Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-04-17
NOW SEEMS CERTAIN THAT GOV.
ERNoR WILL RE-APPolNr
COMMISSIONER EATON.
PHILLIPS TO REMAIN
As BOARDS SECRETARY
State Capitol Watehmen Greatly
Stirred Because Of installation Of
Time cIocks-Work on Now State
Fair Amphitheater to Begin Soon
Supreme Court Docket for May.
Special to imes-Republican.

Special to meS-Republican.
Des Moines, April 17.-The reorgan-
ization of the state pharmacy board
will take place within a week. The term
of Office of Harry Eaton. OF Shenan-
andoah, expires next Friday. He is as
sured of re- appointment, as that mat
ter was considered before he was ap-
pointed to fill a short vacancy, and as
In the matter of the controversy with
the two other members of the phar-
macy board he is certain to be reap
pointed. His record Is such that his
displacement could only come because
of a desire to make a place for some
other person. The governor will name
another democrat for the democratic
place on the board now vacant 1t has
been the intention of Hon. Charles w.
Phillips, the secretary, to retire and go
into business and last year he was on
the point of doing so, but he may be
induced to remain, as his services on
the board are regarded as invaluable.
This matter, however, rests largely
with the governor Some years ago
Governor Shaw, out of factional de-
sires, tried very hard to force Phillips
out of his position because Phillips had
been an earnest adherent of the pro-
gressive movement. 1t is not known
that any effort will be made to repeat
this.
One of the bills which was passed
by the legislature got to the governor
without the signature of the president
of the senate. 1t is not known how this
mistake happened. as it was supposed
all had been signed in the presence of
the senate. The failure of the iieuten-
ant governor to affiN his signature will
not. however make the law invalid
and the governor will sign it. This Is
the bill which will require that at the
next session and thereafter the secre-
tary of state will have to certify out
to county auditors copies of an bills
going itno effect by publication and do
it at once so that courts and persons
interested will not be in any doubt.
The bill was passed so late that 1t will
do no good for this session.
The Swift bill penalizing railroads
$50 day while they appeal cases to
the courts and fail to obey orders of
the railroad commission had its origin
in the fact that the railroads entering
Harlan failed to connect up their sys-
TENS within the 60-day limit fixed by
the railroad commission had it's origin
winter time and could not be done, but
hereafter such neglect will have to be
paid for at $50 per day. The bill has
been signed by the governor.
The docket for the May term of the
supreme court went to the printers the
other day. The May term will be d.
vded into two periods. one commenc-
ing May and the other juno 1. In the
latter are placed the cases from the
Fifteenth to the Nineteenth districts,
inclusive; all others into tho first pc
riod.
The contract will be let very soon for
the new amphitheater for the state at
the state fair grounds. Bids will he
invited from contractors in several diff
ferent forms, so the board will have
some choice in the matter after the bids
have been received. 1t is going to be a
hard task to build such great struc-
ture in time for the state fair. but an
effort will be made to do 1t.
The matter of the time recording or
W, frb 1ln hn CT "a
promises to become Il cause for pro-
longed warfare. The watchmen are
indignant and terribly outraged m
mind over the implied insult to them,
and they are threatening dire things
for being compelled to make reports
1t seems that the legislature made the
appropriation for the system and left
1t to the custodian OF the capitol to do
the rest. but an effort is being made
to prevent this being done. Incident
ally 1t has como to light that the rea-
son for the movement was that during
the session of the legislature fire broke
out in one of the basement offices OF
the state house. This was at the noon
hour while all the clerks were away
but one officer had occasion to go into
the room. and discovering the fire, put
it out. 1t was found that that office
Is seldom or never visited by the nigh,
Waterman, and II fire should star;
there at night 1t would surely cause I'M
mense loss to the state. This fire was
caused by spontaneous combustion In
a few rags that had been used for
cleaning purposes. The plan for hav-
ing the property Of the state safeguard
ed was worked out by the committee
on retrenchment and reform. which
consisted OF Moore, Maytag, Smith
White, Sullivan and Dewell