Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-12-04
viii Compel Payment.

Will Compel Payment.
Des Mones.-Attoney General III.
w. Byers has decided to proceed
against the Council Bluffs corpora
ton which operates the traction line
and Manawa park In that city for
the $4,000 fee for filing articles OF
incorporation which the state claims
and for about 100000 in penalty ac
cruing for failure to file when the
corporation started to do business six
years ago
The attorney general supposes that
1t will not be necessary to litigate
the question Of the fee for filing the
articles assuming that the corpora
tion will promptly liquidate the claim
upon which the state insists. But 1t
Is supposed that here will be resist
ance in the courts to the claim by
the state for large penalty from the
corporation for failing to file its arti
cles.
These matters were presented be.
fore the executive council a few days
ago and the council referred them to
the attorney general for action with
respect to the filing fee ana the
penalties.
To Test State Primary Law.
Attorney General Byers has appeal
ed the Pratt case testing the state
primary law. This action was decid
ed on at the time of the adverse de-
cision by Judge Hugh Brennan in the
Polk district court, but the appeal
was not pushed. pending the election
for the reason that Mr.. Pratt is a
democrat and the state election Of
fcers are republicans and it was
feared that some prejudice might be
created against the state unless the
matter were allowed to go over
Judge Brennan held that the primary
law was not exclusive and that If a
party failed to go into the primary
election its regularly constituted com
mittees might nominate to fill va
cancles caused by failure to nominate
1t Is the judgment of the state author.
tiles that If party does not partici
pate In the primary election 1t loses
Its right to have a nominee on the
ticket thereafter, II 1t had the power
to go into the primary at all
Affects all Treasurers.
A bill will be presented to the gen
eral assembly of Iowa that convenes
In January providing that city, coun
ty and school funds be placed at In
far hnf ~
to the tax payers instead OF the
treasurer. This bill will be presented
by one of the Polk county members
and 1t is now being drafted by George
l.. Dobson, treasurer-elect of Polk
county. Not only will MT Dobson as
sist In preparing the bill but he will
give II his personal attention before
the committee OF the legislature. Thai
every effort will be made to prevent
the measure coming to vote on the
floor OF the house, Mr. Dobson says
he is confident. but 1t Will be pres
ented early in the session and Its
progress Will be watched carefully.
Prof. Shambauah Made Curator.
Prof B. F. Shambaugh Of the State
university at Iowa City, was ap
pointed curator of the Iowa historical
department by Governor Eummins
He succeeds the late Charles Aldricf
of Boone, Iowa. The position pays
$1,000 a year. Prof. Shambaugh /:
the historian of the State Historical
society. and Is professor of policia
science at the State university
State Appointments Made.
Governor Warren Garst signed the
commissions of two appointment.
made by the executive Office. DR..
H. Mcleod was made member O
the state board Of veterinary examin
ers He resides at Charles City
Harry Eaton of Shenandoah, who wa,
made pharmacy commissioned BY
Governor Cummins, received his com
mission
Marston Out For Speaker.
Representative Marston of Cerrt
Gordo county has announced hi,
candidacy for speaker of the house
His candidacy makes about the
tenth that has been formally or In
formally announced.
The field of candidates now in
cludes Meredith. Lee. Feely, Hacker
Sullivan. Stillman. Harding, Darrah
White Marston and perhaps others.
Novak To Be Freed in 1911.
Frank A. Noyak Of Walford. la.
who was sentenced to life imprlson
ment by Judge C. W. Burnham fol
the murder Of Edward Murray II
1897, will be free man on Septem
Der 80, 1911. Governor Cummin,
has committed his sentence to twenty
Ave years, which. with good time.
will be ended in two years
Only Two Parties In Next Primary.
The indications are that only tw,
parties. the republican and the demo
cratic, will participate In the mex
primary election in Iowa, in June
1910 Under the primary law polit
zeal party entitled to participate II
the primary election OF candidates TO
office Is defined 10 he an OrpanizattOl