Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1909-04-23
LAST LIQUOR Bill SIGNED
GOVERNOR CARROLL AFFixEe
NAME TO hAMMlLL's MEASURE.

GOVERNOR CARROLL AFFlxEs
NAME TO HAMMlLL's MEASURE.
Al But Five Of the New Bills Ar
Signed Governor VIII Not
Use Veto Power.
Des Moines, Iowa. April l9.-After
July ! county attorneys will have -
means OF flndtng out just how many
pints OF whisky and how many quarts
OF wine were sold In any one month
by druggists in their counties,
Senator Hammills bill requiring
druggists to number consecutively all
applications for liquor was signed Sat.
urday by the governor. the last o.
the temperance measures to pass
through his hands. II provides that
the numbered applications must be
fled each month with the county audi
tor, and they must correspond with
stubs to be kept by the druggists OPP
en- to inspection at any time.
BY looking over the numbered ap,
plications county attorney will be
able to discover just how much liquor
has been sold by each druggist, and
how many times sales have been
made to the same person. The bin
specifies the form OF application thai
must be used and requires that when
the applicant for liquor is unknown
to the Nuggist the application must
also be signed by a witness.
Buildings to Cost 100000.
State Architect Liebbe and his as
sistant. B. r. Egbert at the state
house are completing plans for new
state structures whirA will cost about
100000,
The boys custodial building at
G!enwood, to cost 100000, is to be
commenced as soon as the contract is
let on May s.
At Oakdale, the seat OF the State
tuberculosis hospital. many improve
ments are to be made. A new $5,o0V
residence for the superintendent is to
be the first building erected. Then
there are to be twenty cottages for
the patients, to cost $1,000 each. A
big building for the helpers and nurs-
>es Is being designed to cost when
completed $4,000. The plans contem-
plate system Of water works which
will cost $4,000.
On May 4 bids will be opened for
the heating and plumbing for the two
big additions to the hospitals at hide.
pendence and Cherokee. These add.
lions are modern in every way, and
the cost of each when done Is $125,
900.
Affects Cigarette Smokers.
ut shall be unlawful" says The
Proudfoot act, "for any person unde'
81 years Of age to smoke or use a
cigarette or cigarettes on the prenis-
es Of another or on any public road,
street alley or park or other land
used for public purposes, or N any
place OF business or amusement ex-
sept when in company OF his parent
or guardian. Under the new law
boys under 81 years Of age may be.
arrested for smoking cigarettes IA al
most any place except their own
homes, unless accompanied b. their
guardians or parents. The b'lI WAS
introduced by Senator Proudfooi ny
request, ana the Iowa Anti-Salaon
league intends to see it enforced.
VIII Ask for Bids.
Within the next thirty days the exc
cutive council probably will go over
the plans and specifications and ask
for bids for the marble work and 9th.
er interior fnishings Of the histori-
cal building, for which 10000 was
appropriated by the legislature. Archi-
tect Oliver o. Smith drew plans for
the interior finishing when the plans
for the building itself were drawn.
and these undoubtedly will be used
in expending the $4,000, Mr.. Smith
estimated that the building could be
finished according to his plans and
specifications for that amount
speakers Room for Board.
The executive council at its last
meeting decided to put the new board
in the speakers room of the cham
Der OF the house of representatives
on the third floor Of the capitol. The
council delegated Governor Carroll to
make the necessary arrangements. It
is in this room that the board will
hold its first sessiond 5s
Inc executive council settled q vex-
ing question in deciding to locate the
board in the room always set apart
for the speaker during the Legislative,
session. Owing to the crowded con-
dition of the state house, it was ex-
pected that some Of those installed
in Offices would be forced to double
up. A tempest 81 protest was stirred
IN as the result.
Insurance Tax Helps Treasury.
During the. first three months Of the
year Auditor Bleakley collected the
insurance taxes and fees and turned
them over to the state treasury. They
aggregate 1851 5000, Of which $44,-,
54O5. II were fees for certificates and
examinations This is the largest
collection on record.
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157 Want Pardons.
Members of the board Of parole
heard seventy-five cases at Fort Mad.