Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-07-14
CHARGED WITH
ILLEGAL VOTING
Supreme Court Asked to Decide
Case From Mitchell County
District Court
CONVICT APPEALS TO COURT
CONVICT APPEALS TO COURT
William G. Rodgers, Who Wa. Con-
victed In Pottawattamis County Of
the Murder Of Bert Fornsy, . Saloon
kseper-Two Kinds Of impure Foods
Sold in lows.
Special to Times Republican.

asked to decide whether a man has
right to vote in the ward where he eats
or where he sleeps. The case comes
from the Mitchell county district court
and grows out Of the conviction Of DR..
T.. Savre Of that city for illegal voting.
1T seems that DR.. Savre slept in his
office which was In the Third ward
|of Usage and he appeared at the polls
An the Third ward Of the city and was
about to vote when he was challenged.
and had to swear in his vote after
which he was convicted OF illegal vot-
ing. The doctor. whens the election
clerk asked concerning his residence
said he made 1t q habit to vote in the
ward where he took his meals and on
that claim voted. The election was
held March "a, 1905. The evidence
seems to show that DR. Savre had vot-
ed In about all the wards Of the town
at different times. His landlady had
moved into the Third ward but short
time before the date ofsthe election but
long enough before to be well outside
the limit of ten days required by the
law. He had previously consulted two
or three lawyers all OF whom claimed
he had right to vote where he took
his meals and 1t is now for the SUI,
preme court to decides whether his
home was where he slept or whether
or not he had right to select which
place should be his voting place
William G. Rodgers, convicted in
Pottawattamfe county of the murder
ofpBert Forney while attempt ling to rob
the Forney saloon has been appealed
to the supreme court. The murder was
committed at the saloon in Council
Bluffs. April 3, 1903, Forney and j. E.
Cheney were in the saloon playing
cards when two masked men entered
and ordered them to throw up their
hands. They didn't comply and the
burglars began to shoot. The burglars
wore masks and Rodgers claims that
he was not sufficiently identified as
Cheney was not acquainted with him
before and could only identify him In.
q. general way.
1t is the belief Of large number who
have made study Of the matter Of
pure food laws that the main requisite
is that things shall be sold for what
they are. There was disclosed in thh
investigation made by the state agri-
cultural department the fact that there
are two kinds Of impure foods sold in
Iowa and that impure foods are sold
here in large quantities. There Is the
impure food that is adulterated with
materials that are injurious to the hui
l,,1
terated with materials that are not in
furious, but the presence of which in
the food is fraud on the public. The
greater amount OF the impure food is
iof the kind that is not actually danger
Gus and injurious but is a fraud. Sec
retary John G. Simpson Of the state
agricultural department was closely
identified with the investigation Of the
department into the pure food matter.
"The chief thing objected to in my
mind is the fraud on the people. had
my eyes opened when the department.
began the investigation of this
food matter. The state law gives
among the duties of the So
ciety ito investigate reports of preva-
alence of adulteration Of foods, seeds
and other products and to report the
results of investigation" but there is
no appropriation for the work. We
went ahead and appropriated money
taken in as gate receipts at the fair.
We found there is no question but a
great deal of hickory bark and rain
water is being sold for maple syrup.
It isn't injurious, but the people have
a right to know what they are get
ting. Marble dust is being put in the
sugar and starch in the powdered SUI
gar right along. The people of the
state have no idea Of the prevalence
of impure materials in the food that
they eat. A large amount of 1t is injur-
ious, too. The great trouble is that
there is no one to push the matter. The
womens societies OF the state are TAX
ing it up somewhat, but If 1t were not
for the efforts of Governor Packard
the matter would get little attention.
1T is understood that the date of
the big reciprocity conference in Chi
cago has been changed largely to ac-
commodate Governor Cummins and
give him an opportunity to be present.
The date now is the 17th in Chicago
instead of the 18th and 10th of August.
Governor Cummins has received an
invitation to be present in Colorado
Springs August 2 and address the
Hawkeye Society of that city, but will
not be able to accept on account of the
press Of other cities. Today the gov
ernor is speaking in Sac City.
The decorators in the house chamber
have progressed to such a point that it
can be seen that the house chamber
will be magnificent when completed.
There Is an abundance of gold leaf on.
the ceiling and In various parts Of the