Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-03
COAL MINERS TRIAL BEGINS
After Long Wrangle Convention
Adopts Presidents Report.
MEMBERS ARE DIVIDED OVER IT
Jacob Ritter, National Organiser,
Handling Case for Archibald
and BRker-News from
Iowa Points.
ARE DIVIDED OVER IT
(From a staff Correspondent

DIES MONIES, Nov. 2.-CSpeciaI Tele-
gram.)-After a week of ~wrsngling over the
report Of President John p. White of the
Iowa coal miners as to the Archibald and
Baker charges, the report was adopted to-
day by a vote Of III to 107. The report
Ger sures Archibald and Baker. This after
noon the trial Of Baker and Archibald was
begun, with Jacob Ritter, a national or
ganizcr, handling the case for the two men.
President White has been claiming that
Ritter was the real cause Of the trouble
in the union.
GuRrdsmen Fail in Examination.
In the examination Of guardsmen elected
to commissioned officers positions in the
Iowa National Guard, two failed outright
and four others were conditioned and must
take part of the examination over again.
This is the first time in the history of the
Iowa National Guard that this has hap
pened and Is taken as an indication that
the examinations hereafter viii be some
thing more than a matter of form to COM
ply with the law.
The examinations were held Thursday
and Friday. The results were made public
today. The examination was a written one.
Heretofore they have always been oral and
it is claimed that in the oral examination
the attempt OF the examining board to ex-
plain the question often times gave away
the answer. Hereafter the examinations
will all be written and there will be no
explanations of the questions. d"
Miners Examination.
A civil service examination of mine fore
men and hosting engineers will be held in
the office Of the state mine inspectors in
the state house November 10 by the board
of examiners. Registration must be made
on Tuesday, November ..
Convict Returned.
A reQuisition was issued in the office of
Governor b. f. Carroll today for the return
Of Charles Reed to Iowa. Reed was a
paroled convict, but broke the terms of the
parole by leaving the state. He was found
in Rock Island and will be returned to the
penitentlary in Fort Madison.
Wants Governors Shirt.
Governor Carroll has been requested to
send one of his shirts TO the Royal Laun-
dry Of Richmond, Va, to be used as part
of the exhibit when the National Associa-
ton Of Laundrymen Of America meet there
in October, 1910. 1t is presumed the same
request has been made to the other gov
errors of the United States.
Board Returns from Trip.
Scarcity of workmen is hindering the
completion of the various buildings being
erected at the state Institutions. The
State Board Of Control has returned from
the trip to Independence, Fort Madison,
Vinon and Oakdale. At each Of the insti-
tutions new buildings are being put up,
but lack Of workmen is delaying the con-
stTuction.
Is Dead.
Edward Entwistle, who with George Ste
phenson rode on the Rocket, the first loco
motive engine, on its first trial trip, died
at his home in this city Sunday night at
1880. Since the death Of his wife six weeks
ago he has failed rapidly and the end was
not unexpected. He was "a years old and
has made Des Molnes his home for many
years. He helped build the Rocket and
worked as a locomotive engineer till in
capacitated by aEe.
Another street Railway.
w. w. Wilmer, a local capitalist, rep
resenting outside interests, is prepared to
make the city an offer as to a street car
franchise in case the negotiations with
Mckinley fail. Mr.. Wilmer has already
consulted members Of the city council.
Members of the council admitted today
that he had consulted with them, but
claimed that the information he had given
them was private and would not be given
out at this time.
Retires from Army.
After thirty years service in the United
states army sergeant Dixon Of Troop A
Of the Second cavalry will soon leave the
service and return to his old home in Ply
mouth, Mass.