Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-10-23
ORDER OF COURT DlsGRuNTLEs
OWNERS OF WHOLESALE
FIRM IN DIES MONIES.
DRUG COMPANY MUST
CEASE SELLING LIQUORS
Company Claims Il Must Sell and
Handle Alcoholic Liquors in Order
TO Do Busness-Firm Does Million
Dollars Worth of Business Annually

Des Moines Oct a3.-By the revo-
cation OF It's liquor permit and court
order forbidding the sale OF alcohol in
any form. the Des Moines Drug Com
pany, one OF the largest wholesale con-
Germs in the state, handling million
dollars worth OF business annually,
says it has practically been put out OF
business in Iowa and will take innedi-
ate steps TO remove its plan. from Des
Mo;nes
Yesterday District Judge Hubert Ut
te-back Cancelled the company's permit
and issued a permanent injunction en-
joining il from selling or keeping for
sale Intoxicating liquors. The action
was brought against the Des Moines
Drug Company by W. c. Barber and
the Anti Saloon league. The court re-
fused to issue an injunction against
or cancel the permit of the Iowa Drug
Company in similar action.
Inasmuch as an appeal 10 the SUI
prerne court would not result in a set
Element of the case for two or three
years and no stay OF execution can
be granted in a liquor injunction case.
the district court decision is declared
a death blow 10 the Des Moines Drug
Company.
Must Handts Aieenei.
I'VE VIII take immediate steps 10
move our plant from Des Molnes,
said N. E. Sherman secretary-treas-
urer and general manager Of the COM
pany 1T means either that or the
establishment Of a branch IN some
other state We must handle and sell
alcohol in our business. Alcohol bears
the same relation 10 the drug bust
ness as does sugar to the grocery ousi-
ness. Ninety per cent Of our orders
for medicine call for a certain per
centage OF alcohol. We transact a
million dollars worth OF business
year and employ about 100 people. Most
of them are married
Attorneys Sullivan and Sullivan, ap-
pearing for the Des Mo:nes Drug
Company. will appeal the case. The
Anti-Saloon league will also appeal
from the courts decision in the Iowa
Drug Company action. according to At
torney VI. 8. ode.
In both cases, the Anti Saloon league
alleged the Illegal sale Of intoxicants
by the drug companies.
What Evidence Showed.
Evidence was introduced 20 show
that the Des Moines Drug Company
had filed liquor orders for George D.
Hoover, a druggist, after ne had re-
tired from business
Two request blanks were signed by
Frank Higgins. Evidence showed
that he was neither registered phar-
rnacist or a physician.
Order blanks showed that Wits
Wolfe, formerly proprietor Of the drug
store in the Royal hotel, has secured
thirty gallons of whisky IN a period Of
eight days. Mr.. Wolfe testified 20
signing FIVE requests but said three
signatures on others were forgeries
Testimony showed that the Des
Moines Drug Company made sales Of
liquor IN Missouri and Minnesota
without requests being required or
made out.
Technical flaws IN request papers
were also cited in number Of cases.
In the case against the Iowa Drug
Company, there were only TWO alleged
violations. These were technical ones.
the name-Des Moines-having been
omitted from order requests, sent in
by local druggists.
The Des Moines Drug Company is
given ten days in which 20 get rid OF
Ats LIQUOR.