Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-01-15
SINGLE BOARD OF CONTROL
Legislative Committee Will Report in
Favor Of the Measure.
SALOON MEN WANT lNtsRlA1e GALLERY
Constitutional Provision Regarding
Term of County Attorney Blocks
Plan for Four-Year Term
for All Omcers.
CFrom a STAFF Correspondent

From a STAFF Correspondent
DES MONIES. Jan. 14.-(Special.) -Ac-
cording to Representative Lambert. who
is OF the members OF the legislative
committee which Investigated the subject
of a single board of control for the --tatc
educational institutions one of the most
important matters of legislation that will
be before the legislature at this session,
will be the committees report recommend
ing single board. Enthusiastically the leg
islature is much more favorable 10 the
single board at this time than ever be-
fore. II was an heroic effort on the part
OF Senator Gililand OF Mills at the last
session that secured the action submitting
the matter for an investigation to a legis-
lative committee. The senate was about
to adopt the single board plan at the close
Of the session when Senator Gililsnd in
a most earnest speech pleaded with the
senate to investigate before taking such
an important step. Some of the members
appointed on the committee to investigate
were opposed to the single board at that
time. but now all are in favor of It. Sen
ator Lambert of jackson county says he
will devote much of his time at this ses-
sion to urging the bill recommended by
the committee. This and the single GER
tihcatc issued by the State board for
teachers are the most important and about
the only educational measures before the
legislature.
Want Pictures of Incbrintes.
Representative of the Iowa Retail
Liquor Dealers association are here en-
deavering to secure legislation compelling
persons putting relatives on the black list
to furnish photograph OF the person to
- Ii ri.
the bartender is not acquainted with the
person or may serve him as a regular
customer but not know the mans name.
Hence the desire for photograph. Pres
ident c. A. Stephens OF Cedar Rapids
Secretary ]. J. Klien of Fort Dodge. Mar
tin Ingwerson OF Clinton and L. c. Ste
/, vens OF Sioux City constitute the commit
tee, and I'm addition to asking for photo
graphs of those persons to be black
listed are also asking for changes in the
law allowing saloons to keep open on New
Years, Washington's birthday and Labor
day.
Assumption of Risk.
A bill introduced by Representative
Wright in the house on the assumption
of risk of workingmen will cause con-
siderable discussion before II passes The
bill provides that after workingman has
hSNihVb MS tIIHhONtT lfldt the place WneIe
he works or the machinery he works with
IS dangerous all the risk of injury to the
workman is placed upon the employer
, Under the present law II the workman
continues at the work he does so on his
own assumption of the risk and must
strike II he would escape risk entirely.
Crusade Against Cigarettes.
A crusade against cigarettes in this state
is starting in Sioux City, according to ad-
vices, and Is expected to reach this city
! and be up to the legislature. The crusade
| Is headed by DIR. w. A. Shaw of Indian
| apolis, national field secretary of the Anti
Cigarette league. He Is now at work
securing data as to the number OF boys
| or tender age who smoke cigarettes and
expects to bring this information to bear
| on the legislature to secure the needed
| legislation.
Terms Fixed by Constitution.
| The length of the term of the county at
| torneys Is fixed by the constitution and
not by statute, and this fact is expected
to become one block in the scheme to make
the terms of all officers four instead of
two years. The four-year term idea fol-
lowed the biennial elections amendment.
by having the term two years one-half
were elected each year Now that cleo
! HNhS Only every TWO years IL is
proposed to extend the terms to four years
so that half may be elected each election.
The four-year term is being much dis
cussed and sentiment is being asItated nv
many of the officials themselves. The
county attorneys office is the only one
that cannot be changed without an amend
ment to the constitution.
support from Museum.
| The Of
partment Of Agriculture that the food prod
ucts coming into the state are extensively
adulterated is borne out by the commercial
museum that has been instituted at the
University of Iowa by Prof. W. r. Patter-
son. collection OF the authorizations used
In foods has been made by Prof. Patter-
son and shows adulteration to an extensive
degree and In foods thought TO be not sub
Ject to adulteration. The entire pepper
berry is shown to be adulterated with Ia
per cent of tapioca colored with lampblaek.
An exhaustive study OF adulteration is
shown in the exhibits.
Retailers to Meet Here.
Retailers from the twelve states nearest
TO Chicago are to meet in this city on
January % and "a for the purpose of ascer-
taining methods OF meeting competition
with the mail order houses 1t is expected
10 form an organization that will take in
retailers OF every line OF trade. Governor
Cummins has consented TO address the
convention. The call for the convention
has been sent out by sixty retailers from
various parts of this state and as many
more in other states. The contemplated
organization will not be affiliated with any
, national organization and the sole purpose
Is to unite the retailers in a defensive war
speaks in Rock Island.
Governor Cummins has accepted an invi.
tation from the CommerSia club Of Rock
Island to address the club there on LIN.