Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-07-11
SHERlFFS WANT THE PASSES
Assert New Law Will Hamper Them in
Running Down Criminals.
SAY COUNTIES WILL NOT PAY EXPENSES
Railroads Take Little Time to Present
Their Arguments Against Raising
Their Assessments-Only one
More to he Heard.
prom a star Correspondent

DES MONIES, Ia, July 10.-(Special.)-
AT the convention of the Iowa Sherifs as
ISOLATION today it was asserted that the
antl-pass law, put on the statute books at
the last session OF the legislature, makes
Iowa a harbor for criminals. A demand
was made for its repeal or at least a modi-
hcation exempting sherifs aud county at
torneys. The suggestion was first brought
UP by Sheriff Cocolette OF Linn county and
Sheriff Hutson Of Marshall county seconded
the suggestion Both asserted that super
visors would refuse to allow their bills for
transportation II they Travelled as much as
their duties demanded and as they could
not pay their own transportation they
would be unable to track criminals, being
hindered by the law preventing them hav-
ing passes, Every sheriff who spoke took
the grounb that the supervisors would
hinder the work OF chasing criminals by
refusing TO allow the bills for transporta-
ton. One sheriff told OF hunting a bank
robber for two years who had robbed a
bank Of 81, 900, and when he caught him the
supervisors insisted that he be released be-
cause of the expense Of a prosecution.
other sherifrs told stories Of the same pur-
port and the general opinion was that the
anti-pass law puts II in the hands Of sup
Railroad Hearings Concluded.
The executive council Unexpectedly came
to the end Of the hearings on the rail-
road assessment today. Three days were
assigned to the hearings. but at noon, after
a day and half OF hearings, It was dis
covered that all had been heard who wished
| to make statements with the exception of
the Union Pacific and citizens Of Council
- grl. he TV,ln Do
ciho assessment raised. kilograms were
received this morning stating that both
representatives Of the company and citizens
| OF Council Bluffs. including the mayor,
would reach the city this afternoon at
O'Clock and the council therefore adjourned
| till this afternoon. Hearing Of the Union
Pacific will be the last.
| During the morning session several repre-
, sentatives were heard. The Illinois Cen
| trail felt that its assessment has always
tbeen too high and that the reduction OF
| last year was not sufficient. They want II
| to be assessed at about $4,000 instead OF
S34s. 900 as last year, and thought the chief
reduction should be made on the Omaha
division.
George w. Sewers Of the Iowa Contra
Joined with those of yesterday IN condemn
ing the agitation against the railroads and
thought chose who published the state
ments that the assessment OF lands hac
been raised more than the assessment o.
I railroads, should now give the Reputation
as much publicity as the first statement
Mr.. Sewers argued for a lower assessment
OF the Iowa Central on the claim that /
has never paid any dividends, and callet
the attention of the executive council; I,
the fact that the Iowa Central rs In tn,
L. 49, H. a.
OF the state and. not for political purposes,
Dividends for Dead Men.
]. c. Crawford Of the Northwestern Mu
tual of Milwaukee was before the insurauc,
commission today and was asked VIVA
he thought OF law TO compel INSURANCE
companies to pay dividends to heirs OF
the death of a policy holder. Al presen
the policy of insurance companies is L
pay dividends on endowment policies onl!
when the policy holder lives to the ma
} turity Of the policy. II the policy holde
dies only the face value of the policy /
! paid. Mr.. Crawford thought the sugges
ton not unfair and he had no opposition
to It. II is a new move I'm insurance mat
! ters and the same question asked OF Othe
} insurance men shows that the commission
is giving some thought to recommending
such law.
May Have Been CrestOn Man.
Guy A. Thompson OF CTeston may hav
committed suicide in this city He cam
to this city three weeks ago. since whic
I time his relatives have been unable I
locate him. The relatives have written 1
the police here, believing that the bod
found south OF this city is that of hi
Thompson.
Condition of Corn Perfect.
According to the weekly bulletin, issue
0 today by Director Sage OF the crop sery
ice, corn is in perfect condition. ranking
per cent The bulletin states that the lai
l week has been below the normal in ten
/, perature and rainfall, but that there is a
the moisture needed for crops and corn 4
? being laid by in perfect condition. Whea
is ranked at "a per cent, oats 81, rye 0
; hay 20, apples 90
Make Railroads Bear Expense.
j President John Hammil of Brit at III
convention of the County Attorneys assC
I citation today asserted that the drainag
A laws OF the state should be amended so a
r to force the railroads to pay the expens
= OF changes in drainage bitches and cite
, the Illinois law as a sample. The openin
= session today was well attended.
youthful EIOpers Forgiven.
John Baker Of winterset today relente
:, and dropped his charges Of perjury file
against his sister and Tom Laudis. Bak,
: reached Justice Duncan's ONCE just aft,
the two youthful lovers had been mad
man and wife. He was mad and filC
charges OF perjury, asserting they swo
: falsely as to his sister Beulah's age. Ha
\ he reached the once hve minutes EARL,
!. there would have been no wedding. Toda
3 everything was forgiven and the charg,