Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-09-27
SENATOR WILL BE GUEST At
BANQUET OF hAWkEYE CLUB
IN DENVER.
WILL ALSO BE PRESENT
At WESTERN LAND CONGRESS
Senator's Presence Desired in Denver
This Week But He Delayed Depart.
urs Until After Taft's Visit to Iowa
Interesting Constitutional Question
Before Supreme Court.
pecial to Times-Republican.

Special to TlmeS-Republican.
| Des Moines, Sept. Ex-senator Cum
minis has arranged 10 leave for Den
Yer on the evening after the visit OF
the presidential party to Des Moines.
/ He will be the guest at a specia! ban
quet gotten up by the Hawkeye Club
! o. Denver in mis- honor next Monday
evening. There are great many form
er Iowans in Denver. also a great many
! enthusiastic p-oG-ess!ves who are ad-
mirers OF Senator Cummins and who
desire to show their appreciation OF his
I sincere efforts for truer republican
principles. The Denver pa pers say that
il is certain there will be a notable
gathering 10 hear Senator Cummins
and 10 give him introduction to the
people Of Colorado.
! Seaaor Cummins last summer
promised Senator Bourne and Senator
Borah that he would attend the west
ern land congress al Denver. II COM
mences next Friday and to attend on
that date or on Saturday he would
have 10 Leave home at the very time
OF the visit OF the president. To have
done so would have afforded another
opportunity for his personal enemies
10 rnisrep-esent him before the public
as desiring to insult the president; so
he will not go until after the Taft
IL Getting here.
The land congress has TO DO only
with the matter OF determining upon a
policy with regard TO the sovernmen,
irS
regards this as one OF the big matters
decision 10 attend the congress the sem
ator knows nothing OF the plans being
made FOR him in Denver.
T. Van Hyning, for ten years
museum director at the state historical.
building. has resigned and will quit the
state service the last OF the present
month. Mr.. Van Hyning is an accom-
p!isned naturalist, a good taXidsrmiss
and an enthusiast in this work He
took charge OF the museum at time
when it was d confused mass OF I'M
labeled material and has devoted ten
years TO putting it in order and Great
ing for Iowa the beginning of a state
museum worthy OF the name He is a
mas done q good work for the state.
His sole reason FOR quitting IS his de-
sire 20 get into something that Will
compensate him better.
A question was argued to the su-
pre.ne court yesterday which has not
before been passed upon and which in
wolves an Interesting constitutional
question II arose in the case OF the
state vs. Grant Brown, from Mahaska
county. He was tried twice. and on the
last trial the transcript Of the short
! hand notes OF the testimony OF the
! former sheriff OF the county was intro
! 6uced as he had testified in the frs.
trial He was out OF the state the las,
time. Altho the legislature has passed
laT since which specifically provides
that under such circumstances the
written testimony may be taken in a
criminal case. the attorneys for the de-
Tense insis- that it violates the con-
stitutional right OF every accused per-
son to be confronted o.. the stand by
the witnesses against him.
The executive committee Of the state
board Of agriculture is in session audit
ing and paying numerous and sun dry
bills and closing up various matters
connected with the state fair. 4 re-
port on the finances can not be made
-o- some time YET, but il is certain that
the board has a comfortable sum OF
hand with which to complete many
| minor improvements al the state fair
grounds next year