The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-01-24


also be provided for. 1t is proposed
to require all the inspectors time for
work in bee diseases, development OF
markets, etc. I'll
Law for Vocational Training. .
Some legislation will be asked by
the state department of education that
will provide for vocational education.
A conference of prominent citizens
from all sections of the state was held
early in November and at that meet
ing full and free discussion was had
touching vocational problems. A COM
mittee from this conference was ap-
pointed to draft bill covering the
tentative plans outlined. This COM
mittee held meeting in Des Moines
January 9Th and went over the situa-
ton quite thoroughly A bill recently
passed by congress appropriates a
large sum of money to be apportioned
among the several states for vocation
al and prevocational education. Each
state must contribute an amount equal
to what the government sets aside for
that particular commonwealth before
it can participate in the expenditure
of the fund. The members of the COM
mittee are: NJ. G. Clark, superintend-
ent, Sioux City; F. E. Bissell. H. B.
Glover company, Dubuque; Alfred G.
Mueller, attorney, Davenport; Mrs.
Anna L. Burdick, director of Vocation
al guidance public schools of Des
Moines; Sidney Mandelbaum, Des
Moines; X G. Smith, department en-
gineering extension. Iowa State col
lege of Agriculture and Mechanic
AL, Gfrinf. v>roci1onf
Iowa State Federation of LABOR, Sioux
City.
Boxing Contests to be Leealized.
A number of sports are working to
have bill introduced legalizing
friendly boxing stunts. Four years
ago when Senator Greene, of Clinton,
was member of the house he intro.
duced bill having for its object the
encouragement of the, manly sport of
boxing. The measure never got very
far in either house. He has /been So
Iicited to introduce such bill in the
senate At this session and will do so If
no one can be found to introduce the
measure in the house, ssys ssss
Iss es,tfrsfsttea Asre Active.
fhe pr4senc3 OF Mrs, Gait IN Des
Mofnes the past week greatly aroused
interest in the cause of equal suffrage.
1t is now proposed to start consti-
tutional amendment referendum again
and such q measure will be introduced
in both houses simultaneously. If it
passes this session successfully two
years from now it will have to run the
gauntlet of another legislature. Suf-
frage workers aver that there is evil
dence Of fraud in thirty-ive counties
in the conduct Of the election last
June. The fraud consists in careless
indifference in officials in providing
ing places. At some polling places
ballots did not show UP until the af-
ternoon of election day. In other
places there were not ballots enough
to go round. The w. c. T. U. has in
terested itself in the matter and
wants the legislature to declare the
election last June invalid and not an
indication of public sentiment touch
ing the issues involved.
Blind Man In the House.
Frank Eertel of Lee county is blind
He is a graduate of the Drake law
school and is only % years of age. He
is lawyer in Keokuk. His mother
looks after him and she furnishes him
a pair Of good eyes, as she is alert to
going on in the legislature.
He has an original idea and that is
that candidates for county office be re-
quiredf by law to state before the cleo
tion who is to serve as deputy. He
favors the repeal of the primary elec-
ton law and the placing Of candidates
for Judge on the tickets of all parties.
To Regulate House Rent.
The endorsement given housing re-
form by Governor Harding in his in
augural has greatly encouraged or
ganizations working for community
betterment in the cities of Iowa. Let
ters of endorsement have been re-
ceived from Dubuqu, Sioux City, Ce-
dar Rapids and Burlington. Land
lords in cities receive excessively
high rentals for unsanitary shacks,
Ex-Mayor Hanna of Des Moines is at
the head of better housing agitation in
Des Moines, Hon. J. B. Weaver, mem
ber from Polk county, will introduce
q bill that it is believed will serve to
regulate extortionate rentals. 1t Is a
crime to exact more than per cent /
interest on money, but cheap, inferior
residence property in cities brings the
owner as high as 100 per cent on his
Some Proposed Reforms in Dairy De-
partment. !
Senator B. w. Newberry of Clayton
county will introduce the same bill
that passed the senate last year max,
ing changes in the dairy law, One Of
these changes is to increase the, sal
ary of men in the dairy department.
making the salary equal or higher than
that received by the food inspectors.
Another change will be to make it a
specific offense to put Kerosene or gas
oline in milk bottles. The third
change will be to make the license for
taking Babcock tests of butterfat good
for one year from date of issue.
Club Women Are Watchful.
The club women of Des Moines are
organized for service and propose to
support all measures that have for
their object the Improvement Of the
of working women. They
favor minimum wage scale, an eight
hour day and the privilege of partici-
pating in municipal and school cleo
tions. 1t is understood that woman