Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1915-04-16

and f6 must SEIZURE permit from the
will be permitted to engage in any en-
ployment. No child under is shall be
employed more than eight hours per
day, between the hours of a. m. and
s p. M, and no person under 16 years
Of age can be employed in any mine.
hotel, bowling alley, pool or billiard
| hall, or in any occupation dangerous
to life or limb. Boys over II and girls
| Is or over are permitted to- sell pa
pers on the streets, but permit must
be secured from the superintendent
of schools for that purpose for the boy
between the ages of II and IA. Under
the new law it will not be permissible
for any person under IS years Of age
to deliver messages after 10 o'clock
at night.
State Fair Improvements.
The State Fair association has two
bills before the assembly asking for
appropriations totalling $4,000. One
Of these bills, appropriating $4,000
for the erection of a sheep barn has
passed the house. The other asking
$4,000 for the construction Of q sew
age system on the fair grounds is
looked upon favorably and will un.
doubtedly be adopted. The managers
of the fair association declare both the
improvements asked for are needed
and are in line with the states prac-
tice of gradually improving and erect
ing permanent buildings on the
grounds. For exhibits at the fair this
year total Of $50. 10000 in premiums
is offered. This is the largest prem
ium Offering ever made by the asso-
citation and is $2.655.50 in excess Of
the offering made last year. The
school exhibit premiums are increased
from $1,O73 to $3.50. and nearly 3d.
900 has been added to the offerings
for cattle. The classificati0ns for
sheep, and agricultural and horticul-
tural products have all been enlarged.
Won't Change Primary Law
A bill was defeated for passage in
the house which would have done
away with the provision Of the state
wide primary election law, that no
candidate is nominated unless he shall
have received IS per cent or more OF
the total vote cast for candidates for
the office to which he aspires. 1t was
proposed to strike out the 35 per cent
clause and provide for the nomination
of the candidate receiving the highest
number of votes cast, regardless of the
ratio that number bears to the total
vote. When the primary election law
was adopted by the 30th general as
senh!y th4 whole aght on the measure
finally centered about the question Is
to what per cent of the total vote a
successful candidate must secure. 1t
was said then. and is said now, that .
multiplicity of candidates may re-
suit, without this clause. in the nomi-
nation of a candidate who receives but
a fraction Of the total vote Of his
party.
Candidates Are Active
Legislative gubernatorial candidates
have been Initiating their booms dur
ing the past week. Senator ]. H. AL
/ len, whose entry into the igovernorship
fight has been forecasted. got into the
race in earnest when meeting of his
friends was held at Des Moines ho-
tel. The senator was present and de-
livered a short address outlining some
of the things he proposed to fight for.
Taken as formal announcement, the
Allen meeting was soon followed by .
public statement BY Lieutenant Gov
ernor Harding, declaring that In the
fight for the nomination next year, he
would base his claims on the repub-
lean doctrine Of protection and the en-
of this announcement Attorney Cen
eral Cosson gave out . lengthy state
ment Of his views on public questions.
and the triangle was completed. It 10
expected other candidates will shy
their casters into the ring before long
1t is evident the fight Is to be conferred
on Harding. and many OF the friends
to eliminate one or the other Of these
aspirants. as they realize with both In
the field the chances of the lieutenant
governor will be greatly improved II
his nomination is not made certain.
Under the conditions as they exist
however, 1t is hard to see how either
of the two candidates can be elimi-
mated without leaving many sore
spots.
Senator Wilson. Of Appanoose coun-
ty, is q new aspirant for the nomina-
ton for lieutenant governor. accord
ing to the wise ones about the capitol
Senator Wilson is serving the closing
session of his first term and has made
Q fine record.
For attorney general John Fletcher.