Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-15
ATTENDANCE At STATE C0NvEN'
TON FAR LESS THAN WAS
EXPECTED.
CHIEFS WOULD LIKE TO
BE UNDER CIVIL SERVICE
Discussion Of Measure Beaten in Gen.
eral Assembly Last Winter Occupies
Attention-United States Marshals
Address Afternoon Session.

Attendance at the meeting OF the
police chiefs and special officers OF
the state, which opened Tuesday morn
ing, was much less than what was ex-
pected. There We're only about twenty
present when the business session
opened this forenoon. Tuesday after
noon the officers listened to addresses
by United States Marshal E. r. Moore,
of Dubuque, and Deputy United States
Marshal Michael Healy, of Cedar Rap
ids. and County Attorney Ray P. Scott,
Of this city. County Attorney Scott led
discussion of the bone dry" and the
webb-Kenyon laws.
Closes This Evening.
Practically all of the forenoon ses-
sion today was devoted to an informal
discussion of the efforts Of the asso-
citation and its friends in the general
assembly to get thru measure to put
chiefs Of police under civil service. Such
a bill was defeated. in the general as
sembly last winter. The chiefs of police
are agreed that their office should be
under the civil service, the same as is
the office of chiefs of fire departments.
This afternoon was to be devoted to
a business session, when officers were
10 be elected and the next place Of
meeting was to be chosen. An autono-
bile ride was arranged about the city
and dinner is TO be served the visitors
i'll the evening.
U. S. Marshals Speak.
United States Marshal E. r. Moore
of Dubuque. gave the principal address
uf TUESDAY afternoon during which he
heartily thanked the members Of the
association for their cooperation thru
out the northern district, in preparing
for the recent registration, declaring
that the successful outcome Of the I'M
dertaking was largely the result OF their
united efforts in the matter.
He spoke Interestingly Of his twelve
years experience as newspaper edi-
tor at Anamosa, and then told some
thing of his methods of dealing with
cases of unpatriotic acts and treason
able utterances, drawing largely from
his recent experiences. especially at
LowdeG, showing the need Of tact, firm
ness and determination. He emphasized
the need Of constant Tatchfulness on
the part of local officials and the i'm
portance OF prompt action upon receipt
of evidence Of disloyal acts. He paid
his respects, in no uncertain way, to
those publications printed in other than
the English language. and the printing
of reasonable matter. declaring his be-
lief in the need Of their suppression
and the radical dealing with those re-
sponsible.
Deputy United States Marshal Mi-
chaei Healy, of Cedar Rapids. spoke
briefly, emphasizing his belief that two
of the greatest problems with which
the association, as well as the state
and national organizations, must cope
were socialism and dope" During his
address he told Of some of the effects
OF the drug habit upon those, especial
ly young people. with whom he had
been brought'in contact, and urged up
on the members present a constant
watchfulness and strict enforcement OF
the Harrison law, having to do with
the suppression Of the drug habit.