Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-12-06
'G|LB|||E.RIS|)N ! IS SICK
State Treasurer. Elect Taken to Chi.
cago Hospital For Treatment
by Specialists.
Physicians Fear he May Have to
Undergo an Operation For
Appendicitis.
Adjutant General Byers to Look
After Guard Matters at
Washington.
Special to Timss-Republiean.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines. Dec. s.-The news was
received at the state house last even
ing that Gilbert S. Gilbertson, the new
ly elected state trea surer, is seriously
III and has been taken from his home IN
Fores City to a Chicago hospital where
he viii receive treatment at the hands
Of the best physicians, but may have
to undergo an operation. When he was
in D@s Moines last week consulting
With others in regard to his appoint
snients he was not in good health and
he became worse after he went home.
sysnptons of appendicitis have aps
peared.
The latest phase of the Biennial elsc-
tion amendment has set the gossips 10
talking again about possible candi-
dates for nomination next year. All
the list of availables and possible can
sdidates is being gone over again and
the old factions are being brought out
to do duty once more
The blunder which has seemingly cost
the defeat Of the biennial election
amendment vas made BY James D.
Rowen, clerk OF the house of the TWEEN
ty-ssventl general assembly. He says
that thA defect has been kni9wn some
time. but nothing had been said about
II. State Superintendent Barrett was
much interes ted itl looking up the rec
ord the courts have made in this mat
ter. The decision OF the supreme court
In which il was decided that the order
80 enter in he records the amend
ment was somewhat Offset by dissent
ing opinion from Judge Beck who
found that in the Iowa code there are
forty-t3wo places where an ordsr ITO
enter is made. hut sdoes NOT mean
that the entire matter shall be spread
upon the records but referred to in
proper manner. The Illinois supreme
court is said to have decided in ac-
cordance with the View taken by Judge
Back. Inasnuch as the question of
hcw a n amendment shall be entered in
the records was not the essential feat
ure of the case decided some OF the
state house people are still inclined TO
believe that tn amendneut question is
open for discussion.
Adjt. Gen. Byers goes II Washington
in a few Gays on matters pertaining 10
the Iowa National Guard. He is not
only Interested in the general legisla-
ton relating to army reorganization
and the relations Of the genera
government of the state militia or
ganizations. but there is important
matters pending in regard to the col
lection of the amounts due the state of
Iowa on account of the equipment and
organization of the four regiments for
the Spanish war. The total cost of this
preparatory work was something less
than 5000 900. The accounts Were in stx-
scel!ent shape, considering that they
We're made hastily and much OF the
work Was done in a more or less ir-
regular manner Many of the Iowa
claims We're promptly allowed but
there stiilsremains something like $40
900 OF these claims which are held up in
the treasury and War departments by
the auditors and rec tape specialists of
the Departments. Gen. ByArs Will go to
WASHINGTON 10 straighten out all the.
techn!eal tangies and get the money
for Iowa As a matter Of fact Iowa
doesn' ned he money, for tbs. treas
sury almost oyerfiosving now. but 1t is
probable nearly every dollar will be
collected The unpaid claims are es-
topped because OF, tecilnicalities. Years
look after such claims There was a bin
Of more than 100000 presented by Iowa
to the generai government for equip
,l,
10 get the money Gen. Bslknap was
employed al one time to appear bAfore
the departments and make the eollac-s
tions. The state paid about $4,000 for
thsse collections. This is the work Gen.
Byehs Is going 10 do for the stats as a
part Of his regular duties as head OF
the state militia.
The Mabel Scofield case. is being
worked over again in Des Moines and
an effort made 10 create a sensation by
publication of some matters which were
not previously Published. But in one
matter a least grief has come because
OF the effort 70 warm over the case
Yesterday Edward Alauist was arrest
sd on a charge of perjury fled BY NJ.
II. Garritty. who was accused hy Al
4quist in an affidavit of having been
seen with the ill-fated girl a few hours
before her lifeless body was found A
mean trick was playea on Alquist by
having Garrity taken before him anal
introduced as a reporter named Gray
ADJUST failed to recognize the man
about whom he had been so free with
his affidavits- Hence the arrest, and
a damage suit against the newspaper is
also under preparation. But the SEQ
field murder or accident or suicide re-
mains mystery.
The Des Moines delegates to Dubuque
who Went after a division of the Dav-
enport diocese report their firm convic-
ton that at the convention of bishops
to be held next April the division will
be recommended and Des Moines Will
Become the seat of Catholic see.
Nothing definite was done at DUBUQUE,
but the Des Moines proposition was
well received.
The stanwood Savings Bank, OF STAN
wood, Cedar county. has been incorpo-
rated. The capital stock Is $4,000 and