Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-05-13

decided that the steAmshlp company -
liable for actual injury and physical
suffering but that the mental anguish
claim doesn't 60 In that kind Of case.
inc supreme court refused to back
up on its many decisions ana give re-
lief to one Mart sickle. who had
been mulcted because he sold Liberty
malt" which he claimed was perfectly
harmless. Tho Jury had stuck Sickle
because Il was shown there was at
least q trace OF alcohol in the liberty
stun. and tho defendant wanted . new
ruling because with this kind Of an In
struction he held the law was uncon-
stitutional in that It '.forbidS the sale
without deceit or fraud Of q harmless
article OF food or drink" and forbids
the carrying on Of a lawful business.
The supreme court refused to take this
view Of It and held that the Liberty
malt" as described wasn't the harm
less food indicated.
Governor Carroll has received re-
quest for tracing up a German ZOE
whom there is at least the remnant OF
fortune left in the old country. Inc
request comes from Mrs. Waiter M.
Drew, OF New Bedford. Mass. who mas
received q letter from relatives IN
Bremen. Germany, asking for g tracer
for one Johann D. Raven, who le1t
Germany In 1852 and is now aoout 40
years Old He was an orphan ana was
last heard from In Granville, Sioux
county. Iowa, in 1895.
Tho state optometry board which
certifies to the competence OF eye glass
filters will hold an examination Juno
Is for those who want certificates. The
board has had its vision dimmed for a
wear and a half because Of lack OF
funds but the legislature placed sui
fcient money at Its disposal to got
started again.
The state OF Iowa provides unusually
handsome diplomas for the nurses who
graduate from the schools for nursing
at the state hospitals and the diplomas
for this years classes have just been
prepared to be sent to the recipients.
The state maintains several first class
schools Of nursing and annually turns
out q goodly number of those who arc
entitled to diplomas. There are ten
in the class at Mount Pleasant this
year.
According to statistics gathered from
all the counties, Scott county secures
more out OF the saloon licenses than
any other in the state, a tto:s:! ee S1n2.-
900 a year. Dubuque comes second with
with $4,000. Polk with $4,000 and
Woodbury. with $4,000. These are the
figures for 1910 under the mulct law.
Local managers Of chautauQua talent
state that the demand Is great for
engagements with Senator w. s. Ken
yon for chautauqua platform work the
coming season, as his reputation as an
orator has been widely disseminated.
Dates have already been made for him
at number Of the assemblies in Iowa
and he Is expected to do a great deal
Of work in that line. Els topic will
have relation to the work On which he
has been engaged in the enforcement
Of the federal laws.
! J. c.. Walker, state factory inspector,
Is engaged in making the rounds OF
the cities Of tho state especially with
q view to notifying owners OF public
buildings OF all kinds Of the require
ment of the law as to tho reconstruc-
don OF doors. It IL required That they
shall be made to open outwardly to
facilitate egress in time OF danger. Il
Is especially desired that tho doors o.
thsaters and public halls DO 90 made
that the crowds may got out easily. but
the law also applies to hotels, stations
| schools. court houses and the Ike. II
Is expected that some time this year
the doors Of the state capitol will be
reconstructed and be made to open out
| wardly. or that revolving doors be
placed at several Of the entrances.