Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-11-13
Attorney General Asked to De-
fine Term Under the State
Law For Executive Council
STATE EMPLOYEES AND FEES
Dispute Arises With Members Of Board
of Medical Examiners and Other En-
ployes of the State Will Be Affected
by OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Book Fails
to Appear.
Special to Times Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
| Des Moines. Nov. 13.--Is u state em-
ploye or official working on "A per diem
entitled to full days pay when h"
works only an hour or even hail
day?
| This question has been put up to
the attorney general by the executive
council. The case that is in hand Is
one concerning The state board of med
| ical examiners. Members Of the state
board come to Des Moines for their
regular meetings. Some times these
meetings take full day and some
times they take, part OF day. The
custom is to charge for u full day.
| The executive council has heretofore
been acting on plan to allow half
days pay when state employe or Of
| fetal works for part Of half day.
Where the emlloye works for more
for full day. II the employe leaves
home at noon or little after anu
reaches Des Moines that night and
does work the lext day for nearly
full day, the boLd has allowed day
and half. If the employe left IN the
morning and put in full day In Des
Moines and vert home at night they
allowed for one day, notwithstanding
that the said employee might have put
in more than eight hours, including
time on the train.
The members of the board of medi-
cal examiners or some of them have
contended that If they put in any part
of a day trave ing or otherwise. IL
should count fol full day and some
employees seem to think that If they
put in eight hours working and then
travel at night, the night travel even
tho they take s. sleeper at the state
expense. should count for another day.
There never has cen any interpre-
tation as to what is meant In the state
laws by the term per diem and the
executive counci therefore has sub
mitted the matter to Attorney Generai
Byers for legal Interpretation ana
definition OF the term. While the con-
troversy arose 18th the state board OF
medical examiners other employees OF
the state have stretched the term or
are alleged to have stretched It, or
possibly rather stretched the time en-
nloved to make it coincide with the
term. MANY have been making sworn
afftdayits to accompany their bills
which are passed upon by the execu-
tive council 1t is not supposed that
any Of these Intentionally sWore to
falsehood but thought they were doing
as has been the custom In the past.
The council therefore thought 1t we'll
to have an official definition for the
guidance of everybody.
The book by Secretary Leslie M.
Shaw. which was advertised In the
November Applnton's as being de-
tense Of his position as standpatter,
has not reached Des Moines. 1t was
advertised in the November Appleton's
as being then off the press and ready
for distribution. Some orders placeo
with local book store for copies by
politicians and friends of Secretary
Shaw who wished to read the book
have not been filled yet These orders
were placed about three weeks ago,
when the Move nber Appleton's first
appeared.
TThere are various conectures as to
the non-appearance of the work lt
was advertised as dealing with all pub
lie matters and 1t is thought possibly
the ex-secretary may have included
some chapters ON the finances of the
country that might not read we'll In
the light of the recent furry. Possibly
too, it has been decided to hold the
book up till the psychological moment
In the senatorial campaign, when the
hook would be expected to make an i'm
lression on the Iowa public. Politi-
clans are waiting, anxiously to read the
work. 80
Captain Hedge, Of the Central State
Eank, is authority for the statement
that there is at this time more money
IN Iowa than there has been for some
time. The banks are full of money
and could pay out cash as we'll as not
but for one thing-the fear that the
recent fiurries III Wall street will start
the people to boarding money. For
that reason the s25 limit Is to be con-
t.nued for time. Possibly when the
cash there will he no announcement Of
the event whatever. Without saying
word they will begin gradually to break
over the $25 limit and to pay cash
fc1 checks instead Of clearing house
certificates and the first information
that the public will have that the
banks are on a cash basis will be after
the cash basis has been in effect for
.wo or three weeks.
Judge C. c. Cole, formerly mem
Der Of the supreme court, and till re-
Gently dean of Drake University law
school, has been employed in the
Charlie Thomas case and the case may
be carried to the supreme court Judge
Cole is considered one Of the best
technical lawyers and one Of the best
informed lawyers on the technical
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