Omaha daily bee., 1908-05-11
PREACHER DIES SUDDENLY
Rev. Dr.. Writ Rises in Apparent Coed
Health and Dies Before Eight.
REBATE FARES TO CUSTOMERS
Der Moines 10 Try Plan fer Attract
ing Trade from Towns over the
state-IOwa is Operating
Model Farms.
CFrom q staff Correspondent


DEs MONIES May 10-(Special. Rev
Or. John Adam Writ VINO for thirteen
years has been the pastor Of ST. Johns
Lutheran church in this city and has been
prominent over the entire state in denomi-
national work died early today Of heart
failure.
Arising at his accustomed hour at
O'clock, DR.. Writ went to his back yard,
where he sawed some wood for exercise. q
habit ne has kept up for long time. Re-
turning to the house he complained OF not
feeling well but ate breakfast and later
went out for q walk. Returning TO the
house again at 7:SO he asked Mrs Writ
to call a physician and complained of
severe pain about his heart. A physician
soon reached the house but inside Of an
hour DR.. Writ died.
DR.. Writ was G. years Of age and besides
his widow leaves two sons, both Of whom
reside in Texas He came TO Des Moines
from Pennsylvania thirteen years ago. He
was vice president Of the Iowa Children's
home and was connected in an official way
with much Of the work Of the Lutheran
church in the state.
CIearinEs Make Small Gain.
A gain Of but little over $1,000 was made
in the bank clearings in Des Moines the
last week over that Of the corresponding
week Of 1907. The total clearings were
1894, 527.
Rebate Car Fares.
Des Moines business men have decided
TO adopt the Creswen system of rebating
the car fares of all out-of-town persons
who buy goods in Des Moines. The re-
bates will be refunded through the banks
Of the city. John 5. Creswel, the originator
Of the idea, is in the city TO assist in
starting the plan.
Both for the Primary.
Senator William B. Allison and Governor
A. s. Cummins have each written TO w
L. Giltner, candidate for the republican
nomination as representative from Monroe
county, that they will stand by the results
of the primary election on senator on the
results Of the state at large. thus reiter-
ating their former statements to that effect
Candidate Giltner has had the letters
printed and is circulating them about his
county as an indication Of his own position
on the matter and his reasons for II.
state Farms Models.
Hon John Cownie Of the State Board Of
Control who is back from a trip to the
state institutions said today that the
farms are in fine condition and that he
never saw better oats than is to be seen
on some OF the state farms. The state OF
Iowa is the biggest farmer in the state,
having thousands of acres under cultivation
al the state farms and these farms are
model farms of the state.
Can Boilers Be shut Outf
Attorney General Byers has an inol Try
for an Interpretation of the provisions of
the law allowing election judges to question:
voters as to their previous party affiia-
tions as applied to the primary election
law The inquirer thinks that If this is
done this year at the primary IT will result
in shutting out all the bolters Of last
election.
May Fight over Ordinance.
Mayor A ]. Mathis has employed a firm
of lawyers to give an opinion on the new
municipal law respecting the duties Of he
mayor The corporation counsel, ". H.
Bafy, prepared an ordinance assigning the
duties to the various members OF the coun-
Gil. and in it. according to the mayors
friends left little or nothing Of duties for
the mayor, making him a mere figurehead
to attend council meetings and vote only.
He asked for q few days to consider the
ordinance, and il is now learned that he is
preparing to fight it's passage, claiming that
it does not conform to the law under which
the city is operating
Commencement week al Des Moines col
lege will begin June and will continue
for an entire week
The biggest event of the week will be on
June TO- Miss Jane Adams OF Hull House
fame is to deliver the commencement sd-
dress These exercises are TO be held In
the First Baptist church President Osborn
will preside and present diplomas The
college of liberal arts graduates fourteen
this year.