The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1919-01-15

working hard to create COMMISSION
that will have charge and supervision
of all public utilities. The Legislative
committee of the Iowa League of Mu
inequalities held a joint meeting here
recently with the public utilities fel
) lows. Information of the meeting
which was ION the quiet" leaked out
The utilities men presented the draft
of measure creating public ultili'
ties commission, which would consist
of the railroad commissioners of the
state, increased in number from three
to five with a salary raise from $4,000
to $4,000 yearly.
To LegaIize Iowa Flag
Believing it is the desire of large
number of patriotic 1owans, that the
Iowa flag be legaliZed by the Thirty
eighth general assembly, Mrs. Lue B.
Prentiss, chairman of the flag commit
tee of the state society of the Daugh-
ters of the American Revolution is in
the city interviewing Legislators. This
Iowa flag was designed by Mrs. Dixie
c. Gebbardt of Knoxville, was ap-
proved on May II, 1917, by Gov. w. L..
Harding and the state council Of de-
fense at Des Moines. The D. A. R.
aided by the Sons of the American
Revolution presented an Iowa flag to
each of the eight outgoing regiments
from this state that Iowa boys might
be identified beneath the Stars and
ried by them in France and the Rain
bow division is now carrying the flag
in Germany. Until the flag was re-
Gently placed on sale in Des Moines
but few people had ever seen one.
A Bill to Revise Code
Frank Oeftel, of Lee county, serving
his second term, is blind. His mother
| sits BY his side during the sessions OF
the house and assists him in his work.
He is a graduate from the law de-
partment of Drake university. He has
bill already drafted providing for a
revision of the code. 1t provides for
commission of five, two to be selected
by the house, two by the senate and
one by the governor to revise the code.
the work to be done within years
time The commissioners would re-
ceive SIS per day for their services.
The cost of the printing has been es-
timated under the new printing sched-
ule which took effect January 1st Of
this year.
Primary Election Law to be Changed
Senator Glen F. Kimball, of Coun-
Gil Bluffs, came near getting meas
ure through the 37th general assembly
which greatly modified the primary
election law He will make another
attempt this session. His plan pro-
vides that governor, United States
senators. and congressman be nomi-
mated by primary election, but that
other state officers be nominated at
conventions. His bill permits coun-,
ties to continue the primary method
of nominating candidates. Senator
Kimball is also opposed to the nom
partisan Judiciary law. That was re-
|pealed two years ago but the COVER
nor vetoed the bill
Game Warden is Here
E. c. Hinshaw, state fish and game
warden, has arrived in the city and
will have several matters of legisla-
ton to present in connection with the
work of his department. The United
States supreme court has declared the
migratory bird law unconstitutional
and this will doubtless lead to some
necessary changes in the state law. At
present it is lawful to shoot ducks and
geese in the spring under the Iowa
law. The national enactment prevent
ed it. With the latter law knock
ed out by the supreme court the
friends of closed season for ducks,
geese and the like in the spring will
state law amended so that it will do
make a vigorous fight to get the
what the national law attempted.
Automobile Laws Inadequate
The committee on retrenchment and
reform at recent meeting determined
to recommend that auto license fees
be paid at each county seat and from
there reported to the secretary OF
states office which in turn would send
out the plates. It would also provide
that when man sells car he must
furnish certificate to the buyer
showing that the license has been paid
and giving the license number Of the \
machine, This certificate would an
swer as a bill of sale and the purchas-
er must demand it and receive it. He
can then forward this to the secretary
of state and have the car changed to
his name, receiving a duplicate certifi-
cate in return. 1t is hoped also that
this will serve to make it more diff
cult to dispose of stolen cars as the
auto thief cannot furnish this certifi-
cate which would be looked on as a
bill of sale.
Women Ask for Shorter Days
With their eyes opened because of
the efficient record they have made in
war work in Iowa and also by the fact
that the United States department of
labor is advocating an eight hour day
for women as part of the reconstruc-
tion program, Iowa women will make
a determined drive upon the legisla-
ture for some fixed laws governing
women's work in this state, They
want a nine hour day and fifty-four
hour week. i0"s' W.
The State Federation of Women's
Clubs, with Mrs. w. H. McHenry as
legislative chairman, and all the labor
are behind the move.
ment.
On the heels of the above comes the
federal bureau of labor asking that
eight hours and not nine be regarded |
as legal days work. About 200 war