Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-16
DR.. JOSEPH N. EMMERT DEAD
Member Of Board Of Parole Dies Sud-
denly at Atlantic.
MINERS ORDERED BACK TO WORK
Executive Committed OF United Mine
Workers Says sayIOrviIle Men
Must work Pending
Negotiations.

bES mOlNES, Ia, july lb.-lSpeClhl
relegrain)-Dr. Joseph NJ. Emmert Of At
lantic, a member OF the state Board OF
Parole and one time state senator from
Csss county, died at his home in Atlantic
this morning at 4 o'clock. He was the
democratic member Of the board Of parole
and one Of he most prominent democrats
In the state. He was IN the state senate
during the Twenty-seventh. Twenty-eighth
and Twtnty-ninth sessions. His election
to the Twenty-ninth session was contested
by Hon. James e. Bruce Of Cass county,
and during the closing days Of the session
Bruce was seated and Emmert unseated.
He was appointed to a position on the
board of parole by Governor Cummlns,
when the board was first created, three
years ago.
Or. Emmert has been in somewhat Ill
health. He accompanied the state Board
Of Parole on its trips to the penal insti-
buttons after the session OF the board in
this city over a week ago, but because
Of i'll health was forced to leave the board
before. finishing the tour. This morning
his gasping for breath awoke Mrs. EN-
inert. Their son, who is a physician, was
called and also other physicians. He died
In a few minutes, probably OF apoplexy.
The funeral will be held Sunday from
the Presbyterian church in Atlantic.
Ordered Back 10 Work.
Three hundred miners at Saylorville, who
struck a few days ago, were ordered back
to work today temporarily by the eNecu-
tive committee of the United Mine Work
ers pending efforts Of the executive COM
mittee OF the mine workers to settle the
difficulties without a strike.
The strike came because the mine prom
ised work to Rosser Davis and failed to
keep the promise.
Adopts Her Grandson.
Mrs. J. w. Watson Of TIA East Fifteenth
street, Kansas City, NO, read in a news
paper that a golden haired 5-year-old waif
had been turned over to the authorities in
this city, the name Of it's mother, who
had died in a lonely spot, being unknown.
She wrote to Judge Miller and was so
%insistent on adopting the child that an
officer was sent to investigate the fitness
Of her home and it was left with her.
Officers here Investigated and discovered
the child was her own grandson, before 1t
was taken to Kansas City. The grand
mother did not know it till told by the
officer.
To Repeal Soldier Law.
1t was reported here today that an ef-
fort will be made at the next session OF
the legislature to kill the old soldiers
preference law. The instigation of the idea
Is being credited to members Of the COM
mIttee on retrenchment and reform Of the
legislature though the exact person or per-
sons are not named.
Jap Lecturer Arrested.
Policeman Joe Douahue, assigned to the
Rock Island depot, today arrested a man,
thinking him Leon Ling, wanted in New
York for the murder of Miss Sigel. II
| tatpnnd nnN 70 hA Klnfa Co nap,nnt N
Japanese touring the country as a chau-
tauqua lecturer.
state Board of Health.
The state Board of Health tomorrow a.
10 will vote on officers and may not re
elect Dr. +rh0mas of Red Oak as secretary
DR.. @. H. Sumner of Waterloo is d
prospective candidate. Some Of the mem.
bers ~criticise Thomas for getting in 9
wrangle last winter with the Legislature
and think for that reason his usefulness
Is destroyed. The board is about evenly
divided on the proposition and 1t depend,
largely on whether there are any alb.
~sentees. The board will also elect a presi
dent to succeed DIR. A. Nj. Linn and a fore,
Of stenographers and clerks.
Hill and wilson.
! James j. Hill, the railroad magnate, anC
! Secretary James Wilson Of the Department
Q of Agriculture, will be present at the biz
Z corn exposition to be held here NovembeI
= 70 to December II.
Nearly Two Billions.
4 Blackhawk county, the last to report
5 got it's report to the state auditor today
for the 1908 assessment. The totals nov
$ show that the real estate Of Iowa is val
!" ued at 1884, S42,5 SIS, while last year 1t wal
I valued at but 1922, lis. 100. The value Il
more than $50. 10000 more this year thai
= it was a year ago.
. Wallace Argues for Farmers.
: II. c. Wallace of Wallace Farmer AM
9 Representative White of Story county to
Z day appeared before the executive council
to argue that there he no increase in tn
farm land assessments. Mr.. Wallace toll
, the county that he didn't consider the re
ports of the sales Of land during the las
= year as an indication Of the real valu
Of Iowa farms as a whole. These sale
are largely TO Illinois and other easter
farmers, Rho come out here and are con
tent with buying nothing but the best farT
K land there is in the state" said Mr., Wa
lace. Furthermore, It must be consid
3 cred that II a farmer allows himself prope
wages there is very little profits left in hi
busipess."