Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1913-04-18

provements, outside of ornamental
parking as now planned, arc to in.
elude a state judicial building, state
Office building and state mansion fol
the governor. The new law provides
for 8 mill tax levy to be collected
in 1914 and 1915, and then for ten
years, beginning with 1915, . halt
mill tax is to be collected each year.
y State Fair Controversy.
The report Of the efficiency engi-
neers," Messrs. Quail, Parker & Co.,
who. have been working since early
in February at the state house, check
ing up the affairs of the state fair
association, has been filed with the
Legislature. The criticisms made by
the accountants have caused small
sized war to besstaged at the capitol
building. Directors of the fair and
other officials bitterly resent the find
ings Of the experts on many matters,
and Secretary A. R. Corey Of the fair
association has issued a lengthy
statement to the public, in which he
takes the report up by paragraphs
and explains every point attacked in
the management Of the big show.
Mr.. Corey says the man who made
the report to the legislative commit
tee acknowledged to him that he had
never attended a state fair but once
and that was on rainy afternoon.
He said he had never had experience
in checking up state fair and per-
sonally knew nothing about the actual
management of the same. Mr.. Corey
ridicules many of the findings of the
experts and explains every discrep-
ancy reported by them.
Oregon Plan Bill IL Dead. !
The Oregon plan bill for the cleo
ton of United States senators, which
was passed by both houses and signed
by Governor Clarke, is q dead letter
before it has been entered in the book
Of session laws. The present assem-
bly, may repeal the law before adj
journment or may leave that to be
done by the Thirty-sixth general As
sembly. The ratification Of IN amend
ment to the national constitution, by
Connecticut last week for the popular
election of senators brought the total
number of states favoring the plan
to the required two-thirds, and the
constitutional amendment will 60 into
effect automatically as soon as Secre-
tary Of State Bryan issues the neces-
sary declaration. The successor of
Senator Cummins will be chosen by
popular vote at the November elec-
ton next year.
Fair Passes Not Cut on.
The bill by Senator Chase which
was introduced several weeks ago and
secured considerable prominence be-
cause it was intended to take away
from the state fair association the
right to give complimentary tickets
to the fair to any person, was defeat
ed by the senate by vote of e to II.
In speech on the bill Senator Allen
defended the present fair board 5f
Non-Partisan judiciary.
The. non-partisan judiciary bill has
been signed by the governor. It pro
vides for non-partisan nominations
and non-partisan election for judges
of the district, superior and the su-
preme courts Of the state. Another
election bill which has been favored
by the legislature is one which chang
es the date for the primary election
in presidential years TO the second
Monday in April. In other years the
primary will be held the first Monday
in June, as at present. At the primary
election on presidential years the
voter will have two ballots to mark
and cast. One will contain the names
of candidates for state, district and
county Offices and the other will con-
tain the names of candidates in the
presidential primary and candidates
for delegates.
" School Trouble Settled.
The trouble between the legislature
and the state board of education has
been settled, and everybody concerned
processes to be satisfied Senator
Cowles prepared the resolution which
led to the adjustment Of the diff
Guilty. 1t requested the state board
to rescind its famous coordination
order of last October, and accompany
ing the resolution was bill which
provides that the courses in the vari-
GUS state schools shall not be changed
unless the change is favored by two
thirds, or six of the nine members Of
the board. a, (, i
No Exhibit at Frisco.
The state Of Iowa will not be rep
resented by an exhibition at the Pam
anna Pacific exposition at San Fran
cisco in 1915. The legislature after
weeks of consideration in committee
indefinitely postponed the bill Of SEN
ator Thomas, which was intended to
provide $4,000 for an Iowa building
and proper exhibits 1T the big fair.
This will be the first great exhibition
in many years where the Hawkeye