Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-07-27
.AGURDY FINDS
HOLES IN WALLS
Custodian Of the Capitol Pro-
voked to Wrath by Careless
ness of Contractors
STATE EMPLOYEES ANNOYED
Contractors Doing Work Of Repairing
at the Capitol Apparently Have
Little Concern About the Ineonveni-
ence Made for others-Hish Prices
for Little Jobs.
,n.o,o, 70 Times-Repuplican.

Special to Times Republican,
nes Moines. July 27.-Though recog-
nizing that more or less inconvenience
must follow the making of the repairs
IN the state house Custodian T. ]. MIC
Curdy today showed some warmth OF
temperament at the habit of some OF
the contractors in starting work and
then going Off and leaving 1t for sew
eral days. The particular object Whlch
incited the agitation was couple OF
holes in the ceiling Of the storage
room In the labor commissioners Office
The holes we. made for pipes for the
water system and the room has been
torn I'D for at least a month because
of them. Mr. McCurdy ordered them
plastered up. James r. Crawshaw,
Superintendent of the repairs and I'M
proyements was shown the holes and
declared that Louis Kurtz was re-
sponsible for them. II don't care who
is responsible for making them 1t Is
very aggrevating to have things con-
tinually and uselessly torn up, SAID
Mr.. McCurdy "The work might just
as we'll have been completed when
started as to have been left for several
weeks. 1t Is not only true here but In
very many other parts Of the build
ine.:
The capital commission hopes to
have the work completed by the first
of December at least and the employees
OF the state house are ornespondingly
iubilant. In the north and south corr
ridors the scaffolding was up for a
month before it was used. In some
Offices laboratories have been torn out
to make room for new ones and after
,stearing the old ones out 1t would be
weeks before the new. ones are put In.
With all the diligence and care OF
the present state officials 1t seems
that 1t frequently costs the state more
to get little job Of work done than 1t
would cost. a private individual. Gus
todian McCurdy stated the other day
THAT If a plasterer Is called to the
state house to do little work he asks
about IS a yard for plastering. They
had been known to charge SIS for
three yards which would have been
done for an individual for about $3.50.
In the lavatory Of the governors suite
Of offices there was a partition placed
in the repairs now being made. The
partition is about eight feet wide and
about twelve feet high. The bill when
1t came in was for $41.50. Every once
in a while one of these bills gets thru
because there is no avoiding it but in
a great number Of instances they are
held up.
Considerable interest is being taken
III the fact that Governor Cummins
is to speak at Clarinda on the rate
question on the same day as Daniel
Davenport, who will represent the rail-
road side of the rate question and 1t is
not unlikely that a number will attend
the chautauqua there and hear the
two addresses.
A Webster City man who was in the
city a day or two ago is authority for
the statement THAT Secretary Leslie
M. Shaw will never be candidate for
president While he didn't care to
have his name mentioned he didn't
matter. IF Secretary Shaw is a candi-
date he will have the support of the
state back of him first and if he does
MT get the support Of the state he Will
not be a candidate If there was an
universal sentiment in his favor in this
state lit would be discussed by the
newspapers continually and yet you
hardly ever see his candidacy mem
-e.fo <N r1,k 70, he
enthusiastic in its support If 1T pro-
poses to support him at all 1T is very
Indifferent and if anything opposed.
More frequently the newspapers are
saving things against Shaws candi-
dacy or treating 1t as a joke than
otherwise. About the only paper that
mentions Shaw's candidacy to any ex-
tent is the Cedar Rapids Republican,
whose owner isaa warm friend of Shaw
and whose editor, Sylvamus Cole,
claims to have discovered Shaw while
working on the Register.
| It is learned that Miss Nellie Walk
er. whose work in art has attracted
considerable attention is to do some
permanent work this coming year in
statute of w. S. stretton for Colorado
Springs. Miss Walker made statute
of Governor Cummins which was dis
played in Chicago at the Art Institute.
She is an Iowa girl.
Governor Cummins has been invited
to make an address at Lincoln, Neb.,
Aug. 10 at the annual meeting of the
Nebraska Epworth League Association.
| Governor Mickey will preside ard the
governor has been assured a very
warm welcome. The association is in
session at Epworth Lake park from
| Aug. 2 to TO- Last year Governor La
Toilette addressed the meeting.
| Governor Cummins also has ar inv1-
tation to address the old settlers at
Traer Aug. is, the date when he
| speaks at Clarinda on the rate ques-
! tion. The people Of Traer assure him