The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-04-09

TALKS ABOUT sED1T1oN
Tells Grand Jurors WesMust Stamp
It Out But Warns Them to
Proceed Calmly 70
Task.

| The April term OF federal court
was opened this morning with Judge
| Woodrough on the bench. The. grand
jury was empanneled this morning
and the docket called by the court.
Petit jury cases will be commenced
tomorrow morning when the jurors
will arrive here. The first case,
of the Fort Madison and Appanoose
Stone Co VS.. the Santa Fe.
Judge Woodrough in charging the
grand jury, said that he did not con-
slider it necessary to dilate upon the
duties belonging to this body. as he
considered the men composing 1t were
all intelligent and knew in general
way what was expected Of them.
In the matter OF violation OF the
laws Of sedition, Judge Woodrough
said that the jurors must remember
that whether this country was at
war or at peace. it was first and al
ways a country Of law. st is our
duty he said, ito inquire into acts
violating the provisions OF the laws
safeguarding our government and
preventing seditious acts or utter
ances. We should. however. proceed
calmly. Times and conditions now
make US eager to stamp out the acts
violating the laws OF seditton. but
we must remember that our country
is a country OF law"
Liquor Law Offenders.
In speaking OF the offenses against
the interstate traffic and the liquor
laws Of the United States. the court
urged that the investigation cover a
wide field, since as he said, there
were men in wet territory who were
building up a business in this sort OF
violations, and that they were often
the most to blame.
J. w. Hedrick OF Ottumwa is the
foreman of the grand jury which is
composed Of the following:
G. o. Alberson, Mt Union; l. N.
Arnold, Kalona; J. ]. Berry. Eldon;
Austin Boner, Burlington; ]. Il.
Cleveland, Burlington; C. A. Dtckey.
Hedrick; j. W. Hedrick. Ottumwa;
John Kassel. Burlington; Grant Kim
er, Indianola; c. Mcdaniel Columbus
Junction; F. j. Mcdonnell, Des
Moines; c. D. Martin. Davenport;
Frank Nelson, Douds; Dorance Quin-
Pleasant; j. w. Riggs, Muscatine;
Charles Ross, Fairfield; N. NJ. Shell
abarger. Washington: John Snfvely,
Wapello; L. l. Spohn, F1oris; d. e.
Sullivan, Oskaloosa; F. c. Susemihl,
Davenport
1t is understood that the grand
jury will have several cases OF alleg-
ed sedition to deal with, and also
some alleged violations OF the liuor
traffic.
Attorney Admitted.
John NJ. Rankin, on motion OF Judge
F. T. Hughes, was admitted to prac-
tice in the federal court.
The docket call resulted in the
continuance OF the cases of the Fort
Madison Ice Co., against the Power
company: the City Of Fort Madison
against the Power company, and
Joseph Jaeger, ct al, vs.. the Power
company The cases of Miller. Adm,
VS.. the Power company will be tried
with J. r. Green. administrator. in
place OF Miller.
The equity case of Johnston vs..
the Power company, and j. NJ. G.
Hamilton VS.. the Power company, are
continued. The case of the Santa
Fe VS.. Claude R. Porter. test case
under the Adau,son law, is dismissed.
James e. Davis of Des Moines.
Judge Morrow of Kansas City, were
among the attorneys present from
out Of the. city at the session this
morning