Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-03-06

| fruit. 1t was stated at the last meet
| ing OF the state horticultural society
that there was a very great need OF
some outside assistance, because OF the
fact that many of the seedlings have
| come to the point where the further
development is expensive. This Is the
great experiment station SO long di-
rected by Charles G. Patten.
The bill to provide for step toward
| arbitration of Industrial disputes is
well under way now and the finishing
touches will be given at a conference
| tomorrow. The bill, in brief, provides
, for an arbitration board offered to the
disputants and fair chance to effect
settlement, but not compulsory arbi-
tration, tho in case Of failure there is
investigation and publicity. The de-
partment of labor takes the initiative
or others interested in d labor dispute
and five names will be submitted TO
the governor by each side to the con-
troversy. from which the governor III
make selection of two arbittra tors, and
they TO pick the third. If. board thus
constituted can not effect settlement,
then there is provision for a thorough
investigation of the whole matter and
publication of report to the emu that
the public will know exactly what is
the matter and why there was no
settlement.
The bill Tor reorganization of the ag-
ricultural department, as previously
outlined. has been completed and is in
the hands of these who will push il
to a vote. The chief point is that of
consolidation of departments and the
building up of an organization or cen
trail committee in charge of the work.
1t is expected that friends of some of
the absorbed departments will make
strenuous objection to the bill.
The senate has made as a special
order for next Tuesday morning a sub
stitute fer bill by Senator Taylor, CT
Van Buren,, relating to advertis mer.s,
which will interest great many people
of the state Some of the members be-
lieve that the adoption of the Dill viii
make it an absolute impossibility for
anyone in Iowa to advertise any remedy 4
for cancer or consumption in Iowa or
t, circulate any such advertisens !, il.
the state. The bill reads:
Any person, firm. corporation or
association. who will attempt to sell or
in any wise dispose of any proprietary
remedy or medicine purporting to cure
the dis ase commonly known as tuber- /
culos!s or consumption. or the disease !
commonly known as cancer. who shall /
in any way publish. disseminate. cir !
culate or place before the pubic or /
n ;nf p
public in this state, in any newspaper !
Or other publication or in the form of (
a book notice. handful. poster, bill. |
circular. pamphlet or letter, or in any
other way an advertisement of any sort |
purporting to cure said diseases, which
contains any assertion. !
representation. statement of fact, which |
is untrue. deceptive. or misleading
shall be guilty of misdemeaacr.''
The bill was briefly discussed In the
senate but owing to the fact that many
senators desired further time to con-
slider it the matter was passed over |,
Until next Tuesday
Senator Chase has before the iegis- |
ature bill that will affect the chain /.
II title to q good many thousand acres
IL land along the Illinois Central rail-
'oad, in Hamilton. Wright and other
COUNTIES. Il is lan7 which has long
oeen in the possession of. its rightful
owners but owing to the fact that the
state never issued patent TO the land
% the Dubuque. & Sioux City railroad.
here is cloud on the titles Ii is part
# an old controversy dating back, from
he days when land was given away in
oWa as almost worthless. -
The McColl. bill to require electric
on locomotives was very
much opposed by the railroads. but II
passed the senate with a big vote. The
i'll provides that locomotives must have
headlights that will clearly show an
Dbject the size of man at a distance
# LOO feet. The railroaGs claim that
his will be impossible on the branch
ines where the engines are not
for electric lights. The rail-
DAD employees were all for the bill.
The Dill to give $500 to H Il. Rood
or his service as secretary of the
ticks burg monument commission has