The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-14
LEAGUES NEW HEAD
Anti-saloon Workers Compromise
and Elect DR.. McCash to
Forward Work in Iowa.
Abrams, the Old Superintendent Re-
duced in the Ranks-Legis- Il
lation Sought.
Special to The Journal.

Des Moines Iowa, Oct. 1.-THE nomin-
ating committee of the Antisaloon League
reported to the convention this morning
the selection of DR.. I. N. MEGA sh pastor
OF the University Place Christian church. y
as superintendent Of the work in Iowa. :
The report will in all probability be:5ac-
cepted by the convention as it is a COM
promise Of bitter fight between Rev. III. (,
H. Abrams Of this city and Rev. G. r.
Malone Of Waterloo n1
The committee recommends that Rev.
Abrams, q. R. Malone and Rev. W. G.:
Hubbard Of Columbus, Ohio, be named as
assistants to Superintendent McCash. BY:
this arrangement the fight between the
Abrams and Malone factions is settled.
Malone has the same position he held
last year, Abrams is reduced in the ranks
but still held on salary while the work
is extended by the addition of new as
sistant. 80
The legislative committee Of the league
recommended to the committee this after
noon the following bills and amendments:
An amendment to the pharmacy law providing
liquors be issued by the county auditor numbered
eonsecutiyely and returned intact. !.
An amendment to the pharmacy law provid-
Ing that applications for permits to sell tntoxi-
eating liquors be accompanied by affdavits that
neither the applicant any of his assistants
have been refused permit within two years.
Also that applications be accompanied by major
ity petition of men and women IN town or ward
| in which liquors are to be sold. T@sa ~ ssl
An amendment which shall provide that when
a druggist ceases to. engage in the pharmacy
business the permit sha IL be null and void
| bill asking that the injunction law be applied
| to bootleggers ~ 81" -
An amendment to the inebriacy law providing
for separate asylums. ..' -s-. 49,
An amendment to the mulct law asking that
consents expire in three years.
! j. B. Hammond will present to the con-
vention this afternoon minority report
asking for the unconditional repeal of the
Martin mulct law. Reports made to the
convention: last evening show that fifty
of the n1nety-nine counties in Iowa have
no saloons under the present mulct law.
| '+> Another Crank.
Mayor James M. Brenton has received
a. letter from an unknown crank who Is
said to reside at New Virginia, Iowa,
threatening his life and that Of Governor
Cummins and President Roosevelt The
letter was turned over to the police and
will be handed to the federal authorities.
-"-,-' Red Men Elect Officers.
The Twentieth annual session of the
Red Men Of Iowa in Des Moines has at
tracted 200 delegates. A few changes are
proposed in the laws Of the Iowa council.
It has been decided to have the laws codt-
lied to conform to the laws recently con-
fr1ned by the supreme council 80
| The Red Men selected as officers for
the ensuing year: Great Sacnem, W. Ii
Allen, iPol1a; senior sycamore, George
Richards, Colfax; Junior sycamore, John
Dineen, Sioux City; great prophet, w. F
Mention, Boone; great chief Of records, F
A. Day, Des Moines; great keeper of cam
pus, Fred E. Lunpkin. Fort Dodge. great
representatives, w. B.. Keffer of Des
Moines and w. R. Mains Of Davenport.
The ladies auxiliary, Degree Of Poca.
hontas, will hold its election this after
noon. 20 n s,
Fourth OF the Corn Lost. ~
George A.. Wells secretary Of the lowe
Grain Dealers association, estimates tina
fully 20 per cent Of the original corn acre
age planted in Iowa this year will no
mature or was abandoned. He has re
ceived reports from every county in thu
: state Corn will generally average, &C
cording to his report, S8 bushels to thu
acre. .. ST.. 81 - s- :, .. S
,1y Board Of Control on a Jaunt.
The members Of the state board of con
! troll left this morning for their annual tou
! of inspection Of the state institutions. Thu
Cherokee hospital will be inspected Thurs
day and the independence insane asylum
9 Friday Monday will be devoted to tn.
blind asylum at Vinton and Tuesday to tn
, state penitentiary at Anamosa. From Ana
. mosa the board will go to Davenport to In
8 spect the Soldiers Orphans home, re
turning to Des Moines next THURSDAY
e evening. = -. !. II