Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-01-16
BOOST Of LICENSE
MEETS N|l4! FAVOR
Governor Cars suggestion for
Higher ! for Saloons
proved
AN Ex-sALooNIsT's vlEN
Ben Parker Says Increase Would Be
Splendid Temperance PIan-BlI for
One Board Of School Regents Sure
to Pass Senate = State Capital
News.
Special to rim.s-Republican.

Des Moines, Jan. 16.-"rhe recon-
mendations of the governor to the leg
islature in the matter of the increase of
saloon licenses and having the state
take part for building highways is
the finest thing that 'Garst has ever
done' declared Ben Parker In the Saw
cry lobby last evening.
Parker is not now in the liquor bus
mess but he has probably sold more
drinks than anybody else in the state.
He used to operate thirty or more sa
looms in Des Moines.
Put. the license up to $1,000 a year
in every city Of the state and Ut will be
the very best thing for the liquor inter-
ests as we'll as for the public Ben
continued ut will give the state a di-
rect interest in having the saloons OF
the state properly controlled and it will
weed out the doggeries which are the
bane of the business. If man has to
pay $1,000 a year for the privilege of
operating. and he knows that the state
is keeping tab on him as we'll as the
local antiquities, he will try a great
deal harder to run his business right.
And if this is not done. then the sa
loon men might as we'll prepare to
fight for their lives.
The plan is also the very best tenn
perance plan ever suggested. When you
rat rid of ho fol ,hn off
to pay license, or will not do so, you
get rid of the greatest evils in the bus
mess. 1t will also to large extent OBJ
viate the necessity for this Rankin
scheme of state marshals and other
plans for making expense. But best of
all it will give the state a fine road
fund, whereas now the state gets moth
ing out of the business. suppose, how
ever, that the scheme will be fought
by both the saloon men and the pro-
hibitionists. AS matter of fact there
are two great classes Of fools in our
state-the saloon men and the prohibi-
tionists. See how the latter are fight
ing among themselves; the liquor men
are just as much divided. But the state
will come to it and get something out
of the business in time, mark my
word"
Parker has no interest whatever In
the liquor business now, but has been
engaged as travelling man in other
lines for nearly two years.
The bill to create one state board of
regents for all the state colleges will
probably be amended in some partic-
ulars to meet the views of various mem
bers before 1T gets thru the senate this
year. But that it will be pushed and
that it will go thru the senate Is GER
tain. The report of a legislative COM
mission few years ago Is still avail
able and the facts given therein Will go
again before the legislature. Senator
Whipple is prepared to make strong
fight for the bill and to put 1t into the
very best possible shape to be passed.
He may have the bill ready for pre-
sentation next week.
One of the most difficult phases OF
the bill has been that of the size of the
board to be created. 1t was the original
intention of Senator Whipple to have
board consisting of eleven members
Then the number was increased to hf-
teen and some wanted still more. 9th
ers favor five or nine as a sufficient
number. It is probable that the bill be
urged this year with nine or eleven
members. The board will have to have
a secretary with offices at the state
capitol. The board will be given full
control of the state university, the
state college and the state normal
school. but it is probable that the rigid
rules which are found in the original
bill and which are much like the rules
which govern the state board of con-
troll. will be released, and the proposed
board will be given greater latitude In
the handling of the larger questions OF
these colleges.
Much of the general opposition TO
the plan appears to be dying out. 1t
was at first feared the system would
tend to destroy all Of the institutions
and be a handicap to that individuality
which makes for success, but many
have come to believe that better re-
suits would be obtained on the single
board plan 1t is not proposed to ADOPT
the board Of control idea, but to create
a. true board Of regents having wide
discretion for the up-building of all
the institutions. 1t is certain that there
will have to be either very greatly In
creased expenditures at the colleges in
order to meet expenses and pay the
salaries or there must be economy
somewhere along the line. The bill will
be the occasion for much discussion
during the session.
Representative Ripley, of Hancock
county, has prepared bill which pro-
poses to place just two words In the
code. but those two words will be Of
considerable value in certain cases.
The law now provides a prohibition OF
sale of Intoxicating liquors to any In
mate of an inebriate hospital Or any,
one having been discharged therefro:,1.
Mr.. Ripley would add cor pardied"~so
that it would apply to persons nomtn-