Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-03-01
BILL TO DIVERT FUNDS TO EDU.
eating YOUTH IN NATURE
MEETING FAVOR.
HISTORICAL DEPARTMENT
INTERESTED IN SUBJECT
Des Moines Voters May Reject Muniei.
pal Ownership Of Street Car Limo
Sill to Change Taxation Of Moneys
and Credits to Be lntrcdueed-othsr
Iowa Nesvs.
spec!a, 10 Tvnes-Re publican.

/ Des Moiaes, March 1.-The bill pre-
/ scented by Senator '.Tohe" Smith, OF
shelby county, TO divert a small! part OF
The funds derived from the gun Ii
cenSe 10 the dissemination OF hnowl-
4 edge regarding wild life in Iowa and to
.amiliarizing the young people OF the
! STATE with the animals, birds and fish
which abound. has met with general
approval of the legislators. Curator
/ Harlan of the state historical depart
17ent has become interested in the sub
!ec, and has sent to each member OF
! the committee having the Si!l in charge
The following letter and invi'asion
"A bill was recently introduced by
/ Senator Smith, OF Shelby. requiring the
historical department 10 corporate in
/ The conservation OF fish and game by
promoting education as 10 wild life in
Iowa The feasibility Of the plan may
/ be determined by inspection Of our
museum display and administration.
and by inquiry as 10 the thronss OF
( PEOPLE such as visit the state farm,
/ who would annually see. and therefore
appreciate. game in its hahi-ations. fish
/ in the water. and enemies Of these. "a
! they may now observe our robin and
! brown thrush Further cooperation by
! public lecturers ard by circulating ma
-erial objects and printed matter into
the schools ard farmers institutes.
suggest their owr advantages.
/ There Is no desire 70 affect IN any
adverse way the substantial rights Of
land owners hunters or officials. nor
. take part in any litigation Or other
controversial matter. but Only to slim
uIate he knowledge ard love OF the
average. ci,i~.,, by famii.a -izirg him
/ win the subject. THIS Is q new de-
per-ure Is no. extensive. m 1;nses on
no ores -e-c,-;sites II e-;e-s and cu'-
-i,-a-e- a. ol77os- unused fiaid. TIE
h.stc,ecal fepart'7s,- he74s its efforts
.5-,-a-s7 ne consumption - -fle sources
OF -at,,-al as well as political history.
believing ara proving -ha- knowledge
! Of orr past Increases n tire ordinary
re-=or his love fc- us cc--olrri.y ard
1 state: ard know Il can do so tor our
natural history.
~ our generation can he shown the
grouse the quail ard the duck IN their
hati-et,ore ard with their families. as
ire 100, ne-sons each year see. to'
instance. our bluebt-ls and live bass.
nooular lecturers could present these
elsewhere as well as here, I feel SIRE
that the next generation would provide
I for the conservation Of fish ard game
and other Wild animal life with the
same certainty that the nreSen. is rro-
vidfng Cor good soils ard good health.
Whatever vour views 81 this hill NAV
ne hone Won NAV visit rhe historical
f,uil7:rg and ier me- show Won the wo-ls
We Do ir theSe and ail lines personally
fe4l Sn-e YOU viii ne richly COM
pensa,ed"
In case ~ vacancy on the surreme
bench 70 be tillAd by aocoint,oen- It is
n good guess tha- there WOULD he a
live,v scri,7n7aee for tre Mace. bu- It
&c also cer-ain that at the present time
no selection Tas been ~ ade ard nobody
has me "irside t-ack" Among the
r,a--es regarded as suggesting the pos
sihiifr'es are:
Judge A p. Tnornell 0. Frement
COUNTY
Judge NJ A Roberts, Of wapeno
county
Judge J. H. Henderson. Of Warren
county.
Ex-senator William H Berry. o.
Warren cOu1tT.
Ex-senator James II. Jameson. Of
Clarke county
Senator Charles G. Saunders. Of Pot
tawst,an1ie county
judge j. H Apologize OF Guthrie
county
Judge Charles e Ransse-. o, Bu-
charan county
For Some time an effort has been
= sErso
person ait1ar Cor IN. purpose Of helnine
sorre candidate or hurting some candi-
date fo- the sana.ores7io. and for a
week before TIE legislature adjourn al
an effort had been made 10 induce the
legislators 20 take stocIs in a story tina.
Ex-senator James Trew:n was sure &c
gat the place. But the origin OF the
story caused members 70 shy at It.
As matters now stand the place
would probably 60 70 either ThorneI
! OF Henderson porh OF whom wouId DC
strongly backed for the place
While it would seem that the CITY q,
Des Moines is headed direct for mu.
nicipal ownership of the street rail.
way it may turn out that the peopi.
will reject the whole program. for the,
must finally pass upon it before any.
thing is done. All that has .been done
thus far is to agree to a tentative bar.
gain by which the city is to buy tn,
stock Of the company and assume 1t.
obligations, then to start a movement
for an expert investigation Of tn,
\ property. There has not been yer,
much agitation for the assumption b,
the city of the burden Of handling thi
property and some Of those who fav,
been DESTROYS of the city owning it
water company are opposed to tn
street railway deal. They say that tn
city is sure to make a bad bargain
then failure, and the effect will b
= to hurt the general cause Of municipa
ownership Of other utilities here an
everywhere. But others believe tina
municipal ownership is the only wa
out Of the difficulty.
member OF the legislature who Ia
been working on Dill TO dispose OF Tn
d troublesome question Of how to II
moneys ana credits and all form {
capital invested, expects to introduc
!. soon after the recess OF the LEGISLATURE