Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-31
Iowa
CONGRESSIONAL BUG IS BUSY
Several Iowa Statesmen May Have to
Fight for Places.
MUsTACHE AID TC WHITE PLAGUE
state Lecturer Kepford shnves on
own Adornment rs U~nsanItary
and Advises Others to
DO Same.
From a staff Correspondent

DIES MONIES, May 3~O.-(specisl )-Indics-
lions are that there will be more aspirants
for republican congressional nominations
at the next contest than ever before in, the
history Of the state. This will undoubtedly
be true II congress doesn't soon adjourn so
the Iowa congressman can return to re-
pair their fences. The latest aspirant for
congressional honors appears as an OPP
ponent to Walter 1. Smith the standpatter
whose position in congress has been said
to be ~impregnable. His opponent is Sena-
tor Bruce of Cass county. II has long
been said that Smith is in line for the
speakership of the lower house of congress.
II Bruce pushes his fight it will be an in
teresting one. Smith claims the distinction
of having always been nominated for office
in conventions without a dissenting vote.
In the primary fight he may not be so
fortunate.
Down in Hepburn's old district there are
innumerable candidates for the republican
nomination of both standpatters and pro-
gressives. 1t is very likely that each fac
ton will hold a conference and decide upon
some representative TO enter the primary,
Should all who aspire to the nomination
enter it would be a serious problem as to
what the outcome would be. There is the
regular biennial talk OF opposition to HUI
In the Seventh district, but as yet the oppo'
sition has not conferred enough to name q
man for the contest.
on with the Mustache.
Another radical reform to prevent tbs
transmission of tuberculosis germs has beer
started by f. A.. Kepford, state lecturer
against the white plague. 1t is the aboli
ton of mustaches. To show he is In earn
est Mr.. Kepford has shaved from his owl
upper lip a magnificent mustache of whicS
he was proud. But boards and the like, HI
says, are woeful transmitters of disease
germs. They are not sanitary. He has Sc
the example and he will ask every man II
Iowa to adopt the smooth face style-no
for appearance sake, but for the sake o
the good health of the community.
Several years ago DIR. Kennedy. thel
secretary of the State Board Of Health
created considerable comment by advocating
the abolition of boards among the physi
clans. He commended that in these beardi
doctors carried disease germs from sicl
rooms to healthy communities. Now Mr.
Kepford has conceded the argument 1
good. He viii advocate smooth shaves a.
the greatest sanitary condition.
New Board I'm Charge.
The new educational board having charg'
Of the three educational institutions is nov
in chare. The first step taken is to con
tinue in force all policies and methods
until they are substituted with new ones
Immediately, consideration will be givei
to the best ways of doing business, and /
is expected that a number of changes vii
be made. At present the secretaries a
the state institutions are retained. AT tn
first meeting here the large board will
probably make an outline of general poll
ciees. II is expected the three member
of the financial committee which is Il
have charge of the actual operation of tn
schools, will soon establish h~eadquarter
in the city. OF this w. r. Boyd of Ceda
Rapids is chairman. 1t is expected tn
new board will AXE quarters on the as
sembly floor of the state house, probabl,
occupying either the Lieutenant governor
rooms or the speakers rooms. The for
mer were occupied two years ago by tn
special insurance commission.