Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-06
Iowa
CITY CLERKS MAKE BYLAWS
Iowa Organization to Affiliate with
Municipal League.
DRY ADVOCATES DO NOT AGREE
Split in Ranks over way to
Bring About ProhibitiOn-TrOOps
Reaching Des MOines
Daily.
From a staff Correspondent

DIES MONIES, sept. b-NSpeclalJ-At ul6
meeting Of the League Of Iowa Municipal
tiles in Fort Dodge, September a to e. the
city clerks Of Iowa will form a separate
organization that will be affiliated with the
league. At the last meeting Of the league
a resolution was passed authorizing the
clerks to form such organization and a
committee consisting of Clerk Derby of
Marshalltown. Clerk Thompson of Water
loo and Clerk Beal of Fort Dodge was APP
pointed to draft a constitution and bylaws
and plan the organization. Derby OF Mar
shaItown and the other two members of
the committee met recently in Waterloo and
drafted q constitution and bylaws and
planned for the organization. The clerks
will meet annually at the same time and
place as the league.
Split over Prohibition.
A split over the prohibition fight is
likely in the ranks Of the allied temper
ance organizations Of Iowa. The official
organ Of the Anti-Saloon league in the last
issue, takes a stand for the repeal Of the
mulot tax law as the shortest course for
prohibition, and says that bills will be in
troduced in both houses or the legislature
at the next session repeating this law and
reinstating statutory prohibition. This &C
ton on the part of the league is contrary
to the agreed plan Of the allied temperance
forces to work for nothing but constitu-
tional prohibition.
The league now takes the ground that
constitutional prohibition cannot be Sc
cured in less than six years and that with
the repeal Of the mulct law the Cosson
law will force officials to enforce the
statutory law and the people will be forced
to take constitutional prohibition. In its
bulletin the league says:
The second avenue of approach, or attack,
will be to introduce in both branches OF
the Thirty-fourth general assembly a bill
requesting the repeal OF the mulct law.
This will be taken under CONSIDERATION by
a committee In each branch, Will De Voleu
upon by only two legislative branches,
namely the house and the senate, and In
but one general assembly, which Will con-
vene January lDu.
can within two years from the present time
secure statutory prohibition and this Will
mean the adjustment of the saloon from
Iowa.
The law enforcement measures introduced
in the senate by Senator Cosson, which
passed both houses, and now are laws upon
county attorneys, sheriffs, mayors and
other peace officers, also providing FOR the
removal of any prosecuting and peace OF
ficer for willful or habitual neglect, or re-
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II found to be adequate will enforce the law
in the next two years, then the governor,
attorney general, county attorneys ana
peace officers will be thoroughly prepared
to enforce the statutory prohibitory law.
This may not give to the people just all
they are seeking In a short time, but II
will be an advanced step toward obtaining
finally constitutional prohibition and this
at as early a date through the first avenue
of approach,
! "a uDnf he Saplrpd through the general as
sembly in less than six years and the peo-
pie of the state will demand the abolish
ment of the saloon from within its borders
before that time.
May Retain K~irschner.
II DR.. Kirschner, superintendent Of the
tuberculosis hospital at oakdale agrees to
obey the orders Of the State Board of Con-
troll it may decide not to insist on his res
ignation, as has been requested. The board
claims tina DIR. Kirschner has bought sup
plies that were not authorized by the board
or that were rejected by the board in its
estimates. The board also claims that he
has not always handled patients applying
for admission as adroitly as he should have
done. The board had several reasons for
asking for his resignation, but rrang
ments are being made to adjust these and
retain the superintendent IL he agrees 20
mend his ways.
Reception to President.
The committee to receive President Taft
on his arrival in Des Moines. September
20, for the army maneuvers, will be headed
by Governor B. F. Carroll. other members
OF the committee will be Senators Dolliver
and Cummins, Congressman Hull and a
large list of business men of Des Moines,
All the members of the Iowa delegation in
Washington, members of all the state
boards and all the state officials, and a
small army OF editors of the state nave
been named as the vice presidents Of the
day.
Drinking Cups Abolished.
The Northwestern has taken the lead Of
the railroads to obey the request of the
State Board OF Health to abolish public
drinking cups on all trains in Iowa, At
torney ]. C. Davis, for the company, in
formed Secretary Thomas yesterday that
his road would put the paper sanitary cups
on sale and abolish the public drinking
cups.
Big Tournament Next.
A detachment of engineers from Fort
~Leavenworth, Kan, consisting of Sergeant
S. Silverman and ten p~rivates. has arrived
at Fort Des Moines and Tuesday next will
begin the work Of laying out Camp John
M. Corse on the state fair grounds, where
the $500 federal troops will be encamped
during the maneuVers here September "a