Omaha daily bee., 1902-12-09
TALKING ON FARM TOPICS
Series of Meetings of State Societies Being
Held at State Capital.
GOVERNOR CUMMlNS INVITED TO OMAHA
Insurance Men Protest on the New
Form of the New Uniform Policy
and Ask for n Hear
ing.
(From a STAFF Correspondent

N~fNJ ~
OF meetings devoted to agricultur,
Ind kindred subjects was commenced at the
state capitol this morning. This includes
/ meeting of the state Park and Forestry
association, the State Horticultural society,
he State Farmers institute, the State
Agricultural department, the Association oil
Secretaries and an exhibit Of corn and
All the meetings are to be held
IN the state capitol, where the Horticul
.ural and Agricultural societies have rooms
assigned them. The meetings bring to-
yether several hundred of the most prom
Inent agriculturists and those interested
fruit culture. the managers of district
county fairs and professors in the col
.eges.
The meeting on parks and forestry was
first OF the list. OF this association Prof
H.. Macbride Of the State university is
president, and Prof. L.. H. Pammel Of the
State college is secretary. This evening
Prof. Macbride presented a view of the
present condition of Iowa parks illustrated
by lantern slides. A paper on government
Lree planting in the sandhills OF Nebraska
was read by ]. G. Blumer of Halsey, Net
A paper was read by Della Sheldon Of
on civic improvement for small
Wesley Greene of Davenport reat
a paper on wild plants for parks and gar.
lens. This is the second year of this newly
formed association and its progress has
been remarkable, the membership beine
considerable and embracing many who are
interested in parks and forestry.
The meeting Of the State Farmers in
stitute and the State Horticultural society
will occur tomorrow, the program of tn
holding over until the next day
The corn exposition is a new thing. The
State Agricultural department has offered
prizes for seed corn and a large number OF
have sent corn to enter the COM
This is the outgrowth of tn
lew policy entered upon at the State col
ege at Ames. where Prof. Holden has been
secured to a k charge of a department
having for its special object improvement
of the varieties of corn in Iowa. The fruit
exhibit of the Horticultural society is not
,ery large.
The reports Of the officers Of the State
Agricultural department, which alone has
% do with the management Of the state
air. will show that the fair Of this year
vas the most successful in the history
IF the state n there is a comfortable bal
%ASC Oh MANU- hNoPlNO IN ldCl that UlOTG
improvements Of a permanent nature were
made at the state fair grounds than ever
before.
Election in Regiment.
An election was held today in the Fifty
fourth regiment, Iowa National guard, FOL
colonel. because Of the resigna.
lion Of H. C.. Haines Of Centerville. Colo.
mel Haines is I'M the railway mail servic,
accepted an assignment in the south OF
account of his health. The candidates
voted for today we're the three majors o
The regiment-John A. Dunlap of Keokuk
b. E.. Lambert of Newton and F. w. Bishol
Muscatine. The fact OF three candidates
the field indicates that a second cleo
ton may have to be ordered, though re
turns are not yet all in.
Appeal from Page County.
The appeal papers for Wesley Irwin from
Page county have been filed with the cIerl
the supreme court. The papers are tn
as in the case of Edward Dennis
Irwin, Dennis and Mason were indicted 70
the murder Of a tramp named Oscar X. Mil
Ter at Shenandoah. The three men had a.
alteration with the murdered man and tn,
next day he was found dead. Mason wa
acquitted, but Irwin was convicted an
given a sentence of twelve years, Will
Dennis was sentenced to fifteen years 4
penitentiary. Both Dennis and MasoI
appealed to the supreme court for
second trial.
Cummins Invited to Omaha.
Governor Cummins today received an in
v~itation from e, S. Park, secretary Of tn
Mckinley club Of Omaha, inviting him I
be the principal speaker at the annual ban
quet Of the club in Omaha January 20. TIL
Int yet tell whether he wi
be able to accept the invitation. He starte
today for Detroit. Mich. where he is t
speak before the National Reciprocit
and where 1t is expected he vii
fully present his views on the question Q
reciprocity and its value in commercis
affairs. He may also go on to Washington
but that has not yet been determined.
Men VIII Protest.
The managers Of FIRE insurance bushes
in Iowa have given notice that the com
panies combined together in the low
board will resist the enforcement of tn
rule of the state auditor requiring them t
comply with the Iowa laws in regard to in
surance policies or adoption OF the ne,
uniform policy which was prepared by tn
state auditor and attorney general to At tn
Iowa statutes. They have asked for a dat
for a hearing by the state officials to cor
slider the questions arising on the ne
policy. In one matter especially are the
making objection and that is in followin
the direction of the Iowa statute as to pre-
rating with companies that are responsible
only, the insurance men claiming this to b
unconstitutional.