Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1911-02-10
TO HELP DA|SYMEN
Senator DeWoIf Asks $4,000
Appropriation for Society
VEHICLES MUST TURN OUT
Dunlap Bill, Regulating Passage on
Highways, Goes Through House
-Maimbere Bill Would XIII
Fraud In Divorce Cases.

Oes Moines, Iowa.-Senator De-
Wolf 10 father of bill introduced In
the senate which gives to the Iowa
State Dairymen's association state
recognition and an appropriation OF
$4,000, to be used for the purpose OF
fuFthering and increasing scientific
dairying in. Iowa. The dairy associa'
ton qualities for the appropriation
when it hles with the secretary OF
state Q sworn statement showing that
It has 500 members. The bill pro.
vides that the expenditure Of the ap-
preparation shall be done under a
board of seven men, to consist of the
officers of the association, the dean
OF the state college at Ames and the
state food and dairy commissioner.
Over strenuous opposition on the
part Of forty-six representatives who
considered the measure class legisla-
ton, Z bill by Dunlap Of Clinton coun.
~. regulating the passage of vehicles,
including automobiles, on the public
highways was passed in the house by
. vote OF hfty-nine members. The
measure provides that vehicles pass
ing on the road must turn out for
each other. 1t prohibits those who
are ineonsiderate of another's rights
from "hogging" the whole road. A
nne Of from 81 to 500 is included In
the bill for violations of the proposed
bill. Inability to pay fines will sub
jeet the careless or obstinate driver
Of . vehicle to imprisonment.
Fraud in default divorce cases. Or
IN divorce cases in which there Is
No appeara by defendants, Is
sought to be eliminated by bill In
troduced in the senate by Senator
Aalmberg. IN which provision is
made for the appointment of an At
torney to represent the defendant
and the court. There has been con
siderable agitation for such a meas
ure for some time among the mem
bers Of the bar Of the state. Many
times fraud is practiced upon courts,
It is stated, in default divorce cases,
there being no appearance by defend
ant and no means of disproving or
questioning allegations by plaintiffs.
II IN attorney for the court is pres
ont the chances Of deceiving the court
are minimized.
hl1hst Pay for Iowa so,ons.
Dies Moines, Iowa.-Highef pay
for the members of the general as
sembly of Iowa was voted by the
senate when 1t passed the Sammie
. bill. This bill originally provided fol-
IN increase in salary of from $3.50
TO $1,000, but the adoption Of an
amendment by Proudfoot of Warren
changed the increase from $3.50 ia
$1,000. Senators Saunders and Gill.
land spoke in support Of the bill
Smith of Shelby offered an amend
ment providing that the bill should
not affect members of the present
assembly. Mates of Sac offered AZ
amendment that the law should mo-
30 into effect until 1914. Both amend
ments were lost. Those who votet
against the bill ~ 1t was finally pass
ed were Adams. Chase, Clarkson
Kirkpatrick. Hammill, Larrabee
Smith Of Shelby. spaulding and Val
Law. The vote was: Yeas. SO; Nays
IL.
Vote Tor. United States Senator.
The following table gives the vot'
Of leading candidates for United
States senator: