The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-05-04
IOWA
DEAN NO. TWO QUITS
DR.. Amos Had Served Drake Univer'
sity's Medical Department
Only Ten Days.
His Resignation Also Traceable to
the Hoffman Incident Of a
Few Months Ago.
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal.
Des Moines, Iowa. May 4-Dr. A. M.
Amos, after serving as dean of the medi-
cal department Of Drake university for
just ten days, has resigned. This is the
second dean in this department to re-
sign within a month, and the trouble is
directly traceable to the Hoffman Incl
dent. .-e
Hoffman resigned as secretary and chief
Of faculty three months ago, after con-
Tossing under pressure that the name un
der which he had achieved fame in his
profession was an alias, electing to for
felt his position and his future aspira-
tions rather than divulge his true iden-
tity Hoffman charged that his humilia-
ton was the result of jealousy on the part
of the dean and the disclosures in this
connection were responsible for the resig-
nation of Dean Schooler and his success
sor.
General F. III. Drake, ex-governor Of
Iowa and father of John r. Drake, the well
known financier, has already contributed
$2,000000 to the university and is just
now offering unlimited backing to help
the medical department recover from the
Hoffman affair.
Good Year for the Companies.
The report on insurance, other than life,
for 1902 has just been issued by Auditor
of State Carroll: 1t shows that the past
year was an exceedingly prosperous one
for the companies transacting business in
Iowa. The tables Indicate that the per-
centage Of losses paid to premiums re-
ceived by the eighteen fire companies
both stock and mutual, and organized un
der Chapter Of Title TX. of the code
was 1926 per cent in 1902. The year be-
fore it was 41.6 per cent, a showing de-
cldedly to the advantage Of these com
panies.
In the case Of the non-Iowa compan MES
the percentage of losses paid to premiums
received was 507 in 1902 and 64S in 1901
The average for both Iowa and non-Iowa
fire companies in 1902 was AT per cent
while in 1901 it was 54.5 per cent
c.. l. Pennington of Bloomfield has re-
signed as state insurance examiner under
Auditor Carroll. The resignation wa:
caused by the fact that there was littl,
examining to do and that Mr.. Pennington
found the remuneration he would receive
50 day for each day of actual service
would be low.
Dlpsomaniac Law a Farce. .
I The April reports Of Institutions to th
board Of control show that inebriates ar
! escaping from some of the hospitals at
rate that is rapidly making the dipsoman
lac law mere farce. No less than fifty
three ran away from Mount Pleasant hos
pital in April. Eleven escaped from Cher
! okee.
An important reform has been brough
about at the independence state hospita
Superintendent Crumbacher has abolishe
every form of mechanical restraint of in
sane patients. Each is allowed the great
est possible liberty and opportunity to ge
Il out OF doors and exercise. THE ne,
Il order works we'll, according to Judg
| Kline Of the board Of control who ha
just inspected the hospital
Herriott Endorsed. 81
Lieutenant Governor Herriott wa
warmly Endorsed for another term at tn
recent Guthrie county convention and wa
authorized to select the delegation to tn
state convention. State Senator Hopkin
was also Endorsed for another term.