Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-29

increased rates In Iowa.
It has been defended by State In
surance Commissioner English but the
sentiment against the bill appeared to
be far stronger than its support when
the test came.
New approach to the solution Of the
blue law problem will be made In =
bill to be reported out by the senate
judiciary committee today as q substi-
tute for the Henigbaum bill.
The Henigbaum bill Is practically
the same as the Griffin bill killed by
the senate on Tuesday. 1t provides for
an open Sunday.
The senate judiciary committee bill
drawn by Senators Newberry and
Rule, provides for a closed Sunday
with the option Of cities of more than
5000 population to vote upon opening
theaters, moving picture houses and
baseball games for which admission L.
charged, provided 10 per cent of the
voters petition for such an election. a
similar proposal was voted down In
the house.
The bill also raises the minimum
flne for violation of the laws from 81
to So. and the maximum from So to
$25 1t exempts public utilities news
papers, drug stores. cigar stores,
amusement parks and number OF
other businesses. 1t provides also that
If a city votes to open theaters and
moving picture houses on Sunday they
may not be open before ! o'clock III the
afternoon.
The anti cigaret law promises to de-
velop a full set Of teeth II the senate
pass the Findlay bill adopted by the
house yesterday afternoon, and ex-
tending the terms Of the Cosson red
light injunction law to premises where
cigarets are sold. The Findlay bill
would permit the courts to issue in
functions against any place OF bust
ness where clsarets or cigaret papers
are sold, just as injunctions may now
be issued for violation Of liquor or So
cial evil regulations.
Attempts to amend the Findlay bill.
Fl. F. 500, were voted down. Repre-
sentative Otto Starzinger, Of Polk
county, attempted to secure an amend
ment requiring that the landlord must
have knowledge that his property is
being used for the illegal sale OF
cigarets or papers before an injunction
can be issued, and later offered an
other amendment extending the law
against any place where cigars are
sold
Representative Frank Lake. Of Sioux
City, wanted to make the law apply
only in cases where the makin's are
sold to minors, but also lost out.
Only five representatives. Oertel,
O'Donnell, Starzinger. Tucker and
Lake voted against the bill on final
passage
The measure is one strongly sup
ported by the W. c. T. U.
The house highways committee has
agreed to report out the Foster road
patrol bill for passage. action being
taken yesterday afternoon by a II to
S vote.
The bill provides for the employment
Of permanent road patrolmen to MAIN
tain highways, both of the county and
township road systems.
The bill was passed by the senate
by big majority. Minor amendments
were made in the house committee. It's
passage is considered likely in the
house.
The bill by Findlay. Of Webster
county, to extend the Injunction law to
the places selling cigarets contrary to
law passed the house of the Iowa legis-
lature yesterday by a vote Of 81 to ..
A similar measure was introduced in
the senate some time ago by Senator
Proudfoot. Of Warren county, as a
substitute to the Rule bill which would
license the sale Of cigarets The sub
stitute was carried but killed by n par
liamentary maneuver by which the
enacting clause was stricken out.
The senate appropriations committee
will report out in a day or so a bill
providing for the appropriation OF
$500, 900 as a war fund to be used in
case an emergency arose. Such bill
was introduced in the house appro-
priations committee yesterday. Sem
ator Foskett, chairman of the senate
committee. said the bill
Is ready and will be introduced some
time this week.
One OF the most common OF errors
Ia that Of confusing happiness with
the means Of happiness, sacrificing the
first for the attainment OF the second.