Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-04-23
HIS RESIGNATION WILL NOT
CLOSE INCIDENT FOR GOV.
ERNoR WILL REPLY.
COUNCIL HOLDS $116.24.
FROM CURRENT BILLS
State Pharmacy Commissioner Caught
BY Political Opponents in lndefens-
ibIe Position Over Small Items and
Is Forced Out With a Great Deal of
Noise-State House News.
Special to Times-Republican.

Special to Times Repu bllcan.
Des Moines, April 23.-The resigna-
ton of Pharmacy Commissioner Keltz,
which he asserts has been made volun-
tarily in order that his friends might
not be embarrassed by being forced to
line up in controversy which he in
sists is one of politics, will not end the
matter so far as Governor Carroll is
concerned, since the sum of $116.24
has been withheld from his expense
bills for January and February to COW
er the amounts in controversy from
former months and the governor prom
ises to issue a statement of his side
of the case. When keltz refused to re-
sign in January the matter was turned
over to the attorney general who In
vestigated and found that there was no
evidence that would warrant him in
asking for a grand jury to act.
keltz, however, was caught by his
political opponents in an indefensble
position and has suffered the conse-
quences. altho there has been a great
deal more noise made about his Of
Tense than its magnitude would justi-
fy.
1her the newspaper controversy was
started and the legislature was asked
TO change the law so that the COVER
nor could dispose of the case. The
legiS lature turned ii over TO the coun-
ell and took from the governor the
rights he had already ENJOYED in re-
gard to number of appointive offices,
leaving it so that an officer could be
removed only upon a hearing and by
a board of four with three votes nee
essary to remove.
The resignation will be handled, of
course, by the governor alone and the
acceptance of same will be by him.
I'VE desired very much to get this
out of the way" said one of the mem
hers of the council afterwards. cit had
become newspaper talk and we were
taking up time with matter which
seemed to use not to warrant so much
trouble The council had never before
had the bills before it and had not
been in a position to approve or dis
approve them. We treated these bills
exactly as we have treated others and
before us from that board or any 9TH
err"
The executive committee of the state
fair is in session this week to close III
the preliminaries for the building OF
the new amphitheater. Bids will be
received in such form that the board
can have some discretion as to the
n 1c,iv ic
to build the largest possible stand fol
the 100000 available. The committee
received a gentle hint from the sec
rotary of the Minnesota state fair WHIT
reports that the legislature of thai
state gave 100000 for a new amphi.
theater at the state fair grounds.
A club which has been formed in the
state known as the Greater Iowa Clul
a short time ago invited Congressman
Hull TO become a member He de
clined and indicated that he felt tina
he had all the support he needs ans
that he does not care for matters out
side his district. The club felt that a
member of congress he might be in
terested in something outside the Sew
enth district, but he indicated other
wise.
In compiling the history Of low
soldiers Colonel Crossley, who is deep
ly engrossed in this work, has been dig
ging into the history of the Iowa regi
ments that were engaged in the Mexi
can war He received yesterday fror
the war department the rolls of the 81
or seven Iowa organizations that en-
listed for the war with Mexico and
is interesting to disclose that he foun
that most of those who went from low
were Mormons. Those from the Nor
mon settlements in the western PAL
of the state We're finally mustered OF
in California and We're sent to Sa
Lake City. This part of Iowa militar
history has been neglected, but Colon.
Crossley will have it all included in tn