Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-02-03
NO localized
PRIZE FIGHTS
,owA HOUSE COMMITTEE KILLS
BILL PROPOSING BOXING
COMMISSION.
OCT. is PROBABLE
DATE FOR DRY ELECTION
Earlier Dates Not Meeting with aVo'
Among LesisIators-Proudfoot Pro-
poses Child Welfare Research S1aton
at Iowa City-Clarks's Apprentices
as Yet Unconfirmed.
Special to Times Republican.

Des MOineS, Feo. o.--l ne piAA ~ ~
vide a commission to regulate ooNlhS
and athletic contests was killed IN the
house committee yesterday afternoon.
II was introduced by Representative
Frank c. Lake, of Woodbury. county. II
would have licensed athletic asSocla-
tons to put on DoNlnS matches anu
would have been more than self sup
porting.
The highways committee OF the
house considered a bill requiring couh-
" supervisors to put up signs OF warn
ing along highways within "A certain
Instance of railroad crossings. An et-
for. is being made TO require the rail-
ROAD to pay the expense OF TINS
Senator Parker, OF Polk county, has
d bill TO restrict the erection Oh Sloie
buildings in residence districts Al
teuDts 10 invade exclusive feSIueHCe
districts by enterprisinS merchants
and build drug stores and grocery
stores near fashionable homes are sal"
10 be the inspiration OF the Dill. Many
towns. however, want such meas
IRE, il seems, and are asking that the
rker bill be amended TO inciuoe
ms of 5000 population or more.
IS may be done. Il
Oct. IS Probable Date.
II seems probable that the date OF
oct Is. 1917, named by Senator Will
son in his bill introduced yesterday
will be the one selected for the hold
ing Of the special election on the pro-
hibitorv constitutional amendment.
Earlier dates are not meeting with
favor.
Senator "Cady" Chase introduced
concurrent resolution yesterday 10
urge members OF the Iowa delegation
in congress to do everything IN thelr
power to abolish the custom OF Tree
distribution of garden seeds. Inc res
olution declares that this practice IS
costing the government quarter OIL
million Of dollars year.
Senator Whitmore introduced bill
yesterday providing for the erection OF
a street car waiting room opposite the
state house on Grand avenue and TO
appropriate $500 therefor.
Senators yesterday declared that the
vote on the Holdoegel bill was not
test vote as regards the highway COM
mission, They said they voted on 1t as
an economy measure and !. did not IN
dictate their attitude on the highway
commission law.
A lively debate in the house on the
question Of probing trusts was cut
short Yesterday by the joint session at
noon. Representative Epps, Of Wa
pello county, moved that the house ap-
point a committee to confer with the
senate committee on the matter OF car
shortage. This aroused Representative
T KIinker, of Crawford county, VINO
took the floor ano declared that such
investigations were a joke. They didn't
Se.. anywhere, he said, and accom-
plished nothing.
Child Welfare Movement.
Senator Proudfoot, of warren couh-
~ is interested in the child welfare
movement as it is being worked out oy
twentieth century experts. He has IN
PRODUCED a bill 10 establish research
station at Iowa City and approprlatlng
$50, 900 annually for its maintenance.
This research station would be a
mart of the state university and
would have as its objects as stated 10
tho bill, the investigation of the Des'
scientific methods of conserving ana
developing the normal child, the dis
semination Of the information acquired
nv such investigation, and the train
Z ing of students for work IN such
fields" The bill further provides:
THAT the management and control OF
such station shall be vested in dlrec-
tor appointed by the said board OF co
,,cation and an advisory board OF seven
members TO be appointed by the presi-
dent of the university from the faculty
of the graduate college Of said unlver-
sity.'
Apoointees Uneonfirmed.
THE senate has taken no action or
rho recommendations of Governor
Clarke as to confirming his appoint
rer+s of Judge Withrow to member
shin on the state board OF parole, a .
Funk as industrial commissioner anc
former Senator +. F Jones, of Vllilsca
as member Of the state board Of
gE education. These names were sent II
at the very first Of the session ane
four weeks have now passed without
any action on them.
Highway Tax Proposed.
The senate highway committee yes
terday ordered a bill drafted which vii
,lroyide for q state highway tax OF
mill upon all taxable property in tins
state. the proceeds to be apport1onet
~ the counties and expended on tn
county road system by the boards o
supervisors.
The proposition was put before tn
committee by Senator Foster, of Guth
RE Center. Only one member fai!e
10 indorse the plan. Senators Foster
Hale and Haskell were appointed T.
draft the bill and submit it to the com
mittee for approval.
Elwood Bill Passed.
The senate yesterday passed the Ell
wood bill which changes the law gov
errfing the county road fund tax. In
present law requires counties to asses
2rlffls on all property outside of elite
for county roads. The Elwood bill pro
S.4ss sssdes that at least 1 mill county roa
~ tax must be levied, and makes It op
Il tfonal whether the county snail levy a
additional mill. This measure wa
passed in the house.
is - Ii wie4v of the fact that the count
road tax may pe redureu mil, oens
ss tor Foster says that the proposed stat
highway tax of / mill will take tn
place of the abandoned mill with tn
additional advantage that it shall
y levied on city as we'll as property
the country.
tS. 1T is the belief OF the committee III:
~ he cities ought TO contribute to Ii
building and upkeep Of the counti
roads" said Senator Foster. Fort
per cent of all the highway taxes
Massachusetts are paid by the city