Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-22
Iowa
SCALP IS IN DEMAND
Governor Now Admits He Demanded
His Resignation.
ANTI. GAMBLING BILL IN SENATE
Amended Before Passage to Make IL
Plain that All Games or Schemes
of Chance Fall Under Its
Prohibition.
From a staff correspondent.l

DIES MONIES, March H~.-(Special Tele-
gram. 1T was given out this evening for
the first time that Governor Carroll now
admits having last Monday demanded the
resignation Of B.. F. Keltz as state phar-
macy commissioner. During the week and
as long as Keltz remained in the city the
governors office was giving out denials
that anything had been done or was in
contemplation. Now a new line OF attack
is made and 1t is given out that the gov
ernor has consulted the attorney general
as to whether or not he has the power Of
removal and. II he has. that he will call
in question the expense bill for the phar-
macy commission for last June.
1t is asserted that Keltz attended the re-
publican national convention IN Chicago and
that the warrants drawn in the auditors
office show that he got pay for all the
days OF the month. This, Il lie asserted,
was in violation of the law. even IL the
bills were audited by the executive coun-
ell and the warrants drawn by the state
auditor.
Keltz remained here three days and fall
Ing to get the matter called up returned to
his home and his work.
Debate on Gambling Bill.
The two houses of the legislature did lit
tie today other than to pass on nimpor-
tant measures.
A warm fight came up in the senate on
the Hammill bill to revise the law as to
gambling. The bill covers all forms of
gambling and every known device for
swindling or lotteries, and fixes heavy PEN
alties. The only matter of interest was
when an amendment was made which made
1t clear that church raffles and the sale
of tickets and numbers on any form OF
chance was to be included in the forbidden
acts. Senators insisted that this was a
direct slap at the churches and was so
intended. but in defense 1t was urged that
all gambling should be treated alike. The
amendment was carried. The bill was then
passed.
The house passed only legalizing acts, but
the speaker appointed a committee to in
vestlgate the colleges as to the legality of
the building of residences for the presidents
of the Institutions at Iowa City and Cedar
Falls. The committee consists of Messrs.
O'Conner, Stillman. Hacker. Kellogg and
Schee.
Agree on Municipal Bills.
Persons interested in the reform of mu-
nicipal laws have practically agreed upon
a number of measures of Importance. A
bill to amend in important particulars the
commission form of government was today
reported to the senate with favor. 1t
grants additional powers to the commits
slons in regard to parks, cemeteries, paw
ing and other matters, and permits the
borrowing of money on bonds or certificates
for many purposes other than at present.
The features of various bills desired by
both Cedar Rapids and Des Moines were
stricken out and only those things which
were acceptable to both included. The bill
was reported and passed today. A bill has
been introduced by Saunders to provide a
way of having water works and other pub
lie service plants condemned where 1t is
planned to purchase them.
Bank Department Transfer.
The transfer of the state banking depart
ment from the office of state auditor to
that the state treasurer has virtually been
agreed upon. 1t is known that an agree
ment was reached to do this when the plan
for a transfer OF the insurance department
was dropped. The banking department will
be taken from the state auditor, and 1t is
also probable that the public accounting
department will be taken from the state
auditor and be placed elsewhere.
COunterfeiters I'm Des Moines.
Counterfeiters have been working in Des
Moines for several days and have succeeded
in passing off much bad money. Some IS
gold pieces which they have been circulat-
ing came into the hands of a local bank
Friday and they reported the matter to the
police. United States secret service men
are said to be working on the case.