Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-02
IN The GRAND ARMY
Serious Objection to Admitting Others Thar
Civil War Veterans.
SOME IOWA JUDGES ARE UNFORTUNATE
state Preparing to Make an Exhibit
of Its Manufactures at the st.
Louis observation-disclosures
Reports In.
CFrom a Stan Correspondent)


DES MONIES, Ia, March 1.-(Special)-
In Grand Army circles it is learned that a
spirited contest has already been started
in Iowa over the question of opening the
doors Of the organization for admission Of
persons other than those who actually
served in the war of the rebellion. This
was started by a statement credited to De-
partment Commander John Lindt of Coun-
ell BLUFFS. in which he was quoted as in
timating that 1t would be we'll to enlarge
the membership. This suggestion promptly
aroused the resentment OF many Of the
members and the first post to give It recog-
milton was Post No. 1 in Davenport. This
post, Of which Past Department Commander
Metzgar is a member, adopted a resolution
r~eciting the preamble to the constitution
of the Grand Army of the Republic and in
structing the delegates of the post to the
department encampment to stand firmly
for no change in that preamble. The en-
campment meets in Cedar Rapids in May.
1t is known that a considerable element in
the organization favors admitting the Sons
OF Veterans on a qualified membership,
while others favor admitting those who
have been connected with other military
organizations and those who have fought in
the Philippines. But the matter cannot be
put through the e~ncampment without a
fight and the post at Davenport calls upon
all the members to oppose any change in
the organization. II those who favor open
ing the door insist upon their stand they
will have a warm fight in the encampment.
Judges DOn't All Get Increase.
Not all OF the district judges OF Iowa
have as yet been benefited by the increase
of salary provided for by the late ~legisla-
ture. 1t was provided merely that the pay
of all district judges should be $500 a
year, instead of $500, but the constitution
forbids any increase in pay during the term
for which a Judge is elected. -Four Of the
judges were serving by appointment and
they we're elected for short terms in No
vember and Immediately began to get the
increase Of wages. Four others hold over
until the close of this year. They are Judges
Clyde, Macy, Bailie and Withrow. and this
four cannot get the increased pay until
after the expiration of their present terms
and their reelection. This will be at the
close OF this year. All others are now get
ting the increase.
Shriners to Go to Sioux City.
Arrangements are being made for a big
pilgrimage of Za-Ga-Ziz, Temple OF Shrin-
ers, to Sioux City May IL, when Governor
Cummins viii the aShriners, and
there will be a meeting of several hundred
in northwestern Iowa.
Ex-senator Allen I'm Iowa.
William ". Allen Of Madison, Neb., Is
spending a few days in Des Moines. While
here he had, an informal eonfererce, with
members of the Iowa regiment of which he
was a member. He met with Colonel Eber-
hart. who was colonel of the regiment. and
Adjutant W. L. Carpenter, formerly mayor
of Des Moines; also with Colonel Scott, who
was lieutenant colonel of the regiment.
Senator Allen. is here with W. s. Collins Of
Basin, Wyo., and they are interested in the
oil wells there, having samples Of the oil
with them.
Iowa Manufactures.
The Iowa commission on the Louisiana
Purchase exposition will meet this week to
dispose of many matters which should
be started thus early. Among other things
1t will be determined how much will be
given to the different departments for the
special exhibits. A. determined effort will
be made to provide that a liberal appro-
priation shall be made for securing an
exhibit of Iowa manufacturing industries
at the exposition. 1t is regarded as certain
that the agricultural. horticultural and
similar interests will be represented with
out much trouble, but a special effort will
be necessary to secure an exhibit Of manu-
features. To the end that the commits
sion may have before it SOM evidence OF
the extent to which Iowa industry has been
developed Secretary Conway has secured
from State Labor Commissioner Brigham
an informal list Of the things made in
Iowa, novelties largely, that should be
represented. In the list are the following:
Harps, powder, felt shoes. cutlery, gun
stocks, band cutters, affairs, feather dus-
tiers. locks, pearl buttons. cream separators.
refrigerators, we'll machines, condensed
milk, pipe organs. sleigh bells. engines,
desks, wooden goods, fax tow, wall paper,
spice, gloves, macaroni, rubber tires,
wooden shoes, garden and farm tools,
wheels, paints. boxcar leaders, thresher
teeth, stump pullers, paper caskets, feather
busters, typewriters, ranges and stoves,
perfumes and stueco goods.
Information on VaErancy.
Secretary John Hay has written a letter
to Governor Cummins transmitting a pc
cuIiar request from Mexico. The secretary
OF state says he has received a letter from
the Mexican ambassador asking for infor-
nation as to the laws in the several states
OF the union regarding vagrancy and es-
p~eeially with regard to the rules govern
ing contracts with persons or corporations
that desire to utilize the labor OF Migrants"
Secretary Hay asks the governor Of Iowa
If he has any printed matter touching on
this subject to forward to Washington for
the benefit of the Mexican ambassador.
Inasmuch as the state OF lows has very
little legislation on the subject of Migrants
and Just now the state is not troubled with
vagrancy, the information obtained here
will be meager.
Deep Wen at Hospital.
A new deep well for the State Insane
hospital at Mount Pleasant has Just, been
completed and the State Board of Control
has received a report thereon. The report
shows that the well is down 1908 feet
and that the drill went through the stratum
Of st. Peter sandstone 100 feet thick, water
being found in the stratum. This water
is much better than in the old we'll Of the
hospital. A test of the well shows that
1t gave up 100, 900 gallons OF water a day
without diminishing appreciably the water
in the old we'll only 100 feet away. Judge
Robinson states that the new well Will
make IL certain the hospital will always
have abundant water. Two years ago the
city water supply failed and the one we'll