Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-03-27
Supreme Court Judges Ask At
torney General tostraight-
en- out Salary Puzzle
LAW PASSED BY LEGISLATURE
BY This, the Salaries of Judges Were
Increased From $4,000 to $4,000 a
Year, But the Time at Which This
Shall Go Into Effect, Involves Del
icate and Intricate Question.
Special to Times Republican.

Special to Times publican.
Des Moines, March 27.-The judges
lof the Supreme court of Iowa would
like to have somebody pass on lit
| tie question of law affecting the salar-
les OF the aforesaid judges and on
(which the court feels a little delicate
about passing The legislature passed
a law increasing the salaries of judges
from $4,000 year to $4,000. This was
done at the suggestion of the State Bar
association and after a hard fight made
| by the lawyers in the Legislature. The
constitution forbids any increase or
decrease in any salary of public offi-
lcer during the term, and so the law
was fixed to go into operation January
| 1 next. At that time two of the judges
would be eligible-Judges Ladd and
| Bishop, both being elected since the
! law was passed. But another ques-
| Ition has come up; that the constitution
provides only three ways in which
l
Ition, on the 1st of July following the
Eclose of the legislature and 80 days
latter the close of any special session.
The question has been asked the state
auditor whether or not, in view of this
plain provision of the constitution. the
increase of salary should not date from
July ] last, and this despite the at
tempt of the legislature to fix later
| n ba two 10 II iS
pointed out that the legislature at
tempted the Impossible. in that it pro-
vided for an increase in the salaries
lin the middle OF the terms of both
Bishop and Ladd. 1t is therefore con-
tempt of the legislature to violate the
constitution the state auditor should
follow the constitution and draw war
rants for an increase In the pay OF at
lleast two of the judges at the present
time. II the other attitude is taken by
(! til states auditor then it is evident that
beginning January 4 next the increase
can apply only to the one judge whose
| term commences at that time and will
not apply in the case of any of the
judges elected before this year. as to
do so would be to violate the constitu-
ton. It is muddle which the attorney
general has been asked to straighten
out. The supreme judges confess 1t is
little too deep for them.
The state board of health publishes
the Iowa Health Bulletin for the in
formation of all the people of the state
in regard to health matters. Recently
there has been general crusade de-
LIT tn, nf nj
the state of itinerant physicians who
have not authority to engage in pre-
scribing medicine or pretending to en-
gage in healing. The last number of
the Bulletin contains list of all the
litinerants who are entitled to do bust
ness in the state now. They are as
follows: A A. Potterf, Kansas City.
license expires Nov. next: Wilbert
Shallenberger, Chicago. August 10; c.,
L. Loffler, LeMars, Nov. 6; George Will
kinson, Omaha, August q; w. K.
Seeleye, Dubuque, February 19. The
Bulletin also contains list of those
who have had licenses but whose IL
censes have expired, as follows: A. H.
Weber, w. L. Ransom, w. B. C. Bull
lard. and j. B. Findley, Des Moines;
Benjamin Rhea, Sioux City; j. Jackson
w. O. Coffee, Cedar Rapids; E. T.
Twining, F't. Dodge; Oren Oneal, j. w.
S. Howell, G. N. Hopkins, Junius Terry
and Peter Janss, Chicago; James Rich
ards, G. w. Pangle, and B. A. Stock
dale, Council Bluffs: w. B. Coe. Coop
Ter; o. j. Smith, Cedar Falls; d. P.
Flower, Bay City, Wis. and H. A. Nc
Chesney, Gravity. 1t is stated that
Nxyaba,. R,,llo nd StocE5alo have an
Piled for new licenses. but there can
be no addition to the list before the
May meeting of the board. The board
lis advertising for any information as to
any persons itinerating in Iowa in the
practice of medicine
The Health Bulletin has also adopted
"a little reform on its own part and
ing words:
we have been strongly solicited to
have the Iowa Health Bulletin join in
the crusade in favor of improved meth
ods Of spelling We have about con-
cluded to inaugurate the reform in the
isue of Volume XVII A number of
very respectable and influential pub
locations have already enlisted in the
cause anu we nave DcCH e'is'.
its adoption by the Iowa Health Bull
letip will greatly forward the enter
prise. So if we write 'practician" in
stead of practitioner, quinn instead
of quinine. thru tho, "thoro,"
practise instead of practice, etc. our
readers must not blame the printer
or the proof reader. Blame it on the
progressive editor"
At the state industrial school for
girls at Mitchellville it is customary
for each of the families" to give some
sort of an entertainment during the
winter. Each one has now had turn
except the family of colored girls oc-
cupying one of the cottages. This ev-
ening the colored girls are to give a
colored minstrel show all by them
selves. There are 26 girls in the insti-
tuition and there will be no burnt cork
affair.
The Illinois legislature has come to
the point of being ready to adopt the
board Of control system and 1t is ex-