Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-29
want CHEMICAL TEST
Bronzes Which Will Ornament
the Iowa Soldiers Monu-
ment May Be Recast
MEETING OF IOWA DRUGGISTS
A Plan is on Foot to Have the Lesis-
lature Take Up the Burden of Sup
porting the Law, Doing Away With
Fees From Druggists for the Sup
port Of State Pharmacy Commission.
pecial to Times Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, May 29.-The prepara-
tions which have been made for the
dedication of the Iowa soldiers monu-
ments on the battlefield at Shiloh were
all declared off some time ago. This
event was to have occurred tomorrow.
and Governor Cummins and General
Weaver were to have delivered ad-
dresses on the occasion. Two causes
contributed to the postponement; one
the fact that suitable arrangements
could not very we'll be made with the
transportation companies, and the other
because it was found that on the de-
nament the monument, they were not
Of the material ordered. 1t was stated
some days ago that the bronze tablets
would have to be recast. This may
not be the case. Colonel Godfrey, of
this city, member of the commission.
.
IL in favor Of having the unveiling put
off until next April. and to have 1t on
the anniversary of the battle, but other
members desire to havesthe job finished
this year, and the unveiling some time
in the autumn. He is also in favor OF
having thorough examination OF the
bronzes made to determine whether
they will be enduring. The maker Of
the bronzes claims that while they are
not in exact accordance with specifica-
tions. they are better than. what was
ordered and cost more. This may only
be determined by chemical test. 1t is
proposed that Colonel Soper, president
OF the commission, shall go to Chicago
with the maker OF the bronzes and
have them abundantly tested. to deter
mine their quality. II it Is found they
are good. no recasting will be needed
Members of the commission were not
pe one mind at the outset as to the ad-
visibility of having hronzes placed on
the monuments, but majority favored
these and they were ordered. They
contain in raised letters the regimental
histories of Iowa military organizations
participating In the battle.
1t is not often that the supreme court
Of Iowa is called upon to pass upon the
laws Of a foreign country, but ques-
tions were raised in an appeal case
decided by the court yesterday which
involved the laws Of Mexico. A Des
Moines company doing a casualty In
sIrance business and insuring against
burglary had policy for a bank in
Hermosillo, Mexico, and a package
containg $4,000 Mexican dollars from
the mail bags at Nogales. Ariz. The
package was sealed In Mexico and
entrusted to a boy OF IS. The policy
provided that the sealing of package
must be by an adult. The question
was whether leaving the package with
a person is years old fulfilled the con-
tract. 1t was pleaded that in Mexico
an adult was one over IA, and that the
laws of that country follow the civil
law, or Justinian code, instead OF the
common law or the English system.
The supreme court was not enlightened
by any Of the testimony and merely
took judicial notice Of the fact that
Mexico was Spanish colony 900 years
that its laws were Spanish, hence of
Latin origin. and the claim was pre-
sumably correct.
1t is not generally known that the
building which was partially blown
down at the state institution for the
feeble minded at Glenwood, in which
catastrophe two OF the feeble minded
inmates were killed, was one of the
older buildings belonging to the state.
The building, was put UP as part OF a
state soldiers orphans home about
35 years ago. The state provided for
central orphans home and established
three subordinate homes, at Glenwood.
Pennington and Davenport. Some years
later the one at Pennington was
abandoned and the central home was
located at Davenport, while the build
ings erected at Glenwood were made
use of as the foundation for an asy-
lum for the detectives Of the state.
The building was therefore older than
most of the state buildings. tho Of ex-
cellent workmanship and in good re-.
pair.
The deeds for the postoffice site In
DeS MONIES nave DeeH lllso. L he SoS,-
ernment deals always with one man,
SO the deeds to the different properties
were all made to L. Harbach and by
him decided to the United States. The
most of the buildings have been re-
moved from the property by the for.
mer owners. It was on this site that
there has stood for, thirty years the
diIapidated foundation for what was to
have been one of the great hotels OF
the state-the Spafford house. The
foundation was built but nothing more.
1t is expected that the United States
will get ready to have some work done
on the postoffice this season.
The Iowa druggists have state
meeting during the summer ana among
other things there are prizes offered for
essays. The list of topics suggested
includes the following:
What is the best way to advertise
the pharmacy in small town? <"
What are most profitable side lines
for a druggist?"
Should the. pharmacist be relieved
of the financial burden Of sustaining the
pharmacy laws?"
What should we demand OF our ap-
prenticea?s