Omaha daily bee., 1902-10-21
PAPERS AT INSTITUTE
Farmers Gathering in December to Hear
from Experts Only,
HULL RETURNS TO LOOK OVER DISTRICT
AppanOOse County Hogs Found TO BE
Afflicted with TrIchinn-Inebriate
Law to BE Tested in
Court.
From a STAFF Correspondent

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DIES MONIES, Oct. 2O.-(Special. )-Secre-
agriculture is engaged in preparing the pro-
gram for the annual state farmers insti-
tute in Des Moines, which will be held De-
cember 9 and 10 next. Mr.. Simpson has
just returned from Ames, where he was in
consultation with the specialists at the
Iowa State college in reference to the pro-
gram. 1t has been decided that the pro-
gram will be made very short and that only
the very best papers will be invited and by
eminent specialists. In the past the pro-
grams have been too long and as a result
the meetings have not been we'll attended.
This time only a half dozen leading papers
will be presented. Prof. c. p. Holden of the
Iowa State college, who is a specialist in
the growing of seed corn, will prepare a
paper on that subject embodying his views
on how to improve the quality of the corn
grown in Iowa. Henry C. Adams OF this
city has been invited to read a paper on
wheat growing in Iowa. He has been inter-
ested in some notable experiments near Des
Moines in which it was demonstrated that
good wheat may be grown with large yield
even in Iowa. ]. F. Atkinson of this city
will also read a paper on the best method
of gathering forage. Mr.. Adams, owner OF
a large farm in Sac county, has been asked
to prepare a paper on corn growing, and
w. b.. Burney of Franklin county has been
asked to write a paper on the management
Of a silo. At this meeting new officers will
be elected to manage the state fair next
year and 1t is certain that W.. w. Morrow Of
Alton will be elected president to succeed
]. c. Frasier of Bloomfield.
Hold Political Conference.
Congressman ]. A. T. Hull OF this city
arrived in Des Moines this morning and
this afternoon held a political conference
with the county republican chairmen In diff
ferent parts of the district. This is the
first meeting Captain Hull has had with the
party workers in his district. He has been
busy at congressional headquarters In New
York City, where he is chairman OF the OK
ecutive committee. He reports that whereas
there has been some trouble In many OF
the districts, particularly In districts where
the miners are located, all these matters
appear now to have been smoothed over
and the prospects for the election OF a
congress with a good working republican
majority are very bright. Captain Hull has
no doubt Of the outcome in Iowa and that
all the republican candidates will be elected.
During the day he met Major Lacey, mem
Der from the Sixth Iowa district, and they
had a short conference. A number of good
speakers will be brought into this part OF
Iowa a little later.
Trichina Found in Iowa.
A report has been received from Center
willie to the effect that traces Of trichina
have been discovered in hogs in that city,
and the State Board Of Health has been
asked to send a veterinarian to Centeryille
to make an investigation. 1t seems that the
trichina was discovered by p. F. Ash, q
veterinarian. and that his diagnosis was
confirmed by j.. A. Reploge. formerly an
assistant state veterinarian. There are said
to be about thirty-hve head Of hogs af-
hicted with the parasites and as a conse-
quence the people of that city ave stopped
eating hog meat for a few days. An in
yestigation will be made. So far as known
no human beings have been affected by
the ailment.
Test the Inebriate Law.
II has been determined here that a test
will be made of the new law for sending
persons addicted to inebriacy or morphine
to the state hospitals for three years under
sentence Of court and to remain until cured.
Mrs. Jno. Spelling, arrested as an inebriate,
determined upon making the test and has
employed counsel to resist the matter In
the courts. II is commended that the Law is
unconstitutional, as its purpose is TO deprive
one Of his liberty and trial without a jury
or an indictment and is in the nature Of a
criminal proceeding but is conducted like
a hearing for insanity. The claim Is made
that Il violates the constitution. The num-
Der Of inebrlates at Mt, Pleasant is now
over 100 and when the state board visited