Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-01-14
COMPLAINTS of Miners Who Took
Examination For Inspector
ships Being Investigated
PHILLIPS WROTE A LETTER
One Member of the Board Appears to
Have Injected Little Politics of His
Own Making Into the Examination
First Census Returns are Received
Capital Gossip.
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Des Moines Jan. 14.-Although the
hearing before Governor Cummins of
the complaints of miners who took
the examination before the board of
examiners for mine inspectors was not
concluded yesterday at the first hear
first hearing to indicate an interesting
case. The three men who failed at the
examination made statements to the
governor of their cases. In general
way they claimed they had been dis
criminated against. MIR. Abram who
made the first statement informed His
Excellency that Mr.. Beard of the In
ternational school of correspondence,
of Scranton, Pa, had written that Mr.
written to him that in the present state
of politics the governor didn't want
any more eligible candidates for mine
inspectors at the present time and that
the board was not discriminating
against his school. This was state
ment that interested the governor at
once The letter from Mr.. Beard was
read and stated in brief that Mr.. Phil
lips had written that those politically
interested didn't want things compli-
Gated by any more inspectors. In a
letter from Mr.. Phillips to Mr.. Abram
Mr.. Phillips said he did all he could
,,;t ncf m Tho Iaftar
further intimated that politics was
having great deal to do in the Sc
lection. of mine inspectors and the
marking OF their papers. 1t was ex-
pected that the hearing would be con-
cluled today. The governor is determ-
ined and has been from the first to go
to the bottom of the matter as fully as
possible and give all sides a full hear
ing.
The Arlington News wants board
of pardons and the Cedar Rapids Gaz-
cite thinks the state house is already
honeycombed with boards and every
one of them has set of officers and
hangers-on, who, for the most part,
toast their feet in front of fires or
rest them on the tops of fine desks"
AS a matter of fact, there are about
three boards at the state house. The
board of control is the more import
ant and has the most employees. 1t
might be said right here that if there
is anyone about the state house that
earns their salaries it is the members
of the board of control and their en-
ployes. With thirteen enormous in
e,tit Tn >nft In, 11hic fhnpo
is population Of 10000 people the
board of control has about seven en-
ployes, besides the three members of
the board. The pharmacy commits
sion has one employe, a secretary. The
board of examiners for mine inspec-
tors has one employe, stenographer.
The members of these boards are not
at the state house, except they have
business there. The dairy commits
sioner can't be said to be a board as
there is but one commissioner and
deputy. The labor commissioners Of
flee is in the same situation. The game
warden and state veterinarian are ap-
pointed by the governor, but do not
have offices at the state house. The
railroad commissioners are elected by
the people. There are three employ
es who have about all they can ham
die, They are outside of the appoin-
tive power of the governor, however.
The department of agriculture can not
be said to be board hardly. The MEM
bers are elected by the farmers In
stitutes. The board of health has a
secretary and one stenographer.
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the matter of census reports Is lda
Grove. The returns reached the Office
Of the executive council yesterday. The
report was made more than any thing
as the assessor states, to lind out
whether or not the census was being
properly taken. 1t is expected that
many counties will be heard from from
this on. 1t is expected too that some
of the schedules will have to be done
over again. The enumerators will not
be careful enough to I'LL in all the
blanks. great deal of hard labor is
heinp put on the matter by the secre-
tary of the executive council in the
hone that the census will be accurate
and complete. Secretary A. H. Dawson
of the executive council has sent out
additional printed instructions to the
enumerators. Sample cards marked to
show all possible contingencies have
been furnished the enumerators in the
supplies sent to the county auditors
The county auditors are held respon-
sble to the executive council. Some
Of the auditors have reported no farms
when it is believed there are \some in
certain city limits A farm is more
than three acres With the card syS-
tenn in use this year the census is much
more simple than formerly in many
respects. The cards are plain and all
that is needed is that the enumerators
fill in all the blanks.
The first cannon ball ever fired at the
Third Iowa infantry was yesterday
transferred from the department of the
adjutant general to the Iowa historical
building, The transfer was made at