Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-01-24
MANCHESTER, IOWA, JANUARY "a, 1917.

agricultural college. As proposed, the
law will be drawn to permit inspection
as at present upon call of the bee
keepers, but will provide for enforce
ment of the porvision requiring prop
er attention to diseased colonies by an
other officer rather than by the in
spector. Apiary demonstrations will
also be provided for. It is proposed
to require all the inspectors time for
work in bee diseases, development of
markets, etc.
Law for Vocational Trimming.
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
inittee from this conference was ap-
pointed to draft o bill covering the
tentative plans outlined This COM
mittee held a 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
1t can participate I'm the expenditure
of the fund. The members Of the conf
iRttee are: M. G. Clark, superintendT
ent, Sioux City; F. E. Bissefi, H. B.
Glover company, Dubuque; Alfred c.
Mueller. attorney, Davenport; Mrs.
Anna l.. Burdick, director of vocation
al guidance public schools. Des
Moines; Sidney Mandelbaum, Mandel-
baum department store, Des Mcines;
X. G. Smith, department engineering
extension, Iowa State College Of Agri-
culture and Mechanic Arts, A1nes; J.
II. Strict, president Iowa State FEEDER
alton of Labor, Sioux City.
Boxing Contest to be Legalized.
A number Of sports are working to
have bill introduced legalizing friend
ly boxing stunts. Four years ago
when Senator Greene of Clinton was
a member Of the house he introduc-
ed bill having for its object the en-
couragement Of the. manly sport of
boxing. The measure never got very
far in either house. He has. been So
licited to introduced 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.
Suffragettes are Active.
The presencespf Mrs. Gait i'm Des
Moines the past week greatly aroused
interest in the cause of equal suffrage
1t is now proposed tosstart consti
tutional amendment referendum again
and such a measure will be introduced
in both houses simultaneously. II il
passes this session successfully two
years from now it will have to rur
the gauntlet of another Legislature
Suffrage workers aver that there is
evidence of fraud in thirty-five coun,
ties in the conduct of the election last
June. The fraud consists in careless
indifference in officials in providing
suffrage amendment ballots at the
polling places. At some polling places
ballots did not show up until the aft
|ernoon of election day. In Other
places there were not ballots enough
to go around. 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 touching the is
sues involved. &
Blind Man In the House.
Frank Oertel of Lee county is blind
He is a graduate OF the Drake Law
school and is only % years Of age. H,
is lawyer at Keokuk. His mother
looks after him and she furnishes hin
a pair Of good eyes, as she is alert tt
everything going on in the legislature
He has an original idea and that /!
that candidates for county Office be re
quired by law to state before the elec
tion who is to serve as deputy. H,
favors the repeal of the primary cleo
tion law and the placing of candidate.
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 communit,
betterment in the cities Of Iowa. Let
ters Of endorsement have been re
eeived from Dubuque, Sioux City, Ce
dar Rapids and Burlington. Land
lords in cities receive excessively
high rentals for insanitary shacks
Ex-Mayor Hanna of Des Moines is al
the head of better housing agitation il
Des Moines. Hon. J. B. Weaver. mem
ber from Polk county, will introduce
a bill that it is believed will serve tc
regulate extortionate rentals. It is 9