Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-01-10

special TO eS-ltepuollCan.
Des Moines Jan. 10.-1t now seems
assured that there will be no special
session of the Thirty seventh general
assembly. ..-'.
At the meeting OF the state defense
council to be held at the state house
Friday Governor Harding will outline
a plan thru which the state can bor-
row money AMI take care Of the board
of control institutions. The other
problems which looked 50 serious to
members of the state defense council
that they especially urged speclal
session are being worked out or VIII
be. Hence the work which the special
session was to be asked primarily TO
do is being taken care OF or planned
for by the state officials and the special
session is conceded to be off
There will be no official announce
ment from the governor that the pro-
posed special session will not be called
but rather the plans to be outlined by
the governor to the defense council
Friday WILL it is reported, be the gov
errors final word on the special ses-
sion. The defense council will thus &C
cept it, no doubt, and the special ses-
sion talk will be allowed to die out.
The governor will also give a briet
accounting to the defense council OF
the funds he has expended as appro-
priated by the last legislature showing
the money available for further war
expenditures.
Much Spent for Mobilization.
Out of the million dollar war fund
appropriated by the last legislature
about s25O,OOQ was expended by the
state last summer in mobilizing the
national guard troops at their nome
stations and ir their maintenance dur
ing the two weeks before the govern
ment mustered them into federal ser
vice. Some $4,000 worth Of equipment
and clothing was purchased at that
time in addition to all Of the nainte-
nance expenses Of the troops durlns
that period. Out of the other tunds
only a comparatively small amount mas
been used. The state defense council
and the county defense council work
has been largely voluntary. A paid
secretary is employed and practically
the only other expense has been for
printed matter and postage.
Board Of Control Deficiet.
In the first six months Of its fiscal
wear the state board Of control ran be-
hind about $4,000. At this rate IT
would be behind some $S60,000 by the
time appropriations made by the Thir-
ty-eighth assembly might become
available, which would be in July ls2o.
It is the opinion Of the governor ana
other state officials that the state
would save money by borrowing at
five per cent, which it will he able to
do to take care of the board Of con-
troll needs, rather than to have
special session Of the legislature which
would cost about $4,000 per day and
would be in session fifteen to twenty
DAYS at least, costing from $4,000 to
100000.
The census of man power and the
industrial survey as made by the states
of Ohio and Indiana will! be recon-
mended by n, defense council commit
tee at the council as the best method
for securing this information and inc
cxpense will be comparatively small.
Hence Governor Harding Will put u
IN to the state defense council FRIDAY
that ways and means have been found
10 take care Of the war needs OF the
state at this time without a specla
session of the legislature and the spe-
cial session will therefore not be called.