Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-03-14
SLIGHT DELAY MADE NECESSARY
nv SCANDAL IN SECRETARY
ALIENS OFFICE.
DYgNO TO START WORK
FIRST OF NEXT WEEK
Refusal OF Judge Kennedy to Assist
Makes Necessary Appointment OF
= Aacthsr-ksnnedy Writes Letter Elk
planning His Attituds-obieess to
Selection Of Mr.. Bysrs Over Himself.
Special 10 Times Republican.

Special 10 Times Republican.
Des Moines, March 1.-THE an
nouncement that Judge Kennedy, OF
Sioux cay, has refused 20 serve as an
assistant investigator OF the Rathoun
probe as conducted by the Iowa a use
judiciary committee was made in new :
dispatches Thursday. This refusal on
his part 10 serve will require the COM
mittee 10 select another assistant or
delegate all OF the work 10 Corporation
Counsel H. w gyers. OF Dies Iolnes.
With a session OF the house lastlns
untn late Thursday Afternoon and the
house judiciary committee given an
added duty. that Of consideration az
the bill passed By the senate TO trans
fer tl1e state automobile department
from the secretary of states office 10
the stale treasurer's oficc, 10 con-
sideraiion O. the prone could r given
by the committee until late toJay. II
is understood that Mr.. Byers viii be
4 sSiqsRe Investigations about the trst OF
mex week. Sc.
~. letter 70 harrington,
81 Judge Kennedy's settlement took
e abe form Of letter to Representative
3 FIfoiflIlENOb, SndlCIldn o. NFiAbiA'reN'
4, sThe letter Is $ follows: $500
81 ZION. 7. p Harrington. chairman,
sFjudfctary committee, Dies MONIES, Iowa.
sS<aiy Dear Mr.. Harrington: must re
spectfuliv decline to accept the most
generous OFFER Of your committee 10
serve as an assistant IN presenting the
facts assembled by me in the inresti-
CATION before the grand Jury al Ida
y=
pardon by Gov. W. l. Harding 10 the
confessed rap.st ErnesI Rathbun.
While I fully understand and ap-
preciate the strenuous efforts Of Your
self and friends 10 lay politics aside
and have the whole truth presented 10
he public thru the legislature without
fear or favor. You must confess that
the appointment Of Il ". Byers, who
knows nothing about the developments
at Ida Grove and who himself holds
political office. is sufficient. L otheT
facts we're wanting. % make Of this
entire matter . political afa.T.
II undertook the invest CATION at Ida
Grove and completed = as lawyer
accepts and COR ducts case entrusted
to him by his client. A thought Of the
political fortunes Of any man was not
G0nSl0eYeu CulTiIE inc NDtIE thHtS''-
cation. assumed that Governor
Harding and ME friends would be
more than glad IN this, j; seems. l
was mistaken.
Leaves Committee in Doubt
81 regret exceedingly that owing TO
the fact that a great part OF the most
important evidence was taken before
the grand Jury at Ida Grove, and
of q
revealed to your committee or any
one else: that Your committee viii he
obliged 10 summon al these witnesses
before you and take their testimony,
without knowing what the same wit
ness testified 70 before. OF course. as
LAWYERS YOU all know that from the
time entered the grand jury room az
Ida Grove my lips are sealed as 10 all
evidence taken therein. Even II this
were not true J could be ot no benefit
10 your committee as g witness FOR the
eeasor that all know = What heard
Inc " illnesses say-and for that reason
fny testimony would be incompetent
a. hearsav.
With profound respect remain,
y-ours truly. u. /. kennedy
Temple Of Justice Defeated.
The house Thursday following
prolonged debate defeated the Moore
bii to build temple Of Justice on the
cTojtol extension grounds. \ similar
nil ov Kirnba,l. Of P0tta wattamie,
which was put on the calendar a few
days ago by vote of the senate after
the senate committee 10 whom il had
been referred reported FOR an indefinite
postponenient. probably will De acted
on. by the senate soon.
OF for Sioux CITY.
Tonight the legislators VIII leave al
II o'clock on a specia! train OF six
coaches FOR Sioux City and Saturday
will be given over 20 an inspection Of
the paving out Of Sioux City. The
members Of the assembly are 70 oe
guests Of the Sioux CITY Commercial
club and the citizens 81 Sioux City.
The solons will leave Sioux City late
SATURDAY evening for Des Moines
reaching here early Sunday morning.
Consideration Of the road Dill will
proDably start the first Of next ~eeE.
While it Is long bill and involves
h!aai; important Legislation The pro
visions 81 the proposed measure are
pretty well in the minds Of the mem
hers. Thru the synopsis which has
been given out thru the numerous
and for a long period nightly meet
ings Of the Joint committee. the hear
inxs ant discussions before the com
mittees and because OF the interest
generally the members are now pretty
rr.; vi Tie pToT t5ioII5 81 tiIc
bill 50 that it will not take so long ror
enactment as might otherwise be the
case. -