Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1903-07-31
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NOTES FROM THE CAPITAL
Des Moines. July 81, 1908.
Attorney General Mullan has rem.
dered an opinion to Secretary J. F.!
Kennedy OF the state board Of medical
examiners, in which he holds the
board exceeded It's power in passing
resolution providing 1t would not
issue license as an itinerant physi-
clan to anyone not resident OF this
state. A resolution Of this kind was
adopted last February, and the result
of II was the exclusion from the itin-
Grant field Of several non-residents Of
Iowa. Under section 1881 of the code,
the annual license required from itin.
Grant practitioners is $3.50. Mr.. r.ul.
Ian says the board has no power to
discriminate between residents and
nOn-residents of Iowa II they are alike
entitled to licenses. He holds the res
olution cannot be enforced by the
board
One Of the most attractive exhibits
at the Iowa State Fair, which will be
held in Des Moines August 81 to 20,
will be the display made by the manu-
featuring interests Of Waterloo,
backed by the Commercial Exchange
and the Board Of Trade of that city.
1t will be the first exhibit of the kind
ever attempted at the State Fair. The
purpose Of it is to call attention to
or 20 fho
location of manufactures. 1t is pro-
posed to exhibit in one large tent all
the articles manufactured in Water
loo. AS there are number of manu-
featuring establishments there, the
variety of articles displayed will be
great, and will include not only a
wids number of farm implements
but other manufactured products
ranging from overalls to automobiles.
A committee Of leading business men
of Waterloo recently waited on Sec
rotary Simpson at Des Moines and
perfected arrangements for the ex-
hibit. 1t was at first thought that a
permanent building would be erected.
Owing to the fact that the time for the
Fair is near at hand; 1t was conclud-
ed to wait until next year before put
ting up a building. A large tent will
be located short distance west Of
the entrance to the amphitheater. It
will be 30x250 feet and will be finely
decorated Among the attractions Of
the tent will be one of the finest
bands of the country. Correspond
ence has been entered into with
leading musical organizations of Chi
cago and other cities. A whole train
load of manufactured goods will be
brought to the fair grounds from Wat
erloo and the train will be handsome
ly decorated with flags and banners.
Automobile races will be arranged for
on the race track by the Waterloo del
egation. It is the theory of the Water
loo business men that good exhibit
of their manufacturing interests will
attract new manufactures to that city.
One of the implements displayed will
be the Twentieth Century manure
spreader, the factory for which has re.
Gently been bought by Waterloo, capt.
tai and moved to that city. 1t is not
improbable that in another year, the
example of Waterloo, which the fair
management believes to be good one,
will be followed by other cities.
The annual report of the United
states pension Office for the Iowa.Ne.
braska district. located in this city, has
just been completed and signed by
Pension Agent r. p. Clarkson. 1t Gov.
ers the fiscal year ending June 80, and
shows that there has been expended
g. III ho
Des Moines Office $7,504,21S.48. OF
this amount $5.052,120.43 went to
Iowa, $2,100,236.27 to Nebraska, and
the remainder to pensioners scattered
throughout other states in the union
Recently there has been great emf.
grafton of Iowa soldiers to California
Colorado, Illinois, Missouri, Oklahoma
Oregon and South Dakota. To most OF
these states they have f1ocked to take
up land claims on their rights. Hun.
dreds of old soldiers are continually
moving about; and accordingly con.
tinue to keep their names on the pen.
sion books in this city. At the pres.
ent time, however, there are more
leaving than are coming to the state.
This is because of the movement
north and west to take up land. Some
have even gone into Canada. When in
Canada, the pensioner has to be class
! flied in the Washington agency and re-
ceive his pay direct from there.
There is talk in some quarters that
an effort will be made in the legisla.
ture next winter to have a committee
selected to visit and inspect the insti.
buttons under the board of control. In
support of this idea it is urged there
has been no legislative visitation since
the board of control law went into eff.
feet, that large appropriations are
being required for the institutions and
| that the Legislature should not be con.
tent with letting the board of control
bear the entire responsibility for the
institutions. al.
Judge G. s. Robinson of the board,
| in discussing the question of vista.
ton, said 81 am sure the board would
welcome the appointment of any fair.
minded committee of visitation by the
Legislature. There is absolutely moth.
| ing to conceal in regard to the man.
agement of the institutions and the
board courts the fullest and fairest in.
yestigation. The. only regret I would
have in q matter of that kind would
be that it would hardly be possible to
| compare the, condition Of the institu
| tions now with their condition before
| the board OF control took charge, and
thus the members Of a committee
would not be in position to know with
entire accuracy what improvements
had been made"
Tame snakes are used in Morocco
to clear houses of rats and mice. The
sight of snake seems to terrify the