Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-27
DEFENSE COUNCIL
Gets NO MONEY
MEMBERS WILL CONTINUE TO
DEFRAY OWN EXPENSES in
CONDUCTING THEIR WORK.
MINNESOTA COMMISSION
CLOSES MANY SALOONS
Iowa Council Decides to Cooperate
With Insurance Department in TAX
ing Measures to Reduce Fire Aaz-
ards Where Food Is Manufactured
or Stored.
pecial to Times-Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines June a7-The state de-
Tense council members will continue
to defray all of the expenses of the
council as well as their individual ex-
penses Herewith, it was decided yes
terday at a meeting of the executive
committee and Governor Harding. The
governor has full authority to carry
out the councils decisions on matters
relating to the war. The members of
the council will give their time and
their money to prosecute the work of
the council.
The Minnesota safety commission;
corresponding to the Iowa council of
defense, the Illinois commission and
those Of other states, had big sums
Of money set aside for their use by
the legislatures and these councils
were also delegated almost unlimited
powers.
Governor ]. A. Burnquist and four
others make up the Minnesota COM
mission. The first thing the minnesota
commission did after organizing was TO
close thirty-two saloons in the COZ >
gested lodging house district in the
Twin Cities. Later the commission
arbitrarily ordered the saloons to close
at 10 o'clock, altho the state law per-
mits them to stay open until Ii. The
hours Of opening were changed from
a. m. to 8 a. m. The serving OF
liquor to women was forbidden. This
restriction was made after orders were
issued that men in Uncle Sans uni
forms should not be served with
liquors. The men then went in with
the women and the latter did the or
dering.
To Reduce Fire Hazards.
The state council Of defense indus
trial committee yesterday voted to CO.
operate with the insurance companies
in making an inspection Of the mills,
elevators, coal repositories and places
where food is stored with a view to re-
ducing all fire hazards possible at these
places. The insurance companies will
grant the privilege Of their inspectors
making these surveys under order OF
the state fire marshal. There will be
1z5 of them commissioned as inspec-
tors to inspect food storage places and
they will be given the full authority
Of the state in making these inspec-
tons They will receive no pay from
the state but will in fact be deputy
fire marshals and their orders as to
cleaning up and reducing the fire
hazards will have the authority Of the
state.
A committee representing the ma
tional board Of underwriters with w
n. Sage as chairman placed the plan
before the defense council yesterday
This committee Is doing the same work
in all Of the states. It will meet with
the Nebraska officials at Lincoln to-
day.
The state defense council committees
yesterday did not go into the matter
of appointments to the two exemption
boards which will serve in Iowa. These
are to be appointed by President Will
son. There will be five members on
each board, one board for the northern
district OF Iowa and one for the south
ern.
Tho government yesterday an
nounced from Washington the exemp-
ton boards in twentyfour Of the
states. 1t is possible the members OF
the boards in the other states will be
named today or tomorrow.