The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-04-08
ANOTHER
DAY FOR
QUESTIONS
Rathbun Pardon Investigation
Not Finished Monday as
COMMITTEES Had Ex-
pected.
LEGISLATURE REPORT
Nurses Training Bill Killed, While
Now Insane Hospital Bill
paasea Lho1Iae
LEGISLATURE REPORT

DES MONIES, Ia, April S.-The
house Judiciary committee investi
eating the issuance and revocation
OF a pardon to Ernest Rathbun. Ida
county social criminal, did not end
It's investigation last night as ex,
pected. Three more witnesses will
be called late this afternoon to clear
up several questions, according to
n. w. Byers. counsel for the probers
Charles Witt, secretary to Gov
ernor Harding, may be called agaiT
this afternoon, according to Byers
to tell how he manages to stretch
his $1,000 /, salary to $500. This
question was asked him yesterday
but by appealing to Chairman Har
rington that 1t ! wasn't fair to get
personal" he did not have to answer
the question openly. He told Harring'
ton privately his source OF additional
revenue, however. 1t was not In
cluded in the evidence, but Chairman
Harrington told the committee. It is
likely Witt will be asked to tell the
in open court.
According to Byers, today's testi-
mony will wind up the Investigation.
For PsychopathIo Hospital.
DIES MONIES, Ia, April S.-The
bill appropriating s175,00o
for psychopathic hospital at Iowa
City passed the house today. 1t al
ready has gone through the senate.
The hospital will take care of pa
tienis temporarily mentally deficient,
but not totally insane.
The bill provides for admission of
patients who can pay for their treat
ment, as we'll as state patients.
Nurse Bill Killed.
DIES MONIES, Ia, April S.-The
public health committees bill in
creasing nurses training period from
two to three years was killed In the
house today.
Live Stock inspection.
DIES MOTNES, Ia, April S.DThe
bill for protection Of live stock from
was set as a special or
der for Wednesday afternoon when
called for action Tuesday. The bill,
by Knickerbocker and Holaway, is
designed to meet the states share OF
a federal appropriation for the con-
troll and suppression of infectious
diseases OF domestic animals and for
the inspection Of live stock imported
into Iowa. If the bill passes, $780,
300 yearly may be used for that 2ur-
pose.
New Probing Committee.
DES MONIES, Iowa, April S.-The
senate committee appointed yester-
lay to look into charges that the
state funds for the PanamaPacif1c
exposition commission were mis-
spent, will hold Its initial meeting
ate this afternoon.
The committees first move, accord
ng to Chairman Pitt, will be to in
yestigate the charges made by James
Pierce, publisher of the Homestead,
against Woodwork Clum, of Daven-
bort, secretary of the commission.
Thus either Pierce or some Of his
employees will be the first witnesses
,alled.
If this testimony substantiates
oierce's charges, Pitt said. CIun and
,thers Of the commission will be
called to explain why no satisfactory
accounting of the funds expenditure
ias been filed with the state.
Salaries Of Deputies.
DIES MONIES, Iowa, April S.
Deputy county officials salaries Will
20 not less than half that of their
iuperiors through tha passage Of the
bill by the senate today.
The bill provides that their sala-
les shall not exceed $500 in coun-
les up to $4,000 w1thsa $1,700 maxi
mum in counties Of more than that
population.
In counties of more than 10000,
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