Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1921-02-16
LEGISLATORS Stir
UP some SCANDAL
ALL STATE DEPARTMENTS UNDER
INSPECTION NOW, WITH SEV.
ERAL CITED TO APPEAR
FIGHT NOW ON FOR PURE MILK
Legislators Show The independence
of Bronchos-Five Weeks
Help Harmony.
Des Moines, Feb. IA, 1921. =

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pie have been much agitated the
past week because of ivestigations
being made by the departmental af-
fairs committees of both houses, and
charges of malfeasance in office or
graft or plain incompetence in some
cases.
The departmental affairs commit
tee was appointed first in the Senate
two years ago when Senator Holdoe-
gel of Rockwell City was made chair
man. Senator Holdoegel is q digger.
He also smells rats when there is
| one around. He keeps more steno-
graphers and clerks busy than any
man in the General Assembly. 1t
was his work that created sensa-
ton two and four years ago when he
dug up the records on one supreme
| court justice and showed alleged lack
| Of attention to duty. He started In
vestigations on Secretary OF State
Allen and some other officials. This
session he is not head Of the depart
mental affairs committee but his
work heretofore has been guide to
the present committee with Senator
Anderson of Greene county as the
head.
The result has been calling on
the carpet the past week of Superin-
tendent of Public Instruction Nc
Clenahan, and also of w. B. Barney,
food and dairy commissioner. Charges
intimated against the banking and in
surance departments have also caused
comment. Nothing official has
been reported against either depart
ment, it is said, but the heads, In
surance Commissioner A. C. Savage,
and Banking Commissioner Hender-
son, have demanded prompt and
full investigation of their depart
ments. They say they have nothing
to conceal and they do not propose
to stand under shady newspaper
accusation any length of time, which
all will agree to. -
Witnesses before the committee
have simply been grilled on points
brought out in the rumors. Super
intendent McClenahan admits taking
$50 fees for addressing teachers in
stitutes, but claims it is precedent
established in that office and that
he has a right to such fee. Ex-Supt.
Deyoe is understood to deny that he
ever took or accepted pay for ad-
dressing Institutes. Some question
is raised regarding his travelling ex-
penses and fees, also.
As to Commissioner Barney's dairy
and food department, there have been
always rumors and charges that GER
tain officials therein were not full
filling their duties, and the recent
milk investigation at Cedar Rapids,
and the fight on Barney made by the
Cedar Rapids Gazette, make the pres.
ent matter serious. 1t is a big de-
partment and the investigation can
and should occupy sometime and be
complete, so some of the solons say.
All this is in line with the wish of
the voters last year when they de-
manded cleaning OF the state house.
They trusted Kendall to do 1t, and
according to all reports, he is will
ing.
Chiropractic Bill Passed
One of the biggest fights Of the ses-
sion was in the Senate last Thursday
over the chiropractic bill, and after
three hours of steady battling the
bill was passed in the Senate with
three majority. 1t has still to be
taken up in the House, and the chi
ropractors Of the state are very much
interested in having it get across this
year. For six years this bill has
been before the legislatures. 1t Is
an act to provide special board of
examiners to have charge of the ex-
aminers and licensing of chiroprac-
tors in this state. that is all. The
medical doctors and others have op-
posed it on the ground that the
chiros are not sufficiently educated
and trained to treat diseases Of the
human body, and also that the perm
anent state board of medical exam
liners should pass upon the applica-
tions for chirpractors. The point at
issue is really between the medics
and the chiros, the latter claiming
they have demonstrated sufficient
success to entitle them to a legal
standing in the state as practitioners.
The Balky BrOnchOs.
"You may lead horse to the
trough yet you can not make him
drink" applies to a legislative as
sembly with equal effect. Instead of
but one horse standing by the bubb-
ling cool water refusing to take nour-
ishment, sticking his nose down into
the water, and then snorting occa-
sionally, we have here over $50 bron-
chos fresh from the huskings who
have been in the habit of having their
own way who refuse to drink so long
as there appears to be halter and
strap between them and liberty.
These bronchos come from 80 differ
ent counties. In their own localities
they have founght their fights and have
become the leaders of their own par
ticular herds. They come to Des
Moines with the firm determination
Of fighting every other broncho to the
finish, either individually or collec-