Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-08-22
IoWA's TOTAL YIELD WILL BE
MATERIALLY CUT AZ oRourH.
IN SOUTHEAST.
SOME FlLps NOT FIT FOR
cRiHsINo OR FOR FODDER
Some Fields Practically Matursd and
Out Of Way Of Damage BY Drouth or
Frost-eoard Of Control Finds Every
thing state Purchase Hishsr-stats
Capital News.
Special to Times-Republican.

Special to Times-Republican.
Des Moines, Aug. 22-There Is nc
doubt Of the immense damage done tc
Iowa crops the past three or four
weeks by failure Of rain.
But out of the unfavorable reports
there il yet great deal that is encour-
aging: for farmers are bringing in
stalks Of corn to show that at least
In some fields there Is corn that is
practically matured and will not be in
need Of more water.
Local rains We're reported on two
days in the southern part of the state
this week. A slight rainfall at Des
Moines and west. But it was heavier
along the line Of the Rock Island east
to Davenport. But it did not cover the
whole territory and it did not do the
the counties.
Some Of the fields along the Des
Moines and Coon rivers are utterly
ruined now, the corn leaves curling up
and most Of them completely dead, while
the corn ears are not half matured
This means that the corn will be OF
little use for cribbing purposes and the
fodder value is gone. 1t is the early
and very heavy corn that is out of the
way Of the drouth. 1t seemed to have
covered and shaded the ground so tina,
evaporation was not great.
The fall pastures are in a deplorable
condition, but of course wet weather
would not materially change that stu
alton. The garden and vegetable fields
have suffered very much.
DR.. George Donohoe. of the Knoxville
institution, who aided the board of con-
troll, reports that practically everything
purchased by the board for the state
institutions at this time is higher in
price.
II have not discovered anything thai
is lower or at the same price as prev
iously," he said last evening after
awards were made covering severa
hundred thousand dollars. "The in
crease has been most marked in the
staple foods-hour, meats, lard, pota-
toes, etc. They have all been marked
up by sellers. 1t Is going to cost thu
state OF Iowa q great deal to pay these
higher prices"
A bill prepared for legislation il
Missouri which is being very strongly
urged there would establish the prfn
ciple Of worl1nen's compensation To-
casualties under q law somewhat sim
liar to that Of Iowa, but having large
parts Of the Massachusetts system
which gives the state greater power
than in Iowa. But in the creation of g
commission Of several members to ad.
minister the law the bill would also
abolish. or consolidate, four other de.
partments, namely, the hotel inspection
department. the board Of arbitration
state factory inspection bureau, ant
the bureau Of labor statistics. There
were members Of the legislature who
in Iowa and very likely an effort will
be to that end at the next session.
ssa
It is learned here in sportsmen'ss cir
cles that among high officials in Wash
ington having to do with the migratory
bird law there Is, and has been. M
great doubt that II the rules OF the de.
partment Of agriculture ever reach tn.
supreme court Cney Will De declared
contrary to the constitution and beyond
the power Of the federal government
The decision Of a federal court declar'
ing the whole thing null and voit
caused no surprise.
Warden e. C. Hinshaw, of iowa
says: II greatly fear they will mix i
all up so much that we will have M
federal regulation at all. The over
jealous advocates Of the law are t,
blame"
The next step Is to secure sucl
amendments to the law and regulation!
as will make 1t possible to enforce thu
same without friction and to secur,
good results. It ia understood tina
changes are to be suggested in congress
with that in view Enforcement Of tn,
law now is attended with too much
risk to be practicable, SO 1t is stated.
Iowa laws will be amended to con
form more nearly to the federal regu.
lations II the sportsmen Of the stat,
have their way in the matter.