Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1921-04-13

from dealers in cigarettes, after pass
ing the House last week, was defeated
in the Senate Monday by two votes
after a bombardment with amend.
ments to nullify or strengthen it
Next day, it was reconsidered and
passed with such provisions as will
require dealers to pay a straight IL
cense fee Of $50 in smaller towns, OF
SIS in smaller cities, and $100 an
nually in larger cities of this state.
It requires also revenue stamps to be
placed on all packages sold, at the
rate OF one cent for ten cigarettes,
and dealers will have to give bond
Of $100 to guarantee they will not
sell cigarettes or cigarette wrappers
to minors under 21 years. On viola
ton of the provisions Of the law a
dealers license may be revoked, his
bond forfeited and an injunction plac-
ed against the building. Friends Of
the new law say it will automatically
enforce itself, and if minors get ci-
garettes in this state hereafter they
are apt to get somebody else into
trouble. Under the old law violations
were the rule in almost every town in
the state, and even under the gilded
dome of the state house.
New State Printing Law
Surprisingly to many, a. complete
new state printing law was passed
by both houses Wednesday. Those
| who knew most about it say that for
once the state has printing law that
will prevent graft, combines, hold-ups
or poor printing. Charges Of such
things in the past have not been en-
tirely warranted, and most Of such
charges have arisen from spite and
jealously of those having the printing
contracts. But under the new bill
which was written by Senator Smith
Of Winterset and Representatives
Harrison of Pottawattamie county
and Francis of Taylor county, with
the aid OF Reporter Whitney, the
state has real protection and a work.
able law that should prove very satis-
factory. It provides that the auditor
Of state, secretary of state and at
orney general, together with two
practical printers of at least five
years. experience and not interested.
in any state contract for printing,
shall be a state printing board and
this board shall appoint a superin-
endent Of printing who shall be the
executive officer and keep adequate
records to show just what printing
is done for the state and the amount.
Boxing Contests knocked Out
American Legion friends everyday
ed their hand in pressing. the box
ing bill, say some ofz.the senator's.
The Lake bill was passed in the
House, permitting boxing contests in
Iowa under supervision of a board
who were to be surrounded with
plenty of restrictions to. prevent gamb-
ling, etc. But in the Senate the
members could not be induced to pass
it after hours of debate.
However, soldiers of the recent war
and OF other wars were favored by
the passage Of a bill giving them pre-
ference in appointments to office and
positions of various kinds in this
state. -
Primary elections will not be chang
ed by any laws Of this General As
sembly, and voting machines as now
in use in all counties were made legal
in the future, whether changed to
premit the straight party lever being
used or not
Some holes in the present insurance
laws of the state have been fixed up
by bills passed at the instance of the
insurance commissioner, though no
supervision Of rating bureaus is in
cluded in this program. Insurance
companies are still permitted to run
wild and make their own rates, ex-
cept as competition of outside COM
panies keeps down the rates on large
risks. Smaller risks are paying and
will continue to pay what the traffic
will bear.
Appropriations Are Large
Necessarily the appropriations made
at this session are large. Increased
costs OF state institutions and in
creased attendance at state education
al institutions must be taken care of.
Legislators who promised constitu-
ents that they would keep down ap-
preparations had good intentions but
wrong ideas of what could be accom-
plished. Amounts asked for by the
state penal and charitable institutions
were pared down numerically. But
they can stand it. Many people think
too much comfort is provided for cul-
prits, anyway. But the state educa-
tional institutions with third larger
attendance than heretofore, with pro-
fessors paid less than section hands,
with losses of hundreds of their best
and most efficient teaching force, with
Inadequate buildings for all that is
required. had to be taken care Of.
Either Iowa has to keep up with the
procession of education or acknowl-
edge reaction and defeat of its plans
and purposes Of years past. After
cutting out hundreds Of thousands
from the askings of the state educa-
tional board. members were still i'm
pressed with the actual needs of the
times enough TO take care of pressing
demands, and gave the colleges of the
state approximately six millions of
dollars for the two-year period. Thus
members have vindicated their cleo
ton promises, but it is fortunate for
the state schools that no more OF
them stood on that platform.