Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-01-16
COSTS EXCEED PRINCIPAL
Case Pending for Twelve Yssu Sent Back
the Third Time 70 Rstrial.
GRoCERS MAY FIGHT PURE FOOD BILL
Friends of Primary Bill Hope 10 Have
IL Reported 20 Both Houses Some
Time During the Present
week.
sRoCERs MAY FIGHT PURE FOOD Bill
(From a sian Correspondents

(From a Staff Correspondent
DIES MONIES. Jan. l6-(Special.)-Th
supreme court today reversed the case of
Fred l.. johnson against the Milwaukee
railroad. The case has been in the courts
for the last ten or twelve years and this
was the third reversal By the supreme
court The costs in the suit already amount
to as much or more than was originally
sued for Johnson was a brakeman on the
road. travelling from Cedar Rapids TO OF
tumwa, and when nearing the town OF
Sigourney left the caboose TO go TO the
front of the train to attend to his duties
as brakeman: He alleges that as he
walked along the top of the cars the train
was stopped with unnecessary suddenness
by an inexperienced and inefficient en-
gineer applying the airbrakes. which threw
him from a box car to a coal car ahead
He sued for damages for injuries At the
last hearing in the district court of Linn
county the decision was in favor of the
railroad and the reversal s because Of
improper evidence and errors In instruc-
lions.
who shall Have Dorothy Smileyt
In the supreme court today in the case
of Dorothy d. Smiley by her next friend
and grandmother. Jane Hillock. against
Alex and Sarah Mcintosh, was reversed.
in favor of the defendants, and remanded
for new trial When Dorothy's mother
died the mothers will left the children all
! the property and left them to the guard
! ianship of the grandmother. The father
was drunkard and the grandmother tried
| to make him contribute to the support OF
| the children. Litigation followed. The
! grandmother was sent to the penitentisry
for keeping house Of illfamo and the
| child fell to the care of the Mclntoshes.
and evidence was introduced showing that
| in drunken orgie at the Mcintosh home
Dorothy was given whisky and beer to
drink and was made drunk while only >
years old. Because of errors the case will
be tried over again and Dorothy remains
! in tho custody of the MeIntoshes pending
the new trial.
| want Law Amended.
| Word was sent here from Cedar Rapids
today that the city officials there would
I ask the legislature TO amend the biennial
elections law so as TO allow mayors to
appoint boards of registration. 1t is
claimed that City Attorney Hughes Of that
city has discovered that the biennial cleo
tions law fails to provide for such boards
! for municipalities. Attorneys in this city
are inclined to think the Cedar Rapids city
| attorney is mixed. The law, It is held,
does not, in any way effect municipalities.
! Before the supreme court It was argued
that the law was unconstitutional In that
IL failed to provide for municipalities but
the court took the view that there was
neither intention nor necessity that II
should.
Women to Hold once.
A bill has been prepared to be introduced
in tho legislature allowing, women under
the primary law to hold Office. Under the
law. which applies only to counties with
q population of over 1900, which makes II
apply only to Polk. a person must be &
qualified voter to be voted on at the pri
mary. Mrs F. w. Dodson is now count!
recorder and wishes the office for anothe
term. Her friends have drawn a bill tina
will alter the primary law in her behalf
Fear Fight from GrOcers.
| Those pushing the pure food bill In tn
senate and house are fearing that Their
will be opposition from the Retail Grocers
association. Up to a few days ago the gro
GERS have said they favored the bill A few
days ago there was printed a story TO tn
effect that evidence had been discovered b,
the state dairy commissioner showing tn,
existence of a trust among the retail gro
GERS for fixing prices on food products. Tn
evidence was in the form OF a letter from
/ the secretary telling what prices should
rule on butter. Since then IL is ALLEGED
there has been shown a hostility ON thu
part of the grocers against the measure
Two years ago the grocers opposed the bill
Primary Bill This Week.
Friends OF the primary movement arr
, hoping that the bills will be reported from
, the committee in both houses this week, 81
that debate on II can be commenced soon
The friends of the measure have made n
concerted effort to line things up for tn
bill or to do any scheming, but are counting
on public sentiment to push the bill through
! They allege, however, that on the part o
4 the opposition there is a concerted effort q
I keep the legislature and public so bus.