Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-03-17
PRESENT STATE ADMlNlsTRA.
TIoN NEEDS THE JOBS FOR
HUNGRY HENcHMEN.,
FIND EXCUSE TO "FIRE"
IN AUDITING OF BILLS
designations Of keith, Of Pharmacy
Board, and Secretary Phillips Are
Observation-Disclosures Of Legislature
Beginning to Take Notice-oiI In
spector PickeII Slated for the Ak.

Lies MONIES, March 1.-THE Officia
scalp of Hon. B. F. Keltz, Of Webster
City, has been demanded by the state
administration and following this Il
will be demanded that CT. Phillips, who
has been secretary Of the pharmacy
board during the years Of it's develop
ment into one of the most profitable
bureaus of state government, will be
deposed. Their places will be filed by
men guaranteed to have not counter
aced in any way the progressive move
ment in Iowa the past ten years.
The demand went from the govern
ors office to Mr.. Keltz over long dis
lance phone to his home where he
had paused in his work out in the
state. No explanations were given and
none are needed. The place is wanted
Mr.. keith, however, has been some
what disposed to enjoy first rate
scrap and hence it is that the resigna-
ton did not come by wire.
The ostensible excuse Is a difference
OF agreement as to the payment OF
bills. These disagreements are not new.
The state executive council-which
has had such able men upon 1t In re-
cent years as Cummins, Morrow, Mer-
Ram, Shaw, Hayward and Carroll--has
met these disagreements almost with
out number and always in the past the
open controversy has been avoided,
sometimes by agreement and oftener
by appeal to the attorney general as
to the true Interpretation Of the law.
The council has had to audit and allow
bills. and in the past year or two the
matter had reached such a condition
that it was believed all members of the
council had agreed as to the proper
basis for all claims.
Is. No Palace Car Fares.
The other day q serious controversy
came UP over the allowance of bill
presented by an elective state officer.
He had included in his bill two items
for use OF palace cars while riding in
Iowa, a matter Of $1.25. The items were
cut out. The state official threatened
to make trouble. But he has not done
SO and his resignation has not been
called for tho the bill was clearly
wrong. This illustrates what has been
going on and is going on all the time.
The pharmacy board has proved to
be one of the most profitable boards Of
the state. Last year, after all salaries,
postage, office expenses and printing
was paid. the pharmacy board turned
over to the state over $4,000 in cash.
Mr.. Goss, who has just been ignomi-
ously kicked out of the board was
probably the hardest working and most
member the board has
ever had. and among all who know
him he stands high among the most
earnest and faithful state officials.
While in former years Mr.. Phillips, the
secretary. was active in politics and
hence incurred the hostility of few
he has not in fact taken any
part in politics in recent years but
has devoted his entire time to the Of
Ice work. There are many candidates
lot only for commissioner but Tor sec
'etary.
Only Small Part Of Scheme.
Members Of the legislature are dis
ure OF the warfare that is being made |
,pon the state administration of the
,ast seven years, recognizing that the |
ape of the pharmacy commission Is
tut small part of the same. 1t is
ound that shortly after the election
asst fall, the newspaper at Atlantic
which is owned by Hart & Smith, Of
Council Bluffs, commenced to demand
hat Goss be removed from the phar-
macy board. There was nothing on
which to base the charges but merely
demand that Carroll should get busy
nd make places for his friends. Re-
emily these demands have been more
nd more insistent Goss fought for
he success of the republican candidate
or representative from that county.
IT. Meredith, while the Hart newspa-
er bolted the ticket.
It is regarded as certain that the at
ack on the pharmacy board is a. part
T the general attack all along the
me for the purpose of wholly discred-
ing the republican administration in
owa in recent years. It is to be fol-
owed by the report to the effect that
he state institutions have been horri- I.
ly mis-managed and by the report
hat there has been great waste and
in the handling Of all
tate funds.
PickslI Slated for Ak.
The official hide Of Capt. Hugh M.
ickell as oil inspector is also on the
st to be hung up to dry as quickly
8 possible. He will be succeeded by