Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-17
Iowa
DRY FURCGS BADLY SPLIT
Former Nebraska Minister Leading
Movement for United Action.
ALL ELEMENTS WILL NOT JOIN
Removal of state Board of PhRr-
macy One of POssibiIities-
Changes in Auditors
once.
CFrom a staff correspondents

DES MONIES, April IS. - Especially = A
serious split has occurred In the temper
ance forces Of the state. which threatens
the success of the movement TO secure an
amendment of the constitution in lieu of
other methods of securing temperance. A
state federation of the various temper
ance organizations has been formed, but it
has been found impossible to get all OF
them into the movement. Those which have
through their officers, slgnified willingness
to Join In concerted movement for an
amendment are the Woman's Christian
Temperance union, the prohibition political
party, the Good Templars, the 1ntercollegi-
ate Prohibition association, the State Mar
shaI club and the international Reform bu-
reau. They have Joined together under the
leadership of Rev. d. e. Smith of Indian
ola, who represents the reform bureau,
which has headquarters at Washington, and
Rev. A. c. Rankin, known throughout the
country as 1.-THE Moulder Orator" of Pitts
burg, has been secured to take general
charge OF the work. An office will be
opened in Des Moines. FOR the time being
the effort to secure better laws for the en-
forcement of existing statutes will be laid
aside.
Mr.. rankin has been at work for six
years organizing the State Marshal clubs,
and now turns his attention to the other
work. But the State A~nti-Saloon league,
which in the past has been we'll supported,
refuses to go into the movement and, in
fact. is said to be openly hostile to the
movement Rev. e. C, Barber, who is at
the head of that movement at this time.
has dana oil h. COULD 80 nra,roo tko $500
ton of the alliance, and insists on con-
tinuing the work along other lines.
Rev. d. E. Smith formerly lived I'm Ne
braska, having been a minister of the
United Presbyterian church at Pawnee
City and Lincoln.
Remova of State OmciaIs.
The state executive council met today and
an effort was made to induce the council
summarily to remove from. office the State
Pharmacy board and thus open the way
for a general change in the working forces
OF the state. 1t may be stated. however.
that the state executive council will not
now create any vacancies m official posi-
lions, and so long as men in the public
service conduct themselves properly and
live up to the letter of the law there will
be no revoking of commissions. No action
was taken today. 1t is probable that the
regular course will be followed In regard
to the State Pharmacy board and that the
procedure will be in that case in accordance
with the precedents of the past, that II
there are disputed bills or accounts the
council will take them up In regular order,
find out the facts, call in the persons re-
sponsible for the bills and secure a proper
adjustment of all matters in accordance
with law and equity. This has been done
very many times in the past. for the work
Of auditing the bills has been carefully at
tended to since the council took charge of
that work five years ago, and in every case
the bills have been disposed OF to the
satisfaction of everybody.
Changes In Auditors once.
State Auditor Bleakley today announced
the following changes in his office and
working force: George 4. Pennell of At
lantic, now in charge of examination of
municipal accounts, becomes a state bank
examiner, making the sixth examiner on
the force; Frank Roberts of Newton, now
head of the banking department, becomes
chief bank examiner; Bailey Ellis of Onawa
becomes head of the banking department
and John w. DAILY of Cherokee, now one
of the bank examiners. takes Ellis place
in the office as security clerk in the audi
tors office. The position of insurance ex-
aminer. the highest paid subordinate DO
sition in the state. is not filled.
Prepare for Army Tournament.
An army board is in Des Molnes ar
ranging the program for the army tourna-
ment which is TO be held on the state
fair grounds in September next. The plan
is to have about 5000 of the regulars in
camp at the time. Arrangements have
been made for the biggest display of army
balloons ever seen in the west. The
grounds are admirably adapted for the
purpose and are within the city limits. The
army officers are enthusiastic over the
prospect for the event.
Banks and Their Assessments.
A serious controversy has arisen here
over the refusal of the city commission.
as a board OF assessment. to reduce the
assessment on the various banks of the
city on account Of United States bonds held
as securities. The banks claim an exemp-
ton which the local authorities refuse to
recognize. and the banks have combined
to go into court. An effort was made by
the recent legislature to change the law
so that national and state banks would be
treated alike. but this could not be done.
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