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

its due share Of attention. That Iowa
will have workmen's compensation
law in very few years is the gem
eral belief of many of the members
of the present legislature, but there
is little or no hope of such law
being created this year.
To Publish Primary Ballot.
Senator Robinson Of Franklin
county has introduced bill which
will, in the minds Of the newspaper
fraternity of the state, ''fill long
felt want" 1t is a bill which pro-
vides that notice Of the primary cleo
ton shall be officially published in
the official papers of each county in
the state at least twice before the
election, and that one week preceding
the election the county auditor in
each county shall cause to be printed
in the official papers copy of the
primary ballot, with the exception of
the township ticket. 1t is believed
Senators Robinson's bill will meet
with little opposition. The charge
for printing the ballot is to be not
more than 40 cents per square.
State Fair Board Is O. X.
The efficiency engineers employed
by the joint committee on retrench-
ment and reform to investigate and
report on the conduct of the state
fair and the agricultural society of
the state have completed their work.
As was expected, their report will
show the society and fair to have
been conducted along meritorious
lines, and with great economy. AS a
result of this favorable ending of the
investigation much of the proposed
legislation aimed at the fair board in
the early days of the session will go
into the scrap heap. The Blackford
bill for the election of directors of
the fair by congressional districts
instead of by the state at large was
killed in the house after a warm de-
bate. Other bills which were intend
ed to curb the activities Of the asso-
citation will likely meet the same fate.
lCc IOOC k1SSul Gu
A commission of three men, to
serve without salaries, and with but
$4,000 allowed for all expenses, will
probe vice conditions in Iowa and re-
port to Governor Clarke the result
of their investigation when the same
is completed. The bill authorizing
the probe, which was drawn by Sena-
tors Doe and Perkins, provides for an
investigation of the control and own
ership of property used for immoral
purposes; for inquiry into non-en-
forcement of laws intended to regu-
late vice; as to the relation of low
wages to vice; and as to what effect
the divorce evil is having on the
question of the white slave traffic.
The commission has unlimited power
to call for witnesses and for books
and documentary evidence as to work
and wages. 1t will not divulge the
names of witnesses and it's hearings
will be held in private and secretly.
Jones Hits Brindley.
Col. l. T. Jones, who was cited a
few days ago to appear before the
committee on retrenchment and re-
form in the assembly and tell what
he knows about the circulation of Pc
titions protesting against the enact
ment of law creating state tax
commission, but who was absent from
the state when the committee was
looking for him, has issued public
statement on the subject. Col. Jones
in his statement declares he is op-
posed to the commission idea, but
that he had no hand in sending out
petitions for circulation. He con-
graduates those who did this work.
however. In regard to Prof. Brind-
ley of Ames, who in letter has at
tackled Jones as one of the aides of
special interests said to be seeking
to prevent any revenue reform legis-
lation, Col. Jones says: 1T is per-
haps eminently proper for the tax
payers of Iowa to know that Prof.
Brindley drew two salaries from the
state funds last year, one of $1,000
as professor. of economics at the
State college at Ames and $1,000 as
secretary of the temporary tax COM
mission. In addition to this he drew
SAT- as expenses" 1t is also charged
that Brindley is a candidate for Sec
rotary of the proposed tax commits
sion. Petitions against the commits
sion continue to flood the assembly.
Hog Cholera Serum.
The house has passed the bill ap-
$4,000 for the equip
ment of laboratory at the State
college at Ames for the production of
hog cholera serum. The president of
the state college is to appoint the d.
rector of the laboratory.
Doing Fast Work.
At one session last week the sem
ate enacted twenty-six bills into laws.
so far as the approval of that body
is concerned. A day or two later the
house evened matters up by voting
favorably on thirty-one bills.
Memorial For Larrabee. .