Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-10-14
OLD MAN ASSAULTED In HOME
Severely Injured About Head and Liksl,
10 Die frsm His Injuries
WOMAN AND UNCLE ARRESTED FOR CRIME
Labor CommissiOner in His Annual
Report Recommends Passing of
Child Labor Law by Next
Legislature.
(From a stan Correspondent

(From a STAFF Correspondent
DIES MONIES, Oct. 1S.-(Special. Sam
uel McConkey, an old shoemaker, was at
tackled and probably will die from the in
juries he received at the hands Of two
men this morning. McConkey is about IS
years old and lives at S1s Jefferson street
Early this morning two men were seen to
run from his home and II is asserted they
entered the home of Mrs. ella Butler, a
few doors south Immediately afterward
McConkey was discovered with his head
badly beaten and $40 of his money gone.
Mrs. Ella Butler was arrested and this
afternoon her uncle. Thomas Powell was
arrested and both are held awaiting an
investigation. Several gashes were found
in McConkeys head, but he revived SUM-
GENTLY to tell the police something OF the
attack. The section he HIVES in is one Of
small shanties.
Iowa Has Many Suckers.
In the Issue of the Iowa Health Bulletin.
the publication of the State Board OF
Health, DIR. J. F. Kennedy, the secretary
Of the board, says today that Iowa has
more suckers who are taken in by quack
doctors than any state in the union. In
an article OF two pages, amounting to two
newspaper columns, he describes the con-
ditons as very bad and states that legis-
lation should be enacted, but hopes that
education will yet do much to show the
people that every one who claims to be
phenomenal" at curing is not always So
He criticises the physicians Of the state
for not fighting quacks more and says
that many physicians protect the quacks
by testifying at trial that they are super
vising the work of the auack He states
that the right Of physicians to give this
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| courts.
Labor Legislation Asked.
In the biennial report of the state labor
commissioner, filed with Governor Cum
minis today, the recommendation is made
that the next legislature pass child labor
bill. The report states that much has been
| accomplished by the state factory in
spectors, who have succeeded often times
in convincing the factory owners not to
| employ children, but points out the need
| of legislation. The report also recommends
a law requiring the inspection OF all boilers
used for steam power purposes, a law pro-
viding a penalty against the removal Of
safeguards from dangerous machinery and
law requiring a report of all disabling
| accidents.
Ex-MayOr iR Candidate.
| Ex-Mayor James Brenton, who following
| his term as mayor engaged as a bartender
then met one of the professional wrestlers
! and finally went to work on the city
streets, rising teusthe position OF inspector,
| Is now a candidate for police Judge Bren-
| ton recently declared his intention of work
ing up and regaining his lost reputation,
and the candidacy for police judge is
| part OF his program.
Denver widow Gets Money.
The Denver widow of the late f. l.. Du-
Bots, who on his death some months since
was discovered to have had three wives
gets the bulk of the estate according to an
! agreement filed in the probate court today.
The Denver widow established her claim to
being his only legal wife Mrs. Melvina
Dubois, the New Orleans widow, who sued
for $500 for money loaned and 5000 dam
| ages, takes $500 in settlement Mrs. Vic
! toria Dubois of Dies Moines, who sued for
$685. for money loaned to Dubois, accepted
800 In settlement. The Denver widow has
already received $500 and there remains
s2,445 left to be divided, of which she will
get S1,445. Dubois was a contractor and
supposed to be wealthy at the time of his
death.
| Claims Coup in Temperance.
o. d. Elicit, third party prohibitionist,
claims today that the prohlbitionlsts have
tne Antl-SdlOOn league IN tnelT vest pocket
along with all other persons who sup
ported the resolutions passed at the confer
ence yesterday. The conference effected a
union OF the various forces for effective
work. Mr.. Elicit said today: THE resolu-
lions bind every one who took part In the
deliberations to work for a constitutional
amendment and pledges all to not vote for
any candidate who will not denounce the
mulct law. The republicans and democrats
will never denounce the mulct law and
hence there will be but one party the Anti
Saloon league members and others can
vote for. and that is the prohibition"
Arrange TO Present Bill.
Members of the State Marshals' club are
meeting In this city, with A. c. Rankin,
father OF the state marshAls idea, and are
! arranging a bill to be presented TO the next
session of the legislature. The bill will
follow the lines OF the bills introduced foI
= the same purpose heretofore, but there will
} be some changes. It is announced, to meet
the objections OF some persons. At the
last session the bill was introduced by Rep
resentative Harris, chairman OF the com
mittee on the suppression OF intemperance
There are nineteen members of the com
mittee and ten OF these reported agains
recommending the bill Since the last SEES
> sion Representative Harris. Prevo and b
chanan have died, which will change tn,
( entire complexion OF the committee at tn,
/ coming SESSION.