Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-09
PLANNING TO SEEK INJUNCTION
RESTRAINING ENFORCEMENT
OF MULcT LAW.
ATTORNEY GENERAL cossoN
RECEIVES INFORMATION
Suit Probably Will Be Brought in
Davenport or cIinton-Three Attor.
neys Reported to Be at Work on
Briefs in Behalf Of Saloonists-Tem
perance Forces to Fight Move
acial To TimeS-Republican.


Des Moines, Dec. 9.-Liquor men in
the state are preparing to ask for an
injunction TO restrain the state from
putting into effect the repeal of the
mulct law according to information
which has reached the office of the at
torney general. 1t is probable that
such case will be brought in Daven-
port or Clinton.
. A. L. Coates, president of the Iowa.
Constitutional Prohibtory Amendment
Ass ociation. called on the attorney
general yesterday to confer with him
on the question. Mr.. Coates had a
letter from a member OF the associa-
ton in which the member urged that.
in view Of the fact that the liquor
element was likely to bring action in
some court friendly to their interests,
that the attorney general start a test
case himself before Jan. /.
1t is reported that three attorneys
employed by the vets are now at work
on the briefs in thNir injunction case.
The temperance people are becoming
aroused and are getting ready to meet
this new move on the part of the vets.
The state board of parole. which has
been investigating the cases of
number Of applicants for parole this
term has decided to continue several
cases over until the Febru-
ar, term for further investigation.
They are the following. Harvey
Solhern, who together with his brother
Eddie Sothern. was sent to Anamosa
about two years ago from Des Moines
having been convicted of robbery.
Louis Chirikes, of Mason City, sent to
Fort Madison on conviction of muir
der; Albert Parnitzke sent to Fort
Madison from Van Buren, county, Dec.
q, 1891, on a murder charge and Will
liam P. Jones, sent to AnamoSa from
Johnson county on a charge of muir
der.
Governor Clarke has as yet taken no
action in regard to the appointment
of successor to Hon. A. 3. Funk on
the state board of education. Some Of
the newspapers have suggested candi-
dates but the governor stated yester-
day that he has not yet given the APP
pointment much consideration The
suggestion has been made that friends
some school man appointed on the
board and one thoroughly in touch
with the educational conditions of the
day.
The Iowa Draft Horse Breeders AS
ISOLATION held its annual meeting at
the Savery hotel. Papers were read
as follows: Progress in Draft Horse
Breeding" w. J. Kennedy, Sioux City.
Iowa; Draft Horse Futurities," ]. H.
S. tombstone, Chicago, Ill; "Commun-
ity Breeding" Prof. W. H. Pew, Ames.
1owa's winnings at the Panama Pa
cific exposition in the draft horse con-
tests were commented upon. This
state won the following grand cham
pionships at the big exposition: By
j. o. Singmaster, Keota, Iowa; cham
pion Percheron mare, Maple Grove
SNOWFALL. bred and shown by Sing
master, now owned by the Iowa State
College; champion Belgian mare, Anna
Du Balcan, owned by Henry Lefebure,
Fairfax, Iowa; champion Clydesdale
mare, Lady Stewart, owned by w. "
Hixson, Marengo, Iowa