Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-10-14
CLAIM LAW INVALID.
Supreme Court Makes Decision
in Transient Merchant Case
DISCRIMINATION is CHARGED
Case Brought Up From Warren Coun-
ty 10 Decided In Favor of Defend
ants-Law Passed BY Thir-
ty-flfth General Assembly.

ty-flfth General Assembly.
Des Moines.-The Iowa supreme
court has declared unconstitutional
the transient merchants law, In rul-
ing in the case of the state. against
L. M. Osborne and w. A. futile, ap-
pealed from Warren county.
The Marshalltown Buggy company
conducted sale of buggies at Indian
ola, without complying with the law
requiring transient merchants to pay
license to the county of 5000 and
file bond of $1,000. Action was insti-
tuted against the company. The low
er court ruled against the state and
the case was appealed to the supreme
court. The attorney general did not
appear in the case, as it was his opin-
ion the law was invalid.
The court says that the transient
merchant law was passed to protect
the resident merchant and to make
the transient pay his share of the tax
es of the community. The ruling says
that the remedy for the transient
merchant is not to be found in out
having the transient or destroying his
business or by creating a monopoly
for the resident merchant. The law
in question is held unconstitutional
for the following reasons: 1t discrim-
mates between agents appointed by
resident and transient merchants; it
exempts Dealers in farm and garden
produce; it applies only to cities and
towns.
Iowa Stock Barred.
DR.. ]. !. Gibson, state veterinarian,
received notice from DR.. Charles
Keane, state veterinarian of Calf
orEia, that Iowa live stock would not
be permitted to enter that state for
showing at the Panama-Pacific expo
sition, owing to the fact that there
was foot and mouth disease In this
state last winter.
DR.. Gibson say that in his opinion
western stocKmen induced the Calf
ornia officials to rule out Iowa and
eastern stock in order to let the west
take all the prizes. He declares they
were afraid of entering western cat
tie In competition with the cattle of
Iowa and other states which are un-
der the ban.
Plan Another Creamery.
w. B. Barney, dairy and food com
missioner, has been informed that
the brewing interests of Sioux City
intend to turn the brewery of that
city into creamery after Jan. 1. He
was at Iowa City recently. where he
advised with the owners OF brew
cry over plans to convert the Iowa
City brewery into creamery, ice
plant and cold Storage plant.
The turning of number of Iowa
breweries into creameries Is begin
ming to have an effect on dairying
in the central part OF the state, Mr..
Barney says. Many Of the farmers in
localities where breweries are run
ming are buying dairy cattle now.
Chlropractic Methods Defeated.
]. e. and c. S. McAninch, chiro-
practors convicted in the Jasper coun-
ty district court of practicing the art
Of healing without license, lost their
fight for recognition of chiropractic
method Of treatment, in the supreme
court.
The ruling Of the high court az
firms the conviction of the two heal
ers. They will pay fines of $500 each.
The court declares that the Iowa
law is plain that no person shall at
tempt to heal or cure the sick with
out first obtaining a license to prac-
tice. Therefore persons who violate
this law must pay the penalty.
Moving state offices.
The state executive council has d.
rected the Industrial and labor COM
missions to move from the fiat west
of the capitol on Locust street to the
Swanson fats on Capitol avenue. The
state oil inspector was, assigned rooms
on the third floor OF the state house.
Clifford Thorne was given room 29
on the second floor and Justice Sal
niger was assigned the room former
ly occupied by the matron.
Returns from Convention.
Emory H. English, state insurance
commissioner, has returned to Des
Moines after attending a convention
OF insurance commissioners In Calf
ornia. He says he is glad to get back
to state where things grow with
out being forced.
Supplement Comes High.
According to the records in the Of
fee of F. s. Shaw, auditor OF state,
the 1915 supplement to the code has
cost the state s51.S16. All bills are
now paid. The cost OF binding the
volume was $1.43 per copy.
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Palmer Not Candidate.
Col. David J. Palmer, until ercent-
ly national commander in chief of the
Grand Army OF the Republic, stated
upon his return from the encampment
at Washington, d. c., that he appre-
ciated greatly the mention Of his
name in connection with the guber-
material race.
But" said the colonel, 81 stated
several months ago when gubernator-
ial booms were being launched that
! did not see a necessity for my en-
tering the campaign and haven't
changed my mind since"
Ask for State Aid.
The newly formed Iowa Association
for the Study and Prevention of Tn.