Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-12-15
Express Confidence That Next
Legislature Will Favor Pro
bibitory Amendment
WHO MADE CARROLL GovERNoRa
Anti Saloon League Claims to Have
Been Responsible for Next Govern
or's Nomination--Merry Fight Ex-
pected Over Temperance Matters
When Assembly Meets.
special to rlmes-Republican.

| Des Moines, Dec. 15.-Preparations
are already under way for the most
determined effort of recent years not
only to secure a starter for another
| prohibitory amendment to the Iowa
constitution but also to secure some
drastic legislation on the enforcement
of the present Iowa liquor laws. The
| radical temperance element are MAX
be able to do at the coming session.
| They insist that majority Of the
members are inclined toward stringent
| prohibition laws and will pass almost
any measure presented. They claim to
| have polled both houses and find that
the prohihitory amendment Is sure to
so thru the Thirty third assembly and
be passed up to the next one. They say
that even If few of the members who
are not enthusiastic at first decline TO
act they will be able to bring such
pressure on them that they will COM
|py.
1t is also claimed that the next gov
ernor owes his election absolutely to
the organized temperance forces or the
state. and they insist that he is under
such pledge to them that they will be
able to make the best possible use OF
the patronage at the disposal of the
state administration.
This week the organ of the anu-sa-
loon league makes claim that 1T was
the work of the league which secured
the nomination of Carroll for govern
or. This is disputed by the representa-
tives of the brewers, who also claim
credit for the same thing. The temper
ance people insist that they got Ham
ilton in the race and this Is what saved
the day; on the other hand 1t is known
that influences which are far from be-
ing, allied with the temperance move
ment financed the Hamilton candidacy,
and the belief is common that corpora
ton interests had more to do with IL
than the apti-saloon league.
A merry fight Is expected In the leg
islature over temperance matters. Some
of the most important legislation IN
recent years has been passed in the
past two or three sessions all favor
able to the temperance people.
There will! be radical change in the
method of securing vital statistics IN
Iowa if the recommendations of Louis
A. Thomas, secretary of the state
hoard Of health and Of the state vital
statistical department. are adopted by
the coming legislature.
Mr.. Thomas brands the present
method of SECURING data concerning
births as totally inefficient. 1t is now
left for assessors 10 discover once
year how many children are born Mr.
Thomas would have a law requiring
the father Of every newborn child, I'M
der penalty for violation, to report the
birth to city authorities who IN turn
would report all births to the state sta
tistical department. Concerning the
subject Mr. Thomas says:
''The state requires that mortgages.
title deeds and like instruments shall
be recorded in the office of the county
recorder and small fee paid for such
record A similar requirement con-
corning births with sufficient penalties
for failure to make the record within
a specified time, presents the most fav-
orable prospects for obtaining accur-
ate records and statistics.
'The department of vital statistics
now receives an annual appropriation
OF s2,00G per year. With an additional
appropriation of $4,000 to cover extra
clerical assistance and printing, and
the enactment OF law embodying the
foregoing suggestions. 1t would be pos
sible for Iowa to establish and main
tain a system of statistics equal in
accuracy and value to that of any
country"
Another important recommendation
Of the secretary is CAS- all graduate
nurses who were residents of Iowa on
the 18th day Of March, 1907, have had
ample opportunity to obtain certifi-
Gates of registration without examina-
ton, and as indefinite continuance of
this privilege is likely to cause much
confusion and unnecessary misunder-
standing, 1t is suggested that this pro-
vision be repealed after July l, 1909,
and thereafter all graduate nurses, be
required to pass the state examination
in order to obtain a certificate of reg
istration.''
He further recommends that addi-
tional chapters be added to the mater
nifty hospital law requiring every hos
pital to have at least one registered