Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-07-07
Evidence of Continual Activity
of Iowa Men Holding Posi-
tions In Service
ABOUT COMMERCIAL TREATIES
Many Important Treaties of Europe to
Expire soon-WiIl Cause Much
Shifting About in Matter of Recip-
roeaI Tariffs-Reports From vinton
State School for Blind.
Special to Times Republican.

l
ity of the Iowa men holding positions
in the consular service. The most ex-
tensive of the reports is from Frederick
w. Hossfeld, who was private secretary
to Governor Larrabee, and was an edu-
Gator in Upper Iowa University while
a resident of Iowa. Mr.. Hossfeld sends
from Trieste, II careful study of the
commercial treaties of Europe, in
which he shows that there may be of
In the matter of reciprocal tariffs the
next few years. because many Of the
more important treaties expire soon.
He gives dates when these treaties ex-
pire. AT the same time he points out
the comparative stability of the chief
tariff laws of the European countries.
There are in force in Belgium. he says.
the customs law OF June s. 1887; in
Germany. the tariff of July Is, 1879,
with few subsequent amendments; in
France, the maximum and minimum
tariff of Jan. IL, 1892, slightly amend
ed Aug. Is, 1895; in Italy, the tariff of
July IA, 1887; in Austria Hungary, the
customs laws of May %, 1882. and May
Il, 1887: in Russia, the tariff law of
June IL, 1891; and in Switzerland, the
tariff law of April 10. 1891. From this
1t will be seen that the stand pat idea
is strictly European. Other Iowa con-
tributions to this July number Of the
reports are: Commerce of Uruguay
for 1902 by A. w. Swain, consul at
Monteyideo; British lace and hosiery
exports, Frank w. Mahin. consul at
Nottingham; Austrian prizes for de-
signs for raising boats, +. w. Hoss-
field. Trieste; industrial census of Bo-
nemia. S. C. Mcfarland, Reichenberg;
aqueduct in western Australia, Orlando
III. Baker, Sidney.
From the report of Superintendent
McCune, of the state school for the
blind at Vinton, 1t is learned that while
the general health of the pupils has
been excellent, there is great need of
a small hospital, and the next legisla-
ture is to be asked to supply $4,000 for
this purpose. There We're thirty-seven
operations in opthalmology on the blind
stuaents during the biennial periad, but
the doctor in charge complains that he
has no assurance of good care OF his
patients, and he has no operating
rooms. While the school is not place
where it is attempted to cure blind
ness yet the authorities are all the
time doing what they can to relieve
the infrmities of the pupils During the
hi ,iol ariNI n tOtp >cO
rolled at the school. The largest num-
ber are credited to Benton county
twenty, with an equal number to Linn
county and fifteen to Polk county. Only
one was from Marshall county. OF
those admitted fifty-one were already
able to read and write or read some
raised system. Superintendent McCune
also wants $2,500 for fire escapes, and
recommends the spiral incline escapes
in iron tubes, as the only kind suitable
for the blind. He also asks for $4,000
contingent fund, since the buildings are
nearly all old and of wood, and repairs
are greatly needed from time to time.
1t is probable that the annual en-
campments of the four regiments of the
Iowa national guard, will be fixed and
arranged for very soon, regardless of
the plans of the war department with
regard to the maneuvers of the guards
men with the regulars. Thus far moth
ing has been heard from the war de-
partment as to the encampments. Us
ually the dates and places for the en-
campments in Iowa are fixed before
this time, and they are held in July
or August; but the fixing of dates and
making of arrangements has been de-
layed by reason of the expectation that
the war department would soon no.
tify the adjutant general what COM
panies or regiments might go to Fort
Riley or some other place. Nothing has
been heard from the department. and
unless something is heard soon. the
sta<a will prepare for it's own encamp-
merts in the usual way. The encamp
ment of the Fifty sixth regiment will
this year be at Fort Dodge, as there are
excellent grounds to be had. Last year
this regiment was drowned at Fonda.
This is the only regiment not now full.
there being one vacancy, Company Il.
This may go to Ida Grove, as an effort
is being made to organize a company
there.
Governor Cummins has gone to Nit
chell, S. D., to deliver an address be-
fore the South Dakota State Bankers
Association tomorrow. He will also
speak before the bankers association
of Iowa and before the State Bar Asso-
citation later
Now it is stated positively that Will
lam r. Hearst is going to start daily
newspaper in Des Moines. He has in
timated that if he starts a newspaper
any place in the midland region 1t will
be in Minneapolis or Kansas City, or
both. This relieves Des Moines news
paper owners of some cause FOR worry.
The recent carnival in Des Moines is
causing some trouble for the E.lks lodge.
1t was advertised as an Elks' carnival.
and patronized as such, and the prof
it's, which did not materialize wereSste
be for an Elks' club house, and now