Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-11-26

4. Revision of the, election laws.
s. Purchase of land in Galloway
county to be utilized as a convict
farm.
6. Creation of the office Of medical
expert.
Z. Creation of an intermediate re-
formatory.
8. Legislation ~perfecting the stat
ute creating the public service com
mission.
9. Additional road legislation.
The governor soon will begin the
preparation of his message to the leg
stature, in which he will strike hard
for his legislative program
Suit Shows Weakness.
Judge David H. Harris intimated
when the suit brought b Attorney
General John T. Barker fcE $4,000. 900
against the Missouri, Kans3s & Texas
railroad came before him in the
Boone county circuit COT TT that he
would sustain q demurrer 10 the petit
ton.
The Encouragement in conse-
quence asked leave to file an amended
petition Is days before the next term
of court, which is in January. Per-
mission was granted by tie court and
the case was continued.
The suit is to recover So. 900, 900 al
legged to have been collected by the
railroad in excess Of the legal rates
during the time the 2-cent rate law
was suspended by the courts.
There are three counts in the petit
ton. The judge indicated that the
state might make good its case in the
second count, which has to do with
alleged oyercharges in the travelling
expenses of state officials and lin the
shipment OF tate supplies, If an item
lied account were presented in the pc
tition.
He did not believe, however, that
the state could collect on behalf of
other passengers and other shippers.
The itemized account of the state will
be incorporated, it is expected, IN
Bankers amended petition.
The suit against the Katy, filed in
Columbia, is the only one against that
| road. Similar cases have been brought
against other roads in other counties.
Club Lid Question Up.
Members of legitimate clubs in st.
Louis and elsewhere in Missouri are
now looking to the next legislature,
which will convene in January, to af-
ford them relief from being placed on
the same legal plane with the public
dramshop.
Several prominent clubs in various
| parts of the state have already taken
out regular dramshop licenses.
Motions for a rehearing, filed by
two st. Louis clubs, probably will be
considered by the supreme court when
it meets On banc.
Under the agreement of Circuit At
torney Harvey and the police depart
ment, clubs will be allowed to con-
tinue to dispense liquors, it being con-
sidered that by that date the clubs
| that desire to continue the sale will
have had ample time to obtain IL
censes.
After that date any club dispensing
liquors may be prosecuted for selling
it without a license. The enforcement
of this law will rest with the police.
Mill Tax Decision.
The supreme court may render de-
cisions soon in the United Railways
mill tax litigation, which involves
claims of the city Of st. Louis against
the United Railways company aggre-
eating almost $1,400,O00, and the
states custer proceedings against the
big packing companies.
These cases have been under sub
mission for nearly a year, and there is
a rumor that the opinions will be
handed down in the next day or SO.
There are several separate cases in
the litigation to collect the mill tax,
these being based upon each years
pro rata of the mill tax. The city's
claims were sustained in the circuit
court of st. Louis and the company
appealed. One of the legal points in
volved is the right of the city to levy
an occupation tax upon the company
IS Cast Up Vote.
The official vote Of Missouri at the
last election win be opened and cas-
UP Immediately.
There is a possibility, tits believed
that amendment No. Z, providing fol
a pension for deserving blind, MAJ
have enough votes to pull it through
Fights %Extradltion.
William Mcleod, who is wanted II
California for larceny, was successful
in fighting ~extradition on the groun,
that he was in Kansas City when tn
California crime occurred.
William Sauer, O Chicago civil en-
gineer, was locked in the land recor
vaults of the state department acc
dentally. He was looking up record
and at closing time was sealed W
The chief clerk Of the department r.
leased him after the j~anitor ha
! heard him.
There is a move on foot anon
employees of the state government I
ask the next legislature to pass h
providing for bi-monthly pay days.
is commended there is no reason VIII
the state should not do 50.