Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-05
CONTEST AMONG WOODMEN
Revision Of Insurance. Plan Occasion Of
Much Controversy.
TWO CANNON FOR DRAKE UNIVERSITY
Ex-Marshal Richards Secures Chanse
of Venue to Warren County
Notary Fees Due
in July.
(From a stan Correspondent

SNHh C0lANoROuANnNsJ
DEs MONIES, May 4-(special.)-The
annual meeting Of the head camp for the
state Of Iowa OF the Modern Woodmen Of
America is 10 be held in this city, COM
mencing on Wednesday, and already a num-
Der OF the delegates have arrived and are
preparing for the meeting, which is likely
to be one OF the largest attended ever held
in the state. The chief controversy Of the
camp will be over the question OF rates.
1t is proposed by the national officers and
is being pushed by Lieutenant Governor
Northcott OF Illinois. J. G. johnson Of
Kansas, chairman Of the democratic ma
tional committee, is opposing the plan. In
this state the contest appears to have come
squarely between Jerry Green, head consul
for the state, Of Davenport, and Colonel c..
G.. Saunders of Council Bluffs. Green and
his friends oppose the Northcott plan Of
revision Of the business Of the order to
conform to a step-rate plan and yet is In
favor Of some revision and his opponents
say he is in fact in favor Of the step-rate
plan. Saunders and Green are candidates
for director Of the state. There has grown
up great bitterness over the matter Of re-
vision and most Of the delegates are in
structed one way or the other. The friends
Of Saunders are today claiming that he
will have two-thirds OF the votes in the
camp.
Cannon for = College.
Drake university will have two fine can
non as a part Of the campus equipment be-
fore Memorial day, IL present plans do not
fail. Some time ago DR.. McCash Of the
University Christian church, as trustee for
the university, took up the matter Of Sc
curing cannon with Congressman Hull. and
arranged a plan to secure the same. An
association known as the University Place
Memorial association was formed, as the
Wal department is authorized to send out
the condemned cannon only to such asso-
Citations. This association has made ap-
plication for cannon and has received no.
tlce that two will be forwarded at once.
One will be a three-inch steel rife and the
other an eight-inch gun each one weigh
ing about two tons. These guns will be ap-
propriateIy mounted and placed on the col
lege campus where they will form a con-
spicuous feature. The university is under
obligation 10 Congressman Hull for having
the matter pushed through the War de-
partment very quickly.
Inspected One Iowa Regiment
Major Brush Of the regular army re-
turned this morning from st. Louis where
he went to make inspection OF the FIFTY
fourth regiment, Iowa National guard, while
! I0HL IcklQtul d all
pose Of participating in the dedication
ceremonies. The regiment showed up at
ST. Louis SOB men and 3s ofhcers. Major
Brush said:
1.-THE regiment made a fine appearance.
II &c an excellent regiment and | wouldn't
hesitate to take 1t right into action just
as II is with every man as at present. VI
4 course the regiment was not as clean as II
would have been in barracks. but that was
no fault OF the men. They suffered a great
deal from the cold, but they braved 1t ike
men,"
Major Brush went this evening to Cedar
pan,ds where he begins inspection Of the
Fifty-third regiment.
Richards Gets Change of Venue.
The change Of venue in the case Of the
State against ex-Marshal Richards, on q
charge Of robbery In connection with the
Sullivan holdup at Hamilton, In Marion
county, was granted at Knoxville this morn
ing by Judge Nichols on a showing OF pre1u-
dice in Marion county that would be SUI
hcient to render 1t impossible to secure
a competent jury. The case was sent 10
Warren county. II will come before Judge
Gamble at the September term OF court at
Indianola. Richards came up TO Des
Moines on Sunday. He expressed him
Z sell as GO0UQbnI luEh VI NNNAAA
change and hoped that 1t would be sent to
Des Moipes for trial or failing in that the
case might be sent to Abba. He is very
confident of his ability to clear himself
when he secures a fair trial. The sending
Of the case to Indianola will probably re-
suit In a continuance after the September
term, as Judge Gamble will hold that term.
There was no great objection to having the
case 20 to Indianola on that account.
Judge Gamble had already, in sentencing
Baird. passed Judgment Of condemnation on
Richards and in most scathing terms de-
clared Richards to be guilty. For this
reason It Is probable that Richards law
yers will not allow the case to be tried
before Gamble. The sending Of the case to
Warren county virtually sends II back
to Richards home as his parents live near
Indianola, and he lived there many years
and has many warm friends.
Notary Fees Now Due.
The secretary of state this morning
mailed out over 1000 notices to che ~notaries
public in the state of Iowa telling them Of
the fact that on July 4 next all their
commissions will expire at the same time
and unless they secure new commissions
before that time they will not be permitted
to do business. There are over 1000 OF
these in the state and all commissions are
for three years or less, expiring on a GER
tain date every three years. The fee for
securing a commission is IS and bonds have
TO be filed and approved. This notarial
business will therefore yield to the state
upwards Of S35, 900 in fees this year In ad-
dition to the other ordinary fees of the
state. II is expected that applications will
begin to come in rapidly as soon as the
n~otaries receive the notices.
stake Races Wen FILLED.
Secretary Simpson of the State Agricul-
turaI department today reported that he
has racaIvad inward of 100 entries OF horses