Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-02-21
iNvHoLEsALERs APPEAL TO LEG
isLATURE FOR rRfviLEaE OF
DOING suslMEss.
DEMAND PRIVILEGE OF
LEGITIMATE TRADE
WheIssalsrs Not Opposing Rateliff
Measure But ssskins Some Relief
From lie misunderstanding Rum
ming High Against Federal Supply
Departments sisIative Nsws.
peclal to Times Republican.

SpeClAl TO IlmeS-HepuDuCan. Y.4.s-g
Des Moines, Feb. FL. Wholesale
druggists Of Iowa are asking that they
be not entirely shut of. from securing
alcohol and alcoholic liquors as would
be the cass II the bill introduced by
Senator Ratcliff, Of Montgomery coun-
ty, to take away all druggists permits,
becomes . law. This opposition was
voiced ut n meeting Of the senate COM
mittee on the suppression Of intemper-
ane held yesterday afternoon.
Frank n. Garrett Of Council Bluffs
manager OF . Wholesale drug house,
and l. T.. Jones, OF Des MONIES, an at.
torney, representing wholesale drug
5gists In Des Moines, appeared before
the committee and argued that some
law be provided whereby wholesale
druggists might secure alcohol and
alcoholic liquors to supply legitimate
trade. Both Of these gentlemen de-
clared that very few retail druggists
carried permits to sell liquor and the
most Of them would refuse to accept
permits under any conditions. They
declared the wholesalers were not OPP
posing the Ratcfiff measure but
wanted some provision enacted where
by alcohol and alcoholic liquors could
be secured by Wholesale druggists for
legitimate uses. II the Ratcliff law
were enacted, 1t was explained that
the wsbb-Kenyon law would prohibit
them from Bringing In alcohol for any
purpose. Some provision may be drawn
up to meet the needs Of the wholesale
druggists.
Senator Whitmore's bill to make the
OF his ''bohe dry" measures and known
as senate fiie No. s. which was on the
calendar for consideration yesterday,
was postponed until Thursday. As has
been explained this would make it pos
sible to prosecute the house shipping
in liquor in the place where the liquor
was delivered rather than to be re-
quired to bring the case in the city
from which the shipment was made.
Senator Wilson, Of Appanoose coun-
ty, who has bill along the same lines
as that OF Senator Ratcliff. will with
draw his MEASURE In favor Of that
proposed by Senator Ratcliff.
sss
That feeling runs high against the
action Of the judge advocate general
Of the war department Of the United
States for requiring under order issued
F'eb.Ss, that the members Of the Third
regiment, Iowa National Guard, pay
for their uniforms they secured from
the state when they enlisted in the
government service last July, was in
dicated In the debate over the resOlu.
tions of condemnation passed by the
senate OF the Iowa legislature yester-
day morning.
Not single senator upheld the ac-
tion Of the advocate general. Some.
however, objected to the fiery" word
ing Of the resolution, as introduced by
Senator Joe Frailey, chairman Of the
Joint committee from the house and
senate military committees, appointed
to draw up the resolution. The other
members Of the committee were Sena-
tor Evans, Of Bremen county, and Rep
resentatives Miller, Of Boone, and Adj
kins, Of O'Brien,
On the conclusion Of the reading
of the, resolution by the secretary Of
the senate there was applause. This
Is the first time such a manifestation
has been made on the floor OF the SEN
ate over any measure this session.
Several senator's, however, declared
that inasmuch as these resolutions
were going to the president Of the
United states, some Of the expressions
should be changed. When it came to