The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-11-15
RIGHT TO APPEAR
IN CASE UPHELD
~. wade Rules That Attorney
General Has Power to Become
party in Tax Appeal
Matter.
hs1EF,s ARE TO BE FILED
!. question Of Remaining, No DecL
.lon was Made-The First
Jury Case 10 Com
menced.

6 II, Johnston, assessor, roM tue
Sacision Of the board of review In
me taxation of the power company,
cas- v upheld by Judge Martin J. Wade
~ The federal court this afternoon.
nudge Wade ruled that an interpre-
tation of the statutes allows no 9TH
a. construction and that the attorney
General is entitled to appear in any
case where the state Is q party or
NAV be interested.
On the question OF Remaining,
Indge Wade said that certain ques-
iions we're raised as in another case,
md he suggested that he would send
Irefs of the arguments In this case
10 the respective parties and that
after study, the attorneys here might
subnit briefs, or time TOR argument
might be given.
First Jury Case.
The first jury case was taken up
today and is that of Saar & Robbins
w the Buick Motor Co. The case
comes from Keosauqua and claim is
made of breach of contract. The
attorneys for the plaintiff are Hol-
steen, and Guckles. For the de-
tense, Howe, Forsham & Kreamer
and ]. C. Calhoun appear. The jury
was empanneled and the case pro-
reeded this afternoon.
Sentenced to Jail.
Joe Barboich OF Davenport was
sentenced to thirty days in the Scott
county Jail and a fine OF 500 i'm
posed when he pleaded guilty to q
charge Of selling liquor without hav-
Ing paid the government license.
Resolutions Are Passed.
Resolutions on the death of the late
W. E. Blake OF Burlington. passed by
the Des Moines county baD associa-
tion, we're presented to the federal
court yesterday and the memorials
adopted Judge Blake was we'll known
here, and was a familiar figure in the
federal as we'll as in the district court.
The resolutions were entered on the
/ journal of the United States court as
follows:
resolutions OF the members of the
bar Of Des Moines County, Iowa,
showing their admiration for the life
and character OF one of their num-
Der, the Hon. w. e. Blake. deceased.
Eeaaoss Of the bar OF. Des Meines
county, Iowa, of which Hon. w. Il.
Blake was member during the past
fortyone years; because of the re-
spect for his gentlemanly manner, his
living, and have for his memory
since he has departed this life; feel
1t their duty to make thetsame known
to his family, his friends and neigh
bors and co-workers in the profession
Of law.
First: Mr.. Blake, in hts association
with us in his practice OF our profes.
sion, gained our confidence and re-
spect for his gentlemanly; manner, his
devotion for the triumphtof the right
as he conscientiously thought 1t to be,
his fidelity in the discharge of duty to
his clients cause, his learning in the
law and his continuous and persistent
efforts to gain more thorough
knowledge of 1t, his love to see that
Justice was administered, the high
respect in which he held the judges
OF the courts, his courtesy to oppos
Ing counsel and absence of any desire
| to take any undue advantage that
would result in the triumph Of wrong
he was one OF us, in thought and feel
ing in the practice of our profession
and one of us in all the struggles ne
gained for himself an honorable
place in the profession.
Second: His life won our esteem
because of his discharge OF duty to
the state, and the city in which he
lived, in all the relations which the
citizens sustained to the state and city
IN their separate departments; his
loyalty to his church of which he was
member: as we'll as to all those
things which tend for the betterment
Of the community In which he lived
1t Is our request that the above ex
pressions Of our feelings be presented
to the district court Of -Des Moines
county, Iowa, and the district court Of
the United States for the Southern
District of Iowa at Keokuk, and the
same be spread at length on their sew
eral records That a copy of the
same be sent to the family of the de
ceased
A. M. ANTROBUS,
JOHN C. POWER.
JOHN j. SEERLEY,
JOHN M. MERCER.
Fort Madison Man Arraioned
Two Fort Madison men, Albert Mes
Tie and Frank Spring were arraignet
IN the court room this afternoon or
charges Of having sold Intoxicating
LIQUORS without having paid the gov