Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-05-10
CAMPAIGN BATTERIES PREPARED
FOR ACTION TO SECURE
CONVENTION.
WILL SECURE REsUBMlssloN
IN ROUNDABOUT MANNER
Secretary of State Must, After the Fall
Election, Submit the Question of
Constitutional Convention-Cownie's
Farm Suseestions-No Curator Vet
Chosen.
Special to Times-Republican.


Des Moines, May 1o.-The associated
prohibition organizations expect to
open their statewide campaign for
constitutional convention and prohibi-
tory amendment in the course of few
weeks. At the headquarters here it is
absolutely denied that the w C. T. U
and the prohibition party have with
drawn from the association 1t is said
the organization is stronger than ever
and is receiving such financial en-
couragement as to insure one of the
greatest prohibition campaigns Iowa
has ever known. Workers will be put
in the field and a general campaign of
publicity and agitation commenced
that is intended TO extend until after
the next fall election when the secre-
tary OF state must according to law
submit the question of holding a con-
stitutional convention.
John Cownie of the state board of
control, known as the Iowa farmer be-
cause he has direction of the farm
work a the various state institutions
where thousands of acres are under
cultivation, is sending some valuable
Information on 10 the heads Of the IL
stitutions that might be of interest to
all Iowa farmers. His present slogan is
follow the planter right away with
the cultivator," Mr.. Cownie says that
one extreme of weather is usually fol-
lo,JaI INV n Of 9TH
IRENE. With dry weather following this
rainy season he says the ground has
tendency to bake and this is detriment-
a. TO the crops. The cultivator will
break up this baked ground and aid in
preserving the moisture. 1t is Mr.. Cow
MES opinion that because of the late
ness of the season there will be ma
terial decrease in the acreage of small
grains this year, but on the other hand
the acreage of corn will naturally be
greatly increased.
Because the last legislature failed to
clear up a long standing conflict in the
law regarding who is who in the state
historical department the state library
board failed on Saturday to make any
substantial progress toward the prom
ised organization of that depart
ment. 1t was we'll known to the legis-
lators that there is a very startling
conflict in the law which makes it i'm
possible to determine whether the state
librarian is in fact the head of the his
torical department and also leaves in
doubt whether or not the library board
| or the governor shall appoint the heads
of the department. Under previous ad-
ministrations the library board has
been perfectly willing to leave respon-
sibility with the governor. At the meet
ing Saturday the whole matter was de-
ferred for one week
Wesley Greene, secretary of the state
Horticultural Society, has started a
new scientific investigation in this
state. 1t is a microscopical study of
the minute plant life in Iowa waters
which appears frequently as green
scum on the surface and has in its
minute way a rock constructing ten
dency. AS yet little is known of the
kinds Of this rnicroscopical plant life
| in Iowa waters. His research will prob
ably result in small volume on this
line to be added to the already valuable
collection of information on Iowa plant
| life he has prepared for the state.
| The geological survey department of
Iowa is now preparing It's annual res
port which will shortly be published.
Many of the first reports have been ex-
hausted and are held at a premium.