Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-03-20
WILL
Be H0N0RED BY
[EG|SLAT URE
Senator Kenyon. to Deliver
Eulogy at Joint Session
Tomorrow; Ask to Assist
in Vice Probe.
IBY ORA WILLIAMS.l

BY ORA WILLlAMS.J
Des Moines, March 19.-Senator viii
liam 8. Kenyon will deliver eulogy
on the late Governor William Larrabee
before the joint session Of the assem-
bly, at o'clock Thursday.
The ceremonies will be simple
There will be prayer but no music. Tn.
whole feature will be the Kenyon ad
dress, and It Is assumed that the Jun
ior senator will, In fact, given an ad
dress worthy of the occasion.
The Larrabee period in state history
made a mark which will long endure
and there is an abundance of material
for an interesting and enlightening ad
dress. The doors Of the house will
be open to all and there will be nc
tickets to the galleries.
Want to Help Vice Probe.
Governor Clarke has had an exten
sive corresponds already in regard
to the proposed probe into the causes
of vice in Iowa. Most Of the letters
however, have been from persons who
offer advice or who want to 60 on the
c mmission and have a hand in the
investigation. Now that the commit
tee bill has been reported and 1t in
cludes commission of three to work
without any compensation whatever
it is supposed the number of appli
cants for places on the commission
will fall of rapidly There is no fea.
ture about the matter The proposed
investigation follows the lines of that
in Illinois, but possibly takes in q lit
tie more The appropriations commit
tee today reported in favor Of a.. al
lowance of $1,000 for the expenses OF
the commission In making the investi
pie for the purpose.
Hearing on the bill to license timer.
ant merchants and it's corresponding
bill to license peddlers brought big
crowd to the lobby yesterday after
noon. There is much influential de
mand for the passage Of the mer
chants bill and no great opposition;
but as for the peddlers bill 1t will be
hard fought, and it is bitterly opposed
The declaration was made yesterday
before committee that If passed II
would put out Of business at least a
dozen large manufacturing plants In
Iowa. The dealers In fruit trees ap
peared and showed that it would end
their business. Many others interested
appeared to point out that the bill
is more sweeping than was intended
Short Haul Bill Urged.
The short haul bill was urged before
the railroads committee yesterday by
representatives Of commercial clubs
and shippers. If passed it would permit
Il h ho kc a
competing point on another line meet
inc the lower rate without violation OF
the distance tariff. It would establish
competition as between the jobbine
points and delivery points in at least g
hundred places in the state and to that
extent would be Of benefit to the com
merce Of the state
The senate appropriations commit
tee recommended an appropriation ol
IS, 900 for the Gettysburg journey Of the
veterans Of the war, and 81 1,500 for aiG
for the home coming encampment OF
the G. A. r. in Des Moines next June
In each case this is half what was
asked.
The "black plague" bill has beer
passed by the house. 1t makes certain
well known venereal diseases subject tt
quarantine and is one Of the measures
demanded by women engaged in socia
service.
Train Grow Bill Halted.
The bill to fix the size of train crew
and to limit the number of cars in q
train, has had some hard going in the
committees. The bill was urged espec.
tally by the railroad brakemen and t.
degree by the railroad conductors. Il
fixes the number Of persons who shall
constitute train crew for various
sized trains and forbids handling OF 9