Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-10-19
DIES MONIES CITY COUNCIL MAY
PROVE MIoHTIER THAN
IOWA,
PROPOSES TO PUT STREET
ALONG CAPITOL IN TUNNEL
Soldiers Monumsnt-Movs in Inter.
est Of Street Car company-Super-
intsndent Deyoe in kansas-1yers
Pleased Over Ruling in Dobbins Case.
Special to Times Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines. Oct 19.-The state O.
Iowa has suddenly found itself in E
position where it can not defend Itself
against the action of the mighty city
council OF Des Moines. The latter bod,
has decided that it will construct g
tunnel along the south side of the state
capitol grounds where Walnut street is
now located and put the street at the
bottom Of the tunnel. This will sep.
arate the state soldiers monumen,
from the capitol grounds by chasn
which will effectually prevent any one
from ever going near the monument
The proposal is to cut the grade Of the
street some nine or ten feet farther
right in front of the monument, and
farther down the hill to fill it in. The
chief purpose of this is to enable the
street car company to utilize the street
with car line which is not now pos
sfble because the hill is so steep.
Secretary Dawson on behalf of the
state executive council went before the
city council yesterday and urged that
action be deferred until such time as
the state itself has perfected it's plan
for making the surroundings of the
state house more slightly. The state
contemplates the purchase of the prop
erty south of the capitol extending to
the railroad tracks, and this ought to
be done.
But the city council appears to have
everything to say about the matter and
G no no IN, ha
grade will be made. The street has an
almost new pavement.
Curator Harlan. Of the state histori-
cal department. is much interested in
the find in Winnebago county of a
medal which was issued to some In
dian tribe as memento Of a peace
treaty 1t was found near Lake Mills
and it was probably lost by the In
dams. 1t was issued in 1909 Medals
of this kind were frequently issued by
the general government in the early
part OF the last century.
State Superintendent A. NJ. Deyoe is
in Kansas attending a meeting of the
heads of educational departments in
several of the midland states who are
considering plans for extending the
policy of reciprocity as between their
states with regard TO the recognition
of teachers certificates For some
years the superintendent have been
working to secure such uniformity in
grading and sufficiently high standard
Of qualification that all would feel war
ranted in recognizing certificates
across the line. Only partial success
has been achieved II is now sought
to continue the work and to attain the
degree Of reciprocity that will be most
satisfactory to all the educational in
terests. The fact that Iowa at the
last session of the legislature took a
step toward lowering the standard for
school work may have serious effect
on the plans for reciprocity.
The decision of the supreme court in
the Dobbins case involving the whole
scheme of the MabrayiteS as one to
commit larceny and making 1t certain
that everyone having anything to do
with the case in any way is liable to
conviction, caused greater joy to Ex-
one else. This was the one case which
as test of his theory that what was
being done was simple stealing. Byers
personally tried the case, in company
with Assistant Attorney General John
Fletcher and Byers orally argued the
case to the supreme court, tho then
out Of office and under no obligation
to do so.
In view Of the fact that Mr. Ballcw,
from whom the $4,000 was taken. has
since died. il is certain that an order
for new trial in the Dobbins case
would have ended the whole matter,
for the evidence could not again be
secured.
The affirmation Of the Dobbins case
by the supreme court was also yindi-
cation for Congressman Green. who
was the presiding judge at the trial
and who gave the instructions that
were so bitterly attacked in court.
In the opinion of the eX-attorney the
general conviction Of Dobbins and the
indictments of Marx, long recognized
as one Of the men higher up will
probably result in final disclosure OF
the whole facts. something very well
known to have never yet been ac-
cCrpliShed