Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-08-13
WoRKMEN's COMPENSATION IS
AGAIN TO BE CONSIDERED
HY LEGISLATURE.
INSURANCE ORGANIZATIONS
HAD TOO MUCH INFLUENCE
Law Finally Made to Suit Risk Con.
Germs Which Are Now Reapins Bens-
fits-Provision For State Insurance
to Be One Of First Amendments
Ursed-cost, Reduced to Minimum.
Special to Times-Republican.

Des Moines, Aug. 13-Whatever else
may come before the next legislature
it is quite certain there is to be an in
teresting time over the matter of
amendment and betterment of the
workmen's compensation law.
1t will be recalled that the bill as
passed was very different from the
draft of bill as made by the COM
mission which thoroughly investiga ted
the subject and prepared a plan for
system believed to be the best possible.
Senator Clarkson made gallant fight
for the bill he introduced which fol-
lowed closely the lines recommended
by the com mission of which he was the
head.
The fight on the bill was made in
the name of the employers of the state,
supposedly for and on behalf of the
manufacturers and others. Now it is
seen that those who were most conspic-
uous in the fight are at the head Of
insurance organizations reaping har-
vest from the law. The bill was fin
ally made to suit the insurance inter-
eStS before 1t became law.
The first big change that will be
demanded will be provision for state
insurance, or for some state supervis-
ion of the collection and distribution of
funds to meet the requirements of the
law. The state insurance feature is
working we'll in some states. In les
support it is argued that it gets rid
of the enormous expense Of soliciting
and securing the business. 1t reduces
the cost of the insurance to the mini
mum. This feature was amended out
of the bills presented to the thirty fifth
general assembly but it will likely be
included in amendments to be offered
in the thirty sixth.
Commissioner Garst is said to firm
ly believe that if the state is going
to compel an employer to carry insur-
ance the state is in duty bound to pro-
vide some way that he can have the
insurance funds handled by the state
and not to leave the employer at the
mercy of the insurance interests.
There will also be demand for the
elimination of some of the features Of
the present law which make for dis
elimination against persons and
against industries. 1t is believed this
can be done without changing the
general principle of the law.
I The experience Of the first year OF
the law will be drawn upon for sug-
gestions as to how to make the Iowa
law better and more workable. It is
going to be one of the big problems
ahead Of the legislature.
The 5000 members Of the Iowa Ma
tional Guard in camp here will be paid
off the fore part of next week, each
man receiving pay according to the
days in camp and travelling The mon
are therefore running at present on
the spare change they brought from
home and on their trips down to the
city are not spending great sums. Each
evening large numbers of them secure
permits of absence and come to che
city over the Perry interurban trains.
Camp Dodge. where the four regi
ments are located, is well laid out for
a camp and for field maneuvers. 1t Is
out in the open with few trees and
fairly level. All the tents are out
where the rays of the sun will strike
them all day. This conduces to good
health, and the men in the camp are
all in excellent health and spirits. There
have been and will be few visitors to
the camp, as the modern military camp
is far from being show place, or es-
pecially interesting to one not con-
cerned in the maneuvers.
Complaints Of shipment Of cholera
hogs to market are coming to head
quarters. While cholera has not been
quite as bad in Iowa this year as usual,
IF
the herds are infected. yet the matter
is being watched closely.
"rhe laws of Iowa absolutely pro-
hibit the hauling of hogs afflicted with
cholera over any highway or any pub
lie grounds, said DE-. =. II, Bibson.
state veterinarian. 1--WE intend that
this law shall be enforced"
1t is probable that good many
farmers are following the policy of
shipping to market practically all their
hogs as soon as any cholera appears
in the herds. Sometimes farmer has
feeding lot ready for market and
cholera breaks out among the breeding
hogs elsewhere on the farm. There
is little objection to shipment of the
fat hogs under such conditions.
But in the past the law Of the state
has been ignored generally because of
the fact that there was no remedy ut
hand for the sick animals. Now that
remedy is at hand and is officially
regarded as safe and sure, there can
be no longer an excuse for ignoring
this law. Persons who are found to
ship infected hogs to- market, or to
haul them along the roads. will be pros
ecuted. 1t is forbidden that hogs shall
run at large in the state and IL they
carry infectiO, to clean herds the per-
son responsible may be heavily fined.
The Greene county case Of pellagra,
the same being the illness Of an insane
woman, was sent direct to Oklahoma.
as it was clearly established that the
patient was resident of that state.