Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-02-17

200. 3ss. The net. dsficit was t5s2.472.
The report Ahows that Jan. !, 1911
there was cash balance In the state
treasury OF $i18.247. The Estimated
receipts to June 80, 1917, amount to 3D.
12S,200. The appropriations due on
June 80 will amount to $5,72495S. The
net deficit will be 31,4S5.611.
The appropriations committee has a
number OF bankers in the membership.
These bankers advise the state to car
ry cash balance and avoid paying in
terest on warrants stamped not paid
for want Of funds when the cash bal
ance is exhausted.
Show Reports on Autos.
w. s. Allen, secretary OF state, yes
terday sent to the general assembly a
statement showing that Iowa had 1885,
5s7 automobiles registered in 1915 and
that the auto owners paid $l,679,924 in
fees to the state.
The report shows that Iowa has one
car for every twelve persons living In
the state.
The general assembly called for a
statement Of the number OF cars and
revenue received in order to deter
mine what counties are paying in the
most Of the revenue and what counties
are getting the greatest benefits under
the present system of dividing the fund
according to number of townships.
1t shows that sixty-two out of the
ninety mine counties draw more from
the fund than they pay in.
The report shows the exact number
of cars owned in each county. This
to No NE 0f co~
counties, ever made in Iowa.
Polk county Is recorded as owning
S,416 cars, which at the average regis
tration rate Of ss.45 per car, resulted ia
$71,125.20 being paid the state in fees.
However in the distribution Of the
auto fund, Polk county received less
than half the sum paid in.
There are but five counties in Iowa
having less than 1000 cars. While
Polk county has one car for every ff-
teen persons living in the county soma
of the counties without large cities,
where the population Is mostly rurai,
have more cars per capita than Polk
county.
President Wilson Thanks Lesislature
President woodrow Wilson Of the
United States yesterday expressed his
gratitude to the Iowa house Of rep
resentatives for the resolution recently
passed by the legislature approving the
presidents breaking Of Diplomatic r..
lations with Germany and rendering
the support Of the state of Iowa.
His thanks were expressed in a per-
sonal letter received yesterday by
Speaker NJ. B. Pitt, and read 10 the
house at the afternoon session.
His message was as follows:
"Will you not accept for yourself
and the members Of the house Of the
Thirty general assembly Q!
the state of Iowa this expression OF
my warmest thanks for their generous
pledge Of support.
II deeply appreciate the condolences
and appreciation Of your colleagues
and yourself and am heartened by
your friendly assurances. Cordially
yours, woodrow wilson.
Members Of the house heartily APP
plauded at the reading Of the letter.
Harding Signs Repeal Bill.
The presidential preference primary
Is now a thing Of the past in Iowa.
The Klinker bill repeating the Law
providing for an expression of choice
Of presidential candidates, after pass
ing the house and senate, was signed
yesterday by Governor Harding and
will become law: July 4, 1917.
The presidential preference primary
was used but once in Iowa. Not one
friend OF the law appeared in either
the house or senate to defend 1t.
Althe the governor expressed con.
fidence III the primary principle, in his
address to the general assembly. ne SET
at rest all doubt of what he thought
Of the presidential primary by signing
the repeal bill. Before signing he had
the measure carefully looked over to
determine that no joker had been In
cluded and that no section of the gen.
eral primary law was annulled winch
was not intended to be Cancelled.