Omaha daily bee., 1903-02-21
READY TO TRY WALKER CASE
Two New Witnesses Who Say They Saw the
Finkelstein Murder Committed,
STATE BOARD WATCHING THE ASSESSORS
Armour Company Pleads Not Guilty
TO Violating the OIeomarBnrIne
Law-COpper Roof for
Capitol Building.
lFrom a star Correspondent.l

From a stan Correspondent
DIES MONIES. Feb. 2O.-(Special.SThe
county attorney today had subpoenas issued
for the witnesses for the prosecution In
the case OF the state against James Walker,
colored, who is to be tried next week in
the district court for the murder Of Isaac
Finkelstein. These subroenas disclosed the
fact that the state has at least two impor-
tant witnesses who did not appear in the
trial of Harry Levich for the same crime
some months ago. These are Ada Halle
wood and Bertha offerd. two women of not
very enviable regulations, who will testify
that on the night of the murder they were
passing along the street where Finkelstein
was murdered; that they saw the conflict;
that they saw the blow struck with a whip
pletree which killed Finkelstein, and they
will fasten the crime upon Walker. These
women did not appear In the case as orig
inally tried and their testimony will all be
new. II the state can hold their testimony
mistaken it will go far toward the convic-
ton Of walker. who has been lying In Jail
since last summer awaiting trial. The state
has had transcripts made Of the testimony
of the principal witnesses in the Levioh
case to be used in connection with the
Walker trial and it will be a hard-fought
case all the way through.
watching the AssessOrs'
The secretary Of the state executive
council, which body acts as a Board Of Re-
view Of the assessments of the state, is en-
gagged in securing information for the use
of the council when the assessment matter
comes up. so that the council may know
exactly what is being done by the assessors
and the local boards Of review with rela-
tion to the state real estate assessments.
1t is learned that in many parts OF the
! state the assessment Is being left sub
stantially as ii was twoSyears ago, no &C
count being made of th5 increase in land
values. II this assessment is to be re-
J tanned the income Of the state will be much
loss than anticipated by the state officers
and the legislature and the council will
be up against a hard proposition in the
assessment Of railroad property. To guard
against this the council will secure an
unusual amount sof information relative to
the actual assessments being made this
year.
Copper Roof on the Capitol.
The capitol commission has been: COM
PEELED to change its plan With reference
to the roof Of the capitol building and
substitute copper sfor tile. The capitol
commission which reported on the improve
ment of the capitol pronounced in favor of
tile to take the place of the plesent slate
roof. The commission finds that this is
impractical and a copper roof will be
placed on the building. The work of re-
pair on the interior has been inspected
this week by the commission and 1t is
found to be good.
= Education2i Exhibit.
The committee on educational exhibit al
the st. Louis exposition will meet in Cedar
Rapids tomorrow, and this evening Super
intendent Barrett Of the state educational
department and Superintendent Sheakley Of
the Des Moines schools went to Cedar
Rapids to attend the meeting, which waG
called by Senator Trewin, chairman Of the
educational committee OF the state com.
mission. Already considerable work is be.
ing done in some OF the schools Of the stat,
looking to preparation Of school exhibits
especially in manual training, for the ex
position. The committee will probabl!
recommend to the commission the employ
ment Of a competent man to take charge o
the collection of an educational exhibit.
ArmOurs Plead Not Guilty.
The Armour Packing company, by its at.
torney, Judge Conner OF this city, appeared
! in district court today and entered a plel
2 u uO guilty 10 an indictment round by thu
t grand jury ten days ago with relation t
the sale of oleomargarine in this city. Til
indictment charges the officers Of the com
pany with unlawfully selling oleomargarint
v OF a yellow color contrary to the statutes
\ of Iowa. The Indictment was secured b.
the state dairy commissioner for the pur
r pose of making a test Of the matter an,
8 having the courts determine whether tn
. Iowa law will shut out OF the state tn
c commercial oleomargarine now being sol
@ everywhere under the United States rev
S enue laws. The state law is somewhat diff
. ferent from the national law and there /
doubt on the part of the dairy commits
r sioner and the makers Of oleomargarine a
e to how 1t can be applied.
h EmbnImers Find IL Hard.
Out Of a class Of sixty-six who we're ex
: amined by the State Board OF Medical Elk
aminers for embalmers' certificates tn
board this week granted only forty, tn
other twenty-six having failed. A commit
tee of the State Undertakers' associatio
= this week waited on the state board % as
that the standard be raised and that tn
board make the examinations more di1hcul
so as to shut out many applicants for EN-
balmers' certificates: but those who trie
the examination here say that II is sum
" GENTLY hard now. Among those who faile
in the examination we're a number Of eX
. periencei undertakers.
ID Medical Association Meeting.
10 CRESTON. Ia. Feb. 2O-(Speciall l.