The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-02-07

To Pension Teachers.
Two years ago Prof. Jacob G. Gray
son of Council Bluffs, member of the
house, introduced bill providing fol
the pensioning Of school teachers un
der certain restrictions endorsed by
the State Teachers association. The
bill failed of passage. Representative
Shortess of Tama has introduced 8
bill similar to the one that was re
jected, but with the Objectionable fea
lures eliminated. Senator Kimbal
will introduce the bill in the, senate
Under provisions Of the measure any
teacher who has served tewnty-five
years or more may retire upon a life
annuity of $12 for each and every year
of service. Teachers who have served
tewlve years or more may retire with
a similar annuity II mentally or phys
ically unable to continue teaching. Nc
annuity may begin until the teacher Is
so years of age, unless for disability
The bill requires every teacher who
retires under provisions of the pro
posed law to contribute $500 to an an
nuity fund, to be invested as other
school funds by the state, and the in
terest from which is to be distributed
among the benefciaries of the system
Wants to Sell Ground In Capitol Ex
tension. @
Senator Ball of the Jefferson-Van
Buren, district has fathered bill au
thoriZing the executive council to sell
six city blocks from the grounds in
cluded in the capitol extension. He
contends that it would still leave fifty
acres in the tract and he thinks that
is large enough. Representative Row
ley of Van Buren has introduced a
similar bill in the house and Senator
Whitmore of Ottumwa is back OF a
measure that will cut off the tax levy
for improving the grounds to the ex
tent planned. 1t would prevent the
levying of taxes asgregating $750,O0C
in the next five years. .aE--
chiropractics Are Busy.
That chiropractic treatment Of hu
man ills must be legalized Is the raj
lying cry Of the disciples of that cult
The osteopaths made a fight for rec
ognition few years ago and won out
The chiropractics have secured j. Fl
nell to; present their claims to the
Mitt zee and alE.sad sens
Ff The most prominent practitioners o.
the state have been interviewing mem
bers of the legislature. Davenport ii
the birthplace of this system of treat
ment and the methods and principles
utilized have spread to about every
state Hitherto the regular physicians
in the two houses have prevented rec
ognition.
Amending Insurance Law.
One of the most important pieces oi
legislation apparently is the insurance
law passed by the last general assem-
bly,. Several members Of the house
and senate were elected on the issue
of repeal Senator Caswell of the
Crawford Harrison -Monona district
has introduced a bill in, the senate and
Representative Shortess of Tama has
introduced the measure in the house
which gives to the insurance commits
sion the power to send out experts tc
investigate complaints of unjust rates
fixed on individual cases by the rating
bureaus and to order new ratings il
the investigations show them needed
The commissioner now has authority
to change the rating of whole classes
of risks, but not for individual cases
and most of the agitation against the
anti-discriminatory law comes from
cases of individuals who feel them
selves aggrieved and have been unable
to secure any satisfaction in their CON
plants to the rating bureaus. ,.,
Bogus Seed Corn to be OutIawed
Senator Harry c White Of the
Benton-Tama district is considering
bill which will provide for the prose
cution Of seed companies selling seet
not up to The guarantee, in the coun
ties in which the sales are made. Las
spring he purchased seed corn which
was guaranteed at 95 per cent. Onl!
67 per cent terminated. The senator
protested and the firm refused to, re
fund the money paid or make good tht
difference in value of the seed. Efforts
to prosecute the company were no
successful, the senator says, because
the seed operators are prominent mel
in their own communities and it is al
most impossible to convict them there
Choosing Paving by Local Election
A bill introduced by Senator Mitch
ell of Mahaska provides that the cit!
council shall call an election of prop
cIly oWueISy Ou oel lSClo loi "1iSh p' '
ing has been ordered and they shal
select the material for the paving
Each property owner shall vote ac
cording to the front feet over whicl
his property extends.
Free School Books in Rural Districts
Representative Arch MacFarlane, o
! Black Hawk has introduced bill tha
if passed will permit country schoo
districts to furnish free text books t
pupils, after the majority of elector
| in, the district have voted in approva
of the proposition. Cities and consoli
dated school districts under the pres
ent law are permitted to furnish fire.
text books, but the country district
were omitted from the provisions o
the statute.
The bill provides that the books full
nished free are to be the property o
the district and when family move
away the books are to be left with tn
school official
Closed Season for Quail.
The legislative committee to whor
was referred the Turner bill forbid
ding the killing of quail for five year
has reported favorably for the passag
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