The Dickinson press., 1915-04-24
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IMPORTANT SUIT
NORTHERN PACIFIC ENJOINTED
FROM ACCEPTING CONSIGN-
MENTS OF LIQUOR TO
N. D. POINTS
Both Sides Are Satisfied According
to Report From Fargo. Some
Think 1t Will Bring Result
mission,

Think 1t Will Bring Resub-
mission,
With the issuance of an order by
Judge c. A. Pollock of the Third Ju-
dicial District of North Dakota on
April II, the Northern Pacific is temp
orarily restrained from accepting
shipments of Intoxicating liquors into
the state.
Attorney General H. J. Linde ap-
peared before the court and presented
the petition for an order citing the
Northern Pacific to show cause why
a permanent injunction should not be
issued restraining it from transport
ing liquors into the state, The court
promptly granted an order returnable
May 8.
The charge theoretically is that the
railroad company is accepting the
shipments in violation of the state
law which prohibits, the importation
of liquor, and that it is violating the
Federal statute by permitting fictiti-
Gus names to be used by blindpigers
in the state and liquor dealers with
out.
Evidence presented to the court in
formal affidavits is taken from the
city Of Bismarck. One affidavit
shows that one man who died three
years ago had liquor shipped to Bis
marck regularly every year since his
demise and that another man, who
skipped the country five years ago had
ponies of beer and barrels of whiskey
shipped to him at that city. The
names of both of these parties appear
on the receipt books of the Northern
Pacific Railway company. Affidavits
also show that $4,000 quarts of beer
were shipped into The city within
three months besides vast quantities
u Fargo, N. D., April :2o.-Attorney
General II. J. Linde has done the
seemingly impossible. He has pleased
both the prohibitionists and the re-
sub~missi0nists by recurring a temper
airy injunction against the Northern
Pacific to Hrevent liquor shipments
into North Dakota.
Judge Charles A. Pollock, signing
the injunction which prevents the'fal7
way from handling liquor shipments
into the state temporarily, fixed May
3 as the date for arguments ION CON
tinuing the Injunction ,.-.
The railway is accused permit
ting the use of fictitious names by the
recipients of liquor, i'm direct contra
vention of the state law
Prohibition leaders tbelieve they
now have the means of eliminating
liquor shipments: and sales in North
Dakota. They: afesdecidedly optimis-
tic over the .:aetion Of the attorney
general: But no matter what the de-
.cision of the state courts may be
the -niattet',will BE carried to the Unit
led States supreme court for a final
decision. ~
The liquor advocates are just as
;jubilant; as the. prohibitionists. They
-ihsistsfhat If all railways are prevent
ed from, making liquor shipments it
will insdre the resubmission of the
liquor question.
LESS than is per cent of those who
8otedi for statewide prohibition in
1889 are now voting in North Da-
kGta," stated a resubmissionist today
eve have failed, each year to have
hereinafter resubmitted. We believe
the, 1presentss generation of voters
should be permitted to decide the
question for themselves and we feel
that it. the North Dakota. prohibition
law should be held alright by the
courts we can, secure a sufficient num-
berso Of votes, tp have the sale of liquor
restored, The prohibitionists, have
been. in control and have refused us q
The idea THAT North Dakota will
ever revert, to the saloon days, that
the people will permit the sale OF
liquor after the success of the past
quarter Of q century with prohibition
and In the fact Of the nationwide
prohibition sentiment, is secuted by
the cold water people. They contend
there has, never been any doubt as tc
the result of a resubmission vote, but
that. they opposed it as a needless anC
ridiculous agitation.
Whether the position of the attor'
.ney general will stand the test of the
courts is the all absorbing question
now being discussed by the people Of
the, state. The North Dakota law
while it is designed to prevent Liquor
shipmen ts for personal use, unless il
is changed individuals will still be
able to secure personal shipments re
-, CARELESS of the decision of the high
est courts. {
SILVER We WEDDING
-, Mi. and Mrs, c.. d. Webster .cele
brated their 18th wedding anniyersary