Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-10-01
SEC'Y SHAN| 3 VISIT
He yerifies His Reputation as
Best Mixer" in the State
of Iowa
AT DEs MONIES YESTERDAY
AT DEs MONIES YESTERDAY
The Popular Secretary Gives Hand
shake and Hearty Greeting to Every
One Whom He Meets-Fifty fifth
Regiment, !. N. G.. Enlarged by Men
From Other Regiments.
Special to Times-Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, Oct. 1.-The visit OF
Leslie M. Shaw to Des Moines yester-
day fairly illustrated the manner of the
man and indicated what 1t is that has
given him much of his popularity. Sec
retary Shaw is the best mixer
in the state. He came In unannouncet
and proceeded straight to the state
house. He went merely to arnuse him
self and to mingle with the people He
walked into the basement and calling
at the first door found Dr. George New
man. OF the G. a. r. headquarters with
a warm welcome. Selling him by the
arm he proceeded to call hi mas an aide
to pilot him thru the building. AT ev-
cry office they paused, though for a
brief time. The hearty handshake and
good word of Secretary Shaw was for
clerks, typewriter girls, were ali the
same to him. Everyone was made to
fsel that the secretary of the treasury
was sincerely glad to have met him
again. Mr.. Shaw had but a short time
in the building, but he made the most
of 1t. He then called on Captain Hull
and went to the republican state head
quarters where he held conference
with Chairman Spence and got pointers
on how the campaign is running In this
state this year. and how the opening
speeches have been received. And so
his day in Des Moines was spent, in
true democratic fashion, and with ready
conversation for every person met. In
the office of State Treasurer Gilbert
son he walked around the cashiers
desk quietly and whispered to Quincy
Willis: Keep your eye on Shaw"
He was congratulated in another
place on his having done better than
any other man Ia Washington II. the
matter OF taking care or the Iowa ). He
was pleased.
Il stood by the side OF the grave of
the late lamsnted Corporal Tanner" he
said. II heard an aged minister speak
of him, and say that while that he was
not always liked by every man, yet, it
could be said of him always, by friend
or foe, that he was a man who stood
by his friends. Turning to a lady near
me, 1 said to her that when I was plac-
ed in hole in the ground like that, l
wanted no better eulogy said for me
than that l had been true to my
friends"
Secretary Shaw is looking unusually
we'll He has been out and away from
Washington for much of his time in
recent weeks and travel agrees with
him. His family has recently returned
from a trip to Europe. He now regis
ters as from Denison and does not claim
Des Moines as his home.
The Fifty-ffth regiment, /. N. g.,
will be rendezvoused at Council Bluffs
before it starts for Fort Riley, Kan.
rhis month. The regiment Will have to
be enlarged by the addition OF 30o men
from other regiments. and this work
will be done by the state officials rather
than by the United States officials. me
men selected from the other compan-
les of the state-eight to ten from
each one-will be given travel pay to
Council Bluffs. and will be ordered 10
report at a given time. About 100 OF
tham will gather at Des Moines and go
In bunch. then another large squad
over Burlington lines and those from
the northwestern part OF the state at
Sioux City. At Council BIuHs the reg
iment will be formed by adding 10 each
of the companies a sufficient hummer 10
III 1Far-d yfa-
bring each company to the standaru re-
o,Ii,ed. All this scheme OF traVei a!lu
ton has already peen Wofkeu
out When it was presented 70 lhe
regular army officers at headquarters
AZ Omaha II opened their eyes, Tor no
other state was able to plan so per-
fectly for this trip Today Major John
n Hume assistant inspector general
and clerk to the adjutant general, Is
in Omaha to consult with the Depart
ment officials in regard to the plans
I, is very probable that the regular
army officers will leave 1t TO MAJOR
Hume to handle the entire regiment
until 1t reaches Fort Riley and Is pfi-
raded with the regulars under Ieh.
Rell the only state guardsmen tnat are
10 be right in with the regulars.
In the lawsuit Of Charles L. NC
Guire VS.. the G. B. & @. railway from
Anpanoose county, appealed to the su-
nreme court to test the provisions OF
the code relating to the rights OF en-
ployes to maintain actions for damage
regardless Of their connection with
relief department, some interesting
facts are stated. 1t is stated that out
Of this fund there had been paid up to
Dec. 81, 1900, the sum OF S2bil,olo.o4'
which was nearly equally divided as
between sick benefits and death bene-
fits. TIE contributions of the company
to this relief department We're
enormous. tho, OF course, the major
portion came from employees. The ques-
tion AT issue is whether membership
in the association relieves the COM
pany from liability for damages In
case of accidents. The company con-
tends that the provision of the Iowa
law on this subject is contrary to the
in that 1t violates the
right OF private contract.
A death mask Of the late Col. John
Scott. who died this week In Des