Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-04-07

month and on the same day as that
fixed by the laws of the United States
for the election of presidential cleo
tors or of president and vice presi-
dent OF the United States: and there
after such election shall be held a,
such time as the general assembly may
by law provide
This is in anticipation OF the change
to Monday election by congress. The
resolution is referred to the thirty sixth
general assembly which meets in jan
uary. 1915. and if il is adopted by tina;
assembly il will be referred 10 tho
voters. But if il is referred to The
voters a the next general election then
they will he voting on it at the time
OF the presidential election in 1916.
Obviously a special election will have
10 he held, if the amendment has any
force whatever. And incidentally this
forces a special election for the woman
suffrage amendment II it also goes thru
the next legislature.
A committee OF five from the appro-
priations committees of the Legislature
went 10 Ames today to look over the
situation at the college with special
reference to the need OF An app-opria-
ton on account of the burning OF the
old chemistry building on the campus.
1t is represented TO them that an APP
preparation is needed and that some
provision should he made fer carrying
on the work there which can not wait
for the slow processes OF the mil.a ge
tax.
An effort is TO be made TO revive the
bill 10 provide FOR authority for state
detectives TO ferret cut great murders
and similar crimes that are TOO large
for the local authorities TO handle. 1t
was defeated in the senate but an ef-
fort is 10 be made to reconsider il and
pass the bill as it passed the house
The bill also has a VERY important pro-
vision for the establishment OF an
identification bureau, or the use Of the
finger print system. The attention OF
senators has been called to the fact
that Des Moines has about as many
murders as London and that there are
more annually in Iowa than in all Can
ada, where they have wonderful sys
tenn under which the general govern
ment runs down desperate criminals.
The purpose OF the bill. according tn
those who have urged it, is TO make
Iowa very undesirable place for the
habitat of bad men of ali kinds.
The bill has finally been passed for
pensiOnlng by the state the survivors
OF the Spirit Lake expedition in 1857,
when a company vas sent TO the north
ern border OF the state 20 rescue set
tiers from the Indians. The bill pro-
viGss for a pension OF $50 month dur
ing the life OF each one OF the sur
yivors. This is the first general pen
sion bill OF the state cor any purpose
Some individuals have in the past re-
ceived pensions from the state.
II is probable that bill will yet be
considered TO amend the soldier pref
erence law SO that where a soldier is
supplarted by another soldier the one
let cut shall have no vested rights in
the office or JOB 10 which he has been
attached. This is to meet a situation
like that which was described some
DAYS ago in regard TO the day watch
man OF chief OF police" at the state
house. This position has always been
held by a war veteran. Capt. Beall,
who held il for many years, was one
armed veteran. and Custodian McCurdy
supplanted him with Tom Longshore.
who held II for several years. then
Capt. Newconlb. of Boone. was given
the place. Governor Carroll replaced
Newcomb with ] w. Cox Of Valley
Junction. In each case the war vet
eran gracefully retired TO be replaced
by another. But now Cox refuses to
yield his place to Mr.. Riddle, an
other war veteran. II is proposed TO
amend the Law so that such conpli-
cations can not arise and one who
is not wanted Will be unable 70 go
into court and retain his job and sal
airy without rendering the service de-
sired.