Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-11-21
Thirty-third General Assembly
Has Much Work to Dis
pose Of
FINISHING TOUCHES ADDED
Demonstrates Some Of tho
Recent Laws Are Imperfect-Garst
Will Take No Departures From the
Present Administration Policies n
oIeomarsarine Sales Increase.
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Des Moines, Nov 21.-There is a
great deal of work for the Thirty
third general assembly to do in the
way of completing and perfecting the
legislation which has been adopted in
recent years and there is no doubt
that the work will be taken in hand
and be disposed of properly. 1t has
been stated that more important legis-
lation has Eeen put into the Iowa code
in the past ten years than in the prev
ious fifty years; and inevitably and
naturally much of this is as yet i'm
perfect and needs the finishing touches
which can never be given except after
the test of experience. The school laws,
for instance, have been almost COM
pletely rewritten and yet there is need
of much more trimming up. Whether
this takes the form of providing for
another commission remains to be
seen. The process of eliminating some
Of the most glaring Of the imperfec-
tions has been going on steadily. Leg
islation will be asked of the members
next winter to further facilitate the
consolidation process in the rural
schools. A recent investigation by
the educational department shows that
the average attendance Of pupils in
the one room schools Of the state
is twelve and fraction. This includes
a great many schools that are over
crowded, so that in perhaps one-third
of the one-room schools of the state
the average attendance during the year
is as low as eight or sew " The leg
islature will be asked to do something
to get rid of good many of the
schools, for even now it is necessary to
give certificates to many not really
competent in order that all the schools
be provided with teachers. School leg
islation is likely to occupy a great deal
of time during the winter.
Lieutenant Governor Garst has not
been in the city except for perhaps
day or. two since the election, and
there has been much inquiry as to his
plans He has not signified that he
has any plans, but it is supposed that
if the legislature next week elects
Cummins senator, the lieutenant gov
ernor will be ready to take up the
duties of the executive office. Thus
far Governor Garst has not, so far
as known, indicated that he has any
plans for the brief period Of his in
cumbency, nor has he indicated who
he will select for the positions at his
disposal. 1t is probable that so far
as possible lie will make no changes.
1t has been known since election day
that John Briar, secretary to the
governor, would go with him to Wash
ington, and Mr.. Peterson, in charge Of
the acquisitions in the executive office,
is planning to retire at once to enter
private business. The remainder of
the office force will probably not be
disturbed.
Orlando II. Baker, one Of the Iowa
men in the consular service, has been
transferred from Sidney where he had
long been to a post at Sandakan,
North Borneo which statement conveys
very little to the average reader who
knows as little of Sandakan as the
residents of Sandakan do Of Iowa. In
recent letter Consul Baker paints a
fine picture of Sandakan and altho it
is near the tropics he points out that
it is regarded as "a very healthful
place of residence. He does complain,
however, of the snakes, lizards, mon
keys, ourangatangs, rhinoceros and
elephants. Another Iowa man has been
located for years in an out of the way
place in the Falkland islands - Con-
sui Rowen. 1t is recalled that with
the death of Mcfarland, Iowa now has
but three men holding good consular
positions in Europe.
The sale Of oleomargine is rapidly
increasing in Iowa under a new policy
inaugurated, and strange as it may
seem, its sale is being pushed right in
to the dairy districts. Des Moines,
one of the big butter making cities of
the state, is consuming large quantities
of oleo for table use. 1t is sold as oleo
or butterine and the forms of the law
are complied with The stuff is not ar
tificially colored and really has so lit
tie color in it that it would be hard to
convict the dealers. There are 110 oleo
licenses in the state now and their
number is increasing as the business is
being extended into the small towns.
Waterloo has the largest number of
licenses, fifteen in all, with Des Moines
having thirteen. Other cities ave: Clin-
ton and Lyons, twelve. Dubuque ten,
Cedar Rapids thirteen, Independence
five Fort Dodge three, Marshalltown,
Manchester, Ames and Cedar Falls,
two each. and these one EACH Burling-
ton, Coggon, New Hartford, Belle
Plaine, Baldwin. Central City, Coles
burg, Delmar, Dennison, Grundy Cen
ter, Gutenberg. Huntsville, Iowa City.
Iowa Falls, Lamont, Lost Nation, Ma
sonviIle, Maquoketa, Olin, Onawa, Of