Omaha daily bee., 1901-01-21
DEATH OF PIONEER LAWYER
Judge Bsrcrof suocumbs to Paralysis at =
Ripe Age in Des Moin..
FOREST RESERVES ARE FAVORED IN IOWA
Memorial to Congress for Academy of
scicnces-Butter and Egg Men
want Carload Rntcs--school
Memorial Day.

want Carload Rntcs--school
Memorial Day.
DES MONIES. Jan. Especial Judge
John L. Bancroft, one of the best known
members of the bar OF central Iowa, died
at 10 o'clock this morning of paralysis.
Judge rarcroft had been In declining health
for several weeks, but was able to attend
to business even the last week. This morn
ing he was seized with paralysis and died
in n short time. He was about 40 years
old and came to Des Moines from Ohio in
1864 and had practised law here ever since.
He was one of the old school lawyers. at
tending strictly to the law business and
never seeking office or indulging in sensa-
tionalism. Perhaps no member Of the bar
In Des Moines was better known generally
throughout the state or was held in higher
esteem. He leaves two daughters and
two sons, the daughters being Mrs. James
McCaughan and Mrs. George e. King.
Law Committee to Meet.
The law committee OF the regents OF the
State university will hold a meeting in
Des Moines this week to try to select a new
chancellor of the law department to succeed
Emlin McClain of the supreme court. At
a meeting of the regents at Iowa City last
week members of the law committee in
formally discussed the matter and consid-
cred the qualifications Of several of those
who are available for the position. Among
those who were discussed are Dean Gregory
of the Wisconsin law school, l.. NJ. Ke8n of
Sioux City and Judge Towner of Mount Ayr.
There is LITTLE doubt that the choice will
finally fall upon Dean Gregory, who is
already engaged in teaching.
Iown Butter md Egg Men.
A determined effort is being made by
the Iowa dealers in butter and eggs TO
secure radical change in the matter of
freight rates en- butter and eggs to the
Atlantic coast markets. At present there
is both a carload rate and 100 pound rate
on these articles from points in the west to
the Mississippi river. but east of the river
on western shipments there is only the
1O0-pound rate. 1t is desired by the job
bers in butter and eggs in Iowa to have
the carload rate extended on eastward from
points in Iowa and from the Mississippi
river. committee OF the Iowa Butter
and Egg Dealers association has been in
conference with officers of the Western
Traffic association in Chicago and the Cen
trail Traffic association of New York and ut
the meeting of the association to be held
in Des Moines early next month this com
mittee will report progress. 1t is under
stood the committee has received substan-
tial announcement, but the change in
classification has not yet been effected and
may not be for some time, The asso-
citation has grown to be a strong one, with
representatives in most of the towns and
cities of Iowa.
,.. City Treasurer short.
George M. Bailey, city treasurer Of AL
gopa, was recently found to be short in
his account with the city to the extent of
about 81 900. The city council took up the
matter with the bondsmen of Mr.. Bailey
and demanded a settlement. After few
days the money was produced by Mr..
Bailey and his friends and the city was
fully reimbursed. Bailey is a young man
and his delinquency was due to extrava-
gance and an effort to support base ball
team in Algona last year
Memorial Day In schools.
The promoters of the National Memorial
university, which is to be erected at Ma
son City under the auspices of the Sons OF
Veterans, have hit upon novel method Of
attracting attention to their university and
the patriotic educational movement. They
have arranged for memorial day in all
the schools of the county on February IL,
or on Appomattox day If the teachers pre-
fer, and special patriotic programs will he
given in all the schools. In part this will
be under the direction OF those who are
interested in the Memorial university and
it is the intention to have the university
keep in close touch with the public schools
OF the state, the beginning in this work to
be made in northern Iowa at once.
Organizing Prohibitionists.
The prohibition party managers have gone
| to work to organize the state by school
districts and the state committee has en-
ployed organizers to go about the state
delivering lectures and forming societies
and clubs Of prohibition voters The or
ganizer for central Iowa Is now at work
| in this county making speeches in rural
districts, distributing literature and pre-
pairing poll list OF prohibition voters
This is N. II. Whaley and his dates in other
nearby counties are as follows: Story
county, January 20; Warren county, Feb
ruary 3; Dallas county, February Il;
Marion county, March 3; Madison county
March II.
| For Forest Reserves.
| At the meeting OF the Iowa Academy OF
| Sciences, held in Des Moines during the
holidays a committee consisting OF Prof
l.. II. Pammel, Ames; T. II. Macbride, Iowa
City, and H. A. Mueller, was appointed tc
prepare and forward to congress a memoria
from the academy in relation to forest re-
serves, and especially the proposed reserva
! tions in Minnesota and Wisconsin. This
committee has just prepared and sent t'
Washington the memorial, which covers
wider scope than any OF the memorials
which have been forwarded from western
states. After reciting the efforts made Il
secure reservation in the Leech Lake
country, the memorallsts say:
THE Iowa Academy of Sciences in ses
sion hereby petition congress:
"First-To segregate for park purposes
the said tract OF land at the headwater
of the Mississippi and such other lands al
congress may have control over in tn,
states OF Minnesota and Wisconsin, espe
cialy the Rocky mountain and Sierra re
gions to the end that not only the timbe
of said states may be partially saved bu
for holding the moisture in said regions
and also for the preservation Of our wil'
game.
"Second-We also favor proposed south
ern Appalachian national park.
"Third-That the government withhold
from the market public lands covered will
timber and that the mature timber on thu
same be sold under the supervision of