Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-20
Iowa
NEW LAW MILL AID COURTS
Iowa Statute Providing Copies Of
Emergency Measures Go to Clerks.
OLD BANK CASE Is NEAR END
Receiver of sheldon InstItntIon VIII
ray BACK seventy-Three Cents
ON DoIlsr-Pharmscy Conn
mission Reorganixes.
FROM a staff Correspondent.)

IRON q starr Correspondents
DIES MONIES. April 19.-(special.)-The
legislature passed a law which. in the fu-
ture. Will give the courts OF the state some
opportunity for having definite knowledge
OF the emergency laws without waiting for
the publication OF the book containing the
session laws. This bill provides that i'm
mediatefy upon a bill soins into effect by
publication. the secratsry OF state shall
send q certified copy to each OF the county
clerks Of the state, and they must keep
them on file at least six months. A great
many acts are passed which go into effect
in this way, and under the present system
the courts must wait until the middle Of
summer before they know anything about
these special laws The bill has just been
signed, so that 1t will not, in fact, have
any effect on the laws this year, but in the
future It will have the effect of prevent
ing much confusion.
winding Up Old Bank Case.
The affairs Of the defunct state Bank Of
Sheldon are being finally wound up by the
receiver, II. w. Ady. The bank went to
pieces five or six years ago, and caused
considerable loss in northwestern Iowa.
The receiver has now paid a part Of the
claims and this week. will send out checks
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will make a total of 70 per cent paid back.
At first there was an effort at some prose-
cutions in connection with the bank fall
ure, but these came to nothing.
ReOrsanI1e the Commission.
The coming week the State Pharmacy
commission will meet for reorganization
for the year, as a new commissioner is
due before the end of the week. This will
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is now expected that the two republican
members will remain upon the board right
along. 1t is regarded as possible that when
the annual meeting Is held later, c. w.
Phillips will retire as secretary. He has
been the secretary for a number of years
and is recognized as a Woodworking and
conscientious official. He has served on the
republican state committee for a number
OF years and is now, and has been for a
long time, on the State Board of Agricul-
ture. He desires, however, to engage in
business, unless there is pressure to have
him remain in the state service.
woodward VIII Get Pardon.
The governor has signed the joint resolu-
ton OF the legislature with regard to a
pardon for c. II. Woodward of Decatur
county, which makes it certain he will
SOOH Issue Tue oIufI lOl HS ltledSts III
is one of the strangest cases in Iowa, for
despite the fact that Woodward is serving
a life term in prison for murder in the
first degree. the legislature concluded that
he is entirely innocent. One phase of the
case related to life insurance upon his wife,
who was poisoned, and since the trial it
has developed that Woodward knew that
the insurance had lapsed. As this was the
sole motive assigned the case is believed to
have resulted in a defeat of justice.
SIX Months Law Signed.
Among the bills which Governor Carroll
has signed was one to reduce the time for
the appeal of criminal cases from one year
to six months. B. 1. salinger, formerly
reporter of the supreme court. asked to be
heard in opposition to this bill, but the
governor signed Il without waiting to hear
OF the objections. 1t is intended to reduce
the delays incident to appeals In criminal
cases.
Medals for Guardsmen.
The adjutant general of the state militia
has received medals for n number OF
guardsmen in recognition of actual service
In the field. These include medals for
T. II. Kirkpatrick, a civil war veteran, whc
is actively Identified with the guard, and
for the following who served against the
Filipinos: George w. Landers, chief musi'
clan of the FIFTY fifth, Centerville; Charles
o. Milsap. company Guartermaster sergeant
for Company J. at Council Bluffs; Henry
A. Simmons. corporal OF Company E al
Shenandoah, and Allen o. Gorrell, private
In the band at Centerville.
Education Board To Meet.
The State Board of Education will mee
here Tuesday % take up matters in con.
nection with the formal organization of the
board to take over the direction of thu