Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1915-03-05
State Police Bill Passed House.


bill, however, the house took control
OF the special officers provided for
away from the attorney generals Of
fee and placed it in the hands of the
governor. The bill gives the COVER
nor authority to name not to exceed
four special agents, with authority to
enforce the state laws at any point
in the state. 1t is move to strengthen
the power given for enforcement OF
the statutory prohibition law which
will go into effect next January. The
special agents created by the bill will
work under the direction of the gov
ernor, instead of the attorney general
as first proposed, and will be paid by
orders signed by the executive coun-
Gil. No special agent can serve more
than thirty days unless his appoint
ment by the governor has been a2-
proved by the executive council.
Deyoe Reappointed.
State Superintendent of Public In
struction A. M. Deyoe has been reap
pointed to that position for term Of
four years, as was predicted in the Sc
letters several weeks ago. Governor
Clarke has also appointed Gardner
Cowles Of Des Moines, Paul Stillman
of Jefferson and w. E. Schoentgen Of
Council Bluffs as members of the state
board of education. Mr.. Cowles sue
ceeds Senator ]. E. Trewin. of Cedar
Rapids, who resigned some time ago.
Mr.. Schoentgen was reappointed and
Mr.. Stillman succeeds Roger Leavitt
of Cedar Falls. In eliminating Mr..
Leavitt from the board Governor
Clarke explained it was done simply
to obey the law against any member
of the board residing in city where
one of the state schools was located.
Mr.. Leavitt's services to the state had
been highly satisfactory William Dem
mis-, of Cedar Rapids, was named by
the governor as member Of the board
OF parole in place of former Senator
Berry. of Indianola. Ole o. Roe, of
Des Moines, was named as fire COM
missioner to succeed himself All
these appointments must be confirmed
by the senate. as must that of State
House Custodian Duckworth, which
has been hanging fire for several
weeks.
To Raise Railroad Rates.
The efforts being made by represen-
tatives of railroads doing business to
secure the passage of a bill giving
them authority to raise passenger
rates has found expression in bill
introduced in the senate by Perkins of
the Observation-Disclosures district. SEN
ator Perkins made it known that the
bill was not his own, but that it was
introduced by request. 1t proposes
authority to the roads to advance pas
senger rates from two to two and
one-half cents q mile. The bill also
proposes to place the passenger traffic
of the railways under the supervision
of the board of railroad commission
ers.
To Abolish Parole Board.
The threat for movement to abol-
ish the board of parole was carried
into effect in the house when Repre-
sentative Eggleston Of Clarke county
introduced bill to transfer all the
duties of the board to the state board
of control. The only officer of the
present board Of parole who would
be retained under the Eggleston bill,
would be the secretary.
A Judge for Each County.
Representative Coakley of Union
county has bill for redistricting the
state. as to judicial districts. He would
have each county in the state regarded
rs a judicial sub-district with the
light to choose one Judge.
Woman Suffrage to the Voters.
The question as to whether women
shall be given the right to vote in
Iowa is now up to the voters Of the
state. The constitutional amendment
resolution which was adopted by the
Thirty-fifth general assembly has
passed both houses Of the present
legislature. has been signed by the
governor, and will probably be sub
mitted to the voters at the primary
eleCIlOu next year. IL IL carries Dy q
majority vote of the men at that time
women of Iowa will be permitted to
vote in the general election in Novem-
Der, 1916.
Dry Amendment Goes Through.
The house adopted the Wilson
Thomas constitutional amendment for
statewide prohibition as it came from
the senate, with only IA votes regis
tered in the negative. The amendment
resolution is now up to the Thirty
seventh general assembly, and IL it is
passed by both houses Of that body
will 60 to the people for approval.
The composition Of the next assembly
Is Of course all guess work at the
present time. but the opponents of
the amendment are declaring that 1t
will not be able to get through the
senate two years from now. They
argue that there are in the present
senate ALI told 81 dry members fbof