Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-01-29

an osteopath as doc :. 1t all. and
thy receive certificates ,steopaths
or osteopathic phys.c So the
governor reached the usion that
under the law there 60 = be no such
thing as an osteopath : ed with the
duty OF formulating r, : and reguia-
tttions for the treatme : of ordinary
diseases and general - and he ap-
pointed Dr. A. +. Ha, : te hoineo-
path. to succeed OF = the same
school of medicine. t--~-C. H. Adams'
the retiring member. by the way. mas
gone 10 Los Angeles. Cal, TO make his
permanent residence.
II is stated that the physicians and
osteopaths of the state are not very
careful about complying with the laws
in every particular. There must be
II good many physicians in
the state says DIR. Kennedy.
of the state board, who
are practicing without complying with
th. law. In a list furnished by the
secretary of the Marion County Med
zeal Society to the secretary OF the
state board OF medical examiners, OF
unregistered physicians in that coun-
ty, II was found that nine We're prac-
ticing In violation of law. six OF whom
hold certificates. but have failed TO
have them recorded in that county, ana
three have never had certificates Is
sued to them. The only legal quallii-
cation for anyone to practice medicine
or osteopathy in any county in Iowa
is certificate from the state board
of medical examiners duly registered
with the recorder of the county in
which the party resides. All other
practicians are violating the law
The child labor law introduced in
the house by Representative Cum
mngs. of Marshall county. is one that
has been submitted to the various or
ganizations interested in the subject
and mee,ts tl,elr- approval. II is re-
garded as the most complete measure
of the kind ever prepared. The wom-
en- of the state thru their federation OF
clubs and other organizations are sup
porting the measure. and the State
Teachers Association. thru It's iegisia-
tive committee. approves of dt. The
governor and the state labor commits
sioner and others Of influence have IN
iicated that the measure is along the
right lines. 1. provides in briE,f that
no child under IA years. and no child
under 16 who is less than sixty incfes
high and weighs eighty pounds. shat
be employed in any mine. quarry, man
mfacsuring establishment, factory. min.
Workshop or mercantile establishment.
| There is a provision for abolishing all
trt~ III, e..t,
and during the time when school Us IN
session save on evidence that the child
has COMPLIED with the state truancy
law. Children shall not be employed
at dangerous work. and girls shall not
he s.r r.cs7vsi v-here they 1re .auuired
to stand ail the time. There Is child
Tahor law In the state relating only 20
mines. hut 1t Is OF little force. and va
rious bodies have united in demanding
shat the state shall this year take up
the subject and perfect law.
a peculiar bill before the legislature
is one by Lundt to purify politics by
heavily fning any candidate for office
who Shall resort to the ordinary cam
paign methods. 1t forbids candidate
giving money. cigars. tobacco. beer
whisky. etc. TO voters 20 induce them
TO vote for him. and in case candi-
cate Is convicted of having done some
OF their terrible things he shall be fined
from 800 to $1,000 and shall bs dis
franchised for the next election. His
candidacy will also be nuMlfied.
A bin has been introduced which
would make it misdelneanor for one
doctor to raise quarantine where II
had BEEN established by another
The bill which was introduced in the
legislature by Representative McE,-
rath. of Woodbury., relating to meth-
od of making appropriations for coun-
ty business. contains rhe following pro-
visions:
THE board of supervisors OF each
county shall at their first regular
meeting after the taking effect Of this
act. and annually thereafter at the
January meeting of said board estimate
in good faith, by resolution duly en-
tered OF record in the minutes of said
board. the probable and reasonable
amount OF revenue and income thai,
will be realized in each separate fund
against which they have power to al
llow claims for that current calendar
year.
mo officer of any county or any
deputy thereof. or amy member OF the
board of supervisors. shall allow any
CHAIN against the county, draw any
warrant, or pay the same. enter into
any contract or appropriate money in
any of such funds in excess of such es-
| tinratts for each fund.
SHOULD there be outstanding In
debtedness in any fund in any year In
consequence of the receipts in sucn
fund amounting to less than the
amount of the estimate fer said fund,
| said outstanding indebtedness to the
amount OF such deficit SHAH be consid-
cred as expenditures off the year fol-
lowing, and allowed ans paid for from
| the receipts of such following year.
Nothing In this act shall be deemed
cons trueti as to prevent any county or
! Its said officers or board of supervisors
| from bonding or refunding Its out
standing indebtedness and provided
/ that this act shall not be applicable to
/ claims in judgment for damages by
reason of defective bridges
] The plain purport of the law is to
place the financial operations OF the
boards of supervisors on an open ba-
| sis similar to that of city and town