The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1919-03-26

es and promptly q e. O. " gov
ernor, making it q e e pub
|licity to such evideA ngle
| of the case is being q led and
after the evidence Is /submltted
the committee will make up it's report
and submit it's findings to the house.
Automobile Department Busy
The turning of the automobile de-
partment over to the state treasurer
|has resulted in systematizing the bus.
Iiness of the office so that thousands OF
dollars in checks that had been &C.
formulating for weeks were secured
upon the opening of hundreds OF let
ters and this money was promptly de'
posted to the credit of the state. The
lmoney coming into that department
reaches some days as high as $4,000.
Estate Treasurer Hoyt figures that 1t
will take him month with his pres.
ent force to get caught up. Senator
Holdoegel, chairman of the committee
making the investigation Of the secre-
tary of states Office, believes that the
state has lost a half million dollars
the past three years because OF the
careless management of the automo'
bile business by the secretary of state.
Milk Bill is Favored
A bill by VanAlstiae increasing the
term of the dairy and food commits.
|sioner from two to four years and
containing various provisions relating
Ito adulterated and imitation milk.
passed the senate. -
The bill provides that imitation
evaporated milk and imitation ice
cream must be labeled before offered
for sale. Skim milk must also hear a
label so that customers may know tie
milk they purchase is skinned. ,a 4
The sale of adulterated, milk, cream
or skim milk is prohibited and pen.
alties provided for any violation OF
the provisions of the bill.
Ito Increase Pay of County Officials
Salaries of county officials will be
increased if the house passes a bill
approved by the senate. The increase
is based on sliding scale, according
to population of counties. -
Auditors will receive $17O0 in cOun-
ties less than 10000 and $3400 in coun.
ties over $4,000. Treasurers receive
1.-THE same pay. Recorders will receive
from $500 to $31O0; sheriffs from
$17O0 to $2S00.
Clerks of district court will receive
from $1,000 to $3400, and school super
Iintendents $500 to $250O.
A vigorous lobby was here the past
week looking after the interests OF
| the bill in the house. The bill ex-
tending the term of county officials to
four years was withdrawn because OF
a conflict among the different groups
Iof officials as to whose term should be
extended upon the adoption Of the bill.
Bounty on Wolves Reduced
Representative MOen of Lyon coun-
| ty, got bill through the house reduc-
ing the bounty on wolves from $50 to
$40. His argument was that in the
northwest part of the state wolf hunt
ers had made an industry OF going In.
to South Dakota, killing wolves and
bring them into Iowa to- collect the
$50 bounty. 100. - =
s's2 Pass Bill to Aid Children
Dependent or neglected children In
Iowa will have a haven of refuge un-
der state control If the White bill,
passed by the senate is adopted by
the house. The measure appropriates
100000 for such home and author
ICES the state board of control to pro-
ceed with its establishment.
The only home for orphans provided
by the state is at Davenport and its
facilities are now entirely inadequate
1.-THE state officials say. Not only or
phan children but those whose parents
are unable to care for them properly
can be sent to this new institution.
Senator White represents the Ben
lton-Tama district and Leander Clarke
college is located at Toledo in Tama
county. A bill is pending contingent
upon the passage of the White bill by
the house. providing that the Leander
Clarke college property be taken over
for this children's home. The college
belongs to the United Brethren de-
nomination but has been closed for
want of funds. N''@ ~
Code Revision Commission
| ]. H. Trewin of Cedar Rapids and
IT, C. Mabry OF Abba were named as
members of the code revision commits
Ision by Governor Harding under the
Authority of the code revision law. U.
|G. Whitney, supreme court reporter
and editor of the code, is made third
member of the code revision commit
ftee by the law itself. IS
The code revision commission is ex-
pected to begin it's work in April. 1t
lis empowered to employ a force OF
assistants. Each member of the COM
mission is to receive $25 per day.
Governor Harding is empowered by
the law to call a special legislative
session to pass on the action of the
code commission and it is probable
THAT a special session will be held
next winter for this purpose.
Iowa Flag Adopted
Reversing recent action in the SEN
ate the house of representatives pass
ed the bill adopting the emblem de-
|signed by the Iowa D. A. r. as the
|official state flag.
Nine members voted against the
measure. Those casting negative votes
were: Coakley, Giltner, Finch, Justice,
Kfouse, Miller of Dubuque, Nebiker
O'Donnell and Scott of Appanoose.
Representative Wichman of Han.
cock county made the principal
|speech in favor of the bill. He ex'
|plained that the flag had been pre-
sented to the 16Sth Qowa) infantry
The flag is red, white and blue ban
ner with spread eagle on the white