Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-04-01
TRAFFIC IN LIQUOR
SEVERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT
MEASURES ARE PASSED
BY THE SENATE.
HEAVY PENALTIES PROVIDED
Most Important Bill Is One That Pro-
vides for the Seizure and confisea-
ton of Automobiles or Any Other
Vehicles Used to Transport Booze.

Vehicles Used to Transport Booze.
Des Moines.-Bills designed to aid
the officers of the state in suppressing
illegal traffic in liquor after the mulct
law repeal takes effect next January
have been passed by the senate.
Chief in Importance among the
measures adopted by the upper house
is the Allen.Whitmore bill, provid-
ing for the seizure and confiscation
of automobiles and other vehicles
which transport liquor for illegal pur-
poses.
Under the terms of the measure,
any officer may seize any vehicle
he has reason to believe is carrying
liquor for an illegal purpose. Pro.
vision is made for the filing of pro-
ceedings in the court for the confis.
cation of both the booze and the We.
Aicle.
A bill by Whitmore providing for
the sentencing to the penitentiary
for not to exceed one year of per-
sons who persistent!y violate the pro.
hibitory liquor law was passed by a
vote of SO for and 2 against.
The senate also passed a bill by
Whitmore providing penitentiary
sentences for persons who persistent.
ly violate injunctions granted against
them in liquor cases.
A measure making it a misde-
meanor for persons to carry intoxicat-
ing liquors upon passenger vehicles
was amended go that ii must be
shown that the person having the
liquor in his possession intended to
use it for illegal purposes. The meas.
ure, as amended passed with little
opposition. It was known as the
suitcase bill and was designed to pre-
vent persons living in a dry terri
tory going to wet locality and TAX
ing home booze.
The latest measure passed provides
for the assessment of a mulct tax of
$500 a year against the owner of
property in which booze is sold H.
legally. The measure merely strength
ems a law now on the statute looks.
State Colleges at War.
Sensational disclosures are expect.
ed in the fight that is brewing be-
tween the State university men and
the supporters of the State college at
Ames in the legislature. Charges and
counter charges are already numer-
Gus between the two factions, each
claiming that the other Is trying to
boost one school at the expense of
the other.
Friends of the State college de-
clare that the university men are try.
ing to kill an appropriation of $780,.
900 proposed for the agricultural col.
lege, and that they are attempting to
stop the teaching of all liberal arts
courses there.
University men are prophesying a
sensation when figures now being Sc
cured are presented. II is said that
an examination Of the accounts of the
State college is being made by an
expert accountant at the order of a
representative in the house, and 1t
is to be from his findings that the
university will offer its case.
Must Stop Leading Matter.
w. s. Allen, secretary of state, has
instructed Robert Henderson, state
printer, that the state in the future
will refuse to pay for leading in three
justification matter.
In making this ruling Allen has dis.
turbed a custom Of twenty years
standing. On the fire insurance re.
port now being issued by the state
]. NJ. Pierce, publisher OF the Home.
stead, asserts that the elimination OF
leads will save $50 pages and the book
will be issued at saving of $500 to
the state.
Mr.. Pierce stirred up investigation
Of the state printing methods by
making charges of graft. He had
planned going into the district court
to ask that the state be enjoined from
paying the printer for leading OF
three justification matter AS the
secretary of state has made the rul.
ing against leads. Pierce asserts that
he will not apply for an injunstion.
Social Workers Urge Bill.
Social workers of the state are
urging the passage by the general
assembly of bill to require county
supervisors to make suitable proyis'
ion for the isolation and care of in.
digent persons suffering with tubercu.
losis.
The measure was passed. by the
house of representatives and is now
before the senate. A. E. Kepford
state lecturer on tuberculosis, declares
that the bill is one of the most import.
ant measures before the legislature.
Protest Against Allen Bill.
Hundreds OF kilograms have been
received by senators protesting
against the Allen bill with regard to
sale of extracts and medicines con.
tanning alcohol, resulted in action on
the measure being postponed by the
senate.
The bill was amended so as to
permit the sale of medicines in which
the alcohol was changed so as to
lose it's intoxicating qualities. The
manufacturers of extracts objected to
the bill because 1t would bar the use