Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-02-19
Anti College Cro,ud S;desteps Vote
to keep abreast Of the teaching pro-

to keep abreast Of the teaching pro-
gram.
The Bartle bill to require a medical
certificate as a prerequisite for a mar
rage certificate appears to have got
lost somewhere in a committee. The
bill provides that no persons with
tuberculosis. insanity. feeble minded
or an infectious disease shall be per-
mitted to get married.
Representative Griffin has introduced
bill for the long and short haul" idea
in regard to rates on railroads. 1t
would make it possible for railroads to
meet competition at junction points
without violation Of the law even by
ignoring the straight mileage basis for
all traffic.
The death OF Senator Gates left Sem
ator Mates TO be chairman of the COM
mittee on suppression of intemperance
for the senate. The absence of Senator
Jewell has imposed on Senator Smith
the duty Of handling the public health
measures. Absence of Senator Francis
caused the affairs Of the judiciary
committee to fall to Senator Sullivan
temporarily.
Senator Boe's bill to forbid the cir
culation OF any card, poster, or other
campaign literature of any kind on
election day or primary day, might. if
embodied in lax. compel daily news
papers to suspend publication and join
the saloons in going out of business on
that day of the year. 1t is broad in
character and refers to campaign lit
>erature without description or detail.
Mr. Hagerman, the newly elected
senator from Butler Bremen district. is
expected here by Thursday, which
would be the earliest day the state
board can count the vote and declare
the election His election restores the
senate, political, proportion TO that
which ii was before the change in the
Po1tawatten.ie district.
An accusation of int.nlidating wit
nesses was made by F. N. Sargent, at
torney for the Rock Island railway,
against the legislative committee OF the
Brotherhood Of Locomotive Engineers
tee on railroads and transportation
yesterday afternoon.
Sargent stated that he had brought
engineers employees Of the Rock Island
system. here 10 testify against the bill
now before the railroad committee re
quiring the equipment Of all engines
with electric headlights and frost glass.
They had been warned. ne said. after
=; ~
they testified they would be expelled
from the brotherhood.
The interstate commerce commits
sion." he said, is now engaged in
working out suitable substitute for
the electric headlight. II YOU pass this
bill, It win tie up the railroads so that
1t viii be Impossible for them to adopt
any other light for two years, no mat
ter how great it's superiority may be-"
Members ct the legislative commit
tee Of tho brotherhood of engineers
were present and usgsdrrhat the bill be
recommended for passage by the COM
mittee. They said that the measure
had been endorsed by every chapter OF
the brotherhood in Iowa and Illinois.
Attorney Sargent. in discussing the
measure, said: i brought engineers
here to talk TO YOU today who are OPP
posed TO the electric headlight and the
frost glass. They could have told you
from their own experience why this
bin Should not be adopted.
After arriving here at the state
house they were informed that if they
spoke here they would be subject TO
expulsion from the brotherhood. They
are now out in the corridors and
around the state house
The Brockway bill eliminating drug
store permits was recommended out
for passage by the house committee on
the suppression Of incompetence yes
terdav afternoon.
The bill provides that drug stores
can handle only raw alcohol and NAV
dispense that only on the prescription
Of physician. Applicants also are re-
qured to sign blank showing when
their last purchase Of alcohol was
made anr at what drug store.
Regular prescription forms must be
secured from the office of the county
auditor. these numbered consecutive
ly. Physicians issuing prescriptions
must keep carbon copies 10 be turned
back 10 the auditor. The original must
be returned BY the druggist making the
sale.