Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-03-21

and for the Pitt-Johnston bill; Ander-
son of Davis, Andre, Bailey, Becker,
Bonn, Bots, Coakley, Crozier, Edging-
ton, Epps, Finch, CARRIER, Giltner,
Griffin, Hall, Helming, Johnston of
Humboldt, Johnston of Lucas, Kern,
Kimberly, Krouse, Lake, of Lenocker,
Lewis, McFerren, Mead, Meredith
Miles, Murray, Newton, Nordyke, Ger
tel, Peters, Rayburn. Reed, Rees,
Richards, Roberts, Rogers, Rowley
Scott, Smith, Stanley, Starzinger,
Tucker, Turner, Ulstad, Walrath, Will
son of Cherokee, Wilson of Mahaska,
Wilson of Mitchell, Wormley, Pitt
Twenty-one farmers were for the
Elwood- Mackie bill and 20 farmers
were for the Pitt-Johnston bill.
Seize Liquors En- Route.
The senate yesterday passed the
Whitmore bill extending the powers
under the search warrant proceeding
so that Intoxicating liquors may be
seized en- route to their destination
if their shipments are illegal. It will
enable officers to 60 into transfer sta
tions or depots or other storage places
where liquor is being held until it can
be transferred and seize it.
Parks Along Lakes and Rivers.
All bills having for their objects the
establishment of a system of state
parks on beauty spots along rivers or
lakes or places of state or local his
torical interest, have been concen-
trated in q measure introduced by Sen
ator Holdogel, Of Rockwell City. The
bill provides that the fish and game
warden may establish state parks, by
and with the consent of the state ex-
ecutive council, along the lakes and
rivers of the state and provides for
the improvement of the same. BY the
terms Of the proposed law the execu-
tive council will name three persons
who with the curator of the state his
torical department shall constitute the
board Of conservation who shall in
vestigate places in Iowa valuable as
objects of natural history, forest re-
serve, means Of promoting forestry.
maintaining and preserving animal
and bird life Of the state. The fish
and game funds will be available for
the land purchase. The board is also
authorized to accept donations of land.
Provision is made for opening up high
ways to the proposed parks. The plan
contemplates draining no more lakes.
All the present lakes are to be pre-
served and improved. Building dams
will raise the level of the water in
some, while dredging will deepen
others The bill passed The Senate
with but little opposition. 20
seps+e Hits Family Deserters.
Non-support action may be brought
against parents or children and the
money raised by fine of the deserter
may be given to the person deserted,
according t6aa bill introduced in the
senate by Senator Lytle. The bill
would make desertion Of children by
parents or of destitute parents Unable
to support themselves by their chill
dren or of common law wife, a
felony. The penalty provided is a
years Imprisonment in the peniten-
tiary at hard labor or a fine of $1,000
or both. Where the fine is imposed
by the court the whole or part of it
may be paid to tire dependent per-
sons deserted.
Under a bill passed by the house
and senate every county in Iowa can
have county agent if they want one
The bill provides thap' county super
visors may appropriate $4,000 annually
to aid farm improvement association
The senate confirmed the appoint