Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-22
TRIBUTE TO DEAD JUDGES
lows Superior Court Makes That the
First Business Of Session.
IOWA MAN DOOMED FOR SPEAKER
Bank Examiner says Carroll Bank,
whose President Committed SAT-
eide, IL soIvant and all Claims
VIII BE Paid in Fall.
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DIES MONIES, oct. 21.-(speoialD-The
Iowa supreme court resumes It's sittings
today for the September term and at the
opening gave over two hours to a memoir
ial service for thrss distinguished judges.
Resolutions were spread upon the court
records commemorative OF the life and
services of Josiah Given, Galusha Parsons
and Charles A. Bishop. Given was A dis
tlngulshed soldier of the Mexican and civil
wars and was chief justice Of Iowa five
times. Parsons was long n leader of the
bar. but went to Portland. Ore, a number
of years ago, and died there recently.
Bishop recently died suddenly while at
tending q state bar meeting. He was one
OF the youngest Of the supreme judges.
Addresses were made to the court by c. G.
Cole, crom Bowen. Charles Powell, Carroll
Wright and others.
The court listened 10 arguments in favor
of q reheaTtns in tho case Of Mrs. Cain,
whose husband committed suicide after
killing . prominent citisen. She was left
with six small children and a controversy
arose over her property and its Illegal use
for sale Of liquors and as a result she was
left destitute.
The court refused TO reverse the court in
scott county in the case involving a judg-
AletAA VI eeVINVV " 1A-AAAceO" ~
O'Conner. who was injured in a Rock
Island accident The judgment was COM
planned Of as excessive.
The court reversed a wife desertion case
on the ground that the lower court had
stated too strongly the duty of the hus-
band to support his wife and family In a
home suitable TO their condition In life"
Court decisions today:
Laura Miles. appellant. against Otto
sehenk; Woodbury. county: affirmed. James
wnukee & st. Paul railway; Keokuk
county; affirmed. f. NJ. Parker against
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Rock Island e. Pacific railway. appellant:
Scott COUNTY: affirmed. State against
reversed. T. w. Mccray. appellant. against
Lake City Electric Light company; cal
houn county; affirmed.
Iowa Man for Speaker.
Sentiment among the republican candi-
dates for congress appears to be gathering
for .he selection Of an Iowa man for
speaker OF the next cotgress. Two OF the
candidates have pronounced themselves as
positively in favor of Judge Walter l. Smith
OF Council Bluffs for speaker to succeed
Cannon. The first suggestion was from
Congressman Dawson, though the idea was
not new with him. Immediately Frank p.
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formerly chairman of the republican state
committee, declared himself in favor OF
Smith as n candidate for speaker. 1t is
expected Hull, Good. Hubbard and other
strong men Of the Iowa delegation will also
10 the same. .
Hard Blow at Bucket Shoppers.
In the district court today a fine Of $3.50
vas laid against o. M. Olsen upon his plea
" guilty under indictment for running a
bucket shop in Des Moines. Judge McHenry
llso warned him to leave the state. and
I Is understood he is under agreement to
cave at once. Olsen insists he is being
Iersecuted by the regular exchanges or
Iersons In their service.
Carroll Bank is All Right.
Examiner Shaw took charge of the First
National bank of Carroll this morning and
I hasty examination OF the books showed
hat the bank Is entirely solvent and there
viii be no losses. OF the 5000 900 capital
took all but $4,000 was owned by Culbert-
on, Macomber and Coburn The suicide
u President Culbertson was rot in fact d
urprisc to the people of Carroll, as II was
inown he had lost heavily and most Of his
ormer wealth was gone and that he was
respondent. He had been closely watched
OF a long time. He lost heavily in western
ands.