Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-04-22
NOTES FROM THE CAPITAL
nes Moines. April %. 1904.

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In consequence of the strike of the
plumbers and electricians tying up
some OF the largest building contracts
in the city, number Of the leading
contractors OF Dies Moines have com.
pleted arrangements to shut down all
business until an agreement could be
effected with the strikers. Several
conferences Of the contractors involv
ed were held before 1t was decided t.
take the step, as they disliked taking
an action that will throw about two
thousand men out Of work indefinitely
The shut down will undoubtedly
mean the sudden elimination of the
trouble with the plumbers and cleo
tricians, as the members OF the build
ing trades unions will undoubtedly
Join the business men in their endeav
ors to have the strike trouble arbi
trated.
1t is understood that the long antic.
ipated fight between the employers
association and the labor unions Is
now on. The employers are contend.
ing for an open shop, or the employ.
ment of individuals without regard to
unionism, and as this means the utter
decentralization of the labor unions
the fight may be bitter one.
It is announced that Captain c. L.
Watrous has procured an option on
The remaining eighty acres Of the quar-.
ter section contiguous to the, army
post rifle range on which the military
authorities have had an eye for per.
manent camp gror~d for the Iowa
National Guard. Captain Watrous, in
/ sense, acted for the state. The op.
ion which no secured was at the rate
Of 800 an acre, which would require
$4,000 OF the $4,000 appropriation.
The owners, however, stipulate an
additional $500 to repay for losing the
rent Of this year. It 10 understood that
he military authorizes are very much
pleased with the 100 acres under op.
Non. It IL regarded % m ideal camp
ground. It has the typographical fea'
lures which make ID etnineh suit.
able for drill ground. The selection
,f--the site 10 left to Governor Cum.
Minis and Adjutant General Byers.
General Byers IL said to be strongly
n favor Of the location described. An
ldditioAal reason for desiring the
camp ground located adjacent to the
army post is the provision In the new
federal law making the National
Guard q part Of the regular army,
which gives the members In camp
contiguous to the post the same pay
and command during camp rs the reg.
ular army soldiers and ofdcsrs get,
and which is higher than the state
gives. Moreover, the Dick law pro-
yides that the expense under such cir
cumstances shall be borne by the
federal government.
Just as soon as the railways cross.
ing Iowa put into effect the order re-
stricting the use Of the return pass to
livestock shipments within Iowa. the
Dficials OF the county branches OF the
Corn Belt Meat Producers association
Df Iowa will begin the circulation Of
petitions asking Governor Cummins
70 call special session of the lsgis.
iature to enact new legislation. The
pflcials of the association are now
consulting attorneys regarding legisla.
lion that can be passed that will com
pei the railroads to come to terms
The report published few days ago
was the first intimation the stockmen
and the Legislators had Of the stand
The railroads intended to take. Since
The publication, several railroad men
have confirmed it. Mr.. H. c. Wallace,
who was recently in conference with
railroad officials, hopes that the order
will be changed. The Great Western
was not represented at the conference
in Chicago and the stockmen hope
that President Stickney will deliver
a body blow to the anti-pass agree.
ment. gl :. E.,szs
The new city administration has
made change of policy. Hereafter,
all women who are inmates of i'm
moral houses will be fined once =
month. Perpetrators Of these places
will be assessed SIS per month, and
other occupants $40 each. The fines
for April have amounted to over 81
100000. IL g,:sa
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The hall of portraits in the Iowa his
.orical building will soon be gracec
with the portrait Of the hrst Iowa man
ever appointed to the naval academy
from Iowa, in the form OF q likeness
of Rear Admiral John Grimes Walker,
who is now at the head of the Panama
canal commission. The fact that Rear
Admiral Walker is an Iowa man is one
which is not generally known, but
these things seldom escape Curator
Aldrich, and through John A. Kasson
he has secured the promise to present
the portrait to the state. With that
Of Rear Admiral Remey, the hall OF
portraits will be well represented from
the navy.
Mrs. e. c. Manning, wife OF we'll
known Burlington engineer, commit
ted suicide at Burlington by drinking
carbolic acid while temporarily insane
from illness.
Five lads from Waterloo, whose ages
ranged from 9 to 13 years, were taken
in charge by the police at Iowa Falls
and on instructions from the chief OF
police at Waterloo, the quintette was
tropcnorfod RI their narantS The