Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-01-30
DOES NOT FEAR
TEST Of LAW.
Senator G. J. A. Ericsson Very
Much In Favor of the Bien-
nial Movement
MINNESOTA LAW A DEAD LETTER
Additional Evidence of R'ythe's Part
In Framing tho Hepburn Bill Re-
veaIs That Minnesota Has Had Just
Such Law Since 1se7-The Natural
lnference-capital Gossip.
Special to Times-Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, Jan. Ex-senator G. ].
A. Ericsson was in the city Saturday
from Boone to make his report as
committee of the Louisiana Purchase
Exposition. Senator Ericsson sees lit
tie danger for the biennial elections
law in the efforts to test it in Story
county. Speaking of the measure he
said he expected to see it stand any
tests though he had not gone care
fully into the merits of the Story
county movement. Il am now in my
third term in the legislature. The
two first times / served in al special
session both of which were called to
revise the code. So it is natural for
me to look for an extra session this
time. 1 am very much in favor of the
biennial movement"
Representative students from the
high schools of the United States may
take part in the inaugural parade in
Washington, according to information
that has reached the state house. The
scheme has been proposed by Profess
sor William II. Lynch, of Salem, Mo,
Professor Charles S. Clarke, of Wash
ington, ID. c., has been appointed at
the head of committee The scheme
contemplates having a representative
hi
march in the parade and the expenses
of the student to be born by the school
he represents. The Hotel Savoy in
Washington has offered TO entertain
free for three days the first high
school student appointed outside the
District of Columbia
More evidence of the part taken by
Hon. j. w. Blythe In the framing of
the Hepburn bill is at hand in the
discovery that Minnesota has just such
a law and has had since 1887 and that
it is a dead letter. Mr.. Blythe is the
general attorney for the Burlington
one of the big sections Of the system
under j. w. Hill, of Minnesota What
more easy than that Hill should sug-
stand in the position of governess for
Hepburn. 1t seems that in Minnesota
the law of 1897 provides that after fill
ing bond the road can continue to
charge the excessive freight rate. The
law there is a dead letter because
while the railroad can collect thou
sands and thousands of dollars of .ex-
cessive freight charges the amount
of overcharge for each shipper is so
small they will not go to the trouble
to sue to collect it. After securing a
favorable decision in the courts on the
merits of the case it is necessary to sue
to secure judgment and such a course
was never heard of under the Minne-
sofa law. This is just the defect that
Henry Wallace pointed out in an in
terview published in these columns
Friday.
The inspection of high schools by the
state university will continue as for
merly. 1t Is learned here that even If
the other colleges should take the mat
ter to the legislature and secure an ap-
preparation for a high school inspector
to be attached to the state superinten-
dents office the state university might
even then continue on the universitys
account 1t is pointed out in defense
of such a course that in other states
there are state inspectors but the larg-
er institutions continue the work on
their own accounts for the sake Of the
advertising it gives them by bringing
a representative of the institution in
connection with the high schools. In
this connection there is a belief on the
part of some educators that the col
leges of the state are endeaVoring tc
organize the high schools of the state
as feeders of the colleges as their pri-
mary end in existence. 1t is claimed
that this should not be the case and
that the high school graduate should
be ready to continue in college if his
circumstances permitted yet the high
schools have another purpose than that
of fitting boys and girls for college.
The state board of health and state
board of medical examiners is in ses-
sion today and will continue tomorrow
at the boards office in the state house.
1t is probable that tomorrow there will
be given out the names of those who
passed the examination for physicians
license last December.
When Frank Greenland of Leon, in
Decatur county, was placed under ar
rest at his home on the farm prepa-
ratory to being taken to the penitent-
iary he shook hands with all the boys
and promised them he would be back
ing the morning. BY morning he was be-
hind the bars at Fort Madison. Green
lands nerve Is said to be monumental
and he has never for a moment failed
to believe but that he was going to es-
cape punishment.
State Accountant Heer is now check
ing up the accounts in the office of the
adjutant general preparatory to the
change in officials February l. 1t is ex-
pected that Captain Thrift will be in