Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-07-06

$4,000 for Des MoineS College, which
Is perhaps the smaller. n the number
of pupils. The board trustees and
the friends OF the college are divided
In two factions, those who follow Trus-
tee Aitchlson of this city and those
who are opposed to him. The oppose
tlon claim that one OF the things that
has kept the college back Is the fact
that Aitchison holds an eight per cent
mortgage on the property and has
frustrated all attempts to take UP the
mortgage and place the loan 1t o. lower
rate of interest. Now there Is o strong
move to get the school to Waterloo
with the belief that once away from
Dcs Moines 1t Will not be managed for
personal ends.
Dr. Kennedy, secretary OF the state
board OF health Is watching the news
papers closely and with great antici-
patton to see the final list Of deaths
and accidents from the celebration OF
the nations birthday. Two years ago
there were 416 deaths and 1893 In
Fjuries and last year there were los
deaths and 1896 injuries. Il believe
that the smaller number OF deaths last
year was due to the newspaper cam
paign against the dangerous cannon
crackers and the regulations OF many
cities and states against their use and
sale" said DIR. Kennedy today. "And
ut the same time due to the informa-
tion given the public thru The medical
journals and by them thru the daily
papers as to the danger OF the SEEM
ingly dangerless toy pistol. There were
over two-thirds Of the denths due to
tetanus or lock Jaw. II a small particle
of the cap Of the toy pistol gets in the
palm of the hand or under the skin
lock jaw ls almost sure to result II the
wound Is neglected. Last year some
time before the celebration the medical
journals and the daily papers urged
the necessity Of going at once to n
physician with these seemingly slight
injuries and having them properly
dressed with the use OF antiseptics. l
believe that to this Is due the greatly
reduced number OF deaths Of last year
over the year before and am greatly
interested In learning the number OF
fatalities and accidents this year. The
fact that the injuries which did not
prove fatal shows an increase OF threa
last year over the year before is prob
ably due to the greater use OF the less
dangerous articles because OF the cam
non crackers and toy pistols having
been eliminated in many places"
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Dwight N. Lewis, secretary to the
,,tate board Of railroad commissioners.
made an address at New Virginia yes
i.erday at the Fourth OF jelly celebra-
lion. Mr.. Lewis believes in n safe and
.ynrle celebration and that was the kind
they had at New Virginia and the
crowd was very large. In his address
Mr.. Lewis took the position that the
country As mot going to the dogs. but
s,;hat.at. u marching steadily forward.
sHe took ar1'aaAvaA, oed -sst isi1le Onssthe
question OF exercising the right Of
franchise and claimed thai the only
danger in this country is OF the voters
not going to the polls. lie told his
audience that he believed that the man
who failed to vote should be deprived
OF his right Of franchise. on the ground
that the man who didn't exercise his
right to vote wasn't worthy Of having
the right He believed that q law
properly drawn along those lines would
solve all the present day problems in
d comparatively short time as he be-
lieyed the people always spoke right
when they did speak, and that the voice
5of the people Is at least very nearly
,.he voice OF God, the only difficulty be.
Ing that the voice of the people is too
uncertain because Of SO rnariy careless
Sly neglecting to exercise their right 70
vote. The sentiment was very loudly
anplauded and met favor with the peo-
Die Of New Virginia.