Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-27
PARDON FOR LANE
Aged Man Who Shot Wife Released
by Act Of Cummins When Governor.
BAR AGAINST EASTERN CATTLE
state Authorities order Inspection of
All Brought Int Iowa from
Infected states-IOwans
TO inaugural.
tFrom a staff correspondent


DIES MONIES, Ia. Dec. &~.--(Special.)-
At the age of 70 years, and bowed by a
dong confinement, James Lane was yester-
day liberated from the state r~eformatory at
Anamosa. where he was committed for
murder and where he would have been
confined until 1915 IL he lived. had It not
been for the clemency OF the retiring
Governor A. b. Cummins. His sentence was
commuted on Christmas day n freedom
came as a welcome present to him. He
FASTENED to the home Of one of his sons in
Minnesota, one of the provisions of his re-
lease, where he will spend the remainder
Of his life.
Lane was convicted OF killing his wife.
With a family OF children he married a
women and children. and quarrels over
Partially ensued. He took to drink. They
quarrelled. His wife left him and went to
the home OF her son. Lane, while intoxl-
Gated, shot her through che windo with
a shotgun. He claims not to remember the
shooting because his brain was so befogged
with liquor.
Raises ban of Eastern stock.
Governor Warron Garst has issued a
proclamation prohibiting the importation
into the state of all animals from the
states of New York, Maryland, Pennsyl-
vania, New Jersey and Michigan unless
they have been inspected by the state vet
erinarian and pronounced all right. This lie
because Of the foot and mouth" dieases
spreading among cattle in those states.
He has further placed a ban on any rail-
road car used for shipment Of cattle In
those states being sent to Iowa unless II
has first been thoroughly fumigated.
This action was taken upon recommend
alton of State Veterinarian Paul Koto, who
has pronounced the disease raging in those
states a fatal one to cattle. As yet nc
signs of the disease have been discovered
in Iowa, but the ravages of it are so great
1t has been deemed expedlent by the gov
ernor to take the precautionary step he
has to protect Iowa stock.
Law Library Grows.
A. }. Small, librarian in charge of the
state law library in the capitol, has fileC
his annual report with Governor Warner
Garst. In this he states that at the ratt
of increase the library which was relieved
of many books by removal Of the genera
library to the historical building, will b,
filled with law books in the course of fiv,
years. During the last biennial period Their,
have been added 1882 volumes. He ask
NHO iCblSlaNukC " give nlIl TWO ASSISTANT
for the work In the library and to max
an appropriation of 5000 for the purchas
OF books for the coming biennial period.
Mr.. Small has been in the law l!brar,
for a great many years, and is continual,
Increasing its efficiency by gathering law
from all states and countries. The llbrar!
Is growing to be one of the best lay
reference libraries in the country.
Iowans to inaugural.
General ]. r. Bell, who is to be chic
marshal of the inaugural parade in Wash
ington in March, has written to Governo
Warren Garst for information regardin
tho size of the Iowa delegation and tn
names of the governors staff. AS B. f. N
Carroll will be governor at that time tn
communication has been turned over I
him. The general very politely remark
that it would be embarrassing for the com
mittee on parade for the state to sen
more then two brigades of national guard,
He will undoubtedly suffer no en-
barrassment from Iowa as it is question
able IL two companies will go. The govern
ment pays no expenses.
Another interesting letter that has bee
turned over to Governor-eleot Carroll b
Governor Garst is a request from a WASH
ington newspaper, that wants the governc
to give them a description of the dress {
his wife and the dress of the wife of ever
member of his staff. evidently interim
that the governor of Iowa is not presse
| with business and can easily look up tn
! detail of feminine finery as well as som
newspaper representative.
AutOists Win Legal Point.
A ruling OF the Polk county district cou
that will be of interest TO automobI
owners all over the state has just bee
made. Several auto owners were arrests
{ and fined in police court here for not hal
: ing red lights on the rear end of their ca
They appealed and the district court holC
I the lower court erred. The law reads thi
the auto shall have a white light in froI
. and a red light on the reverse side. II
district court interpreted this to mean II
red light should be Pm the reverse side
: the front white light and not on the revert
side of the automobile.