Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-08-12
TO BE FORCED TO
COME IN AS PART OF STATE
OF IOWA.
OPEN DEFIANCE OF LAW
AND OF GOVERNOR CARROLL
City to Be Invited to Show Cause Why
tho Code of Iowa Has Been AnnuIed
--Des Moines' Insistence on Being
Bad Reason For Superintendent Bar
ber's Action-Story of j. Ellen Foster.
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I Special to Times Republican.
pes Motnes, Aug 12.-Infornation
comes from southeastern Iowa that
would Indicate Burlington will vet be
| brought under the jurisdict ton of the
state laws and be recognized as a city
of Iowa. The test as to whether or not
Burlington is to be annexed or remain
on the outside will probably come over
a question as to whether or not the
state laws in regard to quarantine APP
ply in Burlington territory as we'll as
/ elsewhere. A certain Mr.. Haskall. a
da1ryman, about year ago, had a herd
| which was placed under suspicion by
the marketing in Chicago of an animal
with tuberculosis. The Iowa authors
ties examined the herd and found that
out OF twenty-eight cows twenty i've
showed tuberculosis by the test. The
milk from these tuberculous animals
was being sold in the markets. A strict
quarantine was ordered and the owner
was forbidden 70 Sell the milk or dis
pose of the animals. But reports from
an inspector there is to the effect that
only nine of the herd is left Evidently
the state laws are regarded as not APP
plying at all IN that region of the coun-
=
be made to apply remains TO be dis
covered in some way but there is sus-
picion that Burlington will be invited
TO show cause why the code Of Iowa
has been repealed and the majesty of
Governor CAROLS splendid state ad-
ministration has been openly def1ed
Senator Cnnmins has been giving a
few final sittings 10 the artist Charles
Gray who is engaged in painting his
portrait. Mr. Gray is an artist of high
quaNty and sought the opportunity to
paint portrait of the Iowa Junior SEN
ator. Those who have seen the work
say that it Is very good. The work is
being done strictly private and the por-
trait is not being painted for the state
or with a view to having ii placed in
the Iowa art gallery.
When Judge Willcoxsen heard the
close of the arguments in the Phillips
case at Ottumwa he stated that he
would De ready to decide the case with
In three or four days. But two weeks
and half have passed without any de-
cision. AS a matter of fact he sent for
the reporter with his notes and is go
ing over all the evidence in the case
the most compiled ted cases Of the kind
on record. John Fletcher, assistant at
torney general, who prepared the case
on behalf OF the governor and the local
committees at Ottum wa, and who tried
the case before Judge Willcoxsen. real
ly put in a great deal Of time and hard
labor In its preparation.
The action taken by W. c. Barber
superintendent of the state anti-saloon
league with a View to bringing dehn-
itely before the city council whether
or nor il approves wide open" pol
icy IN regard 10 gambling and other
things, was not at all unexpected in
Des Moines, at least among those who
have followed the trend of affairs since
the last municipal elections 1t is well
known that ZelI Roe was elected a
commissioner by those who have been
demanding some relaxation of the laws
Of the state as applied in Des Moines
by Commissioner Hamery Everybody
thoroughly understood the real Issue
that was involved in the case The
people voted deliberately for a policy
that would be, to say the least, less
stringent and not 50 harsh. Now it ia
TO be brought out plainly before the
council that this policy has been adopt
ed by the new chief OF police, whose
selection was distinctly for .ha. pur-
pose. IF the situation Is as bal as
some Of the people say it il then there
is due a good house cleaning In pes
Moines.
A good story is told of The late j.
Ellen Foster and her firmness in stand
ing for principle in the face Of any
opposition. by James A Rice former
mayor of Oskaloosa and long time
lieutenant of Major Lacey. 1t was at
the convention Of the national league
Of republican clubs held in Louisville
KY, in the winter of 1928. There
was a very large delegation OF Iowa
republican leaders and a caucus was
held to consider the state Of the party
and what should be done to restore IL
to power, the railroad-liquor combin-
alton havig proved too much for it,
The caucus took up and considered the
question whether or not to adhere to
the party platform and faith and con-
tinue to stand for statewide prohibi-
ition, or to become insurgent and lead
the party into a new direction. The
leader of those who favored a change
''e'' - ~ N~4e1i nsNii' IL w e'S liiidiIy de-
cided by rising vote Of the caucus that
change of front on prohibition was
necessary. At the same caucus 1t was
! fully determined and decided that
Frank Jackson should become The can
didate for governor as an opponent of
prohibition and on pledge to reverse
the policy Of the party in Iowa. In
some way Mrs Foster. the eloquent and
resolute champion Of statewide prohi-
billion and earnest supporter of the
republican party, had heard Of what
was being done and she had fastened
from Washington. When the caucus
was still in session 1t was announced
that she had learned Of it and wanted
to be heard. The forty or fifty strong
men at first looked Disconnected and
nobody knew what to do. Then A. B.
Cummins. who was a delegate, arose
and stated that he thought it but right
and proper that Mrs. Foster be invited
to come before the caucus and be
heard, that it was only an act of
courtesy and the part OF gallantry, and
further that If the decision just made
could not prevail against any plea that
could be made it ought to fail; In
other words he was for a free and fair
discussion. MI. Clarkson agreed with
him and Mrs. Foster appeared and
made a stirring appeal to the men not