Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-01-27

the legislature and Governor Carroll
in his inaugural address each urged
the lawmakers to return to the old
method of printing and voting the
ticket in Iowa. The Democrats urge
that the removal of the circle from
the ballot has had tendency to en-.
courage independent voting, and thus
aid the minority party. 1t is believed.
however, the present assembly will re-
store the circle to the ballot.
Milier's Educational Bill.
A matter of legislation of as much
Importance as any which has been
brought before an Iowa assembly In
recent years is contained in bin pre-
sented by Representative c. W. Miller
OF Bremen county. Mr.. Miller desires
to enlarge the scope OF the work OF
the state university by adding CORE
spondence school of instruction to the
university extension work. Mr. Miller
has The hearty approval of the regents
of the university in his efforts to
bring the school into closer touch with
the public. He estimates that there
are at least 1900 young men in Iowa
who today are paying private corpora
tons. outside the state, for CORE
spondence courses such as are pro-
posed by his bill. An average of 500
goes cut OF the state from each Of
these young people, making total of
100000 81 year He would keep this
money at home, and still have the am.
bilious young men and women pursue
their studies in like manner as now
and along the lines they may select.
Pre- siden, Mclean OF the university Is
quote as tavoring the plan. An ap.
preparation of $4,000 year is asked
for this work and the work of univer.
sity extension. At the Universities
of Chicago and Wisconsin, it is cited
correspondence courses have become a
great feature of the work OF tbs
schools. The University of Iowa asks
for appropriations totaling s536,5O0
| an. general millage support tax ci
| Is mills.
| Further restriction of the liqucl
traffic in the state is proposed in a bill
! Introduced by Senator Van Law o.
| Marshall county. The present law pro
hibits The establishment of saloor
| within 800 feet of church. sciloo
house or cemetery. Senator Van Law
| would go farther and forbid saloo,
to BE conducted within 300 feet of ;
public library or dwelling house oc
cupied by family.
Would Stop Quail Shooting.
/. Bills affecting the sportsmen of til
state, especially those who find spor
in the use Of the gun during huntin
seasons, have begun to find thei
places in the committee pigeon holes
Senator Allen of Van Buren, has BIZ
! which makes it unlawful to shoot qua
!; in Iowa until Jan. /, 1914. Senate
4 McManus Of Lee has bill declaring tina
turtle doves are game birds and PROVE
ing that they NAB be shot betwee
Dec. / and the LIST of August, eac
year. This bill is in opposition to tn
wishes OF Game Warden Lincoln, VIII
believes the doves are great inset
destroyers and should be protecte,
Senator McManus says he is introdu
, ing the measure for the protection {
3 sportsmen in his section of the stat
The states of Illinois and Missou
permit the killing of turtle dove
Keolsuk joins these states closely an
Senator McManus says the doves al
raised on Iowa soil only to fly over til
border and become victims of the gul
ners in the two states named. 1t
sure that bill will he introduced 500
providing for a gun license of at lea.
81 year. Game Warden Lincoln
favoring such action and says 81
cense would bring in a revenue of $50
900 year ana would aid materially
restocking the lakes and streams {
the state with fish and fields with gam
cummins on National Problems.
In accepting the election to the 81
year term in the United States senat
last week, Senator Cummins made
telling speech to the legislators ar
large crowd of visitors in the &c
leries of the house chamber, whel
the joint session was held. He d
clared that commission from Il
people to represent them in the I'm
, ed States senate was the most dist