Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-02-11
SCHOOL BILL INTRODUCED CALLS
FOR LOCATION m sALooNLEss
TERRITORY.
MEASURE CALLS FOR THREE
IN SCATTERED SECTIONS
Numerous Towns AppIi eants for One Of
Propesed Misunderstanding Gun
Fired in Contest Over Workmen's
Compensation siII-News of the Iowa
Legislature.
Special to Times-RepubIican.

/ Special to Times Republican
! Des MONIES, Feb. 11.-"Wet" cities
several state normal schools il such are
established. A resolution providing for
! the establishment of three elementary
normal schools will be introduced in
the house today and called up for i'm
mediate consideration. The resolution
was drafted in the committee on nor
NAL schools yesterday afternoon and
endorsed unanimously BY that body.
it provides for schools in each OF
three quarters of the stated the north
west, southwest and southeast. and
carries with it a provision for the ap-
pointmeat of a committee OF three
members to canvass the various sites
offered in those sections and deter
min eupon the best locations. No town
viii be considered in which saloons
arc permitted TO operate.
Shenandoah, Creston. Sac City. Perry
ami Bloomfield are active candidates
, for the location Of such schools. Bills
have been introduced providing for
state schools in those places. Atlantic,
Il II.
ington are also candidates but no bills
have been introduced as yet presenting
their claims.
The resolution drafted by the com
mi1tes is in line with the recommenda-
tons made by the school commission
which contemplated such series OF
normal schools. 1t Is also the plan OF
the commission for the entire chain
President Seerley Of the state teach
ers college.
According to the statement Of Chair
man Carson Of the normal schoois
committee the three schools provided
for in the resolution will be strictly OF
an elementary character. established
for the purpose Of training teachers
Tor rula school and grade school work
| In addition to the regular branches 1t
1 is expected that the course viii include
.laus,-arv agriculture, domestic
/ economy and manual training, so that
the graduates Of the institutions WIZ
he ecuipped to teach those branches
when they are incorporated in the
rural schools.
# the resolution is acted upon 1aNor-
p hIv in the house il will be sent over
n
acted upon at once so that the work OF
. the committee on locating suitaoie
i sites can be taken up Immediately.
/ A number of towns in addition TO
those mentioned are expected 10 enter
! me field as candidates for the loca-
ricns when the establishment Of such
schools is once provided for Ihese VII
also be taken into consideration by the
I committee in canvasSing the situa 'ioiA'
| -
| A sub committee OF the senate Ju-
] dietary committee has worked out
substitute for the pending oi!is ln'ehOeo
! TO give electric companies the rlsht 10
carry transmission wires across private
property. AS the bills were drawn the9
gave to such companies the same rlgh'
| Of eminent domain and for conoelHna-
ton purposes as is given to raliroao
companies This. it was pointed OUT
might lead to much injustice ana was
too great a power 10 be given without
any restraint SO the substitute oili
| will provide that before condemnation
| is resorted TO an action snail De COM
| menced in the district court ana the
| fact be established Of the necessity LOT
| condemnation of a right OF way over
| private property for Transmission wires.
It will also be provided that In case OF
accidents the negligence OF the com :
pany will be presumed. thus placing on
the companies the burden of seeing that
there is nothing left that is negligent
| The house ways and means commit
tee will give .anoth hearing on the
tanti-t trust bill on Wednesday. The rep
|resentatires of large employers OF labor
have asked to appear before the com
mittee and they will urge an amend
ment that will materially change the
whole purport Of the bill. 1t is now in
the bill something forbidding Interior
ence with the business OF a competitor
Instead of "a competitor" the employers
desire to have it inserted of others or
words to that effect. The purpose Of
this is so that ii will be made a crime
in Iowa for employees to do anything
that will Interfere with the business
Of an employer; or IN other words. IT Is
declared to be an amendment to strike
at labor unions and to prevent use OF
the boycott in case of labor troubles
1.-THE workingmen have declared that II
the committee Is favorabiy impressed
with this proposed amendment then
they also want a hearing.
The bill to surround and circumvent
the Iowa anti-compact insurance Law
and to make it easy to establish uni
form rates without violation of the
law. has made its appearance, as ex.
pected. It Is bill to forbid rate cut.
ting In insurance rates. by providin.
. that every insurance company mus
. file. with the state auditor genera
schedule Of insurance rates arranged
as to: classes Of risks. etc
which may be a factor in determin
!. ing the rate Of premium charged on al
. unrated risks and designating by wha
. published rate or established tariff tn
premiums on all rated risks ar
charged"
With this duty Of fling "publishe,
, rate" on the company and compile,
with, and all the companies filing on
, of the published rate books Of the com
: panies. familiar to all insurance people
and law making it a crime to deviat