The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-08
SUNDAY LID READY
HAVNERANAOUHCES
Attorney General is Said to be Plan.
ming to Enforce Blue Laws
Against Amuse-
ments,
TO START NEXT SABBATH
Conference Of County Attorneys is
CaIled-Former Attorney Cos
son is Hired by Ball
masnste.

ll0TS Is COHSl0SEGD4S SpSCI4bllOI
going on in Keokuk and Throughout
the state. as 10 just what Attorney
General HaTner viii do in the matter
o. Sunday amusements and in enforc
ing the blue laws which were left
on the statute books. That the lid
is going on throughout the state is
gathered from the following from the
Register:
Next Sunday the lid" goes on in
Des Moines and the state.
Councilman Fairweather, owner Of
the baseball team, viii not only plan
TO pull off the game between the
Boosters and Joplin, but he has ex-
Tended an invitation to all Des
Moines to come out and be
''pinched-"
When he learned yesterday that
Attorney General Havner plans TO
stop Sunday baseball next Sunday,
Councilman Fairweather, owner of
the Des Moines Western league club,
prepared to give the state agents a
royal reception. Ee viii have az
brass band as part of the entertain
ment.
Early today Fairweather retained
George Cosson as special counsel to
represent him in blue law proceed
fngs. Cosson was attorney general
last before Havner.
cosson Maenate's Lawyer.
Fairweather says there may be
Bome sparks flying when he applies
the "Cossonizing'' treatment to the
attorney generals Office, where it
originated
state agents win have to arrest
a small army if they go to the game
next Sunday" Fairaweather declared.
Il am going to hire a band for the
occasion"
News Of the impending attack on |
Sunday baseball spread rapidly
among ball fans today. There is
every indication that the grandstand
and bleachers viii be packed on ac-
count Of the special blue law" at
traction
Demonstration When Lid On
A big demonstration By fans is
expected to follow e arrests arg
made.
The number Of persons who could
be arrested for blue law fnsracttua /;
viii be more than doubled More
peanut and cushion tsoys, -o-s 4
ground and ticket men and -l-rs
guards VIII be there
No official Information as 70 -hs
scope Of the attorney generals az
t.Tities was available TO-DAY, tu- II If
believed II VIII Dc Ftatev-ite-
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advised unoAciaIIv vest srtisy Eflu-
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