Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-11-21
lAFE YOUNG COMPELLED TO LAY
AsipE SENATORIAL DIGNITY
At BANQUET.
FRACTIONAL STRIFE FORGOTTEN
At PRESS CLUB DINNER
oovoes,or Carroll Leads in the Testing
-ouproms Court Assures Public
Of Removal laws-State Decides to
Drain Wall Lake in Wright County.
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D>s Moines, Nov. 21.-The news
paper fraternity of Des Moines appear
ed as . club of good fellowship In the
dinner to Late Young Saturday even :
ing. The event turned out to De quite
different from that which was planned
1t was one OF the jolliest events on rec
ord. The guest was the object Of a
Kreat deal Of good natured ralllery and
he was put thru an attack that would
almost have done credit an inltla-
sion into one of JEFF Logan's possunl
lodge affairs. The jesting at the eN-
pense OF the new senator was led Off by
Governor Carroll himself, perhaps in a
better position to say things than any
! boGy else. Now il the impression has
got out that Governor Carroll is not
shielded by the saving sense of hum
or it IS very wrong impression. for
the governor proved himself d humorist
| OF the highest type. and ne gave the
| keynote to the whole program ct
mingled com piiii: e e:.ss and iitr>s. Senator
Young in responding laid away the dig
!, nifty of his week-old honor and for a
| time was one o. the boys. recounti-g
his experiences and giving sly hints %
his hopes. Other responses We're by H
w. Byers. Harvey lnghaln, Ora Will
Jams and James NJ Parsons. There
were about 100 present including, OF
course, q number of outsiders. II vii.
not be said OF the Des MONIES news
paper men that they are unable 10 rise
above their petty differences 70 snow
their sincere feeling Of good will To-
ward one Of their number 10 whom
good fortune has come.
A strange reminder of the tragedy
which deprived the Iowa supreme court
OF one OF its most capable mem pers
two years ago, came TO the surface
recently. I, seems that among the ap-
peal cases which had been submitted
10 the court and which was in the
hands Of the last Justice Charles A.
Bishop at the time Of his sudden
death while attending q state bar meet
ing. was a case from Van Buren, coun-
1y involving the custer OF County
Treasurer Meek for alleged failure TO
do his duty. because he permitted tax
payments without penalty for few
days beyond the date fixed by Law. Now
Justice Bishop had actually written the
opinion and laid it away in pigeon
hole where it was forgotten. Some time
ago persons interested go- busy and
had the supreme court rummage
around and find the opinion, and OF
course. bring j, out To their surprise
it sustained the county treasurer, In ar
opinion which showed plainly that the
courts will not construe the relnova
= law in q way to make it oppressive noI
n
nicalities. The opinion was in fact one
which ought to go far toward convinc-
ing the public that there can never be
any harsh application of the law pro-
yiding for removals. The decision came
out just short time before the cleo
ton and in Van Buren, county Treas
Lrer Meek was reelected on the dem
ocratic ticket.
The state has approved the plan for
drainage Of Wall lake. A statement 70
that effect having been printed in a
Des Moinss paper without expiaini.' :
that this was the Wall lake in Wright
county ard not th- Wall lake in Sa-
county, II brought the doughty Phi
Schaler on the nex5 train 70 De:
Moines to protest. He found that
there was no thought o. destroying ti19
beautiful lake in Sac county. The
Wright county pond 70 be drained
contains about 1000 acres anG
its drainage viii make good about az
much more land which is subject Il
overflow The only opposition TO the
drainage came from hunters but the
land is worth more for raising corn
than for harboring birds and fish.
Those who have been keeping track
- oipy n N
question whether there will be suf-
fcient number Of the voters Of Des
Moines sign the petition Of consent fol
continuance Of the saloons next yea,
to keep the min legal standing in .hi:
city. The ministerial association and
other agencies are thoroughly organ
ized and pr pared TO make a hard fgh'
to keep off he names and to effec'
closing Of all the saloons under the
present laws Of the state. II is sup
posed tina. some time along in the win
ter the move will be made 10 have the
petitions signed.
The hint that President Taft is con.
eidering the matter of appointing Fred
erick w. Lehman, Of ST. Louis. to q
place either on the supreme court or or
the new ratc court, will please a grea
many of the older residents of De:
Moines with whom Lehman was al
ways a favoriSe. There are not want
ing those VINO believe that Lehman
was the greatest lawyer Iowa ever had
and at least q small circle Of iiltiniat.
friends are confident that in him is on,
Gf the greatest scholars of the day. TIT
fact that he was at one time railroad
attorney, and has had many clients
among the big corporations. would no
stand In the way Of him becoming a,
ideal Judge. The fact that Taft has al
ready appointed one democrat to tn
supreme bench VIII likely preclude hi
naming Lehman Cor that place
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