Omaha daily bee., 1915-01-18

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Rethor TO agitste for a repeal Of the law
which provides for the Improvement OF
the ground purchased by the state for
the capitol extension and sale OF part
or all OF the ground. alsc 20 repeal all
laws for raising any revenue by which
the improvement as planned can he COM
pleted. II is supposed that some OF the
most prominent democrats Of the house
will urge this measure. but others will
oppose IT, There Is no possibility Of the
legislature authorizing sale OF any part
OF the ground purchased. The state has
expended over sesO.OoO in purchase OF the
area.
study of Child welfare.
The club women OF the state are in
tensely in earnest In their demand for
establishment at the state university of
a child welfare laboratory or station.
where there shall be made a special study
of all matters relating TO children. The
State Federation OF women's Clubs has
taken Up the matter and appointed r. man
aRer for each congressional district to
look after support for the movement.
ThoOs consist of Mrs. W. NJ. Irwin, Keo
kuk Mrs. w. H. snider, Davenport; Mar
garet Clark. Waterloo; Mrs. Allen o.
Ruste. Charles city; Mrs. f. O. Murray,
Cedar Rapids; Mrs. j. b. steckeI, Bloom
field; Mrs. Eta B. Hurford, Indianola;
Mrs. Martin Stookey, Leon; Mrs. Sty-
NEST Stevenson. Council Bluffs; Mrs.
Fred o. Loverin, Humboldt; Mrs. j. w.
Corey, Spencer II is expected that the
matter will be started as a private enter
prise and the legislature will be asked to
make an appropriation TO help It along.
Needs More Hank Examiners.
An increase in the force OF bank exam
liners will be asked OF the legislature by
state Auditor Shaw, Iowa, with its 1,lb
state and savings banks, has only five
examiners. They are unable to make tho
one examination year which Is anticl-
pated by tho statutes. Auditor Shaw
points out that Minnesota with about half
the number OF banks has fifteen inspec-
tors and as many helpers. Tho examiners
are no expense to the state, as the bank
pays the cost OF It's own examination.
The annual election OF officers OF the
} Iowa state Travelling Mems association
} brought to the city large number OF
tho travelling men OF this section OF the
country. and the election today was
spirited contest with many candidates.
There was no opposition to the re-elec-
ton OF ]. w. Hni as president ar to W.
r. Tone as vice president. The most in
; teresting contest was over secretary j.
: 3. Irish, present incumbent, was not
candidate for reelection There was
large field of candidates-Ciarence Deets.
w. B. Emerson. r. A. Barfowman. Harry
Hex and T. B. Cookery A number OF
candidates we're out for positions on the
directory board OF the organization.
disqualification bureau Needed.
Warden c. c. McClaughry OF the Ana
! mosa refornatory is urging upon the
legislature provision for a bureau OF
Identification and adoption OF the finger
print system for keeping track OF Grim
inals. lie would have the bureau estab-
lished by the Board Of Control at some
central point and begin the keeping Of
records. also other information regarding
the history Of the men who are arrested
In Iowa II would also exchange dupli-
Gates OF records with similar bureaus in
other states. He is fully convinced the sys-
TEN is feasible. II has been in use for hum
! dreds OF years. He states that In England.
! where perhaps 100000 records arc on
} file. II a new record comes in which Il Is
suspected has been taken before. even
. country. the fact can be established in a
few minutes. Iowa has never taken any
I action looking toward a scientific study
: of oriminolosy. and he would have II
: niake the beginning as soon a. possible
work of Supreme Court.
, An Investigation into the work OF the
supreme court OF Iowa during the last
year disoloses that a larger percentage
, of reversAls was made than in the year
before. though the record is much betlel
than generally supposed. In 1918 tbs
court filed decisions affirming 81 case,
and reversing 1874 In 1914 there were 81
affirmatiops and isi reversals OF thes'
n there very In 1919 forty-four affirmation
d OF state cases and ten reversals; and las
o year twenty-nine state cases RffirmeS
y and seven reversed. OF the seven stat,
q cases not all were strictly criminal fo
= they included one Involving IN Webb
9 Kenyon liquor law, another the automo
n bile law. and another the ice cream law
,. stock shipping Contract Case.
> Final conclusion OF case In IowJ
a courts for many years was reached las
= week when the supreme court entered al
!, order reversing itself 10 conform TO IN
i United States supreme court decision in
= matter involving stock contracts and linn
tied liability. II was the case Of Crane
% against Chicago. Rock Island q Pacific
n from Wright county. in which the low
n courts gave the shipper fun value o
n hogs killed IN interstate shipment. Tn
= decision was given four years ago. Nov
the mandate Of the United states suprem
81 court Is that the case shall be reversei
q and the company's liability be recognise
nj in fixing the value OF the. stock. This wa
'. one Of the eases from Iowa which cause
y action by congress. The Iowa court he'll
~ that even though It was an interstat
shipment the Iowa law forbtddins limi
ID OF liability applied, and this was uphel
p at Washington. Later congress took hol
q OF the matter and tried TO enact the low
he law into the federal statutes. but, accord
70 ing TO the federal courts. merely sue
"a eeeded In legalizing the stock contract
OF instead OF foTbldding them Since the
a SenRtor Cummins got through the senat
81 a bill 10 forbid these contract Limitations
., but President Wilson viii not give m
J word 70 have the house pass the sam