The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-03-13

torical debate in a mastery address
J and appeal tor the communities IN
the state which cannot enforce the
laws locally. The vote on the Rat,
was against the amendment by two
votes
] Other amendments adopted were
the two mentioned, cutting down the
appropriation from $4,000 annual
Nv to $4,000 and another that robs
the bill of it's vitality, except when
a district Judge touches the button,
agents shall be under bond.
House members, of whom there
were scores present listening to the
debate, declared they would hight
the senate amendments to the bitter
end when the bill comes back to the
house where it went through two
weeks ago without any amendment.
be written in the controversy over
the employment of state agents to
supplement the local law-enforce-
ment machinery of the state Of Iowa.
Women Given Primary Vote.
At the next primary election the
women of Iowa may possibly take a
part, and vote to the extent of nom,
taking part in conventions. This
concession to the equal suffragists
& 5ne SfatG IS weaver " Of 0 POLK
county which passed the house by a
very large majority on THURSDAY 81
this week. Whether the biz will
pass the senate or not IS sad by
friendly to the bill say it will pass
there also and become a law. Sew
eral senators we have discussed the
matter with say they would not op..
pose direct woman suffrage at all
elections at this time, but they
would oppose a halfway measure OF
this kind that might permit OF Ger
women reform element of the state
being nominated by them and then
being unable to carry majority Of
Arguing against the proposition as
a politician one very high, official
said he would fight the bill and
would not hesitate to fight party
manner. Other senators who voted
against and opposed the equal stuff
rage amendment two years ago are
inclined now to favor this and any
other equal suffrage bills, because
they say it is coming nationally very
soon anyway, and why not get Iowa
started? But the bill will not pass
possibly people. at home would 40
well to write their senators what
they think of the proposition.
The bill to prohibit the employ
ment of aliens as teachers in any of
the public schools of Iowa or state
institutions passed the senate Fri
day noon, after amendment which
ing discretion in the matter on oc-
casions of necessity. in their judg-
ment.
New Cattle Barn Wanted.
The Iowa Department Of Agrlcul-
ture has bill in asking for $15O,-
900 for new steel and concrete fire
proof cattle barn at the, state fair
the bill will be enacted. The state
fair boards is coming in with clean
hands and honest purpose to get
this appropriation which will enable
them to finish off the best set OF
buildings that any fair can boast in
this country. In the past the fair
profits have all been devoted to i'm
provements and good safe buildings
amount of $334,139, it is shown.
But the ever-increasing cattle ex-
hibits demand better housing than
The old sheds and dangerous stalls
they have had to put up with, till
the fair board realizes that they can
not attract the best exhibitors in
cattle unless they do provide some
thing better. The only way, they
the state legislature, as the state re-
tains full control over the state fair
department and agriculture. They
point out that the cattle exhibits at
each state fair are now valued at
approximately one million dollars,
and owners Of stock of that value de-
mand more accommodations or they
will take their stock where they can
get them.
By action of the last General As
sembly Board of Conservation was
provided for the purpose of 1nvest1-
eating the natural park sites and
beauty spots of Iowa with view to-
preserving to the. public use part OF
these pleasure places and retain
such tracts or areas as to give the
public right to use the same for
all time. The investigation has
been carefully carried out and shows
some hundred places in the state
which might be available for park
sites and pleasure places if certain
improvements can be made and the
The report of the board is that they
have secured one such site for a
state park in what is known as 'The
Backbone in Delaware county,
which is of the rarest scenic and ma
tural grandeur to the extent of 1 200
acres. 1t is provided that one-half
of the fish and game license shall be
devoted to this purpose all over the
state, and the sentiment is growing
in favor of an extension and enlarge
ment of this work, which has already
been delayed fifty years too long. 1t
is designed now to enlarge the board
to seven members. only two of whom
shall be paid anything for their serv-
ices on such board, the others being
already state officers who can serve,
and to provide more money for the
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