Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-06-21

RAILROAD PREslpENTs MEET AMc
DECIDE TO osEy KENYON
wEss sIArurE.
RULING or ATTORNEY
GENERAL HAS NO EFFECT
Docs Not Change Statue Of Liquor
Laws in Iowa But Leaves Enforce.
nsnt to LEGAL Authorities Order
Coon to Go Out 70 csass Shipments
From States Into Dry Territory.
pecial to. Times-Republican.

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Des Moines. June 21.-Every railroad
and other common carrier operating in
lows viii soon give up assisting in
the distribution Of intoxicants in dry
territory in Iowa. The order 10 likely
to come at height Of the dry season.
The ruling of the attorney general at
Washington In declared to be Of no
effect on the status Of things because
of the Webb bill. The, federal law
was intended not as q prohibition
measure but a. one to prevent federal
shielding Of law breakers under the
Interstate rule.
A meeting Of the presidents Of rail-
roads was held few days ago to con-
slider thiE very subject and with spe-
cial reference to the dry territory in
Iowa and other states, and it was
agreed among them that the only safe
thing tc do, in view Of the adoption
OF the Webb Kenyon law, ID to stop
accepting shipments Of liquor for in
terstate shipment into dry territory.
An order to that effect will soon be
issued.
Even now the law IL said to be hav-
ing the effect of materially decreasing
interstate business. Some Of the car
ricrs have cut out the shipment and
others are placing so many restrictions
about 1t that no business is being done.
The new brick plant for the state
institution q Knoxville will soon be
ready for operation. A practical brick
maker. q man who 10 Of state wide ac-
quaintance and recognized ability as a
business man In the brick trade, il
just now at the institution as an in
mate and his superior knowledge and
skill are being made use Of by the SUI
perintendent in the preparation Of the
plant for operation. Then the trade
will be able to get brick with the label
Of the dipsy hospital stamped thereon.
The clay 10 said to be exceptionally
good and fine trade - anticipated.
The board Of control. on the semi
annual visit this week. found that
there are about $50 patients there. and
escapes or runaways are now very
rare. Very little change wiz be needed
system Of separating into classes the
inmates. az the superintendent has
gradually worked into that method
even before the law was passed.
Road boosters In Ringgold county
claim that theirs IL banner county in
the matter of volunteer enthusiasm for
making the roads better. At Diagonal
ON road and flag day 1t = declared
there were nearly 200 farmers with
drags on hand and the roads looked as
iif they had been polished.
(. Now they are going to convert the
Fourth of July into q road day and
Harry Sampson Of the attorney gem
erals office Is to do the speaking and
mix the glories Of the revolution with
the glow Of good roads enthusiasm.
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The picnic OF the Franklin county
people living in Des Moines is sched-
uled for one Of the parks today. It ap-
pears that Franklin county people and
those from Van Buren, are the only
ones now maintaining picnic organi-
cations in the city; tho there are O
dozen counties with sufficient number
O; exiles to make fine picnic parties.
There will be no "time clock" in
stalled in the Iowa state houre. or II
installed, there will not be general use
Of the same. This much is definitely
and fully settled.
1t is a matter Of little concern now
as to what the efficiency engineers"
at s25 per day each, report to the COM
mittee on retrenchment and reform of
the last general assembly.
II would not require OF my employees
and helpers that they make use of tho
time clock" said one Of the elective
state officials yesterday. Il told one
Of the efficiency man that have very
efficient help, that have always been
sble to get the best results out OF
helpers by fair treatment. that I do
not have people around me who work
by the hour or who need q timekeeper
standing over them. and that there
will be no time clock Installed in my
office nor for my clerks and associates
in this work.
Installation Of time clock with an
order that it be used would merely be
the signal for q fight. While negoti-
atoms are under way, or said to be
under way. for purchase Of time
clock. nothing has been heard Off
cially about 1t for some time; and
there is an Impression that the dis
covery VIII be made that clocks Of the
exact kind suited Tor . state house are
not manufactured. or some other
equally good obstacle to getting the
scheme started.
The difficulty in the way Of secur-
ing enforcement Of the child labor and
factory safety laws Of the state was
illustrated by . report Of an inspector
the other day. Hes{ound in one de-
partment store In : city Of northwest
ern Iowa that twenty children were
employed under the legal age and
without posting their names as re-
quired by law. Tho employer said he
had not been required to post the no.
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