Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-11-21
Nay TENDER
RESIGNATION
Another Likely to Be Named
Phar macy Commissioner In
Fletcher Howard's Place
CANNOT STAND THIS CLIMATE
It is Now Believed He Will Recover
From Quick Consumption With
Which He Was Afflicted, But That
He Will Not Dare Return To The
Iowa Climate To Live.
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Des Moines, Nov. 21.-Fletcher
Howard, member of the Iowa state
pharmacy commission, has already vir-
tually ceased to be member of the
commission and 1t is regarded as moi.
at all improbable that he will tender
his resignation and another will be
named as pharmacy commissioners In
his place. Mr.. Howard will not be
able to resume his duties even though
he should SO far recover his health as
to be able to return to the state for a
brief period. His case Is interesting.
He suffered from pneumonia last win
ter and when he recovered he was
much broken in strength, and immed-
lately there appeared signs of tuber-
culosis. He is large, had lived Sc
dentary life and had kept himself close
! ly confined to one Of the dingy base
ment offices of the capitol. He had all
! the symptoms Of one going into quick
consumption and he lost flesh rapidly.
In the spring he went to a retreat near
| Colorado Springs. He took the out
door treatment, living in tent, and
despite that he was when he vert
there apparently in a dying condition.
| he rallied and in recent weeks has
shown much recovery. 1t is now be-
lieved he will recover. but that he will
not dare to return to the Iowa clim-
ate to live. All thought of his ever
again taking up the active work of the
pharmacy commission has been aban-
doned. or course being out OF the state
and incapacitated for work he has
drawn no pay since he was taken sick
Ehe work OF the commission has not
been allowed to suffer, however, ana
the other members have kept 1t up well
in conjunction with the secretary.
When Mr.. Howard was appointed the
last time there was a hard fight made
to get someone else in the place, the
democrats claiming that he did not
properly represent them, as he was &
gold democrat and had not taken part
in campaign work along with the Bry-
an men. But he Is. in fact, thorough
going and consistent democrat one of
the old school. Governor Cummins al
so took into consideration that he is Z
man who stands high among the phar-
macists of the United States and we'll
known at the national meetings as well
as among, all the Iowa pharmacists.
1t will be difficult to find one to fill
his place.
The bank statements of Iowa, as be-
tween the August call of the state au-
ditor and the November call, will not
show very much increase in deposits,
possibly a, decrease, The city banks.
at least, have not made any increase.
The banks of Des Moines show q
slight decrease-s6s,622. There are now
thirteen banks in Des Moines one hav-
ing gone out Of the banking business
since the last report. Under the call
Of August last they reported deposits
aggregating $12,045,009. Under the
call Of November 10 they reported
81, ,976,3S7. Six reported increase of
deposits and seven decrease 1t is
the smaller banks generally that show
more deposits.
AS a matter of fact their report will
show a total of $14,437,4s7 on deposit
in Des Moines banks. This will include
the deposits in the Iowa Loan and
Trust Company, largely invested in
debentures. A peculiar thing may be
noted in this connection. The loan and
trust company advertises for deposits
and this advertisement came to the
attention of Millard Cox, of the bank
\ - ,kof0 ~,
Office. He looked up the law and found
that where loan and trust company
receives deposits 1t must be treated as
a state bank. But the records of the
offices showed that no loan and trust
company had been examined in the
past nor had reports been received.
He called on officers of the company
and they agreed readily that the law
required it, but nobody had ever asked
for reports and no examiner had ever
knocked at the doors. Hereafter the
company will report and be examined
the same as a state bank. The Incl
dent illustrates in a small way the
carelessness which has prevailed in
some offices in the past.
How will the political committees
make up their calls for conventions in
the future? What will be the basis OF
apportionment for congressional con-
ventions? In the past the COMPRESSION
al conventions have been based on the
vote for governor in the previous year.
Now the committees will go back two
years. Will it be to the vote on con-
gresham or to the vote on one OF the
presidential electors? Then in other
years it will be a question whether the
vote shall be that of governor or OF
congressman. If republican conven-
tions two years hence are to be based
on the vote for members Of congress
they will be smaller than If the elector
vote is taken as a basis. In the Sew
enth district it will make a difference
of about a dozen delegates In either
case Polk county will have within six
or seven of half the entire conven-
ton. The vote in the district was: