Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-08-10

LIS MOaUeS.-GOVornOr CumlnlnS
aas appointed the delegates to repre-.
sent Iowa in the interstate conference
to be held in Des Moines Sept to
devise means to secure the adoption
OF constitutional amendment provid-
ing for the election of United States
senators by the people instead of by
legislatures.
me delegates from Iowa are:
William Larrabee of Clermont.
Thomas D. Healy of Fort Dodge.
Lester w. Lewis of Clarinda
jerry b. Sullivan of Des Moines.
Waiter H. Dewey Of Charlton.
Messrs. ,Larrabee, Healy, and Lewis
are republicans; Messrs. Sullivan and
Dewey are democrats. 1t is supposed
that all five are earnestly in favor of
the change in the pro. osed method Of
electing senators.
me delegates are appointed in pur-
suance of the resolution adopted by
the recent legislature providing for
the issuance of invitations by the
state of Iowa, through Governor Cum
minis, to the governors of all the other
states to appoint delegates to this
conference. Most of the governors of
the states have accepted and have
named delegates In one or two there
is no authority for appointing this
class of representatives without an act
OF the legislature. Senator Lewis,
who Is on the Iowa delegation, was
father of the resolution.
1t is believed that the conference
will prove to be very successful and
distinguished gathering,
To Fight Mail Orders.
| With representatives present from
the leading retail organizations of the
state as well as one jobbers' organiza-
ton the temporary organization of
the State Federation Of Mercantile
associations was formed at meeting
held in the Commercial club hall.
The objects sought are legislation,
the strength of numbers in the fight
| against mail order houses.
The federation is to be made up OF
| three members from each of the affil-
lated organizations and will represent
some 10000 merchants in the state.
The representatives attending are to
report back to their respective bodies,
which will act on the general plan
and bylaws before the organization
is perfected. For the reason that the
legislature meets next January and
the federation expects to work for
favorable legislation during the com
ing session they will perfect their or
ganization as speedily as possible.
The temporary officers elected
were: President, John Mehlhopt,
Council Bluffs, secretary Of the Iowa
Nebraska Wholesale Grocers' associa-
ton; vice president, DR.. A. c. Hutch
ins, Des Moines, secretary Of the Iowa
Manufacturers association; secre-
tary-treasurer, Ira B. Thomas, Des
Moines, secretary of the Iowa State
Retail Merchants association. The
meeting for the permanent organiza-
ton will be called by the president
and the secretary at later date.
DR.. Thomas to Succeed Kennedy.
At the annual meeting OF the state
board Of medical examiners and the
state board of health in Des Motnes
the election OF officers determined on
at the meeting in Waterloo July 10
was ratified. D. F. Powers of Water.
loo becomes president Of the board of
health and DR.. Sans the president of
the state board Of medical examiners.
DR.. j. F. Kennedy was elected secre-
an thar date he will he succeeded nv
Dr Iouis A Thomas Of Red Oak
Or Thomas was in the civ and waa
At the Office Of the hoard At the can.
Iito1 Dr Henry Albert az Iowa CITY
wac elected state bacterioloeist. and
/ DR.. q, i. Kinney Of Drake university
was elected chemist. Bessie Olmstead
Ihoard and Miss Gertrude Kennedy
was made assistant registrar Of vital
statistics.
To Dedicate Monument.
The executive committee Of the
Iowa Lookout mountain and Mission
arv Ridge monument commission.
consisting Of S. B. Humbert OF Cedar
and Col a Abernethy of Usage viii
nsa+ IN Nae Moines tn CONSIDER nro.
Gram for the dedication Of three mon.
vnoents erectad nv the state thronph
tho commission. II Is nrohahle that
NV 20 will ha the date selected Nv
tha nittee for tbe dedication
mss monuments have haen eract.
a. Nv the commission. The ono AZ
r aopor+ mountain stands q tho nan.
49, ~ +ha government resaryation
na.r Inc Craven house around which
~ tbs ertsrnoon q, Nov "a 1899 was
sn,,.,ht Harce conflict for tie retan.