Omaha daily bee., 1910-12-30
SALOON FIGHT GROWS WARM
Des MOines Torn Into Factions Over
signatures on Petitions.
TYPHOID CLA1ms MORE VICTIMS
Two Persons Added 90 Ltst Of Dead
from Disease In lows Capital
Hubbard for Punk for
senator.

behalf OF the citizens committee ughung
the saloon consent petitions that they
have beaten the saloonmen and have taken
enough names off the petition so that it
viii not stand.
The citizens claim the petition is now
short over 800 names but the business men
are claiming that the petition is sull large
enough and has 1000 names to spare only
the actual canvass by the county authori-
ties will decide but on all sides II Is ad-
mtted that the situation Is uncertain.
want state Fire Marshal.
A meeting Of the executive committee Of
the Iowa Manufacturers association was
held here today for the purpose Of plan
ming a legislative campaign and deciding
what measures shall be advocated. Among
other things, they will advocate state
fire marshal
sixteen Dead from Typhoid.
Typhoid fever claimed two more victims
ia Des Moines IN the last twenty-four
hours. sixteen deaths are traceabie to
typhoid in the epidemic raging here for
the last six weeks.
Governor A. .. Eberhart Of Minnesota
was guest Of the Commercial club at a
dinner this evening and the principal
speaker at the Swedish benefit entertain
ment. He is a strong booster for state
publicity, consolidated rural schools short
courses, agriculture extension work farm
ers Institutes and good roads.
Repeal of MuIct Law.
The repeal OF the Iowa mulct law by the
coming legislature will be demanded by
the prohbitionsts Of Iowa at a confer
ence of the state central committee and
other workers which will be held here to-
morrow This will be asked rather than
resubmlsson OF the constitutional prohibi-
tory amendment at this time.
Hubbard for Funk.
special from Sioux City states that
Congressman +. H. Hubbard Of that city,
upon his return from Des Moines, for
mally announced that he is not a candidate
for United States senator and that he will
support A. b. Funk Of Spirit Lake.
Insurance Companies Unite.
President e. NJ Davis of the St. Louis
Fire Insurance company in Des Moines to-
day effected consolidation with the Cen
fury Fire Insurance company OF this city,
one Of the leading insurance companies OF
Iowa. The business will be conducted by
the former, with offices here as a branch
office to handle the Iowa field
Literary society to wichita.
The Interstate Literary association OF
Kansas and the west a negro organiza-
ton, which has been converting here, Sc
leeted wioldta for the meeting in 1911, after
St Joseph had withdrawn from the con-
test
Tariff Reformers Needed.
Governor Carroll appointed delegates to
the National Tariff commission convention
In Washington January Ii as follows:
Charles +. Junkin Fairfield.
j. A. DeArmand, Davenport.
George w Durham, Manchester.
II, r. Palmer, Hawkeye.
WIG. Kerr Grundy Center
John Wilson, Hedrick.
!. @, Bel ryhill, Des Motnes.
w. p. Hepburn, Clarinda.
G. w. Cullison, Harlan.
]. F. Lavender. Rockwell City.
e. p Heiser, Cherokee.
New Rate Case started.
The railroad commission today placed
upon record the formal order TO the at
torney general authorizing him to appear
as attorney on behalf OF the Mississippi
river cities OF Iowa in their suit to secure
St Louis rates to and from eastern points.
Commercial bodies OF Muscatine Daven-
port, Clinton, Burlington and Keokuk re-
Gently formed an organization to secure
concessions similar to those asked for by
the Des Moines committee on behalf OF
interior Iowa cities The attorney general
will now bring a case before the Interstate
Commerce commission to have the natter
adjusted
Health Board UadeF Fire.
DR.. Louis A. Thomas. Red Oak, has sent |
broadcast over the state a circular letter
IN which he urges upon the legislature a
radical improvement In the system of
state supervision over public health mat
tiers and incidentally makes a decidedly |
warm attack upon the present board
method
For some time" he says, there has
been growing a feeling that our State
Health department Is inadequate. incom
petent and practically devoid of public |
beneficial results" He suggests complete
abandonment of the system and adoption |
of methods more in harmony with mod
ern requirements
Or. Thomas says the present board is
too large and there is no authoritative
head of the department capable OF prompt
legal action in an emergency. The present
method OF appointment is bad and results
in appointment of petty medical politicians
with but mediocre ability and general I'M
fitness TO appreciate or perform the duties
pertaining 10 public office"
He states that the fact that the average
StundinB ana competency OF the member
ship of the board has refrigerated needs
no argument"
The per diem system, so Il Is stated,
results merely in members absorbing all
the funds in payment OF per diem and ex-
penses and the diligence OF the members
in this respect is In marked contrast with
tehIr energies In other official directions"
Members charge local authorities for serv-
ices they do not observe decoFum at their
meetings, and the two boards meet sim
UNANIMOUSLY so that the persons attending
get double per diem There is delay in
having the examination papers marked
and general inefficiency under the present
system, DR.. Thomas favors a radical
change
Birthday of the state,
Today was the birthday Of Iowa and the
state is sixty-four years old, The signing
OF the admission act was by President Polk
during the time OF the Mexican war. Only
once has the birthday been celebrated and
that was on the occasion OF the nftieth
birthday
There was filed with the secretary Of
state today the articles for the Stoney
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