The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-04-18

Child Welfare Movement Successful
For several years the women oi
Iowa through the federation of clubs
and other organizations have beer
working to establish q child welfare
department at the State University at
Iowa City. This time their efforts
were successful. An appropriation OF
$25,0OO was made and this means the
organization Of the department. #
No More Non.Partisan Judges.
The biggest killing of the session
occurred when the n0n-partisan ju
dietary law was squelched. A bill
to repeal it was defeated in the senate
early in the session. A rider" was
afterwards tackled to the kimball bill
repeating the presidential primary
law and 1t passed both houses as did
also rider restoFing the circle to
the official ballot. This measure had
also failed to pass early in the ses.
sion. Added to this was the defeat OF
the four year term for county officials
which had passed and was in the
hands ofthe enrolling clerk when re.
called. Both hoIses took hand In
the slaughter.
Method Of Drawing Juries Changed.
Among the important bills passed is
the one which is intended to knock out
professional jurors. Cities have been
sorely troubled on account of the con-
nivance OF officials with fellows whose
principal occupation is serving on jur-
les and such persons are usually for
sale. hence the disqualification of the
courts. The bill provides for the ap-
poirtmeht. by the judges Of the dis.
trict court OF jury commission Of
three members. who are to draw the
juries.. They are instructed to prepare
a list of 100 for grand jurors, this list
to include men from every township.
and are further required TO draw the
petit juorors from another list com
piled from the poll books, and also
including representatives from every
and city precinct. The pres
ent method whereby jury lists are
certified by the judges of election is
done away with. 1t has the ipdorse,
ment of the state bar association. and
is expected to do away with the "prO-
fessional Juror" abuse. 1t affects all
counties having population of more
than 10000 and including city of 49,
900 population or more.
To Purchase State Parks.
Iowa proposes to save some OF her.
beauty spots. Game Warden
Hinshaw made vigorous plea in his BIZ
ennial report for authority to purchase
ground adjoining lakes, rives and 9TH
er attractive places that would afford
q nucleus for q state wide park sysi
TEN. Senator HoidoEel and Repre-
Dean drafted a bill which
hns for It's object this very purpose.
An H:HlipfUpr1Afldi 0ff .1Ous frorff the
hunters license funds Is provided for
by the bill to start the work It is
pointed out that the lands adjoining
most OF the lakes and streams OF the
state are now privately owned. and
that in the future It may be almost
cess to the rivers and lakes OF the
state for pleasure purposes. No par.
tiCular tracts of property have yet
been authorized for purchase by the
state. ~. a.
Cause Of the INTENSE Feeling on Game
Legislation. { y
A good many people over the state
are wondering why there was SO much
feeling over the passage of the law
making closed season of five years
for quail. Well. 1t was purely finan-
cial proposition. Game Warden Hin
shaw insisted that closed period of
i've years for quail would cause at
east $4,000 sportsmen to refuse to
pay 81 a year for hunters license.
That meant the taking from his de.
partment Of nearly half of the annu-
II income. Right on the heels of this
came the Holdogel.Dean bill provid-
ng for the establishment, of state
parks and appropriating $4,000 from
he funds tof the game warden's de-
oartnlent for this purpose. With the
esseEing of the income something
ike $50.0O0i and the diverting of $685.
)00 to thea state park fund Mr.. Hin.
shaw foreSaw nothing but bankruptcy
or his department. He argued that
le would be left nothing for game
and nothing for matching
md distribution of fish. He had the
'pUrtsmrn from every county and city
n Iowa at his back in his fight against
me closed season for quail. The
trends of the closed season Go not
believe that there will be any falling
,ff in the number of persons taking
,ut a hunters license. They contend
hat the quail are so scarce that but
ew hunters expect to get any of the
birds and licenses are taken out that
'abbits may he slaughtered. The fu-
ure will tell who Is right in the mat
Ell. a. f. ,as =
Vote on Amendment October IS.
The bill introduced by Senator Will
ion Of the Appanoose-Davis district,
for q special election Mon
lay, October 18th. to pass upon the
constitutional amendment,
net with but slight opposition in eth.
'r' house. The measure, was promptly
igned by Governor Harding and the
is already on. Hon. A. G..
;ankin. of Pennsylvania. the mould,
II orator." is speaking daily and will
until election day rolls
lrOund. ...asn.s. g..s A, ~
state Superintendent to be Elective,
Both houses passed the bill by ,,eu.
tor Smith of the Madison-Adair dis
rict. providing for the election Of the
tate superintendent of public ipstruc-
ion rather than by appointment by
he Governor Sunt Hevoe was first