Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-10-09
HEAD FANDRS THE
AN||.-PAS% Law
Former Speaker Of the Iowa
House Also for the State
Primary Measure
SAYS Mr.. SHAW is WEAK
I'm a Contest for tho Iowa Delegation
Shaw Would 30 Defeated. In Heads
opinion-state Officials and Rail-
road Pssses-The Nebraska Law
Capital Gossip.
Special to Times Republican.

6DeCia! 10 lIIUGS- ItCpuUllCuIL
Des Moines. Oct. Capt. Albert
Head of jefferson, ex-speaker OF the
House, who came to the city to attend
the funeral of the late r. p. Garrison,
remained over Sunday to look after
business matters. Capt. Head was
asked as to the anti-pass law and
primary election law and the prospects
of legislation at the coming session OF
the legislature. Yes ] am in favor Of
an anti-pass law and a state wide pri-
mary election law said Capt. Head at
the Iowa Hotel, and while l am in
terested In state and private banks l
am in favor of state supervision Of all
banks and trust companies that receive
deposits from the public. believe the
state Legislature at the coming session
should pass q law requiring such ex-
animation and supervision"
When asked concerning the candi-
dacy OF Secretary Leslie M. Shaw for
president. Capt. Head said: We'll. Of
course am All admirer of Gov. A. b.
Cummins, but after travelling over a
large portion Of the state 1t Is my can
did opinion that under a primary elect
ion law with direct expression of the
wishes Of the people, II there was any
other candidate I'm the state for presi-
dent, Shaw could not carry the state
by large majority.
It is believed that the report Of
IcSA ~tset 0rf r1,ot
,and State Mine Inspector Sweeney
VIII not favor placing the gypsum
mines of the state under the supervis-
ion of the mine inspectors. The report
vt Is learned is made to the Legislature
and for this reason Is not made public
and will not be published till the legis-
lature meets 1t Is learned that the
investigation disclosed that the mining
of gypsum Is for the most part differ
ent essentially from the mining OF
coal and that there is no need OF the
precautionary provisions that are made
for the mining Of coal. 1t was also
found that where ever necessary the
gypsum mine operators are using the
precautions Of double entries and the
like and for those reasons legislation
at this time seems to be unnecessary.
sss
When Miss Schontz, the Presbyterian
temperance lecturer was in the city
few days since and lectured at the
Auditorium she made some pointed
thrusts at some Of the prominent poll
tlcians from this state. Miss Schontz,
while a forcible speaker was not of the
variety that made extrava-
CANT statements. After saying some
uncomplimentary things about Cover
nor Herrick, of Ohio, and his political
methods and his attitude to the tenn
perance question, Miss Schortz re-
marked that she had been informed
that two prominent high church men
from this state were going to Ohio to
assist In the Campaign there.
The question of state officials riding
on passes is not the same as 1T Is In
Nebraska. it seems that In that state
the officials had ridden on passes ever
since the state was organized and when
the officials returned their passes
grave problem was presented of how to
paw for the transportation from the
state funds and no one seemed TO
know, There are practically very few
officials Of the state Of Iowa who ride
on passes aside from the railroad COM
missioners. The provision for trans
portation when an official or state en-
ploye travels on state business is to
take the amount from the expense
fund for the department Nearly every
stat tie official has travelling mems Gre
Dental and travels at two cents mile.
The money is taken from the expense
fund of the department according to
the provisions of the state law The
labor commissioner and his assistants,
dairy commissioner and assistants.
board of control and employees, mine
inspectors, bank examiners, are the
only officials doing a great deal Of