Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-04-29
GOVERNOR HEslTATEs OVER
SIGNING or DUNLAP ROADS
PASSING MEASURE.
PUTS ALL RESPONSIBILITY
ON MAN ovERTAkEN
Bill in Interest Of Automobile Drivers
Mandatory Only on Persons Whom It
10 Sought to Pass-carroll May Yet
send Proposed Law to Scrap Heap
Henry Wallace in Demand.

Special to Times-Republican.
Des MONIES. April 29.-There is one
little bill still in the hands Of Governor
Carroll left unsigned. which is causing
him good deal Of worry. for it Is the
impression among many who have
studied it that the bill would, as a
law, provoke much trouble. This is
the Dunlap bill to fix the rule of the
road as between motors and other We
hicles. The bill provides that where
persons on horseback or in any We
hicles including motor cars meet they
shall each give half the road by turn
ing to the right. and then
Whenever any person on horse
back, or In vehicle, or operating "a
motor vehicle. shall overtake another
person on horseback. or in vehicle.
or operating motor vehicle. such per-
son SO overtaken shall upon signal or
request. turn to the right, allowing free
passageway on the left when possible.
Failure to comply with the provisions
hereof shall make the delinquent liable
for all damage resulting therefrom
and also liable to a fine in any sum not
exceeding $25 and costs Of prosecution
and shall stand committed to the coun-
ty Jail until such fine and costs are
paid. as provided by law"
The bill is mandatory only upon the
person overtaken, and 1t places no OBJ
legation of care or caution on the over
taking party.
The driver of an automobile could
run his machine past q team at high
rate Of speed, after giving but a mo-
ments warning, and no matter what
the harm done the man ahead would
be alone legally responsible.
It is plain that If the person over
taken by the motor car did not give all
Of the road '.a1lowing free passage
way" or turned to the left when he
could have turned to the right, he
would be liable to be sent to Jail.
Governor Carroll has hesitated about
signing this bill and may yet send 1t to
the scrap heap because Of its possible
unfairness in operation. This Is the
bill that caused hot time one day the
last week Of the session The governor
sent It back to the house really with
the suggestion that It be amended: the
author of the bill got cold feet ana
wanted it killed. He finally decided
upon letting it die in committee. Some
of the house members found 1t out and
forced the bill out and back to the gov
ernOr.
Henry Wallace is to deliver the ad-
dress at the high school graduation at
Lake City in June. He is in great de-
mand as he Is one OF the most inter-
estins speakers Of the state and Is a
mine of information. He was very
strongly urged to be present the past
week at an important gathering OF
church men in Jersey City to plan for
important church work to be done. but
he could not go, tho he has written
a series Of strong articles for the
Omitted Presbyterian upon the mat
ter, He takes q deep interest in re-
ligious work of all kinds as well as his
farm teaching.
The first Of the buildings that will
be built by the board Of control out OF
the new appropriations will be a new
cottage at the Clarinda hospital. This
will take the place Of the "Willowdale"
farm house which was burned, but will
give accommodation for a number of
the patients who are able to be To-
Gated in a separate cottage. The hos
pital at C1arinda IS filled to overflow
ing now and the need OF more room
Ia much felt