Omaha daily bee., 1917-02-10
STATE OF IOWA GOES
BROKE; HAS NO CASH
Million and Half Warrants
More Than Money on Hand
Authorized.
PINCH ALREADY FELT
(rrom a Staff Correspondent

rrom ptAII IorrNbpohueHtJ
Des Moines, Ia, Feb. 9.-(Special
Telegram. 1.-The state of Iowa is
broke For the period covering the
first six months of 1917, receipts and
total funds available will be $4,239,447.
For the same period expenditures au-
thorized by law will aggregate $5,724,-
958. The state will, therefore, be COM
PEELED to find some way of caring for
warrants aggregating more than ST.
100000, if demands are made upon the
treasurer to pay all authorized APP
preparations.
The pinch is already being felt in
the treasurer's department.
Warrants in excess OF 100000 have
been marked not paid for want OF
funds.
Fraudulent Check Bill Passes.
Senator Kimball's fraudulent check
bill, which aroused bitter opposition
on the floor of the senate of the Iowa
Legislature when it was first intro
duced, was passed in an amended
form by the senate yesterday by
vote OF 40 to %. As amended it pro-
vides that any person who. with in
tent to defraud, shall draw check or
order on bank in which he does not
have sufficient funds or credit to meet
same, shall be guilty of INSIDE
meanor and on conviction shall be
punishable by fine not to exceed
500, or Imprisonment in the county
jail not to exceed thirty days. II the
drawer OF the check is able to pay it
on demand he will not be subject to
the provisions of the law.
Increases Assessors Pay.
Assessors of Iowa will receive 81
per day instead of $3.50 If the Bying-
ton bill, known as Senate File No. Al,
passed by the senate Of the Iowa leg
islature today. is passed by the house
and becomes law. An effort was
made on the part Of Senator Fleok of
Jasper county to amend the bill and
fix the compensation at. $3.50 per day,
but this was voted down.
Factories Can Use Water.
Factories OF Iowa located along
rivers will be permitted to use the
water for factory purposes, provided
it is not polluted and is not diverted
from the main stream, through an
amendment to the present law passed
by the senate of the Iowa legislature
today. Under the old law they were
only permitted to use the water for
power. Senator Rule OF Cerro Gordo
county Secured the passage of this
amendment. He said beet sugar
factory is being completed in his
county which wishes to use water to
wash the beets.
Would Sell Flynn Farm.
The sale OF the Flynn farm Just
west OF Des Moines, now owned by
the state and used as custodial farm,
is provided for in bill introduced in
the senate by Senators Hale of Cedar
county and Frailcy OF Lee county.
Senator Hale favors the purchasing Of
a tract Of land near Anamosa for this
purpose. William ]. Dixon, chairman
OF the state board of control, declares
that it will be mistake to sell this
farm. He says it is being operated
by the state at profit and that it
provides a good place for the board
to employ honor prisoners. He says
the farm has increased in value since
It was bought by the state and he
believes that its value will continue
to increase.
Many Join Army.
i The break with Germany has slim
ulated recruiting at the Des Moines
4 army and navy branches in the last
several days. The recruiting officers
are sending out six or more men every
day now, which is about twice as
many as in previous weeks. All OF
these men are sent TO Fort Logan
4 Colo, where they are placed in train.
ing barracks for the various branches
Of the service in which they expect to
engage.
Second Iowa at Inauguration.
According to dispatches received
here from Washington the Second
Iowa regiment may be ordered home
by the way of Washington to take
part in Inauguration ceremonies. Sen.
ator Kenyon has asked Secretary o.
War Baker to make arrangement
Senator Kenyon reports that the
prospects are this plan will be carried
out.
Press Convention Opens.
The second annual convention o.
the Iowa Press association opened
in Des Moines yesterday. Newspaper
, men from all over the state are II
attendance. Paul S, Junkin of Ores
ton is president OF the association
!. The convention opened with an ad
. dress of welcome by Mayor Johr
MacVicar, to which President Junkii
{ responded. Speakers on the afternoon
program were, p. r. Faust OF Chi
cago: Prof. F, w. Beckman, Ames
X. Neutson OF Mason City and Sen
ator f. NJ. Smith Of Winterset.