Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-12-22
.A BON[ OF CONTENTION
Temperance Force Divided Over
Rankin Movement to Estab-
lish State constabulary
NEWS FROM THE STATE CAPITAL
NEWS FROM THE STATE CAPITAL
Aged Woman Recalls Early Life of
Thomas Drummond, Founder of the
the State College for the Blind at
vinton-Des Moines Responsible for
Alabama sociaIi.tic Colony.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, Dec. 22.-The temper
ance forces appear to be somewhat d.
vided on some of the matters that
are to be pushed before the legsla-
| ture at the coming session. One bone
of contention is the Rankin movement
| to establish q state constabulary with
of number of districts and sucn Of
ficers to engage In enforcing the pro-
| hfhition liquor laws. The movement
/ appears to be almost wholly that OF
Mr.. Rankin, but III. III. Abrams. who is
4 to have charge of legislation the com
| ing session Is not willing to push the
measure before the legislature, believ-
ing other things more important and
practical But the state anti-saloon
league. as such, will not fight the
measure. frequent inquiries and
4 varied opinions have been forwarded
to the office of the Iowa Anti Saloon
League, relative to the recent utter
ances ascribed to MIR. Abrams. former
superintendent of the saloon league"
! says DR.. r. N. MeCash. present SUI
perintendent of the anti-saloon league.
which necessitates the following
statement from this office to the pub
/, lie. The anti-saloon league has no
/ quarrel to pick with the friends of tenn
| perance. 1t seeks an alliance of all
| the forces working to bring about bet
! ter conditions In our state. Its lead
ers may not wholly agree with any
| projected plan for effecting this COM
mon end. but It Is ready to cooperate
/ with all churches and organizations.
/ irrespective OF creedal difference and
party alliances, and thus mobilize the
/ temperance forces of the state. Its
/ 50. y Is to unity and not antagonize
/ the friends OF temperance. Its plans
are definite and It's methods rational.
as 1t seeks to raise a public sentiment
until civic action conscience ex-
presses itself in law. and then sustains,
by enforcement. its enactment"
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| The Iowa man gets to the front even
in the Philippines. A Des Moines man
is engaged in collecting and arranging
the Philippine exhibit for the st. Louis
| exposition. This is Mark III. Evans,
| formerly corporal in Captain Amos
Brandt's company serving in the Phil
| !ppines. Evans entered the customs
service In Manila after he was dis
charged from the army three years
ago. He was placed in charge of the
work Of making the collection for the
| Philippine exhibit. and recently he
arrived in Seattle with fifteen carloads
of stuff to be taken to st. Louis. He
is expected home soon. He has some
sort of show which he brought over
and he is at present engaged in Civ
ing exhibitions on the coast.
sss
Recent correspondence of state Off
cials with James f. Toy. OF Sioux City,
in reference TO the proposal to have
his new company issue fidelity bonds
or become surety on bonds OF any kind.
developed the fact that in Iowa no
company or corporation unless 1t Is or
ganized for the purpose can sign bonds.
All bonds must be personal or from all
authorized fidelity company organized
under the insurance laws Of the state.
The banks cannot go on bonds. Some
time ago bond was presented at the
state house signed by a national bank.
The matter was referred to the attor-
ney general who found that such a
bond was not allowed either under
the banking laws or the state laws.
1t is probable that Julian Richards,
formerly secretary to Colonel Hender-
son. will remain In Washington the
coming year and not locate in Des
Moines 1t is learned that he has
been offered a good position In Wash
ington. He has been assisting Speaker
Cannon's clerk the past two months,
while congress was in session.
sss
Apropos Of the proposal to place in
the State College for the Blind at Vim
ton bronze tablet In commemoration
Of the services of the founder Thomas
prunmond. Mrs. E. n. Wright. of
Washington, Iowa, writes. recalling In
IN interesting manner the early Mfe OIL
Mr.. Drummond She is now quite
ged and she wrote on seeing news
paper item abou. the tabict.which caused
her to wonder If this is the Tom
Drummond of her childhood days. If
So" she saws. "he was born in Brooke
county, w est virginia, uI u ldIIIl ot0-
Joining my fathsrs. His father was a
partner in the practice of medicine with
my father CDR. Edward SMITH. with
whom he had studied. Some years
having elapsed his father went into the
ministry of the NJ. T.. church. When
Tom was In his teens, being as his ia
.her thought somewhat unruly. he
bound him out to a foundryman to
learn the trade. One bright, sunny day
in the month of July, either in 1850 or
1851, there came into our home young
man dressed In a check shirt, jeans
pants, and carrying carpet sack which
contained all his valuables. After A
few days visit this young man. who
was none other than Tom Drummond.
said to my father: I am runaway;
I want to make some money to go
west: will try to get q job on the
river MY father Invited him to re-
remain with him and he would send
him to the academy in Welisburg. For