Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-03-09
oEposgo MEMBER or coNTNnar
BOARD Asks sgMATg 70 MAN.
COMMITTEE.
MlrcHELlviIlE row REVIVED
~ UNEXPECTED oxAaANo0
Surrounding etats School Fer olsas,
Be Investigated - Wants Whslos
Truth Made Public Regarding Cars
rolls charsss-Aaillsr Prsesats dill
speoia, to r,me.-R.pubuc.n.

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Dcs Moines. March e-John Cownia.
former member OF the board Of control,
sprung Il E.:c.!se this morning by -
communication directed to the prusi.
dent OF tho senate. which was read. asls.
Ing the appointment OF committee OF
ave to Investigate the charges made
by Governor Carroll Mt tho ti1ne hes
forced Cownie's resignation from the
board. which charges reflected upon
| Cown!es business integrity.
Cownie asked that this committee
make an investigation open to the pub-
llo and FREQ from legal tochnicautiea,
to the end that tho whole truth bo
made known. He also asks that inves.
ugation DO made oe tho conditions sur.
rounding tho Industrial school a1 Nit.
chellville and tho management OF that
institution and tho circum stancos lead.
Ing up to a change In tho policy which
+! eliminated In tho building OF cells a..
tho school, also as to why Superinsn..
dent kircher was permitted to remain
afteh the board had requested hls
| resignation.
Mr. Cownie recites that there has
never boon any opportunity for any in.
vestisation OF those charges. all oe
| which reflect upon tho sentc and the
management OF tho state institutions.
The senate took no action at this time.
Committee will Investigate.
In connection with the demand OF
John Cownie for an investigation OF
CarrolIs charges. Il 10 learned that the
board OF control committee hA0 al
| ready practically decided upon an in-
| vestiSation OF the Mitciseliville school
with q view to asceRtAin1ng tina cause
for the change OF policy there.
Protecting Automobiles.
Senator Cowles today introduced In
| the Iowa senate q bill making it ma
| licious mischief and trc0paGD Ioe any
ono TO tako. without consent OF the.
! owner, nm automobile from y IxrnSs,,
stable or other building and 0pesate o.
| drive tho same for his own pisaSurs a.
! for business. Motor cars nrc included
| In the bill and tho ofrcnse il punisA-
able M a mis<lemeanor.
Senator Taylor introduced n bill Nx-
| ing the standard OF an Iowa road at
! forty feet. with a minimum OF thirty
| feet.
Senator Van Law introduced n bill to
| make tho term OF ofYice OF state labor
| commissioner six years.
| Sammis Bill Amended.
The senate discussed tho Sammis
bill TO abolish the attorney fee In In
junction cases. Van Law attacked
navagely those who had advocated this
leg islation as means for crippling law
enforcement. Clarkson In his rcrnariss
stoutly defended tho rank and file OF
tho Democratic party az favoring ten-
perance Numerous amendments were,
! considered and the bill was finally
passed TO provide that an attorney foo
! Gun DO taxed only to tho county by ono
who has becn appointed by tho court.
| Miller Cunning for Doctors.
Representative G. w. Miller. OF
Waverly, introduced his bin In tho
house today pro' ing any comh!na-
ton OF physicians to be formed 10 In
crease medical fees or any trade agree
ment by which one physician shall d.
vide fees with another. 1t also pre-
vents physicians from taking benefits
from any fund created TO defend physi-
clans in actions bronuGht against them
| for malpractice.