Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-29
DESERTER BACK TO PRISON
Converted by Salvation Army and
Gives Himself Up to Officers.
POOR FACILITIES FOR VOTERS
Number of Machines Provided In Des
MOines Held 20 BE Inadequate
in a Number OF the
Precincts.
tFrom a stair Correspondent

VI ApHl n oAdlA bllNSpOilutAAsV
DIES MONIES, oct. 2s.-(Special.)-The
surrender to the local police of Bayard
Brooke. a naval deserter under sente nee,
discloses that he gave himself up in obedi-
cnce to what he considered his duty after
conversion to religion. Brooke related here
that he was educated in the south and
that his family lives in Atlanta, Ca. and
lie wealthy. He was in the navy and be-
came involved in a slight mutiny off Haytl
and on trial was sentenced to three years
in the prison ship at Newport News. Be
fore reaching the prison he escaped and
the last few years he has Travelled about
the country as a fugitive. At Mason City
he listened to the plea OF the Salvation
Army people and became converted. He
told the story of his life to the captain.
who advised that he give himself up, which
he has now done. He expects to be taken
back to Newport News at once and to
m his term Of service.
Women Lodge I'm Session.
About 200 members Of the order Of the
Eastern Star are in Des Moines attending
the grand chapter meeting which begun this
afternoon. This morning the visitors were
shown the city in automobiles. Mrs. Eliza
beth A. Stewart OF Cedar Rapids is the
present worthy grand matron.
All VIII Not BE Able to Vote.
It has been figured out that the use of
the voting machines will surely have the
effect Of reducing the total vote in the
city. The polls are open for 72O minutes
and each voter Is allowed one minute to
work the machine. In several of the pre-
cincts of the city there are over 300 voters
registered and in one nearly 100. 1t is
therefore regarded as certain that even IL
the voters should come in a steady stream
to the polls not all could get to vote.
Made a study of ego
Prof. George F. Kay, a member of the
United States geological survey. and who
made an extensive examination Of the min
ersl resources of southwestern Oregon dur
ing the last summer, has just received at
Iowa City a large shipment Of mineral
which he collected there. Prof. KAY
is now working on this material and in
the spring the government will issue a
report of his Investigations.
To Build Juvenile Home.
Des Moines is to have a home for juve-
niles. A committee has made arrange
ments for this and will solicit funds to
complete the same. The state has pro-
vided a Juvenile court and a method OF
having youthful offenders committed Ia
a home. but no method of giving them a
home. The juvenile law is of little use
unless such a home Is provided.
Trust Accusation LibeIous.
The Iowa supreme court today refused
to change its decision In a Pottawattamie
county case involving a libelous publica.
ton. In effect the court decides that where
there is an accusation that a trust or COM
bine exists or has existed 1t may involve
libel. 1t was in the case. of Dorm & Nc.
Ginty against George Cooper, rivals in
business In Nicola, wherein Cooper hat
printed in a paper some startling matter.
!ntimating a trust or combine by the
plaintiffs. On trial the plaintiffs had Sc
cured a verdict for 81. and the court sen
the case back for a new trial. The cour
called attention to the fact that there hal
been a remarkable change rot only in pub
lie opinion but in the law as we'll regard
ing pools, combinations and trusts calcu
lated to stifle competition. control price
or regulate the output OF goods, and tn
law of libel must of necessity keep pac
with the public opinion as reflected in tn
public prints as well as in legislation
The court decisions filed today were a
follows:
Dorm & McGinty. appellants, VS.. C. l.
Cooper; Pottawattsmie county: rehearinl
denied or reversal.
Bridget Sullivan, appellant. VS.. PatricI
sullivan: Dallas county; reversed.
Elizabeth Lunde VS.. Cudahy Packin
Company, appellant; Woodbury. county
affirmed.
T. F. Collins vs.. Ira w. Collins. appel
liant. Davis county; affirmed.
N. j. Converse VS.. Incorporated Town q
Deep River. appellant; Poweshlek county
modified and affirmed.
John ]. Andre VS.. CITY OF Burlington
appellant: Des Moines county: reversed.
Mark ]. Seeds VS.. Mabel Seeds, appe
liant; Des Moines county; affirmed.
Veteran Temperance Worker Ill.
Lorenzo S. Coffin. after a day spent /
strenuous campaigning in this city for tn
prohibition ticket. was taken to his HON
in Fort Dodge, broken down and unable {
continue his speaking. Mr.. Coffin is S
years old and was formerly railroad com
missioner. He has been engaged in philau
thropic work for several years and espec
tally in organizing temperance bodie
among railroad employees. He recent
gave his home near Fort Dodge to tn
Women's Christian Temperance union 70
a refuge home for women.
Ames Contributes for Tener.
AMES, oct. 2s.-(Special,)-One Of tn
most enthusiastic Young Mems Christia.
association meetings ever conducted her