Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-07-27
Des MOineS Letter !
Items Of Interest from Our Correspondent Z
Z at the State Capital


carried on with a view to adjusting
this difficulty, and it will be satisfac-
torily adjusted, it is believed.
The Debil's backbone is said to pre-
sent the most beautiful scenery In
the west. Judge Carr and others de-
clare that there is nothing in the
Rocky mountains which compares
with it. The members VI the boaru
Of control are enthusiastic in depict
ing the granduer of the scenery. The
land has been used for years as q
park and Professor Macbride ana
other men familiar with it have long
advocated that it be purchased for q
state park site.
The property is located north from
Manchester and consists of high
tableland around the rocky base OF
which runs the Maquoketa river.
Many of these backbones are found in
Iowa, notably one in Madison county
and one in Jackson county, but the
one north Of Manchester is said to
present many features which make II
far more beautiful than any OF the
others. 1t is accessible and is in con
slant use for picnic parties and that
sort OF thing. The board Of control
is satisfied that it would be an ideal
/ place for the state hospital for con-
sumptives.
Temple Amendment Constitutional.
Des Moines.-The famous Temple
amendment protecting railroad en-
| ployes in their claims for personal in
jur1es has been declared to be constt.
tutional by the state supreme court
This decision declares as unlawful
| any contract between railroad COM
pany and its employees by which the
employee is made to sign away in
advance OF any possible injury his
| right to damages.
It had been the custom of some
Iowa railroads, particularly the Burl-
ington, which was the defendant In
the present case, to maintain "reliet
Departmental, and all employees partlc.
ipating In the benefits Of this depart
ment, were required to sign waiver
of their rights to bring suit for dam.
ages in event Of injury. The decision
| just handed down administers Sc,
/ we're UNIV W SUCH ISllCk uofdit
ments." as the employee is not es-
topped from bringing any suit ion
damages.
The case juse decided entitled
Charles L. Mcguire against the Chi
| cage. Burlington & Quincy Railroad
company. It was appealed from APP
| panoose county and has been pend
ing in the supreme court since June
| 20, 1903 Over 5000 other causes
have been submitted and decided by
the supreme court before it was able
to reach an agreement on the NC
CURE case.
Slot Machines Ordered Out.
Chief OF Police Jones, backed by
Mayor Mattern, has ordered all slot
machines in Des Moines to be kept
under cover from this time on.
This order does not mean that the
machines are to be kept under cover
for time and then put out on the
| cpunters," said Chief Jones, .but II
means that they must be kept out In
definitely. As long as they are now 10
hiding It seems to me that they might
sdS We'll blHy WAeEe Jn6y are. n6
mayor is backing me In this matter
and intend to enforce the law to
the limit"
Every patro1man has been given
orders to arrest dealers who put their
slot machines into play As result
of the order there is some uneasiness
among cigar dealers. They had con.
sidered Justice Livingston's raid q
joke, but Chief Jones' order seems to