Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-03-23
Most of the Regulations to Be
Issued Are Already Being
Followed
REGULAR ARMY INSPECTION
This and the Equipment of the Iowa
Guard Will Be Made Very Soon
Extent of the lnspection-lowa Rules
for Small Arms Practice Adopted
BY War Board.
Special to Tines-Republican


Des Mones. March o3.-The regular
army inspection of the arms and equip
| ment of the Iowa National Guard will
| be made Very soon, and probably by a
number of inspectors at once, SO that
| i. can be done very quickly. This in
spection will go no further than to an
examination of the arms that are to be
turned over to the government as soon
as the new rifles are ordered. The In
accompany the requisition of the ad-
jutant general of Iowa for the new
rifles. In one respect at least, Iowa is
more favored than other states in this
regard. There will be very little neces-
sary to bring the Iowa guard into fun
conformity with the regulations that
will be issued by the war department.
for the militia organizations. For IN
stance, the war board has adopted the
Iowa rules for small arms practice for
the use of the guard in all the states of
the union, with some very slight
changes Iowa guardsmen have been
shooting for number of years under
rules that are regarded as nearly per-
feet, and Iowa has been highly compli-
mented in that the rules have been
made the basis for the new rules issued
by the war board. Then the war board
will adopt for the guardsmen of all the
states the Iowa idea of having the deco
rations and badges slightly different
from the regular army badges in SINH
lar lines. An Iowa sharpshooters' badge
will be just like a regular army sharp
shooters badge, save that it will be of
different metal. and Sc on. In short,
the Iowa guard is now more nearly up
to the standard that VII be required
for all the militia companies affiliated
with the regular army tnan any other
guard.
The state board of control may not
be able to have built the work con-
templated at Mitchellv!.e and Inde-
pendence. Contracts have now been let
for all the other permanent improve
Elents at state institutions for which
bids were invited some time ago. Blu.
the offers made for the warehouse at
independence and the pump house and
cottage at Mitchellville are all, too
high, and 1t seems impossible to get the
contractors down to tn. limits Of the
appropriation. The board is finding that
the high prices of material and labor
are seriously interfering with their
work.
Governor Cummins is quoted here as
making some sensible suggestions as to
the value of municipal Improvements:
Il would say offhand." said the gov
ernor. that ii l had 10 do with the
municipal affairs of the city Of Des
Mones. l would certainly give much
attention to the mattes OF identifying
the city in every possible. way. There
is very much that can be done in this
line, much that costs but little and by
constant adding to it year by year soon
effects great results. We ought to all
take especial pride in cur city. We
should strive to make 1T more beautiful,
a better place in which to live, more
healthful and more enjoyable. There
Is close relationship between cleanli-
ness and morals. A clean city makes
better citizens. and 1t is easier to keep
up the moral tone of city when it is
made beautiful and attractive than
when it is given over tc filth and neg
lect. regard it not only as especially
desirable that a city be made as beau
tiful as possible. but ii is essential to
the proper growth and development of
the city and the development Of the
people. Let us all then do what we
can for the beauty and adornment of
the city. In all this you may say that
will be with the people of Des Moines
in any and every way that the city can
be made better and more cheerful and
finer"