Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-05-20

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Des Moines. May 20.-Members Of
the g. A. r. are planning, or contem-
plating. the presentation of a resolu-
ton at the coming Grand Army en-
canlpment in Des Moines with refer
ence to the recent order of the post
office department relative to the fourth
class postmasters. They have inves-
tigated and find that great many war
veterans are now filing these small
i,ostof1ices in the state. They are
usually not much sought, and the war
veterans are filling them with salts
faction to the patrons. But the recent
order, in addition to requiring that the
present incumbents shall pass civil
service examination also provides that
no person IS years OF age or over is
eligible to the examination. This, OF
course, cuts out every war veteran
holding these positions.
1t is probable the Grand Army en-
campment will protest against this
part OF the order and urge that it be
rescinded so that the old soldiers who
are now, at least. filling these places In
the postal service, shall be be eligible
to the examination and for reappoint-
ment.
Labor Commissioner A. l.. Trick is
keeping his factory inspectors very
busy out making inspection OF various
plants in the state where large num-
bers of persons are employed; and the
reports show there is certainly very
great need of inspection, especially at
many of the large plants OF the state
where many men are employed.
One of the inspectors found shop
recently where there had been a seri-
Gus accident in which a womans arm
was caught in the gearing of machin-
cry, and yet two Of the machines in use
had the safety guards over the exposed
gearing placed on the wrong side OF
the gears so as to be of no use what
ever.
One report turned in last week
showed plant employing 200 men and
the inspector made score of recon-
mendations as to things needed to
make it reasonably safe place to
work, and some of the changes will
prove quite expensive.
The general report is that employers
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with a view to lessening industrial ac-
cidents but that a great deal is yet to
be done and the labor department will
have to cooperate with the employers
quite actively to bring Iowa shops ana
factories up to a high standard.
Iowa women who have done so much
to popularize the ''baby health contest
idea, to adopt scientific score card
for judging of babies and to induce
state fairs and other organizations to
take UP with this part of the work,
are highly indignant because an east
ern womans magazine has adopted the
idea and proposes to feature 1t every
where without giving the slightest
credit to the Iowa women, and in fact
claiming originality for the scheme.
The idea really made its start here at
the state fair where it has been quite
a success the past two years. From
here it was carried to Denver, thence
east, and the score card adopted and
worked out here was adopted by the
women of the American Medical Socle-
ty Now comes a magazine with a
variation, changing the score card just
little, giving the plan new name,
with big write up of the meetings held
and no mention of the originators; and
an offer to every state fair to give
medals and cash prizes to each worth
about $500. The Iowa women are de-
cidedly disturbed over this bold theft
of their pet and feel that q great in
justice is about to be done them.