Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-03-10


the newspaper man who has fathered
the whole scheme Of lining up the farm
ers. 1t has not yet called l. 7. Jones,
who is in charge of the democratic end
of the game, The committee sent for
E. H, Hunter and he viii appear. This
will not be the end of the investigation.
however. it is said, for a good many
interesting leads have been indicated.
The committee has discovered for one
thing that there is going to be desper-
ate effort made here to sidetrack the
inquiry in the origin of the tax reform
protests; first by belittling it, and then
by diverting attention in other direc-
tons. For one thing, it Is declared that
the anti-tax reformers are clamorous
for probe into the school book lobby.
Then there is proposal to make big
stir about an alleged bridge LOBBY
which it has been reported was annoy
ing members on the floor. In this and
other ways it is believed those who are
fighting desperately to prevent any re-
form that will result in increase OF
taxation TO the corporations will under
take to get away with the larger of the
reform measures
There will be no visiting commit
tees going 10 the various state institu-
tons this year. Two or three OF the
house members took occasion q Few
days ago 10 visit by invitation, the
Institution as MitcheIlyille. Repre-
sentative Grout vas among them. IL
seems 10 he an admirably managed in
dustrial school said NJ. Grout. Ihe
superintendent IS doing excellent work
among the girls. The theory on which
1t is being run is that every girl must
be taught how 10 be good house
keeper. The training in cooking, sew
ing, washing, etc, is admiral Die ana
good results follow. AS soon as g'Ti
has demonstrated she Is capable CT
taking care of q house she is found
place and is sent out OF the institution.
The system is all right
The committee on retrenchment anC
reform will probably recommend that
Iowa shall discontinue attempting TO
maintain three laboratories for cheM!-
cal and other analyses. There IS
archaeological laboratory al Iowa city.
chemical laboratory in Des Moines
and then there is state chemist The
latter works under the board of health
1t is found that he gets Zee of $40 for
zach examination of water submitted
and there are hundreds Of these ex-
an?inations each year. but there is no
accounting 20 the state. II IS proposed
that a department to DO this work be
established at one OF the other iabora-
tories.
Haf~ ha u
means committee Of the senate on
Wednesday afternoon on The terminal
tax bill Of Kimball ii is expected there
will be representatives present from
a number of the cities where the pres
ent method of not taxing railroad
terminals results in great injustice The
bill is one which meets the approval OF
the representatives OF the cities and is
declared by those who look chieHy TO
the interest of the farmers 10 be not
objectionable from that view point.
The Miller anti trust bill is on the
house calendar for passage. II is
bill intended to make possible the Sc
curing of evidence in prosecutions for
violation Of the antitrust laws Of Iowa
by giving immunity TO he WITNESSES,
and in other ways making it easier 70
&c, al the facts The bill would have
been passed al the last session II II
could have been got at sooner.
The Jacobson bill providing for the
adjustment of prison contract labor
was recommended out for passage by
the house committee on penitentiaries.
A companion measure by Jensen, OF
Pocahontas. providing for an approprl-
alton of 100000 for the establishment
of industries at the state prison 10 take
the place of contract labor also was
reported out by the committee.
The senate committee on the board Of
control voted to recommend for passage
the Jones bill providing for a state
prison farm.
These three bills form an important
par. Of the program of prison reform
outlined recently at the conference he'd
by Governor Clarke with republican
house leaders.
The jacobson bill provides that on
the termination of the prese contracts
under which convicts are forced to turn
out work for outside companies there
shall be no renewal of the system.
The Jensen bill dovetsils into the
arrangement with a provision that In
state al the various prisons. The ap-
ITopria ton clause provides that $500
600 shall be set aside for the work,