The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1924-01-02
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| Urge Legislation
TWO HUNDRED ATTORNEYS,
SHERIFFs. ETC. MEET IN TWO
DAY CONFERENCE.

Volstead defended the federal pro-
hibition enforcement act with which
his name has been associated and told
200 participants in Governor Preus'
dry law enforcement conference at
the Capitol Tuesday afternoon that
the law is most certainly going into
effect" The conference was held
December II and L. and those attend
ing came from all over the state.
"Of course there has been change
since the law was enacted" Mr.. Vol
stead said. Il knew there'd be re-
action. That did happen. I knew
there would be many persons who,
when prohibition became effective,
would go home and make home brew,
and they did. But gradually the peo-
pie have gotten tired of their own
booze. They didn't like it. / think
that now. there is less home brew
in the country than ever"
Before he spoke the conference had
gone on record in series of resolu-
tions favoring enactment of legisla-
ton which will aid enforcement of
the state law.
Other resolutions covered:
Coordination of federal, state,
county and municipal enforcement Of
ficers, and urging local officers to
handle purely local cases.
conventions of citizens and officials
to arouse interest and assistance in
carrying out the law.
Impressing upon citizens their du-
ties of citizenship to command respect
for laws and their obedience.
Teaching of temperance in publ1c
schools, and stricter supervision by
federal authorities in issuing permits
for sale and manufacture of medicin-
al and industrial alcohol and liquor.
Suggested Legislation.
Nine suggested matters of legisla-
ton which would aid in carrying out
provisions of the law were embodied
in resolutions as follows:
The state to have the closing argu-
ment in all criminal cases.
The state to have the same number
of preemptory challenges as the de-
Tense.
The state to have the right of APP
peal in criminal cases on questions OF
law, with right of way In the ap-
pellate court.
Expediting procedure on trial and
appeal in criminal cases.
Separate trials denied joint defen-
dants unless ordered by the court for
cause.
Establishment of county or district
warehouses; so that the present law
providing for sentences at hard labor
NAV be evailed of.
Creation of state bureau Of cri-
minal records and criminal investiga-
ton. s,s,lslse
Providing for setting apart a GER
tain percentage of fines collected by
municipal and justice courts for use
in carrying on Investigations and col
Iecting. evidence.
Providing at least one additional
paid deputy sheriff in counties now
provided with only one or none.
Z. One of the most helpful and force
full addresses of the entire conference
was that given by Mrs. Mable Willie
brant, Assistant Attorney General OF
the United States who is in charge
of the prohibition enforcement de-
partment and who spoke on coopera-
ton of government forces.
DIR. A. J. Chesley, secretary of the
State Board of Health, told of filthy
conditions under which much of the
moonshine is made. John w. Lowell,
county attorney of Martin county, be-
lieved in making it expensive for the
consumer of moonshine by levying
heavy fines for drunkenness, and
starting from the drunken man to
trace the liquor to its source. j. P.
Bygaard, sheriff of Norman county,
told how he enforced the law by ascer-
tanning from trusted men in every
town the names Of men who have
been seen drunk Sheriff Nygaard
said he then conferred with these men
and ascertained where they got the
liquor.
Other speakers at the Monday ses-
sions were Arthur E. Nelson, mayor
of st. Paul, Colonel A. F. Pratt, as
sistant attorney general, and Const-
ant Larson, county attorney of Dou-
glas county. Mr.. Larson was in fav-
or. of state constabulary.
The session closed Tuesday after
continuous sessions of two days.
County Attorney G. A. Barnes, Sheriff
L. ]. Kise and Marshal John Lauter-
bach of Redwood Falls were in at
tendance at all sessions.