Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-10-03
HIGH SCHOOLS DO NOT TAKE
KINDLY TO REcENrLY.EN.
ACTED STATUTE,
DO NOT WANT TO RECEIVE
PUPILS FROM COUNTRY
Many Of Smaller High Schools Crowded
and Officials Declare Country Pupils
Disoreanize Course of Study-Poor
Progress Made in Securing Ruling on
Iowa Saloon Cases.
pecial to Times Republican.

Special to Times Republican
( Des Moines, Oct. 3.-The new law in
regard to high school tuition for rural
students is not working out as We'll as
Aad been expected by its sponsors.
This is due in large part to the fact
that the law is not generally known,
not taken pains to make the facts
known
1t is reported that number Of city
nigh schools in the state refuse to ac-
tept tuition pupils under any circum-
lances, and this is proving an en-
}drassment in the application Of the
lew Law. They claim that they are
,roWded and that il is not incumbent
them to accept pupils from the
fural districts. They also claim that
the presence Of pupils from the rural
schools interferes With the organiza-
ton of the city schools.
The best results of the new tuition
law are said TO have been secured in
the communities where there are small
high schools or rural high schools.
The law contemplates that where a
student in any district where there is
no high school is fitted for high school
work he may secure a certificate to
that effect and go to the nearest high
school and his home district is re-
CURED to pay his tuition there.
Apparently no progress at all has
been made in having the United States
supreme court take up the Iowa sa-
loon cases involving the validity Of
the mulct law. These We're the cases
in which Ben Salinger was attorney
for certain saloon men Of Carroll.
Boone, Marshalltown and elsewhere.
and he set up the claim that the whole
law violates the United States con-
stitution He sought to have Judge
Mcpherson suspend the operation OF
the law pending the appeal. but he re-
fused. and later Justice Lurton of the
higher court also refused to suspend
the law. The appeal was taken, how
ever. and some time it will be heard
by the supreme court tho no argu-
court on either side.
Most emphatically I am in favor of
' '
to determine what Iowa will do at the
republican national convention" said
Col. s ". Brookhart. OF Washington.
who was here on business yesterday.
THAT is the simplest and most SEN
sibla way to dispose of the matter of
selection of the delegation 1t will as
sure larger number of the republic
cans of the state having a hand in the
-
method, which seems TO be preferred
by those who are unwilling to leave the
matter to the men Of the party At a
primary we can express our preference
without resort to any eXasperating
campaign"
Colonel Brookhart believes that If a
vote was taken now in Washington
county as between Taft and LaFollette,
the latter would have big majority.
Judge Mcpherson has gone 70 Dav-
export to hold a short session of the
federal court for the southern district.
1t is expected that today Corners and
Dunn. two of the Mabray defendants
who We're very conspicuous in the job
Of extracting money from the mikes
will be given sentences. They returned
TO Iowa some time ago and voluntarily
gave themselves up and are out on
bond awaiting sentence. 1t is expected
that in view Of the fact that a good
many thousands of dollars We're lost
directly thru their manipulation. they
will be given pretty stiff prison SEN
fences. IL is also understood there is
one other of the list of defendants who
may he sentenced at this term Of court.
The state railroad commission will
take before the interstate commerce
commission the case brought by Com
missioner Wylie for reimbursement Of
the freight rates on the Great Western
railroad south Of Des Moines and to
st. Joseph The case will be ready for
hearing at the time of other Iowa rate
cases.
Frank F. Lyman goes to Texas to-
night for the purpose of appearing be-
fore a United states grand jury on
subpoena to tell of the alleged Felasco
land swindle in which hundreds of Des
Moines and Iowa investors lost money
some years ago. Altho com plant was
made against the promoters ii has
never been possible to get the federal
authorities to take any action looking
to punishment of the persons RESPONSE
bic. But by dint of repeated complain
ing some action is now to be taken
tho local victims do not anticipate
ANYTHING will come Of the matter.