Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-11-10
IN Med Of MUCH MONEY.
State University of Iowa Will Ask
the Legislature for Over a
Quarter Of a Million.
WHAT THIS LARGE sum is NEEDED FOR.
Iowa Soldiers Hishly Complfmented
by Regular Army Omcers Des
Moines VIII Buy Silver Service for
Her Cruiser Namesake-Contract
Not Assessable-Other Notes.
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Des Moines, Nov. 2.-The state uni
versity of Iowa has asked the legisla-
ture to appropriate $4,000 for its ex-
traordinary uses during the next two
years, and to add $4,000 to its annual
support fund. OF the larger amount
$4,000 is asked to complete the medi-
cal building, $4,000 is asked for the
purchase of land with which to make q
suitable campus, and $4,000 is asked
for walks and pavement. The general
support fund is needed to pay salaries
Of teachers and keep up the equipment
to the standard essential for the state
university. The state agricultural col
state normal school has not yet tlled
Its request for appropriations with the
governor.
Highly C0mplimented.
The Iowa soldier boys who partici-
pated in the regular army maneuvers
at Fort Riley week ago were very
highly complimented by the regular
officers for their work. Gen. M. H. By
! ers, who is the adjutant general Of the
: state, said he was surprised at the
character Of the work done by the
ecivilian soldiers of this state as COM
! pared with the work of the regulars,
whose business Is drilling. The army
officers were also impressed with this
fact and were not backward about
complimenting the Iowa guardsmen.
Gen. Byers expects to ask that q full
regimental brigade of the guard be
sent every year to participate in these
maneuvers. Their value to the sol
diers is incalculable.
win Buy Silver Service.
Des Moines has made arrangements
to raise by popular subscription enough
money to buy silver service for the
cruiser Des Moines. This has been
pending for year. The people who
secured the christening Of the ship fol
this city have not said anything about
contributing to the fund any consider
able sum. The city council has stead
fastly declined to appropriate the nee
essary $4,000. The commercial cx-
change has not the funds with which
TO do the business, so that a paper has
been started, and it is hoped to raise
the $500. About $40 has been sub
scribed for several months.
4 Not Asse.sable.
The supreme court has decided that
contracts, which practically are
mortgages, are not assessable under
the Iowa law, and A. B. Defries, OF
Jackson county, is $4,000 better of
than he appeared to be when the dis
trict court got through trying to assess
and tax the mortgage contracts which
he held. The court also decided that
one adjudication of question of this
character is sufficient. When the as.
sessment of one year is set aside the
authorities may not go on and assess
the property again the next year, anG
the next, etc.
Child Labor.
At the meeting of the executive com.
mittee of the State Federation Of La
Dor held in this city recently it was
decided that the question Of child la
Dor should be of prime Importance II
the effort to secure legislation at thu
next session of the general assembly
An effort will be made to secure thu
adoption of amendments which will in
sure the better enforcement of pres
emit child labor laws and to secure new
ones. An effort will also be made tt
include the gypsum miners under thu
same law with coal miners, as regards
safety appliances, provisions for pure
air, etc.
Manufacturers to Meet.
The Iowa State Manufacturers asso
citation will hold its first annal con
yention in this city January 1929 A
programme committee which include!
s. w. Mercer, of Iowa City. r. o
Green, Of Fort Dodge, and George q
Higbee, Of Burlington, is arranging t.
secure speakers Of national note To-
the convention. Probably Messrs
Parry. Of the National Manufacturers
association, and John Mitchell. of tn,
miners national organization, will b,
j invited to address the convention. I
meets during the session of the legis
lature and will seek to influence tina
body in matters Of legislation affect
ing the interests OF manufacturing in
dustries in Iowa.
VIII Decide Whole Plan.
At the meeting Of the State Dairy
mems association, to be held in Water
loo November 10, 10 and 20, the who'll,
plan of the part Iowa should take /,
J. the st. Louis exposition next year will
be decided. Senator G. ]. A. Ericsson
the Iowa commissioner in charge O
the department of dairy and apiar,
products. has the assurance Of the Off
GERS of the association and other prom
inent dairYmen that the exhibit Will