the country and cut Wall
street off McAdoo would do it, too.
He showed his genius last fall when
he distributed millions Of dollars
through the country to help move
crops. That simple plan of his pre-
vented the stringency that had be-
come an annual occurrence. And that
seems to be the keynote Of everything
Wilson and his aids do. They do by
simple, and direct methods, so simple
and direct in fact that no one before
ever thought of them, the things that
others have failed to accomplish with
the most elaborate plans"
Homeseekers' Rates Restored.
The Western Passenger associa-
ton has voted to restore the home
seekers rates to the southwest. With
the restoration of the special rates
for those contemplating purchasing
land in that section OF the country
the time limit on such tickets has
been reduced from thirty to fifteen
days. The rates go into effect on
January goth and will be in force on
the first and third Tuesdays in Feb.
ruary, March and April.
Control Board inspects Asylum.
Members of the state board OF con-
troll departed for Knoxville to inspect
the state inebriate asylum. At the
last session OF the legislature a bill
was passed providing for methods to
compel inmates to earn enough money
to pay for their keep. The board con-
templates brick factory.
Fire Bug Indicted.
H. B. Reynolds of Fredonia has been
indicted by the grand jury OF Louisa
county for setting fire to the barn
Of neighbor, according TO informa-
tion received by State Fire Marshal
ole o. Roe. II is alleged that Rey-
nolds went home In an intoxicated
condition one night, drove his wife
and children out OF the house and
then, because they were given shelter
in the home of a neighbor, Mr.. De
Witt. set fire to the neighbours barn.
Mr. Roe regards the evidence against
the man as unusually strong.
Help Retailers and Jobbers.
"The new extension division at the
State University OF Iowa expects to
help the retailer and the jobber," the
secretary states. "We have already
collected information which will be
used as basis for a survey OF retail
conditions over the state, additional
Information and data will be analysed
o1aociRa1 en- that he rro-