Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-04-20
ASSISTANT CURATOR OF HISS.
lcAL DEPARTMENT PRoBA.
BLY, TO BE IN CHARGE.
SEVERAL OTHER POSITIONS
REMAIN TO BE FILLED
First Work to Be Done Under New Ap.
preparations is Improvement Of Tu
berculosis Sanatorium Dawson's
Advancement in the Diplomatic sor-
Special to Times Republican.


Des Moines, April 2O.-The re- organ
ization of the state historical depart
ment will take place May s when the
next board meeting is to be held, There
is a possibility that the re-organiza-
ton may not be completed until the be-
ginning of the next fiscal year, July l.
There are two positions vacant now.
but there will not be much change.
There is no doubt that Mr. Edgar R
Harlan will be appointed by Governor
Carroll to be the curator of the de-
partment. His eminent fitness for the
place has been conceded all along and
he has by his industry and uniform
courtesy fairly won the place.
Mr.. Harlan is deeply interested in
the work and Will if given a permanent
place there devote himself absolutely
to the great work. AT present he is
filling the position of assistant to the
curator" which position was espec-
ally created that the late Charles AL
drich might have a personal assistant,
but this position expires July 1. The
death of Miss Whitcomb. who had
been for many years the assistant cur
ator, leaves vacant another position
which should be filed at once. The
department should have had a stenog-
rapher. Miss Alice NJ. Steele, who Is
designated as CLERK and stenographer"
has too much to do to act as stenog-
rapher. 1t would be fitting If the board
| should promote her to the position of
assistant curator. for which place she
| is fully qualified. Under the old law
there was some confusion because of
the fact that sometimes the state Ii
brarian was designated as curator of
the department, but In the last appro-
| priation bill he is made superlntend-
ent and there will be no confusion.
I'he state architect is at work on
plans for the improvements at Oak-
dale the tuberculosis sanatorium
which will be the first work done un-
der the new appropriations. There will
| be 81 building for the use of the en-
ployes and Officials and there will be a
number of cottages for the use of pa
tients. These cottages will cost about
$1,000 each and will accommodate
from eight to ten patients each. They
will be made just as cheap as possible
and still be neat and homelike In app
pearance. There is very great need of
more room at the state sanatorium and
| about all that Is needed is the small
cottages, which will at least double
the capacity of the institution.
| ss
| "My impression is" said an old
timer at the state house yesterday,
that these new reformers who have
set out to make capital by criticizing
the members of the supreme court for
having folding beds in their individual
offices in the court chambers. will dis
cover they are going up against the
laws of the state. ] have no doubt 1t
will be found that when the new capt.
to was practically completed and the
offices were being fixed up 1t ~vas pro-
vided by law that the individual Of
fees to be used by the court members
should be furnished not only with
chairs and tables and other appliances
| for hard work but also with folding
beds. That these have never been re-
moved is perhaps not the fault of any
| one in particular. If they were in the
way of the judges they probably would
have been removed long ago. But they
probably do no harm and very little
good as they are. Anyway they are
not a very great offense, for not one
in million of the visitors to the state
capitol ever peeped inside the private
offices Of the members of the court"
\
| There will not be any great trouble
| finding room for the new state board
of education when the time comes for
| it to set up housekeeping at the state
| capitol. Some speculation has been in
| dulged in, but rooms can always be
found, at least for temporary use in
the state house. 1t Is not anticipated
that very large office force will be
needed. The finances of the various
colleges will be kept separate, as 1t Is
provided by law that the present meth
cd of having a treasurer at each in
stitution with separate disbursing
system, is to be continued. An effort
was made to secure clause In the
bill abolishing the local treasurers and
having the funds handled thru the
state treasury. as is done in the case
Of the board of. control and all other
boards and commissions. but this was
not done. So the bookkeeping which
will have to be done at any central Of
flee will only be of a general nature.
$50
Thomas G. Dawson, who has just
been named as United States minister
to Chile, has not lived In, Iowa for a
good many years, but is fairly entitled
to be regarded as an Iowa man. Mr..
Dawson entered the practice of law
in Des Moines with James C. Hume
some twenty years ago, but he also be-
came greatly. interested in politics, ana
he took an active part In bringing
about the, election OF Governor Boies.
It is not generally known, but it is a
fact, that he came.very near to being
|appointed as private secretary Ito Cow
ernor Boies,. but a.little later decided
he would enter into newspaper work.
His first position was as a reporter ON
the old Des Moines Leader, but he was
Il very close 10 thA hen ms j, q - /, q