Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1913-08-28
WANT ACT ANNULLED
MEASURE REGULATING INVEST.
MENT COMPANIES is ATTACK
ED BY STOCK BROKERS.
SEEK TO tNJOIN ENFORCEMENT
Attorneys for Bond Houses File Petit
ton Alleging That the Blue sky
Law Signed BY the Governor Was
Not Passed BY the Legislature.

Not Passed BY the Legislature.
Des Moines.-In a second petition
filed in the district court attacking
the constitutionality Of the blue sky
law, providing for the regulation and
supervision of investment companies,
an injunction is asked by l.. S. Har-
per, resident taxpayer, restraining
w. s. Allen, secretary of state. and
the executive council from proceeding
further in their efforts to put the act
in operation.
The petition also asks that the
measure be declared void and that
the state be restrained from expend-
ing any money in the way Of equip
ping department in the office of the
secretary of state for the purpose Of
carrying on the business required by
the statute in question.
1t is set out in the petition that the
action is brought by Mr.. Harper not
only for himself but a large number
of other taxpayers, who are similarly
interested, as we'll He asserts Sec
-etary Allen already has expended a
considerable sum of money in making
preparation to establish a blue sky
law" department in his office "all at
the expense Of this plaintiff and 9th
err taxpayers of the state, and to the
irreparable injury of the plaintiff and
others similarly situated"
The petition alleges that the bill in
the form in which it was passed and
assented to by a majority of the
members of the Thirty-fftE general
assembly, and as finally referred to
the committee on enrolled bills was
never enrolled, nor has il been signed
by the presiding officer of either
house or the governor.
Substantially the same facts are set
out in the second petition filed as are
contained in the suit instituted in the
district court by Ernest r. Abrams &
Co., stock brokerage concern.
In addition to reciting that Gov.
George w. Clarke did not sign the
measure as officially published and
recognized as chapter 1877, the petition
also alleges that the provisions of the
act are such as to render 1t unconsti
tutional.
Attention is called by the petition
to the fact that Governor Clarke sign
ed an instrument purporting to be the
blue sky law as passed by the state
legislature. but in fact II was not the
act adopted. The session law is said
to contain one paragraph that was
stricken out.
Life Term Case Up.
Among the pardon cases to be TAX.
en- up soon at the state house Is that
of John Hammill, life termer from
Polk county, in prison since 1894, for
being an accomplice In the killing of
Conductor Redpath.
The sole question in the case viii
be whether or not Hammill has been
restored to reason. A dozen years
ago Hammill was in the prison at FIT.
Madison and he unquestionably was
insane. He was finally transferred to
the insane ward at Anamosa where
he has since lived He Is said to
have been completely restored because
of the care given him there. He now
asks investigation. little over a
year ago his case was inquired into
and the alienists decided he should
be kept under surveillance a year
longer to determine his exact condi
ton.
Hammill was sentenced to be hang
ed and this undoubtedly led to his in.
sanity. He and another were convict.
ed on the evidence Of a third party
who, 1t Is now known, was the really
guilty culprit in the case and who got
off with light sentence as promised
by the detectives who got his confess
sion from him. II Hammill is found
to be sane he will be released.
Taken Under Amusement.
The injunction proceedings brought
in the federal court against L. H. and
Roy Paul by the Cement Stave Silo
company have been taken under ad.
visement by Judge Smith Mcpherson
The Pauls are said to have violated
the terms of an injunction restrain
patent, which brings the subject mat
ing them from manufacturing cement
slaves for silos under the Playford
ter within the jurisdiction of the
United States court.
Thirty New Undertakers.
Thirty out of a class OF thirty-sev
en- examined for certificates for EN-
balmers passed in the examination be.
fore the state board and have been
sent their certificates
Not to Hurry in Appeal.
C. A. Robbins, assistant attorney
general, is not in favor OF taking an
appeal in the Van Buren, county
capitol extension case which was de
cided against the state, until Judge
James H. Applegate hands down .
decision in the main case. He figures
that the state may not want to appeal
after Judge Apologize finishes his
work. "In any event It will do No
hurt to wait until the second decision
Is made" Mr.. Robins said. Attorney
General George Cosson is at Spirit
Lake on vacation.
State Highway Commission.
The state highway commission has
adopted a resolution asking Senator
A. B. Cummins and Senator w. s.
Kenyon to request the government
road bureau to send bulletiss to Iowa
to be used in the educational cam.
paign for good roads.
Last year some of the congressman
sent literature to residents Of their
districts and 1t did world of good
We want to see IL sending such bull
letins over the state viii not stimn.
late interest In building good roads