Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-05-02
Chance For Marshalltown or
Some Other City to Break Into
National Guard
SOME OF THE REQUIREMENTS
Condition. in the Guard Have Changed
Materially and for the Better in the
Past Few Years-How the Deputy
District Attorneyship Was Disposed
of-consressman Smith May Retire.
Special to Times Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, May 2.-There is toabe a
vacancy In the Fifty third regiment OF
the Iowa national guard. Acting on the
recommended ns of the United States
army officer Major Olnasted, who con-
Quoted the last examination, one of the
companies of the F'ifty-third is to be
mustered out of service. Just which
one is not known and cannot be
Learned. But the mastering out of q
company makes room for some other
progressive and energetic town to get
a company. Marshalltown is the
largest city in the district of the Fifty
third regiment and If it wants a COM
pany and makes anything of a show
ing it can get it. Marshalltown had a
company some years ago and since
then there was an effort made at one
time. to set company established
there without success, II MarshalltoWn
does not want the company it will go
to some other town in that section that
has no company now.
Since Marshalltown had company
the conditions in the guard have very
decidedly changed. Instead of allowing
$500 armory rent annually the state al
lows $500 and in addition there is $500
drill pay that goes to each company
which can be put into the company
fund and used to defray the armory
rent. This makes a total of $1,000 a
year going to a company which is 10
per cent interest on $4,000, which is
quite enough to build a good armory.
a company now gets enough allowance
for armory rent that it can interest
capitalists in equipping an armory that
Is servicea'ble.
Before a company will be established
in any city It will be necessary for it to
have a guarantee of good arn,ory.
Next there must be guarantee that
the interest will be kept up and that
the young men who go into the com
pany mean. to stay by 1t and make
good" The success OF company quite
frequently depends on the captain and
before a company is established at any
place the adjutant generals office will
have toabe assured that there is some
one ready to take charge and push
things. Isl I'LL
h Aside from the ample allowance for
armorys rent which will assure the
members of the company a good place
I'm which to drill and have their So
cial gatherings the allowances by the
state and the government together are
sufficient to make it interesting for any
company There is an allowance for a
rental Of company rife range for tar
get practice. The government furnishes
the clothing and the full government
equipment OF rifles and ammunition.
There is the opportunity, after once be-
ing in the guard, of advancement and
promotion to higher positions.
A
Il It ti'anspires that the disposal, Of
the position Of assistant United States
attorney in the northern iowa district
was made before it was decided who
should have first place 1t was stated
by one of the members of the Iowa
delegation within few hours after
the selection Of Faville had been an
Snounced that It was a part OF the agree
1nent under which the Eleventh dis.
trict got the attorney that the Third
district should get the assistant at
\ torneJs Senator Dolliyer had brought
out q candidate named Thompson in.
his district for the assistant attorney
ship, but 1t was found that the place
had been disposed Of before the delel
CATION acted at all. In accordance with
this Congressman Birdsall named Mr..
Rogers, Of Clarion, as announced a
week ago, to succeed Mr.. Crane, Of
3Dubuque, who had long held the place.
As a matter Of fact Mr.. Crane was dis
posed to hold on to the place and
resist removal, but the agreement made
at Washington could not be ignored.
Mr.. Rogers is a most excellent attor-
ney and OF great political influence in
the Third district. With Marshal
Knott to be relied on for carrying the
east end OF the district and Editor
Ram looking after Delaware county,
and the west end OF the district care
fully hedEed about there is said now
I to he no likelihood Of any opposition
to Congressman Birdsail next year.
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Inc close friends OF Congressman
Smith. Of the Ninth district, assert
that he will not be a candidate for
the senate next year before the repub-
lican primaries, but that he has never
given up his ambition to succeed Nc
Pherson on the federal bench He is
reasonably safe in the Ninth district as
long as he chooses to represent the
district in congress and he will hardly
make the race for the senate.
BIG LENox COLLEGE EVENT.
Fi.tietf Anniversary Celebration to
Take Place During Commencement
Week.