Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-01-06
JURY LIST IS CHALLENGED
Civic League Files Some Sensational
Afidavits with District Court.
PRIVATE BANKS FORM ORGANIZATION
Report of Executive Council shows
the Fees Collected AlmOst Pay the
Running Expenses OF Various
state Omces.
(From a stan correspondentl

(From a stan Correspondent
DIES MONIES, Jan. 5.-(Special Acting
for the Civic league Judge j. L, Parrish
today began proceedings in the district
court to have the grand and petit juries
declared illegally selected and to require
that new jury lists be prepared by the
Board of Supervisors. The petition filed
with the court by Judge Parrish is sup
ported by affidavits which are very sensa-
tic nal. and II true would prove the greatest
irregularities In the selection OF the Polk
county grand juries. One OF the affidavits
is by an election judge in North Des Moines
precinct. He alleges that in making up the
jury lists as provided by law he suggested
from his precinct a prominent and honor
able citizen. His affidavit states that one
election judge. opposed the suggestion,
saying: I'VE don't want him. He would be
liable to indiot some one. 1 am going to
put my own name down." His affidavit
says the Judge did put his own name down
and his affidavit is supported by the fact.
The Civic league will endeavor to have
the jury lists thrown out as illegal and
irregular and win seek to have new lists
named by the Board of Supervisors.
Three judges of the district court were
in conference today and called Clerk Coffin
before them to explain the manner In which
J
1t Is understood that they informed him
that hereafter he should seal the ballots
with sealing wax to be sure that the seal
ing Is In accordance with the legal require
ments. The suit of the Civic league will
be pressed Monday morning, when the
grand jury for the term Is to be drawn
from the panel. Objections will then be
made to the entire panel and jury list.
Brennan Refuses to Act.
County Attorney Robert o. Brennan to-
day refused to take any action In the
matter of the claim OF Mrs. Jennie Huegle
to the position of county superintendent OF
schools. Following this Attorneys s. G.
Van Auken and Crom Bowen, acting for
the Polk County Teachers association, the
legislative committee of the Iowa Teachers
association and County Superintendent
Thornburg, filed petition in quo warranto
in court asking the district court to re-
strain the Board of Supervisors from APP
proving her bond and asking that before
she be given the office she be forced to
show her qualifications. Mrs. Huegle was
elected by the people, but does not have
first grade certificate as required by law.
The court will hear the action next week
and until It decides the matter the present
county superintendent is restrained from
turning over the office.
Would Revise school Laws.
Senator ]. J. Crossley of Madison county
believes a commission to revise the school
laws, as recommended by John F. Riggs,
state superintendent, is unnecessary. For
two, sessions of the legislature Senator
Crossley has been chairman OF the senate
committee on schools. The committee under
him has had the same personnel for those
| two sessions, and 1t Is Senator Crossley's
idea that In these two sessions they have
become so thoroughly familiar with the
school laws of the state that they will be
able to recodify the laws and eliminate the
! contradictions during the session OF the
| legislature, provided the same committee
is reappointed. All the members of the
committee are back for this session with
the single exception of Senator Molsberry.
Private Banks Organise.
The private banks of Iowa have organized
a distinct organization separate from the
Iowa Bankers association. The organiza-
| ton was perfected in this city today and
| is to be known as the Iowa Private Bank
ers' association. The number of private
/ banks in the state is much less than that
of the state and national banks and II is
| asserted the interests are In many respects
different. 1t is understood the association
has been formed largely TO protect the
private banks and to influence the legisla-
ture against passing the proposed legisla-
ton for state supervision and inspection
Of private banks. The officers of the new
association are; Farley Sheldon of Ames,
president; ]. w. Reed OF Ida Grove, vice
president NJ. w. Fitz OF Manson, secretary
and treasurer. Fifty private banks were
represented at the meeting.
Executive Councils Report.
The report of the executive council on the
expenses of the state government was filed
today and shows that for the year covered
by the report the total expenses OF the
state government was $46i,sS9.SS and the
fees collected were $4S2 709.A. These ex-
penses are for the ONCE expenses in the
state house and historical building and do
not include the expenses OF running the
various insane hospitals, penitentiaries and
| the like nor the educational institutions