Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-12-01
IOWA TRAVELLING N[N|
Membership Of Nearly 1000 in the
State-W Work For the Feeble
Minded.
Des Moines Wants to Be q See
City Only Two Legal Parties
in Iowa,
Special to Times Republican.

Special to Times Republican,.
| Des Moines, Dec. 1.-The annual
meeting of the Iowa State Travelling
Mems Association is being held in Des
Moines today. The first session began
at 10 o'clock a. nj. in the Y. NJ. c. a.
building, and during the day and to-
might reports Of officers will be read and
discussed, new directors elected and
plans laid for another seasons work.
More of the travelling men of Iowa are
interested i'll the affairs of the associa-
Etion than of any similar society, for the
Iowa has membership of nearly 4CVe
lin this state alone. The members are
found in almost every considerable city
of the state. There are 12,uUo members
Lin ALI When +. h. Haley, then tray
cling solicitor for the Des Moines Regis
liter, MAS induced to take hold o the as
lsociation some, twelve years ago the as,
tsociation was entirely unknown save TO
Il a few of the travellers. He put life INTO
4 the work OF organizing and made IL
/ grow. The chief benefit of the organiza-
sl;tion is to give members accident and
death Insurance and last Year the
4 larnount paid to members amounted to
Inearisr 100000 aud 80 weekly indemnity
4 claims were paid. 1t is expected that
4 bStsveen $50 and 200 members will at
4 ltend the meeting here. In former years
lit was the custom for the members TO
give themselves a big banquet. but the
Organization has grown too large for
4 that. and there is enough business for
q the members to look after at the meet
ings.
The association Is reaching out to all
|parts of the country said Secretary
!, Haley this morning. and the growth Is
imost gratifying. Ours was the pioneer
in the field in this class of work among
travelling men and now there are nine
+ of the organizations and all are doing
well. They5are a great help to travelling 8
men in bringing them closer together
! and assisting those who are unfortu
\ nate.
The present officers are: President,
I w Fl. Wheeler; vice president, w. H
! Smith; secretary and treasurer. F. T.
Haley; directors, L. G. Evans, w. A
Meyer, John yerran. George T. Moul
"a. B. Waite n. NJ. Langan. g. II. Viii
His, e. e. Deets, w. f. Mitchell and a
L. Olmsted
Messrs. Moul and Waite will retire
from the board and the candidates fol-
their places are Adam Sterling. F s
2 McCord. w II. Smith, w. A. Thomas
\ and W. S. Palmer. @. w. Whine is like
IL to be elected vice president Messrs
y Wheeler and Haley will be reelected.
DR. Rogers. superintendent of TIT
Home for Feeble Minded at Gienwood, i.
4 a believer in the propriety OF the state
!. paying inmates of pubic Institutions fol
work actually done For some years h
u has followed a plan Of compensating tn,
4 Inmates of the home for their work Th,
: amounts paid are smail--nothing 4
4 compare with what the work is reaii;
S worth, but ii is sufficient to give then
# an incentive to greater exertions and /,
= inspire In those who have sufficien
& mentality to understand it a desire 10
II greater proficiency and Industry.
: great army of the inmates of the feeble
( minded asylum are capable of som
: work and It is regarded as good fc
them that they should be kept employer
at something as much as possible. Til
Glenwood institution is admira bly, man
q iaged, and this compensation system
ie works we'll. There are just now NOR
e of the state cahrges at the home tina
20 ever before in the history of the state
y not that there has been any alarmin
Increase in the number of the feebi
IS minded. but they have been gathered u
II lbetter than before. Th total number
r IS9l They are in excellent health, con
lsidering their mental condition an
eel their disposition to disregard all SAM
isyl tary rules. for there Is but one nmat
to in the hospital Or. Rogers will atten
e, the next quarterly meeting Of the su
d. perintendents of state Institutions
g Des Moines In about two weeks and o
"a invitation deliver an address on his ia
at vorite topic of compensation to inmate
Ut of state institutions.
as III Sioux City gets bishop De
x Moines Will also get one. So says tn
g venerable DR.. McGorrisk, who has bee
much interested in the movement to Sc
OF cure a division Of the Davenport die
rk cese and location of a bishopric wit
IN Des Moines as the see city. " "Archbishc
ed Keane is a grand man" said the docto
40 "a progressive and patriotic American
ne a man like Archbishop Ireland in man
ne ways. and Just the man for the arct,dit
lcese. He is looking after the intercs
of his church and when he finds TIL;
progress 10 iilCSdtue III duy uIISStlCllt y
- will see that something is done. If the
80 is need for a division of the Dubuq,
- diocese there is also need for a divisic
~ of the Davenport diocese The two a
" almost equal in population and impo
~ tance. In Des Moines we have Gait
hg olic population OF about 1000. the lar
est number in any city of the state, al
we are abundantly able to take care OF
,is bishop here The petition which hi
Ier been prepared asking for a division
I'M the diocese has been signed by the cou
M n. ty. city and state officials. 1t will
. : presented to the archbishop and Il
bishops and priests at DUBUQUE ne
week.
he The official count shows that there a
20 only two legal political parties in Ioy
I'll republican and democratic. Not o.
err OF the minor parties has sufficie
strength to receive recognition und
the law which requires that par
must cast per cent OF the vote befo
* 1t can be recognized as a party. T
OF prohibitionists fondly hoped they wou
lbe able this year 70 raise their vote