Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-12-08
REVOCATION or LICENSE NUN.
DERs MAY BRING ABOUT
NEEDED REFORMS.
SECRETARY or STATE
GIVEN WIDE DISCRETION
Drivers License. May .. Cancelled ss.
cause Of Any Violation Of lsw-Su.
prone Court Meets Tuesday . Take
Up CONSTITUTIONS Cssss- and
His Aids Called alfred Feetpads."
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Special to. Times epublcan.
Dies Moines, Dec. S.-If automobile
numbers are to be Cancelled because
The cars are driven at times by men
under the Influence Of intoxicating
liquors. hence in a manner to be dan
gerous to the public. there il no know
ing where the end will be. A good
many inquiries have been received at
the automobile department about this
matter.
Some time ago Secretary Of State
Allen recalled and Cancelled automo-
bile number on evidence that the own
er of the car hac driven the same
while he was Intoxicated. Evidence
in other similar cases is on his desk.
But the law clearly cOntemplates
that q number shall be issued only
where there is presumption that the
car will be made use Of in q way not
ut all harmful to the pubic. II it is
show that there has been gross abuse
Of the privilege of operating q car as
conferred by the issue Of number.
IL Is held to be the DUTY of the secre-
taIy Of state to cancel the number.
The abuse may be because Of any one
o! a number Of things. The secretary
seems to have been given wide discre-
ton in such matters.
A question Is raised as to whether
or not a number may not be Cancelled
because of conviction for exceeding the
speed limit as well as for otherwise
running the car to the danger Of the
public. Paying fine <or exceeding the
speed limit might be regarded as an
acknowledgment that the car Is not
properly used.
The supreme court meets tomorrow
for the regular December session. This
will be a meeting with the full bench.
Under the rules of the court this will
be the period for the submission Of all
cases involving constitutional ques-
tons. None of the cases involving
such questions not submitted are ready
now. number Of other important
cases passed over to the term may be
heard.
It is expected that the court will.
some time during the period, pass on
the case involving the right Of the
legislature to make millage tax for
the improvement Of the capitol
grounds.
Commissioner Barney, Of the state
dairy and food department, on his
return home from a. ten days trip out
in the state to assist In better enforce
ment Of the laws of the state regarding
sanitation and honest weights, was
surprised to fnd him and his Office
1rooe branded In a local ,paper as "the
hired footpads Of the stase." The oc-
casion was because a man at Oelwein
had been completes TO pay a fine for
violation Of the law in the matter OF
sale of colored oleomargarine. A res
taurant keeper there wrote:
"Murderers. bank robbers, horse
thieves. etc. can go free. but the man
that commits the awful crime of selling
or serving oleomargarine mist be pun
ished. People Of Iowa. Fight for
right"
Mr.. Barney says he isn't especially
scared about the fight as the depart.
ment has been in q fight for the right
long time and Is winning most Of the
time.
1T so happens that this man." said
Mr. Barney, 'is the one we found had
selling them as unadulterated. So long
as our fight is with such people we'll
try not to worry"
In the meantime the hired footpads
iof the state" are accommodating evil
dence Of short weighing. adulteration,
misbranding and deception In food
products. and making the food fac
tories and shops Of the state clean UP.
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Mrs Mary T. Watts. OF Audubon.
originator Of the baby health con-
test" idea at big fairs. is reported to
have urged upon the national associa-
ton Of fairs and expeditions that more
attention be given to exhibits Of
babies. and to have urged that the ex-
ample Of Iowa be followed in the mat
ter Of erection Of a building "for exc
elusive use in conducting baby shows"
Members OF the legislature will demur
to this last: for the new women's and
children's building at the state fair will
not be solely and alone for the baby
show. 1t was represented to the leg
islature that 1t was to be a general
building for women and children and
for q great variety Of exhibits and
foafnpea NJ anecfal interest 70 them