Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-02-20
HAMM BREWING COMPANY DE.
cICES TO CEASE BEER
SHIPMENTS.
CENSORSHIP MAKES
SALES IMPROBABLE
Close Watch Of Shipments to Dster-
mine Who is Resolving Liauor and
Application CT Webb ksnyon Law
Cause Brewery Agents to re1Gss
Further Orders.

Special 10 Times Republican
Mason City, Fc5 GO censorship Of
all incoming intoxicating laquor, 10
make certain 1t Is for men or women
kn0wn 10 have in the past dahb!ed IN
booze selling, or who are now getting
ano-u1a4 qo4lajt.ss If aeoze, has made
oee- selling 50 Improbable in his dis
triC1, that with the added burden Of
ro-u-Hr.-g ~1th the Webb Kenyon law
II us. S-r.ctes; ,seLse. the Eamn Brew
LIZ Company has decided to cease
se21 pp.ns beer mo Mason City
4Etsa1sua Of the brewery 10 take this
ag-i5g1. Was aI,St forecast las. week
vtse- -11e' concern advised It's local
zgE1t Ror 10 take any more orders,
clean III his COLLECTIONS snd reIIrE q
7sllEtfsS- -stZ-a any money pad him
for i2qgur not EeT delivered 10 the Gus
.a22sT. and prepare 10 quIt business TO-
day
The report 1hzl laa Ezum people
were going 20 pun oE1~ Of Mason City
YES confirmed today, whsa J. Steven
son Al agent u The COMPANY, came
ness affairs with local customers and
agents
Stevenson tolG L-8sl1 Allan Johnson,
V az. =zS charge Of the lEqno- 1nspee-
tsr-r Sars That the company would
2E.E DONG business A+--+ - 81 - sts1 Il
n as- he sad. TIE risk Of trying IN
- business = zsEa and especially Ma
soz C--y = TOO great
Tas company Vas recently c22ght- IN
a down STATE C7unty, OF TWelIy-two
cg1--s. for sZ-a95 ( cOln-- i e sad
s1G ms and modification expected u
r7e Injunction 5ecrae which hzs forced
M railways 10 handle 1rs 5esr On
prize terms ;.laa thai q otae- brew
efges- RS forced i oac-
s-Heveo To se Tss. Case
L--z. 5tTtce-s are 5ncl-as6 10 tszlieTe
.5la. M Hamm case In which The X
51-ct.sn = 20 be vacated was Lae test
case E5r ali breNeri4s, and that the
Webb Kenyon law decision Of the ST.
p~ene court mas made s1ch change
IN the situation thai Hanms action
xii soon he followed by other brewer
IS
IL the local case i Is admitted by
liquor uEn thai ths censorship had
much TO do with il Constant watch
trg. and return 10 shippers Of thoQs-
ands OF casks If baer-uaking them
pay q double freight rate. and thus cat-
ting the proit-aad much TO do with il
So. also. did the persistent seizure Of
liquor al the freight houses, without
regard to whether there were d-sap-
pointing results in any or all cases
brought.
The policy of the police department
the last few months has been one OF
'attrition" like the allies .nib5ling" al
the German line in the west. The nib
bling in one case has now done the
work. il IS thought
The police yesterday. about the same
time they learned Of the Hamm action,
got a piece of news that made them
prepare 10 take a big bite instead Of a
nibbls A large shipment from Min
neapolis brewing concern Is due TO ar
rive tomorrow or next day and the po-
lice intend 10 SEIZE il as soon as il Is
un,oa de6
A few sw!pes like this they think
will drive some more brewers out Of
this territory.
Admit Sales Are Illegal
The Hanm representative tcid the
police fDday that In MS belief nine out
Of ten Of his customers were bootleg
gers Z they got z chance. referring es-
pecIslly TO the foreigners. He says al
90. the breweries attorney advises
them that under present lsws all de-
liTe-ieE 70 the cement plant cottage
barring houses are Illegal 1ndsr the
'Ci15'' z@lt.0H.
With one big brewery admitting rhts.
II me county attorney backs the police
as he is expected To Go. Il ls possible
this theory VIII soon be followed IN la
gal ac<ions here.