Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-09-30
PROSPECTS GROW BRIGHTER FOR
cuMMlNs LIVESTOCK VAL
uArIoN BILL.
THoRNE AND HENDERSON
ENLIGATEN COMMITTEE
Overcome Some Hostility to Measure
Shortage of Speakers Reported by
All Political Parties-State Education
Board to Meet Monday in Vinton-
State House News.
pecial 10 rimes- Republican.

SpeGldl 10
Des Moines. Sept sc.-outlook for
the passage OF the Cummins bill TO re-
lieve livestock shippers from the dis
advantage OF d valuation limit in shil-
pers contracts. appears 10 be good at
Washington. Clifford Thorne and
Judge Henderson appeared few days
ago before the house committee havins
the bill ii charge and explained what
is wanted and wha; has been done in
the case before the interstate COM
merce commission involving the same
idea The impression at first was that
the COMMITTEES was very hostile 10 the
bill, but after il was fully explalne !!
the sentiment seemed 10 change aad
il is almost certain a favorable report
VIII De made 10 the house. Jude g
Henderson says the bin Is not in as
good condition as Il MAS when intro
duced and the doctorins given II IN
committee and elsewhere has intro
duced some Objectionable features. As
originally prepared Il could apply Only
70 lives,ock shipments.
Warrants We're drawn yesterday By
Deputy Auditor % State Joe Byrnes
for aOopt 5000 TO pay for certain pro-
perty condemned by the state for Ok
tension OF its lands and grounds for
state property The --latest legislature
provided special law Tor condemna-
Ton. 10 be made use Of where me
state desires property and where there
is disposition on the part % property
owawe-s 20 hold up the state and eN-
act a TOO high price. The only place
where II has been necessary TO utilize
This new law was IN securing addition
a. ground al Iowa City FOR the enlarge
-1ent OF ground On which the urive.-
si,y buildings are located. The cost
OF proceeding IN this manner, rather
than TO have accepted the states offer
II the first place, was about sos. The
reason the warrant had 10 be drawn
b. the state auditor was that the Il"
requires the deposit OF the money with
the treasurer Of state and then that II
De drawn out after the bill is audited
in usual manner Thus for the first
time the state auditor draws a war
rant without a direct appropriation.
The land Is paid for out Of the Land
fund for the state institutions.
The state pharmacy commission has
just completed certification of a new
batch of pharmacists. upon esamiTa-
ton held the fore part of ;he month.
Those certifcated are: Joe r. Gurtel,
Blazer a lessen. Charles Z. WesterinS
and Bret;slav kubicek. of Des Moines;
Fred 5. Bryant Waukon; O. E. Fer
guson. Dallas Center; Glenn T. Mace,
Washington: Leo X. Nelson. Perry;
Clarence z. Wray, Bloomfield; Henry
G. Rayeling, Rock Rapids: Walter A.
Nigg. Merrill: III D. Mix, Oskaloosa.
Shortage Of speakers Is reported
from both political camps There is
suspicion that good many Of those
who are most notable for their taika-
tive propensities have gone into some
new party or taken to the chautauqua
field. But at any rate, so il is reported
from both political camps, there IS
strong demand in Iowa cor political
speakers and the supply is limited.
For a time il was feared there would
De no speaking campaign but this
proves TO have been grounGless fear.
The situation is becoming better and
there will De an active speaking cam
psign during the closing weeks.
The state board of education will
meet next Monday al Vin:on for reeu-
lar session. The board makes IL a
practice 10 meet al the different ins,!-
tutionS 50 as 70 become more familiar
with what IS being done. The board
has put $4,000 into the buildings at
the college for the blind and the mem
hers desire to see how wei! the money
has been expended.