Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-07-20
FARMERS CATTLE
ARE Being TESTED
Agitation for Pure Milk and
Meat in City Spreads to
the Country
FARMERS APPLY FOR TEST
Cattle Owners in the Country Become
Interested and Seek to Find Out IF
Their Herds Are FREQ From Tuber-
cuIosis - Many Cattle Have Been
Tested by Local Veterinarians.
Special to Times-Republican.


Des Moines, July 20.-F. E. Francis,
the civil engineer member Of the state
board of health, believes that the state
of Iowa should enter at once upon a
program of education and agitation for
a comprehensive system of sanitary
inspection. He believes that the sew
age of cities should not be dumped in
to the streams but should be taken
care of by septic tanks. He believes
further that some body, either the
state board Of health or some other
should have authority to enforce the
state laws as to sanitary conditions
generally.
Mr. Francis term will expire in
August but unlike the doctor members
of the board he can be re-appointed
and 1t Is possible that Governor Cum
minis will re-appoint him. Mr.. Francis
some time ago discussed to q consid-
erable extent before the state board the
r.
age and proposes to take the matter
up again. If he is re-appointed by the
governor he will take the matter up at
the next meeting of the board and seek
to secure the adoption of definite
program on the problem of sanitation.
| The main thing that Mr.. Francis wants
to see is the adoption Of the septic
tank system Of sewage disposal to
take the place of the system that has
long been the custom of dumping the
sewage in rivers and streams.
Mr.. Francis believes that there
should also be some authority in the
state lodged in the state board of
health thru system of inspectors or
in some other organization for enforce
ing sanitary conditions He would have
this authority given the power to In
spect cellars and enforce the cleaning
of them with power to inspect well
water and the water supply of cities
and prohibit the use of water where 1t
is found to be unfit for domestic pur-
poses. He believes that a large amount
of the disease which the state is an
this way.
When the state board takes this
matter up 1t is probable also that 1t
will take up the matter of more au-
thority The state board of health now
has general authority. That authority
is very sweeping and it Is given per-
mission to do almost anything SO long
as it does 1t in the interests of the
health of the state but while 1t Is
given permission to do great things 1T
in fact does not have the power to en-
force its minor rules and regulations
because the legislature in the first in
stance does not give it the necessary
appropriations and in the second in
stance while the board is given sweep
ing statutory authority there Is no
statute providing the means by which
it can carry it's authority into execu-
ton.
For these reasons the state board
will at it's next meeting take up the
problem with the view to laying mat
ters before the legislature The board
will determine in it's own mind exactly
what 1t wishes done and will then pre-
pare a report to be submitted to the
| legislature.
Discussion Of Judgeship.
| Lawyers are giving considerable
discussion to the question Of the sue
cessor to Judge Bishop. The position
of member Of the supreme bench is
one of the greatest Importance to the
state for it is the highest tribunal for
the Interpretation Of the laws OF the
state. Not every lawyer who aspires
to position of judge has the judicial
temperament which the best lawyers
say is the CHIEF requirement Of a judge
on the bench. 1t is even placed in ad-
vance of legal learning In the list OF
requirements by many lawyers. That
| is, while it is necessary that an oc-
| lega, learning and a judicial temper
ment, it is better that he have little
less legal knowledge If 1T is necessary
to sacrifice that in order that his ju-
dicial temperament be thoroughly de-
ve1oped
| Many of the best lawyers in the
state lack the judicial temperament and
the lack of it often makes the best
lawyer. A good lawyer often times as
| soon as he enters a case becomes an
intense partisan in favor Of his client.
| If sitting on the bench case were
Submitted to him he would soon take
sides one way or the other and be In
capable from that time on of weigh
| ing the evidence. To make the best
| Judge it is necessary that he be able
to carry the case in his mind to the
end without prejudice to either side
and then determine the matter. For
/ this reason many men make good
Judges tho they are not successful as
lawyers.
The fact that 1t seems probable
| now that the people of the state will
soon be called upon to make nomina-
tions for the position on the supreme
bench makes 1t important IN the minds
OF lawyers that they give some con-