Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-04-02
DEG MONIES LIBERALS iNcENsEp
OVER APPOINTMENT OF
i POLICE CHIEF.
NO WlpE.opEN TOWN
UNDER CHIEF JENNEY
Safety Because Hs Could Not Fulfill
Election Promises-Auto License
Road Funds at Disposal Of supsrvis.
ors-May b Spent in One Township.
special to Times-Republican.

Des Moines, April 1--WE got the
worst dose Of double crossing ever
known in city politics" declared the
president of the Consolidation Club last
evening.
The Consolidation Club was the or
ganization around which the wide
open people rallied their forces to put
the believers in strict law enforcement
out of business.
The reference was to the selection
Of J. W.Jenney as chief Of police, which
means anything but wide open city
if the new chief is permitted to have
his way about it. The fact is that
Mr.. Jenney is q prominent church
m ember, a temperance man and one
who would not tolerate violation Of the
law in any way. AS humane officer
for number of years he has made a
fine record.
What are known as the liberals of
the city are mad clear thru over the
situation, while those who fought Roe
especially for fear his reelection would
mean restoration of the old red light
and quiet gambling system, are Won
dering if it is all a dream.
AASSS "AAASh e1ppSetAS " nave AAeSP
pened is that after his election Roe
realized that for him to return to the
department of public safety meant he
would have to redeem all the promises
made to everybody and he couldn't
do it. So he gave it out that he would
resign rather than undertake to handle
the police department again. Accord
ingly the new council gave him the one
nlaca raparHa6 G arr,,lecc-tho Marks
Now the elements that made the
fight for Roe are exasperated because
of the council giving the department
Of public safety over to Judge Van
Lew and the selection Of Mr.. Jenney
as chief of police.
The other council appointments are
very satisfactory to most of the voters
Of Des Moines and. taken all in all,
indicate that the new council is de-
termined to make good.
Messrs. Deyoe, Jacobs and Mahan-
nah Of the state department of educa-
ton, who attended the two conven-
tons Of teachers last week, report that
both at Council Bluffs and at Water
loo the attendance was good and very
fine programs were given. At Water
loo there were 1900 registered. The
results obtained at these district meet
ings are declared to be very much bet
ter than at the big state convention.
The road funds derived from the
state automobile licenses are wholly at
the disposal of the members of the
board Of supervisors in the respective
counties and the money can all be
spent on one place. This is the de-
cision of the state law department. In
some places an effort has been made
to compel the boards to distribute the
funds out among the townships, but
this can not be done. The intent Of
the law was to place this fund at the
disposal Of the county board for use
at any place.
The fourth period Of the January
term Of the supreme court opened to-
day, Chief Justice Emlin McClain pre-
siding. The cases on for submission at
this time are from the Sixteenth, Sew
enteenth, Eighteenth and Nineteenth
districts. Oral arguments will occupy
all the present week.
The arbitration board to settle the
wage question for the street car COM
pany will get the case in a day or two
as there is nothing left but to give the
arguments. One of the startling things
disclosed at the investigation was that
the Harris Company, which owns the
bonds and now owns the stock also.
secured the bonds for from 80 to 95
cents on the dollar and is paying them
off rapidly at par. 1t is also found
that after the company has paid ss,e
Harris Company for the bonds the Har-
ris Company will still own the COM
pany.