Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-02-17
81 rate. Section five makes it ur

eI iate. oecllon I'VE makes 1t I'M
lawful for any state officer or his
deputy or any Judge Of the Supreme
Court or the district or superior
courts Of the state, any member of
the state legislature or any county
attorney or his deputy to receive,
accept or use free passes. The pen
atty provided for the violation of
the statute is a fine of $500 to
$1,000 for each offense. 1t will be
interesting to see what is finally done
with this measure, for, if adopted,
it would effect radical change.
Another measure that the rail
roads are Directing to, is the one
compelling every switch connecting
with main line to have light at
night. The present practice is to
have lights only at opposing SWITCH
es and the railroads contend that if
every switch should be supplied with
a light, the trainmen would be con-
fused and accidents would be more
numerous than at present. No ac-
ton was taken by the committee on
Railroads to which the matter was
referred but it is certain that it will
meet with great opposition from the
representatives of the roads. Still
another bill introduced in the House
requires train operators to be per-
sons of adult years. All are good in
their way, but whether the senti-
ment in their favor is strong enough
to pass them, is quite another thing.
A bill introduced by Gilliland of
Mills is a measure to curtail the sale
OF intoxicating liquors by druggists.
Under present law, the druggist
furnishes his own blanks on which
applications for liquor are made.
| This bill provides that none but
county auditors shall furnish blanks,
that they shall be numbered, that
they must be printed in book form
with stub which must be filled out
to correspond to the original slips.
} The bill is intended as check on
the dishonest druggist and also as a
: protection to the honest one. A bill
introduced in the Senate by Turner
of Adams aims to define bootlegging,
for it says that any man who carries
or keeps liquor with intent to sell
unless with license shall be termed
a bootlegger and may be restrained
by injunction from such business
and is also liable for fines and costs
for such violation.
A Pure Food Act was introduced
by Durham Of Delaware, which pro.
a vides that no person shall manufac
a ture or introduce into the state an,
4 food which is adulterated or mis-
branded. 1t also provides that tn,
I name of the office be changed from
State Dairy Commissioner to that o
State Food and Dairy Commissions
this officer being privileged to APP
point an official chemist whose dut
= it shall be to inspect foods.
+ A bill was introduced by Senate
= Crossley Of Madison the other da
y providing that the elements Of agri
= culture shall be taught in allschool
% Asked what he meant by the ele
y y ments of agriculture, he said that
" would include general knowledg
= of how the seed is planted and til
g various stages through which
. . must pass before its ultimate destin
e is realized This s-s-ztate.i n-wlio1
j, farming interests are paramount. L
the children grow up in igroranc
of these elementary principles, tn
agricultural interests must 500,
!, perish. You make music compul
- - sorry in the schools; why not thel
agriculture?
: There has been a good deal o
. talk the past week about establish
ing Sanitarium for Consumptives
= The House favored a measure to APP
. propriate 100000 to build ant
' equip such an institution but if thi
q does not pass, it is probable that tn
. proposition of DR.. Kline of TT. Dodg
q will be accepted. DR.. Kline is
+ physician who has practiced twent,
+ years in TT. Dodge and during tn
past four years has been especial,
interested in the subject Of Tuber
. culosis. He has a small sanitariun
! which he will turn over to the use o
the state il they will allow him $40,
! 900 for the maintenance of til,
= patients. He wishes to make tn
y institution an observation point il
: which the various stages Of this dis
= ease may be studied, with the hop,
that the experiment will prove sc
? beneficial to the afflicted one
that the state will see fit at its mex
:, session to establish a permanent in
stitution. Only the primary stages
: Of the disease will be admitted 70:
3 treatment, the doctor regarding the
= later ones as incurable. DR.. Kline
q has the support of many leading
physicians Of tie state, and it is
quite probable that his proposition
a will be accepted by the assembly.
An important measure passed
a unanimously by the Senate On Thurs
: day morning was a bill providing
f that interest may be charged on STATE
: funds now deposited in the banks o
Des Moines without interest. Sena
!. tor Lewis argued that the state which
f is being constantly called upon fol
d appropriations for ever institution
Y and purpose, should also be making
I some provision for increasing it
c own revenue. Those who object tc
+ this bill say that they do not APP
G prove Of the states loaning money
\ AS a matter Of fact the state alread,
a loans the money; this measure vii
T. merely secure interest on the loan
e Another interesting measure