Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-03-06
IN IA[ GA R.
Report of the Assistant Adju-
tant General Will Show a
Dwindling Membership
DEATH LIST is VERY LARGE
Not Likely That the Members Of the
Organization Will Ever be Larger
Not Likely That the Sons of Veterans
Will be Admitted-war on the Itiner-
ant Medicine Vendors.
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Des Moines, March g. The report of
the assistant adjutant general of the
G. A. r. for the department of Iowa,
which will be made to the department
|encampment at Cedar Rapids, will show
that there has been an actual decrease
iE the membership of the department
from last year and this despite the fact
that during the year efforts were made
In all parts of the state to secure new
members and the reinstatement of old
members. The actual net loss of mem
hership in the department as shown by
the reports to department headquarters
during the year 1902 was 121. Yet there
We're 4S5 members mustered into posts
ir the department., including 113 who
We're mustered in first time and who
had never before been members of the
Grand Army. The net Joss comes from
the unusual number of deaths in the
department, there being something
more than 600 all told. 1t was hoped a
year ago that the department might
show great increase in membership.
but the. department officers will report
that In all probability there will never
be a larger memberships of the de-
partment than has been In the past
The death rate is growing too rapidly
to hope for any other result. An Off
cial circular was recently sent out by
Commander John Linat, of Council
Bluffs, in which there was an appeal to
tie post officers TO do special work in
trying to secure new members. 1t was
urged that in every possible way the
members work for the enlargement of
the membership of the Grand Army.
This circular appears to have formed
the sole basis for ru1nor which has
been circulated in Grand Army circles
tn the effect that Commander Lindt fa-
vors admitting the Sons of Veterans to
membership. AS a result of this rumor
! rs'scI I--.Ions we're passed by the post at
/ Davenport. The oldest pos, In tn. statc.
,instructing it's delegates to the depart
mert encampment to oppose any
change In the constitution with refer
lence to the qualifications for member
ship. Commander Lindt declares that
there is no warrant for the assumption
that he favors any change in the con-
stitution, he, is not in favor of admitting
the Sons of Veterans and never has
been, and has always stood with ex-
Commander Wagner, of Philadelphia,
who has been a power In G. A. Il. circles
in upbuilding the organization. Com
mandsr Lindt favors giving the Sons OF
Veterans all possible encouragement Tor
their organization, but would not ad-
nit them to the G. A. r. The Iowa de-
rartment is certain to take action OPP
posing any change in the constitution.
The state board Of medical examiners
has determined upon going hard after
the itinerant physicians who make
business of gulling the public with
medicines that are or questionable
quality and possibly dangerous. "A great
many complaints have come to the
board this year in regard to the work OF
these vendors of medicine who refuse
to locate in any place and who do not
expect to remain long in the state. One
Of these medicine vendors has been do
ing business in Des MONIES nearly all
winter. He is liberal advertiser ana
does big business. A few days ago
he said he was going away and would
.do. some other cities OF the state. He
said last year was a rcor year. He
travelled with tent, bu. the weather
was bad. He made only about $4,000,
but If the weather had been good would
have made much more. Il expect to
make $4,000 this year" he said. L
will start out when spring opens with
tent and show and I'll go thru thij
state like a whirlwind. Then next win
ter is legislative winter, and l expect
the legislature will go thru me the same
way-but I'll have the n,oney and can
afford to clear out But the state
board of medical examiners has decided
It will not wait for thu legislature and
at its last meeting passed the following
resolution:
.whereas. Several physicians who
have been granted licenses by this board
as itinerant physicians have, by their
fraudulent professional claims and their
dishonest practices, disgraced the med
ical profession and sWindled a too cred
ulous people; and
'.Whereas. The statute does not re-
auire this board to issue such licenses,
hut simply permits 1T to 20 so: and
w QeEedS, Liz SlSeAS "
is not a mendicant and should not be
made party to such dishonest practice
because of the fee derived from these
licenses; therefore be it
''Resolved, That the state treasurer
he requested not to cover into the state
treasury any such fees for original H.
censes, or for renewals of the same,
until the board has determined whether
an application for such license or re-
newal has been favorably considered
and the issuance of such license has
been ordered by the board.
"Resolved, That this board Will not
issue such license to any physician VINO
is not graduate of reputable medical
college or to one who is not Il resident
of this state.
Resolved, That the secretary be
directed to prepare and submit for ap-
proval such revised form of application
as will better enable the board 10 de-
termine the professional, social ana
moral standing of the applicant
The divorce case of Catherine Void
vs.. George wold, from Sac county, has
just reached the Iowa supreme court on
appeal The case has ore feature that