Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-03-31
GAMBLING ELEMENT IN DIES
MONIES EXPECTS WIDE
OPEN TOWN.
HAMMERY's POLICIES
MAY BE OVERTURNED
Men Who Elected Roe as Commission
er VIII Be Disappointed if He Lines
Up With Moral EIement-cownie
Tells of Work Done for Friendless
and Fallen Boys.
oecial to Times-Republican.

Des Mo;nes, March S1-A feature of
the recent city election in Des Moines
which is occasioning some interest is
that OF the future Of the police depart
n1enr. 1t is conceded that Zell Roe, the
new man on the commission, will fail
heir 70 the department from which
Com m ssioner Hanlery is TO be re-
moved. The church people have al
ready met and pledged their earnest
support 70 Mr.. Roe in the matter Of
handling the police regulations OF the
city, or pledged support more correctly
70 the platform, which Roe stated 70
them he would follow. IN the mean
time the element which expects the re-
opentng OF -ha gambling houses, the
re-installation 81 the slot machines,
exc. are rejoicing greatly. and their
conduct would indicate that next week
they expect Des Moines ID become a
wide open" town. Now what will Roe
do2 That Is question that is causing
some worry TO a great many people.
OF course il he is 50 disposed he can
fall back On the "Cosson laws" and
continue the Hamery policy o. making
Des Moines a fairly decent town: but
thar Will never satisfy those who really
made Roe a mani Der Of the commission.
Il is freely predicted that he viii have
al least as hard road 70 travel as Mr..
Hamery had when he started in TO put
Des Moines On a basis Of good gov
eminent. With Hanna, MacVicar and
Sch-annrn virtually IN full control Of
the council and all disposed 70 keep The
gam bIers and their associates in the
background the chance for a wide open
city is remote.
Chairman Cownie of the state board
OF control appeared. merely as lis
teaer. a. a meeting Of the mems club
of the Presbyterian church the other
night. and the presiding officer called
him 70 his feet 70 say a few words
about the problem of the American
boy When Mr.. Cownie rose 70 his
feet a stately man with large head and
clear eye, the crowd OF 80 gave him
an ovation such as is seldom seen in
church. and for TWO minutes ne was
not permitted TO speak Then ne told,
IN plain language. something Of the
work the state was doing and little of
MS own experience. He told, for in
stance. Of some things done along the
! line Of work like that of Judge Lindsay
| in Denver, Of the saving of boys from
evil lives and the value Of giving to
I boys kindness and confidence. He told
/! of three boys that were homeless and
had built a fire in car and were ar
rested for arson, and how they were
trusted % go with the superintendent
to Eldora. He told Of an instance where
boy had run away from Eldora and
r., =.
back alone. trusting TO MS honor, and
the boy went alone and reported 10 the
superintendent Scores of such In
stances could be given. showing how a
/ work is being done here. or has been
! done. for betterment OF society, but
about which nothing is said Mr.
J Cownie's reference TO the treatment of
I girls TO the effect that policy of kind
/ ness is far better than policy OF re-
! preston and denial Of comforts of life,
was received by the club with hearty
/ approval
/ An Illustration Of the way the state
administration is being run al the
present time is found in the fact that,
as reported here, one of the state fac
tory inspectors, Mr. Ribble spent
1 the last three weeks doing nothing else
than working in the city campaign. He
was a candidate for chief of police
two years ago and failing in that he
sought to have created the office of
chief painter for the city and later was
named as factory inspector for the
Estate.
The first number Of the State Board
of Health Bulletin under the reor-
gained board will be out today. Tt is
expected that the Bulletin will con-
tinue the Interesting controversy which
has been going on since the advent OF
the present administration of state af-
fairs and voice the sentiments of the
board members as TO various matters
The Bulletin is published with state
money and circulated free.
Governor Carroll approves the plar
of publisher at Lamont for poultry
special" train to be run over the rail.
roads of Iowa 10 educate the farmer!
in poultry raising The matter was pu
up to him by the editor who is deepl,
| interested in the famous Iowa hen ant
I ileT achievements. The eantnrnen
would be furnished by the makers o
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