Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-11-01
DIVIDED OVER GRAND JURY
Civic League to Hold a Mass Meeting
Friday Night TO Dsnounos Them.
BANQUET TO MtM3,Rs CAUSES FURRY
Iewa Educators startinR = CamPaiEn
fer LenEtheninR of school Year
70 Ten Months-Windup
of Campaign.
lFrom a So correspondentl

IRON a STAN correspondent
DIES MONIES, oct. 3i.-(special.) -Follow-
ing a meeting Of the Civic league OF this
city today IL was definitely announced that
a mass indignation meeting would be held
in the Young Mems Christian ass citation
auditorium Friday night Of this week for
the purpose Of fixing the responsibility Tor
the failure OF the grand jury to indict HIP
pee and Hadley, charged with bribing Al
derman Hamery. During the entire fore
noon today ex-Mayor John MacVicar, secre-
tary of the Civic league, was closeted with
Judge James A. Howe, who is in charge
this term Of the criminal division OF the
district court. Following the meeting neitho
would make any statement other than one
from Judge Howe, that they discussed the
powers Of grand jurors and the duties Of
judges in reference to grand juries. There
Is well defined rumor however, that
Judge Howe is opposed to the calling OF a
mass nesting on the eve Of election day.
Four of the seven grand Jurors made a
written report to the court that they Ia
vored the return Of an indictment and be-
lleved the evidence in every way sufficient
and asked that the matter be presented to
the grand jury at the next term. The four
signing this report are Mike Reilly. F. NJ
Howard, G. NJ. Grimstead and ]. w. Dor
The three who voted against an indictm mt
were Fred Temple, brother Of Deputy
Sheriff Temple; Charles Horner a brother
| in-law of County Clerk Cofin, and John
| Hill. It is now claimed In defense Of tho
three Jurors who held out against an indict-
ment that they were not willing to indict
| the street car men unless they indicted
Alderman Hamery also for taking the bible.
The brides were all accepted by Alderman
Famery after he had informed witnr es
and had them posted at convenient places
where they could see the money change
| hands and overhear what was said. one
OF the Incidents Of the affair being discussed
| now is an alleged banquet to three members
of the grand jury at the home Of County
Clerk Coffin one evening. Clerk Coffin ad-
mitted today that the three men were al
his home for the evening for supper, but
denied that it was anything more than A
friendly social gathering
Move for Longer school Year.
! State Superintendent Riggs, with other
prominent educators OF the state, is leading
movement for ten months school year.
| A circular has been issued setting forth the
reasons for the longer year and has been
sent to educators everywhere in the state.
The chief reasons for the longer school
year are the desire TO make use Of the
school property for a longer time and not
allow the investment TO be idle Cor 50 long
a time each summer, and further they
| claim that a large per cent of the pupils
quit school before they reach their teens,
or at least soon after. and that il they are
to be given the benefit Of all the education
possible while they are in school the school
year should be longer 1t is further claimed
that the lengthening Of the school year
would take the children away from evil.
PeddIers Want Money Back.
Peddlers, learning of the decision of the
supreme court holding the peddlers' license
law defective, are asking boards Of super
visors to return their money, Legal points
are involved and no money, is known tc
have been returned. The claim is further
advanced that the money can still be re-
tanned under the old law, which remains
sound.
Porter to End in DeS MOines.
Claude r. Porter. the democratic candi.
date for governor, will close the campaign
with a speech at the Auditorium Monday
evening Governor Cummins win close the
campaign with a speech at Dubuque the
same evening. Arrangements are being
made for the Porter meeting and an effort
will be made to I'LL the Auditorium. General
James B. Weaver will probably pres de al
the meeting. The republicans will have
grand rally tomorrow night at the Audi
torium, when Secretary wilson and Gov
ernor Deneen of Illinois win speak from the
same platform. Every effort is being mad,
to pack the Auditorium for that night also