Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-10-20
State Capital Gossip
Many Items Of Interest from Our Correspondent
at Des Moines.

Iowa 10 Far In Advance.
Des Moines.-"Iowa occupied q uni.
que position at the International con-
gress On tuberculosis at Washington"
said A. r. Kepford, state lecturer for
the board of control at Is the only
state which makes an appropriation
and employs lecturer to devote his
entire time to the instruction of the
people with regard to this plague.
1t was with considerable gratifica-
ton that the Iowa delegates made Its
unique position plan to the 5000 dele
gates and the seven sections holding
simultaneous meetings during the
congress. ct was a great convention
and 1t did immense good. It helped
unity the efforts Of all Of the medical
and scientific world. 1t gave authority
to such work as Is being done In
Iowa today. 1t disclosed the fact
that the disease cannot be eradicat-
ed IN day or a year, but 1t will be
the work, of generation to control It.
1t Is matter of education. s'Dr. Koch
was deeply chagrined because the
congress declined to accept his view
and went on record, declaring that boz
vine tuberculosis may be transmitted
to the human family. He acknowl
edged, however, that he had not
made investigation along this line
for several years.
Nineteen Under Quarantine.
Nineteen cases of contagious and
infectious diseases were Guaranteed
by the Des Moines city health de-
partment during the month of
September, according to the report
of Secretary James NJ. Morgan, 10.
sued Oct z. In addition the
department cared for ten miscella-
neous cases Twelve patients were
released from quarantine. There
were 143 complaints investigated by
the officials of the department and
26S notices served. The city physi.
clans answered 237 calls, made 81
inspections and ten investigations of
supposedly contagious diseases. The
department was run at an expense
of 1920. including both the city
and county expenditures.
School Laws Nearly Ready.
The commission composed of DR..
Frederick Bolton, Iowa City; w. H.
Baily. Des Moines, and Arthur
Springer. Wapello. appointed by Gov
ernor Cummins to prepare a recodi-
fication of the school laws Of lows,
will file their report with the gov
ernor in a few weeks. A final meet.
ing has been called to be held In Des
Mofnes soon. The proposed laws pro-
vide radical departure in school ad-
ministration. Instead of a county
superintendent, the schools will be
under commission Of men. thereby
centralizing the power In each coun.
ty and doing away with the independ-
ent districts.
Fifty Applicants for Pharmacy Job. :.
Governor Cumm.ns announced that
he would not declare a vacancy in
the state board of pharmacy COM
missioners because Of the disappear.
ance of Fred Russell, the chairman.
until after his return from Missouri.
Fifty applicants have fled with the
governor their credentials and petit
lions. These the governor has not
been able to examine. He said there
was no hurry to make the appoint
ment. Russell was last seen In Iowa
at Sioux City.
Nineteen New Attorneys.
Nineteen new lawyers were given
certificates by the supreme court on
the 9Th. 1t is said that one of those
who was not given his certificate pas
sed the examination and will receive
the document as soon as some legal
matters are disposed Of The class
was given an oral examination in the
hall Of the house of representatives
New Banks are Chartered.
Two banks were given charters by
the state department. Oct 9TH. The
State Savings bank of Lamont, with
capital stock of $4,000 was au
thorized to begin banking business
Luena Savings bank, with a capital
stock OF $40, 900 was also authorized.
Parents Day In Des Moines.
In accordance with the proclama
ton by Gov A. B. Cummins the reli
gious services In the churches In
Des Moines Oct. IL, as In Other
churces in the state, turned toward
the children, their temptations
rights, opportunities and Z develop
ment. The day was proclaimed az
parents day and was instituted a.
the result of the work Of the National
Congress of Mothers and auxiliary
congresses, one Of which is the Iowa
Congress- of Mothers, which opened
Its biennial meeting In Des Moinei
with a massmeeting at the FRS
Methodist church.
Pension Payment under Way.
A quarterly. pension payment is II
full swing at the. Des Moines pension
agency. By the 18th of October
nearly ;$2,325.OO0 will have been paie
out to old soldiers. their widows ane
orphans. Checks approximating 500.
900 have been sent to 10000 pension
ers from the local Office 30 far this
quarter. There are at present eigh
teen pension agencies In the country
and the Des Moines agency is payinl
about one-fifth of all the pensioners
on the rolls. Last year the vast sun
of $5,748,808.05 was paid to pension