Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-06-06
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: " GOVERNOR HAS opPoR-
1uNlrY FOR WORK.
COMPENSATION FOR INJURIES
WITHOUT COURT AID
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TO Times-Republican.

Des Moines, June 6.-The last Of the
commissions which Governor Carroll
appointed, that to devise bill for an
liability law and to fix COM
.pensation for injured workmen on a
graded scale without the Intervention
Of court. may prove to be the most
valuable of the various and sundry
commissions for which this admins
tration has become famous. The de-
mand for such a law in Iowa is strong.
It comes chiefly from the increasing
army Of factory employees and those
engaged In railroading and mining.
Other states have taken action already,
so that the commission need not be
without material on which to work.
The Australian commonwealths and
some Of the old world nations have
laws Of this kind in full operation. The
commission named appears to be a
most excellent one. Messrs. Phil Bill
ings and ]. o. Staley, of this city, are
labor men. Judge Stew
ems aside from being a lawyer having
had large practice is himself deeply In
terested as q manufacturer in the en-
ployment of labor. w. w. Baldwin, Of
Burlington, is by long odds the best
student OF economics connected in any
way with the large railroads of the
state, and he has long been the trusted
cf the railroads in deal
ing with Iowa legislation Senator John
T. Clarkson is a lawyer who was coal
miner himself, and he had devoted
himself largely to the study Of ques-
lions affecting labor and the conditions
Of labor.
Mr.. ]. w. Bowdish, auditor for the
state board of education, was much in
terested in information to the effect
that the First National Bank Of Marion,
of which he was formerly cashier. has
had restored to 1t Its original charter
number 1T, and thus 1t will be able
to place upon It's bank notes lower
number than any other in the state.
The bank was the second in Iowa to
open for business under the national
act and 1t has twice renewed
its charter, getting new number each
time. Now by special favor it goes
back to its original number. 1t was
organized by Judge NJ M. Hubbard and
Mr.. Stephens.
The democrats, or somebody working
thru the democratic committee, spent
great deal Of money in the Ninth dis
trict campaign. Local democrats are
beginning to wonder what it means and
to consider whether or not this Is the
curtain raiser for 1912. They know
that practically none OF the money was
raised here: yet they have witnessed
the remarkable spectacle Of the Iowa
democratic committee taking charge Of
a by election, opening headquarters
and maintaining it for some weeks. do
ing a vast amount OF correspondence
and sending out individual workers.
and in fact doing business as II
campaign was in progress. It
is all the more surprising since it Is
generally advertised that the interests
affected by the reciprocity pact and In
position to contribute because of it are
all opposed to its adoption. 1t seems,
that somebody was financially
interested in making the fight for the
pending bill in congress.
1t is expected that there will be a
large class Of miners who will tomor-
row take the examination for mine
foremen and hoisting engineers before
the state mine examining board. Certi-
f1cates Of competency for these posi-
lions are in great demand. and after
the new law goes into effect they will
be still more important.