Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-03-23
STATE HEALTH BOARD APPEALS
70 LEGISLATURE TO REMEDY
CONDITIONS.
SOME WATERS so BAD
THAT FISH CAN NOT LIVE
eserstary Sumner Favors Commission
to Invest sate-Proposal to Reorsan-
izs State Veterinary Department
Governor Carroll Given Control Of
Many Political Piums.
specia1 to rimes-Republican.


Des Moines. March 23.-Secretary
Sumner, of the state board of health
has appealed direct to the legislature
and the senate has had printed in the
journal his letter to a senator, to have
passed a bill looking 10 some steps for
the protection Of the Iowa streams
from pollution. He declares that the
streams have in places become so filthy
that the fish can not live in them
and that the condition in many cities
Of the state is truly deplorable. He
has taken it up with the national health
authorities at Washington, but the
state must decide what is to be done
in this important matter. The idea
is to have commission appointed to
investigate and report.
The house passed bill which looks
to reorganization of the state Veter-
mary department and converting it into
a commission of animal health, with
the state veterinary as a member with
two other veterinarians and two live
stock raisers. This board would have
control of the entire business in con-
nection with enforcing quarantine and
health regulations.
A committee OF the bankers held a
session with committee of the SEN
ate yesterday afternoon in last effort
to have the taxation bill fixed up so
that it will be acceptable to everyone.
The bankers propose a flat rate of tax
alton on bank stock OF all kinds Of 10
mills on the dollar. The bill for tax
alton OF moneys and credits provides
for taxation of this class Of property
at ave mills on the dollar. but that
bank stock be taxed as other personal
property Some members Of the COM
mittee favored making the fat rate Is
per cent, and g. compromise may be
effected But the bankers will strongly
oppose the taxation bill if bank stock
is to be left subject to taxation as
other personal property without deduc
ton Of any kind.
The house passed a bill fixing the
pay Of deputy county recorders in
counties under 10000 at 5000 a year.
and over 10000 at $1,000. and between
the two the pay is to be $1,000.
It Is foregone that this legislature is
placing more p1ums in the possession of
Governor Carroll than anyone had
thought possible. 1t has been put up
TO him to name two new district judges
and another Is on the way. These will
go to Polk. Scott and Lee counties.
II was thought day before yesterday
that the new place in Scott county was
all fixed, but something went wrong
The bar recommended Donegan and
there was q strong movement for Sam
Finger. but 1t is said the governor con-
templates naming Judge Jackson, of
SrybH< 1<<n ia
There are other candidates, however
In Polk county 1t had been supposed
for . long time that R. n. Alberson,
former city attorney and son OF SEN
ator Alberson, Of Washington, had the
inside track. but since the bar held
meeting and rnuddled it up nobody
seems to know what will happen
The delay IN receiving word from
Washington as to just what is likely to
happen with regard to the movement
OF guard officers from this state to
Texas gives rise here to the theory
that It u pretty certain one or more
regiments VIII be sent there. Private
Information Is to the effect that the
reason the order for the going Of the
officers has not been issued is that
the war department desires to wait I'M
til II Il known whether a guard regi-
1uent Is TO be sent. If no regiment is
sent then the officers will be asked
to go to Texas. The delay therefore
indicates growing probability of the
forwarding Of at least one regimen, Of
the Iowa national guard.
Tho latest scheme Of the Des Moines
boosters, as embodied in a new bill to
regulate franchises in cities, is to make
all franchises OF every kind granted in
all cities OF the state perpetual in ma
ture and that they shall endure until
such time as the property is purchased
by the city: then that there shall be al
ways an open chance for the said pur-
chase BY the city. The bill also pro-
vides that the cities shall at all times
have authority to regulate the fran
chises and to require the payment Of a