Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-02-03
suFFRAGisTs POINT TO GRIN.
NELL REFERENDUM As iNDi.
CATION OF VICTORY.
SAY STOCK ARGUMENT
HAS BEEN PUT TO SLEEP
to Secure Definite LssisIa-
tien For, Manufacture Of Hos chol.
era Serum Receives Raekset-chem-
lists Declare Serum is Too Uncertain
to Be Sold With Guarantee.
pecial to Ti,nes-Republican.'

Special to Times Republican,
Des Moines. Feb. 5.-Advocates of
equal suffrage are not making 9uch
stir about it but they are quietly re-
joicing over what they say will be the
effect OF the recent equal suffrage ref
erendum at Grinnell. namely, that 1t
has put a complete Quietus on the stock
argument Which becomes frequently
the last trench of the retreating anti
10 the effect that women don't want the
ballot anyhow One OF The managers
OF the suffrage amendment said SatGr-
day that in her opinion what was done
of both the bills that have been intro
duced providing for a vote OF the
women, and they viii cut no figure in
the fight.
The Trum bauer bill. introduced by
the member from keoca, provides that
the assessors shall next year, while at
tending to their ether duties, secure an
expression from all women, on blanks
especially provided, as TO whether they
desire the ballot. They shall be asked
TO sign up blanks stating they do or
do not desire the ballot. The returns
shall be canvassed by the county audi
tor and be returned 20 the secretary OF
state prior to Aug. l, 1914. and the lat
ter official shall report II the thirty
sixth general assembly. Then ii is pro-
vided that
If the majority Of the women quail
fed as in this act provided express
their desire for or in favor Of equal
suffrage then it is recommended that
the thirty sixth general assembly sub
nit the question to the voters Of the
state for their ratification"
AS nothing Is said about recommend
ing anything TO the thirty seventh gen.
eral assembly it is presumed that it Is
to be ignored. for the thirty-sixth
could not submit anything unless the
thirty fifth takes the first step.
The Chase bill in the senate provides
| for vote, as a sort Of informal count
of noses at the next state electisn as
to whether ut is expedient that SUI
frage be granted to women in this
state But In addition to the added
squares on the lonS ballots there must
also be separate small ballots printed
for women voters" that shall be dis
tributed and furnished TO voters and
the returns from which shall be made
separately. Just who are referred 10 as
women voters" entitled TO cons;dera-
ton is not apparent
These bills have been regarded az
measures TO afford members excuse for
getting around the main question.
| 4 note OF discord in the movement
| to have the state Of Iowa go somewhat
! deeper into the manufacture Of serum
| for the treatment Of hog cholera ap-
| peared when Representative Grout. OF
! Black faWk. showed members let
ter he has received on the subject that
il. will be Of very great interest 70 all
| stockmen. He had written the firm OF
Parke, Davis &. Co. Detroit, to see II
It would be possible to secure from a
reputable firm Of manufacturing phar-
maois-s supply of serum for use in
Iowa in case, il Is not possible to get
the righ. legislation for a state labora-
tory. In the reply this we'll established
firm, said:
From your letter we Judge that you
have in mind the serum or sera rec
commended by the bureau Of animal
INDUSTRY O. the uSk e.i IiiiS-'t -. -
culture. washington. We may state
that We have. for something over TWEEN
T. wears. been experimenting on the
subject OF hog cholera and the proper
method Of treatment. We have IN
| vestieated a great many proposed
remedies fer the control of this as
ease. Thus far We have not been SUI
! fcieatIy favorably impressed with an;
! product that We have investigated I.
warrant W. in the belief that we court
! place It on the market with the assur'
! ance that it would be afforclns SUI
| fcient measure OF success, erher as
nro-,rvia cite or curative agent, &c
| warrant our doing so.
"Rererring specifically to the So
called hog cholera serum. after spehc
ing considerable money in inves'isat'
ing the question. we came to the con
clusion about year ago that we ole
no. wish 10 embark in the manufacture
of these products, chiefly because We
felt tina. they were altogether too un'
oar.a;r !, their action to warrant oul
do;np 60. We see no reason for chanR'
inr, our attitude at the present time
p,rt;cn,arIy does this conclusion seen
wise in view of the recent crltlclstr'
that have been offered against thes'
nrodycts at the last meeting OF th'
National Livestock Sanitary Assoc1a'
ton. which met in Chicago IN Decen, !,
I! her. Your own state veterinarians =
we are not misinformed, look V'
strong exception to the PRODUCES wv
learn from Canadian newspaper chp'
ming of recent date that the Canadial
| Government Of Ottawa has become 81
skeptical regarding the value OF tnes'
serums that they have prohibited thei'
being imported into Canadian terri
| tory.
ITO sum the matter up, we 90 no
feel warranted in making any prov.
sion at this time for the manufacture
NJ +he so-called hog cholera serums
and do not anticipate placing them OF
the market. We regret very much tha'
It is necessary for us to come to tins
conclusion, especially as we realize tnt