Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-01-08
PARTS or STATE WETTEsT PRIOR
Isl TO JAN. i NOW WITHOUT
LIQUORS OF ANY KIND. n
STATE AGENTS ON DUTY
WATCHING FOR vloLAToRs
'co.opsrationss 81 LEGAL Officials secured
more Violations in Older Dry Ter.
ritery Than in Places Whsrs Saloons
Ruled Until Recently -Judss Wade
{ 70 Ae.- Atlantic snnt.er. Case.
Special Is Times REPUBLICAN.

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Des Moines jan S.State agents
working under the attorney generals
Office are visiting various parts Of the
state cooperating with local officials
in enforcing the prohibition laws. It
was stated at the attorney generals
Office that the law is now being better
enforced than the territory which has
just changed from wet TO dry than in
those districts which have been dry
for a long time. The, wet territory
has cleaned up thoroughly since Jan.
/ while in the dry districts not so
much attention has been paid to liquor
law enforcement in recent weeks and
some Of this territory needs looking
after.
II am receiving word from temper
ance people in the cities which recently
became dry that there is little to do
now in the way Of temperance work
as the law IL being well enforced,
said Attorney General Cosson today.
There Is really more to do in the dis
tricts which have been dry for some
time than In the recent wet districts"
b The threatened plan of transporting
states across to Iowa cities, in automo-
biles will result in the arrest Of the
parties so engaged the state legal de-
recognizes no difference between an
road trains or interurban trains when
engaged In handling Of freight and il
autos transport booze they will be vio-
lating the law. the state department
points out.
Atlantic Southern Case Soon.
Federal Judge Wade will again take
up the Atlantic Southern railroad case
and it will be thoroughly threshed out
this time. While an exact date has
not been set because the judge does
not know just when he can get it, the
hearing will be held at Council Bluffs
and 1t will probably be on Jan. %. At
least that<is the date tentatively agreed
upon. The matter of jurisdiction Of
the federal court in this case in which
the owner Of the road Is asking that
the state railroad commission be en-
Joined from enforcing its order that
train service be resumed will be ar
gued. The state commerce counsel,
Judge J. II. Henderson, will argue for
the appointment Of receiver for the
road. sss-
"A: Shippers Given Hearing.
Representatives Of Sbig shippers in
Iowa were before the state railroad
Il com mission yesterday asking that the
Railroads be required to transfer
freight in less than car load lots from
one line to another without extra
charge the same as is done In car
load lots. The commission has taken
the request under advisement and will
report on it within short time
Among those who were in attendance
at the hearing were w. B. Martin,
commissioner Of the Dubuque shippers
association: r. D. Waller, also of Du-
buque; E. r. Draper. traffic manager
OF the Western Grocery Company OF
Marshalltown; A. B. Coombs. traffic
manager Of the Marshall Oil Company
of Marshalltown; F. j. Danner freight
commissioner Of the Davenport Com
mercial Club: George A. Wrightman
secretary Of the Iowa State Manufac-
turers Association, and c. c. Grouse
rate clerk for the state manufacturers
association The railroads. were rep
resented by attorneys and freight
agents.