Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-07-21
ABRAMS At / again
Is Soliciting Funds With Which
to Lobby for National Pro.
hibiti0n.
Convention Railroad Rates Still
Unsatisfactory State to
Build Sewage Plants.
Iowa Newspaper Men in the
East-Convict Who Worked
Overtime.
special TO Times Republican.


Des Noines, July 21.-Rev. II. III
ABRAMS, of this city, who was tor sew
oral wears engaged in active temper
ance work in the state under the aus
pices OF the Anti-Saloon League. i:
again in the service of the league en-
gagged in soliciting funds with when ''
employ a lobbyist to work ut Washing
ton for the passage of a prohibition bill
by congress. MIR. Abrams has been en-
p,oyed by the legislative committee o.
the league and is now out and at wort
soliciting voluntary contributions. AT
torney w. s. Dunshee, who is secretary
Of the league, explains the purpose o.
this work and what the legislative com
mittee expects to accomplish.
~ believe there are good prospects
for congress passing a bill enabling Us
to control interstate shipments of llq-
uors," said Mr. Dunshee. After the
supreme court decision in the Hanaphy
case, the league in Cass county Sent
S!las Wilson to Washington to inter
view the Iowa delegation with reference
10 their views of possible legislation Al
the same time the legislative committee
here took up the matter by correSpond-
ence We got into communication witt
Congressman Hepburn, Judge Thomas
and others, and with the temperance
Of
that the delegates of the northern tenn
rerance states. and practically all the
southern states, are in favor OF grant
iEg the relief we ask il it only can be
shown how n law can be passed thai
will stand the test of the courts Colo
rel Hepburn requested us to submit
crafts of a bill desired. We had Judge
Ryan, of Des Moines. and Judge Har-
Ney, of Perry. prepare bills, ana pre-
pared one, and all We're forwarded t(
Washington. The members of congress
favorable to the legislation prepared
from these drafts n bill which was in-
tr1.-,;ced near the close of the last ses'
son, and which we hope to have
brought up early in the next session
Eut we realize that we must do some
congress and so our legislative commit
tee has employed Rev. III. III. Abrams to
solicit funds to employ competent
person to go to Washington and assis1
Colonel Hepburn in pushing the bill
thru congress. 1t may be necessary
even if the bill is passed, to go thru the
courts With a test case, and for this
we will also need funds
state meeting of the Anti-Saloor
League is to be held i'm this city during
state fair week. 1t is probable that Mr.
Abrams will be reinstated as STATE
agent of the league.
The convention rate matter has no,
factory to the republican committee
The committee desired very much that
the rates should be made a day aheaG
Of the convention so that those from the
remotest corners of the state might
reach Des Moines on the special rates
Rut there are a number of places in the
state from which Des Moines can moi
be reached in a day without some in
convenience. A much larger crowc
would come to the state convention
provided the rates began two days be-
fore the convention. The local commit
tees hope to have this arranged yet. 1r
other respects the preparations are now
we'll in hand. A large crowd is eX-
pected, Notwithstanding that the con-
tests are largely personal and involving
no great principles; but Iowa republic
ans like to get together at least once q
year even if they have but little to do
The candidates continue to come thru
DeS Moines on their way from one part
OF the state to another. All are conf
Cent, or affect to be, and each one is
willing to make bold claims of success
1t is probable that there will be AN ag-
giegation of statesmen at the conven-
tion almost as large as that of last year
II Cedar Rapids. Nearly all the MEM
hers of congress Will be here and others
o1 the Washington contingent.
pertinent in modern methods of sewage
disposal and this experiment. if it car
be called an experiment, Will likely be
CT vast benefit to the cities of Iowa that
find ordinary drainage to be impracti-
cal. Contracts will be entered into TO,
sewage plants at Mitchellville, Daven :
port ana Mount Pleasant on what is
called the septic tank and filter bed sys
tenn and the total cost of the three sys-
tens will be less than $4,000. This is
really cheaper than the board of con-
troll had any thought of getting the
work done. The apparatus is guaran-
ed to be automatic and to go on in its
operation from one end of the year ia
the other without any skilled attend
ance. If the claims of the contractors
are made good it will be the most Nalu
able thing the board has done for the
state institutions and will avoid an end
less amount of worry and trouble. 1t
il known that number of cities are
\ tanning to adopt some of the modern
methods of sewage disposal and they
may Well await the result OF the state
experiments.
1t is learned here that G. ID. Won
Coelln. son of the former state superin-
tendent, is now engaged in newspaper
work and is employed on the New York
News. which paper has been purchased
hy Frank N1unsey. 1t is remarked that