Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-14
DES MONIES MEN COMPLAIN
Insists Omaha is Given an Advantage
in Freight Rates.
BRIDGE TOLL POINT INVOLVED
Progressive Republicans VIII Hold
NO Conference on the
ship, but All Factions VIII
Meet with Committee.
tFrom a staff Correspondent )

N-aNA - SNeAa
DES MONIES, Aug. 13.-(special)-The
complaint filed with the state Railroad
commission that railroads are discriminat-
ing In favor of Omaha shippers is 70 be
investigated. The commission so decided
today. The complaint is that the roads
charge the bridge toll on shipments from
Des Moines to Omaha and Nebraska points
and do not charge the bridge toll when the
shipments are from Omaha to Iowa points,
which allows the Omaha shippers to deliver
their goods within a few miles Of Des
Moines as cheaply as Des Moines mer-
chants can do.
aIuSbIe Cow in Butter.
A Jersey COW, life size, will be repro
duced in butter at the Iowa state fair this
year. There will be 1000 pounds Of the
best Iowa butter in the COW and the value
will be from $3.50 to S9Os.
Bank Changes Name.
The Citizens Savings bank of Centerville
secured authority from the secretary Of
state today to change its name to the
Wooden Savings bank.
Democrats to Meet.
Members of the democratic state central
committee and the candidates for state
and congressional offices on the demo-
SidNlC NiNhSN WI ilt6l Ut ne slavery lO-
morrow. The intention is to hold two
meetings of the committee each month
throughout the campaign.
Hamery Recall Dropped.
Councilman Hamery will not be recalled.
The movement to do so was dropped to-
day and those who circulated the petitions
admitted their defeat. They claim to have
enough names to force a submission of
the matter to a vote of the people, but
they admit that Hamery would be re-
elected anyway and so have dropped the
matter. All the newspapers stood by
Hamery, who has enforced the laws as to
gambling and slot machines.
Ex-MayOr Asks Divorce.
Former Mayor James Brenton has filed
application for divorce against his wife.
He charges that she is cruel to him, in
that she fails to sew the buttons on his
clothes and does not have the meals on
time. He has secured a temporary injunc-
ton restraining her from visiting his pres
ent home near Waveland park. He claims
that she reads dime novels and hit him
over the head with an iron pipe.
No Progressive Conference.
No conference OF progressive republicans
/ will be held to advise the governor on the
United States senatorship. The confer
ence OF the members of the state central
committee, the state, congressional, legis-
lative and judicial nominees, will take the
place of it. All factions will be repre-
sented at this latter meeting. which will
be held August Is. TT is felt that the nomi-
nees for these offices fittingly represent
the party for the campaign, as they have
been chosen as the acknowledgements. Not
only the United States seratorship. but all
other campaign matters will be discussed
at that time. is1
Polk Solid for McHenry.
The Polk County Bar association today
endorsed the candidacy of Judge w. II.
McHenry for the vacancy on the supreme
bench made by the death of Judge Charles
A. Bishop. w. H. Baily, who was a candi-
date from this city, withdrew his candidacy
a few days ago, which left the field open
to McHenry, and today the bar united on
him. There are still two candidates in the
Seventh congressional district, but this ia
not considered as weakening either candl-
date. McHenry will undoubtedly get the
support of the Polk county degclates 10
the state convention when they are Sc
lected.