Iowa
Old Press
Iowa City Press-Citizen
Iowa City, Johnson co. Iowa
Saturday, October 14, 1922
Miss Francis Wins Point - State Board Fails to Act
Against Her - Case Referred to Attorney General
Des Moines Oct 14 (Associated Press) - The attempt to
obtain revocation of the state teachers license of Miss May E.
Francis, Republican candidate for state superintendent of public
instruction failed today when the state board of education
examiners to whom the charges were referred refused to consider
the case for lack of jurisdiction.
The board in session at the office of State Superintendent
McClenahan passed a resolution declaring it had no authority to
summon witnesses to go into the charges and referred the case to
the office of the attorney general.
No members of the Good Schools committee appeared but the
attorney, C.I. McNutt, who is the only one who has thus far been
publicly identified as part of the movement, was present.
Attorney H.W. Byers was present to represent Miss Francis.
Friends of Miss Francis claim that the attempt to injure her was
inspired by political enemies.
The charges as originally filed declared that Miss Francis had
used money to secure votes in the primary, contrary to law and
that she had been guilty of conduct unbecoming a teacher. All
members of the state educational board were present at today's
hearing.
In other business, Dean W.F. Barr of Drake University and C.H.
Fullerton of Cedar Rapids were named members of a committee to
work out a standard course for music supervisors.
[Transcribed by S.F., January 2017]
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Iowa City Press Citizen
Iowa City, Johnson, Iowa
October 28, 1922
Halloween Prank Costs Boy His Life
Omaha, Oct. 28-A Halloween prank cost the life of Edward Jasda,
17 years old, last night. He was electrocuted when he attached a
wire to a gate which he and five companions carried to a street
intersection and attempted to suspend from an arc light wire.
[transcribed by C.J.L., Nov. 2003]