Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-05-07
COMMISSION 70 MEET
Governor Will Call Exposition
Commission Together Very
Soon Now.
Des Moines City Physician
Charged With Incompetency
by Other Doctors.
Camp Of 5lst Regiment Not
Likely to Be Located at
Ames.
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to organize. AS soon as he has heard
from the members they will be called
to meet at some date probably the lat
ter part of the month or early in June.
Now that the date for the fair has been
put off it is probable that the COM
mission will effect only temporary
organization at present. An executive
committee will be provided and the
work will be left largely to this COM
mittee. But the plans for the exposi-
tion in general and Iowa's special part
in it must be made known this year so
that there shall be no delay or misun-
derstanding as to any part of the pro-
gram. The governor has not as yet re-
ceived any declinations from those ap-
pointed as members. This is gratifying
in view of the fact that he had not con-
suited those appointed, but picked them
without regard to whether they wished
IL or not. In fact there are few or none
on the commission whc would have
sought the places.
The presentation of the portrait Of
the late Francis Springer to the state
historical department is scheduled for
this afternoon, with Governor Cummins
accepting on behalf of the state and
Rev. DR.. Salter making the presenta-
ton address. The portrait is a hand
some one. It will grace the gallery,
which is already well filled with splen-
did portraits Of the great men of Iowa.
This gallery has been growing in re-
cent years rapidly and other fine por
traits are soon to be added.
The efforts Of the Des Moines Elks to
get a Queen of the Festival" for their
Iag Moines In June are not meeting
with the enthusiastic success antici-
pated. The voting for the Queen
started in without any public an
nouncement Of who was to be entered
in the race. A half dozen names Of
prominent young society women We're
suggested and votes recorded. Now the
prominent society young ladies are
withdrawing from the contest one by
one. There is an impression that the
Elks festival is not going to be suff-
ciently high toned for some Of the So
ciety girls. Whether enough will re-
main in the case to make 1t interesting
is yet to be determined.
Another quarrel Of the doctors Is imS
minent in Des Moines. This time 1t Is
the physicians of the city who have
al fho Ia rH
against the competency Of one Dr.
Schmidt, at present city health physi-
clan, formerly contract physician on
the smallpox cases, and they declare
him to be incompetent. 1t is alleged
that smallpox patients were found and
the quarantine established and no re-
port made, that persons were left to
suffer without attention, that persons
came near starving to death under his
care, that there was q lack of method.
ETC., in his work. The city is now rea-
sonably well freed from the smallpox
and the doctors of the city claim they
desire to keep 1t so.
The Fifty first regiment, I. N. G., is
not likely to go to Ames for encamp-
ment this year. This distance Is too
great. All of the companies would
have to be brought thru Des Moines
and from a distance. 1t is more likely
that the encampment will be held in
Griswold, which is an excellent little
town, with good camping near by. 1T
will be the cheapest place to have the
encampment. The encampment of the
Fifty-second regiment may be held in
Fonda, which is accessible to all the
companies in northwestern Iowa. Col.
Humphrey is anxious to have the en-
first week of July. This is the date
also desired by Col. Dows for the Fiji
tieth regiment Among the places
concidered as available for the Fiji
tieth are Waterloo, Waverly, and Gel
vein. Maquoketa desires 1t, but 1t is
hard to reach by rail-
The banquet of the labor leaders in
Cedar Rapids during the convention of
the Federation of Labor will be no.
table affair and ought to be encour-
aging to the workmen. E. E. Clark.
the grand chief conductor of the o. r.
s., is slated for toastmaster. Governor
Cummins will be the principal speaker
but his subject is not yet announced;
Lafe Young, of the Capital, will speak
on the press; F. r. Conaway, Of Des
Moines, will speak on the patronizing
of Iowa industries by Iowa people;
E. d. Brigham, state labor commits
sioner, will speak; John P. Reese, pres
ident of District No. Is, Mine Workers
of America, is on the program and
also Arthur Z. Holder, Of Sioux CITY,
president Of the State Federation of
Labor.
The state has not yet sold to the
Burlington railroad that right OF way
thru the state grounds at Glenwood,
which was on the program last winter
Members from that part of the state
put thru bill giving the board OF con-
troll authority to sell the right OF way
Dr. Powell, who Is in the city, says
that nothing has as yet been done by
the railroad company looking to pur-
chase of the right Of way. The COM
pany has surveyed all over the tract
and made number Of routes thru the
state property, but has apparently