Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-24
Attorney General Mullan Will Defend Case
Against Auditor Carroll
lAUNDRYMEN ARE AFTER BETTER RATES
Hubbell o. soper Of Illinois Gives Up
Legal Fight and Goes 60 Serve
TwO-YeRr Term in the
Penitentiary.
CFrOm a stan Correspondent

state law against making agreements re-
lating to rates and commissions. Attorney
General Mullan is now at work on the
case and will be prepared to make a Wig
orous defense before Judge Mcpherson.
The bill Of the insurance companies In this
case Is substantially the same as in the
case brought to defeat the Nebraska anti
compact law, which was before Judge Nc
Pherson. The Insurance companies had the
suit brought In the name Of the foreign
companies associated in the board so a.
to avoid taking it through the state courts,
and 1t is regarded as certain that Judge
Mcpherson will decide against the Law.
Attorney General Mullan is personally much
interested In the law and will do all in
his power to have It upheld. There has
never been any move made to enforce the
penalties OF the law against the companies
associated together In this state. Former
Auditor Merriam stated bis belief on nu-
merous occasions that there was a combine
In violation of the law, but that he had
not the evidence on which to prove a case
In court. The insurance men complain that
us existence stands as a menace to them
and that because of It a great many of .he
better class of insurance men will not toin
the association formed a year ago. and an
a result, In the smaller cities Of the state
1t has been found impossible to maintain
insurance rates to the high standard DOS
sible In the larger cities. State Auditor
Carroll declares that II the law remains
on the statute books he will risidly en-,
force 1t as against combines among the
insurance people.
Meeting of Western Lnundrymen
The laundrymen Of The middle western
states are scheduled to meet In convention
In this city, April 10 and IA. The purpose
oil the meeting 10 to consider prices and
more especially to make efforts to secure
from the express companies lower rates for
carrying laundry packages. The rates dc.
manded for carrying this class Of busineas
make 1t almost prohlbitory for out-of-town
patrons to have their work done in the CITY.
the shipping charges eliminating any ele.
ment Of profit. The Des Moines laundries
have, almost without exception, recognized
the union and adjusted their business to
union prices.
Railroad, Man Goes East.
H.. s. storrs, who about one year ago re-
signed the division superintendent Of tho
Burlington at Creston to accept an offer
made by W. c. Brown, vice president Of the
Lake Michigan &'southern railway. to ao.
cept the position of superintendent Of tho
Norfolk & Western. has been appointed
general superintendent Of the latter. with
Headquarters at Cleveland, o. Mr.. storrs
was for many years ~yardmaster for the
burlington at Creston. ,terward. when
W. G. Brown became ser sral manager, he
was made superintendent Of the Creston
division.
Conferences of superintendent.
state Superintendent Barrett has issued
a caIl Tor the annual conference Of county
superintendent OF schools, fixing dates IA
ioiows: burlington, April 2; Waterloo.
april Z; Des Moines, April IA; Sioux CITY.
April Is. The first and last are IN he
three-day conferences. The county su-
perfntendents are required to attend these
conferences for the purpose OF Securing
q more uniform and ~ehicient administra-
tlon OF the school laws" The sunerin-
tendents may attend any one of the CON
ferences they choose. The state superin-
tendent will preside. He has also sent ont
lists OF topics for discussion at these
meetings with a view to uniformity in the
Administration Of the school laws Of the
state.
Labor Men in Insurance.
Leaders among the laboring men of the
state are engaged In forming an insurance
association which will be called the In
dustrial Life Association Of America. II IA
being organized by ]. A. Bradley OF Boone.
ana the plan Ia to accept members who
are OF the labor unions and who are en-
gagged In the occupations which are or
dlnarily classed as hazardous by the reg
ular insurance companies. Among those
who are assisting In the organization are
Arthur z. Holder. Sioux City, pres
ident OF the State Labor Federation,
John p. White, Abba, secretary Of the
mine workers; end 2. d. Brigham, Des
Moines. state labor commissioner. II is
probable that the headquarters will be in
Boone and that the plan will be purely
mutual
Goes 90 Penitentiary.
Hubbell o. soper Of Dixon, Ill, has given
up his night against Iowa laws and goes
In the state renitentiary at Fort Madison
for two years under conviction for con-
spiraey to defraud. soper made a fortune
selling patent rights for counties and dis
tricts OF the "None-Such" clothes washer,
q simple and inexpensive apparatus. He
formed a company. which engaged in the
business and testimonials were secured
from persons who It was alleged had used
the machines and from those who had sold
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timonials county and district rights were
sold for large sums. Persons In Wash
ington county. Iowa, who were taken in
by the swindle had Soper and his asso-
ciates indicted and convicted Of conspiracy
and the case has been fought through
the supreme court, the court at the last
term having refused a rehearing. soper
came over from Illinois and went to the
penitentiaTy and his pals were allowed
to pay heavy fines OF forfeiture bonds and
depart. A large sum of money was spent
on the cases.
New Corporations.
The Stratford Telephone company OF
Hamilton county has been incorporated,
with 81 1900 capital; Edward Peterson. pres
ident; Fred ReugnitE, secretary. The
Kelley Implement company OF Burlington
has been incorporated, capital $40. 200.
Adjutant General Byers expects a reg
ulaF army inspector to be assigned to make
inspection OF the arms and equipment Of
the lows National guard very soon. 90
that the War department may know exactly
how many Of the arms are needed for the
Iowa guard. AfrsQuisition was issued fol
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