Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-19
Iowa
CARROLL DEMANDS A SCALP
Asks for Resignation Of B, F. Keltz
of State Pharmacy Board.
BYERs FOR OIL INSPECTOR
James Wilson of Adnir County Likely
to he Named Custodian of the
Capital MISUNDERSTANDING
Given n HeRrinn.
CFrom a staff Correspondent

lFrom q staff Correspondent
DEs MONIES. March 1s.-CspeclslD-A
sensation was created today on the dis
covery Of the fact that three days ago Gov
ernor Carroll demanded the resignation Of
Hon. B. f.. Keltz Of Webster City as a
member Of the state pharmacy board. This
was regarded as probable after he had
forced from the beard ]. s. Goss OF At
lantic, the democratic member. but It was
not opposed II would come In the form
Of a demand for the place. Keltz was
notified at his home in Webster City by
long distance phone and he promptly de-
clined to be shunted off without a word.
He has demanded a hearing and this will
be given, probably tomorrow. Keltz in
terds to fight the case and to insist that
the regular and orderly proceedings Of
the board as they have been approved by
the executive council is not in violation
of law, even technically. The controversy
arises over a disagreement rs to the ex-
pense bills. the governor taking the ground
that the manner OF doing business on the
board Is technically in violation of law.
The MEMBERS have received about $500
a year, which is regarded as a fair salary
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Of a per diem and the governor insists that
the per diem can only be charged when
the Members are at work at their offices.
AS n matter Of fact the position calls for
a great deal of work at the respective
homes Of the member and while travelling
about the state. It is also stated that as
soon as two new members Of the board
can be named, the position of secretary,
long held by Charles w, Phillips, will be
demanded and a new man has been
selected for that place.
In defense of the board It is stated that
Governor Carroll has been IN fact a mem
Der Of the state executive council the last
six years and as such has passed at
firmatively upon every bill presented from
the board and has never until now under
taken to protest against the plan of doing
business.
New Man for OIL Inspector.
Melvin IL. Byers Of Glenwood for many
years at the head of the national guard
under Shaw and Cummins is slated to be
|, chief oil inspector for Iowa and will next
month succeed Captain Hugh NJ. Pickell
of this city. Captain Pickell was appointed
by Governor Shaw and continued under
Cummins. Byers remained four years
under Cummins.
Looking for a Custodian.
It is now expected that Judge Wilson of
Adair county will be named as custodian
of the state capitol and grounds. His
name has been urged upon the governor
as a man competent and familiar with the
work. w A. Young of Keokuk county.
who declined the position, found that 1t
was too hard work and involved too much
Of tact In hapdItnU a Iarpa hOdN Of men.
Two or three others are known to be can
! didates for the place. Wilson is a soldier
and at present occupies a position in the
office Of secretary of state. He is also a
trustee of the State college at Ames.
Hearing for the University.
The senate appropriations committee this
afternoon gave a hearing to ]. r. Lane
and others of the regents of the State uni
versity on the needs of the university in the
matter of appropriations. The house COM
mittee on appropriations received from a
subcommittee and acted upon 1t, a resolu-
tion condemning the regents for having
made wrongful use of the funds OF the
state in the erection of a residence for the
president. They also condemned similar
! action at the normal college.
No Women Contest.
Matters in the Order of Yeomen have
been fixed up and the war which had been
started has been called off. G.. n. Frink
has Withdrawn his candidacy as head of
the order and Kock will remain in control.
Commission Plan for Cities.
Senator Larrabee this afternoon put
through the senate the house bill authoriz-
ing the adoption of the commission plan
of city government by all cities of 1000
population of over. The bill was not de-
bated.
The senate passed a bill increasing the an
nual allowance OF the State Board of Health
by $500, also Indefinitely postponed the bill
to require the secretary of state to publish
lists of automobiles. The senate adopted
the report of the pardons committee on
nine Of the applications for ~pardons, re-
fusing all of them.
Direct Vote IN Senator'S.
The senate had a special order this morn
Ing for the adoption of bills amending the
election laws so that Iowa would have
direct election of senators. according to
the so-callcd Oregon plan. This was urged
especially by Senator Moon. democrat.
Senator DeWolf also spoke for the bills.
One of the two bills was indefinitely post
poned by reclamation and the other by a