The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1919-02-12
WOMEN Want .,
SHORTER DAYS
Various Women's Organizations Of
Iowa Behind Movement for Short
" er Hours Per Working Day
FOREIGN LANGUAGES IN BAr
Bill Prohibiting Teaching Of Any For.
eign Language in Any Of Grade
Schools Up for Hearing

eisn Language in Any Of Grade
Schools Up for Hearing
: DES MONIES, Feb. 10-(Special tc
the Review)-Iowa law makers had
plenty of work the past week to keer
them on the jump. Forenoon sessions
permit of introduction of bills and dis
cussion of public measures and the af
ternoons are devoted to close scrutiny
of measures referred to committees
and the examination of bills and reso
lutions in detail.
There were several conferences on
contemplated highway Legislation. The
drafting of committee bill has been
delegated to a sub committee from
both houses. Every phase of the mat
ter Is under consideration and the ad'
vocates of various plans for handling
the problem are being consulted. While
this is under way some amendments
have been proposed upon existing law
The road committee of the house
approved bill introduced by Repre-.
sentative Francis Of Taylor county
which doubles the tax levy of one mill
which may now be assessed for road
dragging.
| Pending the action of the joint high.
way committee Hon. Joseph Fl. Ander.
son of Winnebago county, chairman OF
the committee on agriculture, intro.
duced the first highway bill that has
Iyet been offered. The measure shows
commendable effort, the product Of a
lot of hard work.
The bill would put Iowa roads into
three separate systems, designated as
state, main market and township
roads. It provides for county option
on paving and bond issues.
Provision is made for an increase in
the motor vehicle tax by assessing au.
tomobiles at their actual value, and
placing on them levy Of 10 mills
This tax would be the main market
motor vehicle road tax.
All of the automobile fees, except
per cent for the highway commission
would be diverted to the motor vehicle
state road fund of the county.
Net revenue from the collateral in.
lheritance tax would be diverted to the
state road fund. .-.-. T..
Legislature, Not Liberal With Advice
There have been number of reso.
llutions offered which have for their
object some wholesome advice for the
powers that be, but in every case these
have failed to receive favorable consid.
Grafton. A joint resolution directing
congress to take the railways and tel
legraph and telephone lines out of the
hands OF the government and return
them to their owners failed as did also
a resolution asking congress to 60 the
limit in improving the st. Lawrence
river that navigation might be promot'
ed. A resolution pledging support to
a league of nations and one touching
price fixing OF food products on, the
part of the government found but lit
tie support. A large majority of both
houses think tie safe way is to stand
aloof from all entangling alliances.
| Gov. Harding Submits Report
In compliance with the mandates Of
1.-THE state constitution Gov. Harding
Submitted to both houses list of par.
Idons granted culprits during the bien-
NAL period and the cause for his ac-
tion This included the famous, Ida
Grove pardon case which has aroused
very serious and vindictive opposition.
Petitions Signed by thousands Of citi-
zens have been presented asking that
action in this case be given thorough
probing. The report of the governor
was referred to proper committee in
the house and will be acted upon later.
Women Want Shorter Days
The various organizations of women
in Iowa are behind measure limiting
the hours per day and per week for
women laborers. The measure was in
troduced by Senator T. E.. Taylor of
independence, and provides basic
nine hour working day for women. The
maximum number Of hours woman
may work per week according to this
measure is 54 1t would prohibit the
employment of girls less than 81 be-
fore a. m. and after 10 p. IN. except
telephone operators, and lunch hour
of at least As minutes would have to
be provided, except for strictly clerical
help. No woman could be forced to
work more than six hours at stretch.
Exemptions from all provisions of the
act are proposed for women in dOmes-
tic employment, those working on
FARMS nurses and employees of can
ming factories, which are faced with
the necessity OF doing great amount
of work at one time, when the crops
are ripe for canning purposes. Adkins
of O'Brien introduced in the house a
bill also affecting women workers.
Mr.. Adkins seeks to require school
teachers to liquidate contracts made
with boards of education, instead of in
dulging in the very common practice
In Iowa, of breaking contracts when
positions that carry higher salaries
become available.
Mothers Pension Law Needs Reform
~ ing
Senator Taylor Of Independence
sees the need of some change in the
law providing for the pensioning of
widows with children. At present the
matter is wholly in the control of dis
trict judges. Senator Taylor contends
that in the very nature OF the case a
non resident Judge would not be as fa-
|miliar with conditions as would some
authority right at home, therefore he
proposes to amend the law making the
boards of supervisors a. part of the
administration of the enactment. They
would not be independent Of the court
hut.w0rk In an advisory capacity to it.