Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-22
RIOT IN DES MONIES
Striking PAYERS Attack Men Who
Remain at Work.
FLEE AT APPROACH OF POLICE
Special Federal Agent KIetbIy IL
Making Inspection of Batter
OF sioux
Diaries.

Construction company, putting in new
pavement on Locust street, walked out to-
day.
Shortly after noon the twelve strikers re-
turned to the work and started hurlint
bricks and wood blocks at the eight men
who had stayed at work. A riot call was
sent into the police station, and on the
arrival Of the blue coats the strikers fled.
The men claimed that Foreman George
Guthrle was making them work too hard.
Inspecting Butter Products.
]. r. Keithly. special agent United
States government, passed through Des
Moinks today making a trip through the
dairy section to inspect butter products.
Mr.. Keithly will make visits to Iowa
farms. getting samples of butter products,
investigating the conditions under which
it is made, and getting pointers on the
feed barn surroundings and the kin of
cattle used.
He will work until fall, when he will
go to Washington to help compile a report
which the government will get out in an
effort to increase the production Of but
ter throughout the state.
S. N. Saline Extradited.
Extradition papers for 5. n. Gaines,
wanted in Colorado for breaking jail, were
issued to Charles Burkhart. and the sher-
if and his prisoner left for the west on
the noon train. Gaines took French leave
Of the Colorado authorities'a was chased
through several states until picked up by
Des Moines detectives. He faces a long
sentence.
New Saloon Law Construed.
II a town of the state has 1889 popula-
ton, 1t cannot have two saloons. This is
the Interpretation of the new law from the
office of the attorney general handed down
today in response to a request from a
brewer, who wanted to know what pro-
visions the law makes for a town which
was almost, but not quite, to the 1000 limit
allowing two bars.
When the bill was introduced 1t contained
a provision that a saloon should be allowed
for each thousand inhabitants, "or major
fraction thereof" Senator Peterson showed
that this language could be so twisted
that 1t would be possible by a twisting of
fractions to work out several extra sa-
looms, and the Language was stricken out
of the bill.
To Advertise Iowa.
As a result of interest worked up in ad-
vertising this city young business men
here have determined to ask the mex
legislature to enact a law creating a pub
Icity department in connection with the
department of agriculture to carry on a
campaign to advertise the advan'
tages of the state.
Extends Time &c Roads.
The railroad commission has extended the
time Of the Chicago Great Western and
the Chicago & Northwestern to make the
track connection at Carroll, Ia, ninety
lays because of the receivershlp condition
of the Great Western.
To Stop Cigarettes.
John b. Hammond, general manager OF
the Trimmer club movement, has served
notice on the cigarette dealers that after
July / the sale of cigarettes in the state
must stop. He calls their attention to
section 5OO6 of the code. but thus far has
refused to divulge the means he will en-
ploy for stopping the sale.
Superintendents' Conference
The State Board of Control would like to
make the Quarterly conferences of the
superintendents Of the state institutions
more valuable to the state at large, and
especially to the city OF Des Moines, II II
is possible to do so. Some of the best
medical talent OF this and other states is
brought in at these conferences, at some
expense to the state, to read papers on
subjects of great Importance. but the med
ical fraternity of Des MONIES and other
places have not paid much attention to the
meetings, though they are public.
The next conference will be held, begin
ming tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock and
will continue through the next forenoon.
The program is as follows:
THE influence of Venereal Diseases II
the Production of Blindness by L, w
Dean, NJ. s., M. d. state university Iowa
'Venereal Disease as a Cause in the Dis
eases of Women" by Anne Burnet. M. D.,
woman physician, Mount Pleasant state
hospital, Mount Pleasant, la.
"Venereal Diseases as a Causative Factor
in Diseases Coming Under the Observation
Of the General Practitioner and Surgeon
'''Our Treatment Of Lawbreakers: Is II
Reformatory?' by Felix II. Pickworth,
chaplain the Reformatory. Anamosa, Ia.
wesley Greene, secretary State Horticuit.
ural society, Des Moines, Ia.
General conference.
New Bank nj Neville.
The state auditor today approved thu
incorporation of the Neville State bank
OF Neville, Ia, In Woodbury. county, WITT
a capital stock Of $4,000.
Military Examination.
A military board is in session at the
state house today and will remain mos
Of the week examining about twenty can
didates for commission as lieutenants and
twelve candidates for higher commissions
Work On Criminal Report.
Secretary B. w. Carrot of the State
Board of Parole is taking steps to get the
new law in working order that requires
county clerks to make their annual criml'
nal reports to that board instead of to the
secretary Of state. The report, too, must
cover the year ending June 30, instead OF
September 80. The reports must be more
detailed than heretofore.
state Y. NJ. G. A. Secretary Dead.
w. A. Magee, state secretary of the
Young Mems Christian association for the
last twenty years, died at his home al
Thirty-fourth and Ingersoll avenue, Sun.
day night, He was GO years old and has
suffered for some years with rheumatism
Previous to taking up the work in this
state he was secretary OF the Auburn IN.
" Young Mems Christian association fol
six years and OF the Cambridge Mass.
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