Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1911-09-12
DOCTORS MAKING CAMPAIGN
They Are Making Speeches All over
State Against Representative
Charles w. Miller.


Charles w. Miller.
Des Noines. -Representative Chas.
W. Miller, Of Bremen county, is hav-
Ing fight on his hands from an IN
expected source. The source is DR..
]. w. Kline Of Fort Dodge and DR..
Blocklinger Of Dubuque, state lectur-
ers on tuberculosis. They held their
second meeting at Tripoli, at which
they attacked the record Of Miller.
who, they claim, has blocked health
legislation in the legislature and who
has been at Washington in an effort
to GUST DR.. Wiley Of pure food fame.
Charlie Miller has delayed the
campaign against tuberculosis In
Iowa for two years." declared Dr..
Kline. Last winter, after Senator
Frederick Larrabee had worked bill
through the senate providing for ap-
preparations by county boards of su'
pervisors Of $500 for each county to
help in the campaign against tubercu-
losis, Miller worked hard enough In
the house to have 1t defeated"
DR.. Kline quotes Golfers Weekly
in its declaration that Miller Is
menace to the betterment Of the pub
lie health. He quotes the result OF
Golfers investigation of Millers
record in the Iowa legislature.
That Miller's position in the legis.
lature gives him prestige in the tight
against DR.. Wiley is the belief OF tho
two physicians. To GUST him from
the legislature will deprive him of
much Of this prestige and thus weak
en- his effectiveness.
About ten meetings in all will DO
held In Bremen county, closing with
meetings in Waverly, Miller's home
town. The usual tuberculosis lecture
10 first delivered and then addresses
made attacking Miller's reputation.
The two physicians are paying their
own expenses incurred in making
their invasion Of Miller's territory.
r.. Madison Hearing Sept. ..
Attorney General Cosson will hold
. preliminary hearing for investiga-
ton Of the charges centering about
conditions at the Fort Madison
on Tuesday September
9th. Those interested in the probe
will be given the privilege Of attend
ing the hearing and testifying be-
fore the investigating committee.
Following the first session of the
. second hearing will be
held ct Fort Madison. At the peni-
Tertiary It 10 expected that the most
important evidence and testimony
bearing on the case will be brought
forth.
Gambling Must Stop.
Attorney General Cosson IL after
County Attorney Book Of Dickinson
county for permitting gambling at
Lake Okoboji. The attorney general
ten days ago received . formal COM
plant from responsible association
at Lake Okoboji charging that gamb-
ling Of all kinds. including slot ma
chimes, was being carried on ut tho
various lake resorts.
Last week he hied himself up
there. Sure enough he found gamb-
ling machines Of al kinds operated
In the hotel Hobbies. Returning homo
he sent sharp letter to the county
attorney calling his attention to the
condition and refreshing the aforesaid
officials mind regarding the anti.
gambling laws and also the removal
laws.
c. A. Wilhelm surrsndsrs.
Charles A. Wilhelm Of Salt Lake
City. one of Maybray's prize Jockeys,
surrendered himself to Harry Ham.
mond. deputy in charge Of the Unit
ed States marshal's Office In Des
Moines. Wilhelm declared he was
tired Of lodging federal sleuths. He
waived time for sentence and was
given four months in the Polk county
Jail BY Judge Smith Mcpherson OF
the federal court. A Ane Of 500 a.
so was imposed.
Plenty Of Teachers In Iowa.
Iowa will not suffer for lack Of
teachers this year. according to i'd
vices which are reaching the Office
Of A. M. Deyoe. state superintendent
Of public instruction. He believes
that there will be plenty Of teachers
for all the schools. Not only has the
issued more certificates
this year than last, but the coAsoli.
dalton of several rural schools has
increased the supply Of teachers.
Morrow Has Guest.
Hon. Alvin Reeves, formerly state
treasurer Of California, was the guest
of State Treasurer Morrow 1t the
state house during the past week.
Train Butcher Caught In Act.
]. o. Mahaffey, q train butcher Of
Des Moines. went to Newton to at
tend the Jasper county fair and home
coming celebration. He returned in
the custody Of Deputy United States
Marshal George Bidwell. who arrest
ed him on the charge Of bootlegging.
Mahaffey evidently intended to treat
his old friends in Newton with per
fectly good whiskey because thirteen
pint bottles were found In his suit
case by Deputy Bidwsll.
Can They Hold Both PesItIons'
Des Observation-Disclosures and state
house attaches are Specializing as to
whether Senator John +. Clarkson
Of Abba and Representative A. c.
Ripley of Garner can legally hold