Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-12
Iowa
DES MONIES MERCHANT SHOT
Moses Rice Attempts to Kill A. H
Todd and Commits Suicide.
STREET FORCE IS REDUCED
Laborers and Teamsters Arc Laid on
Because of Difference of Opinion
in Council Over Contract
Work.
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DIES MONIES, Ia. June n.-(Special
Telegram. )-Twenty minutes after he had
failed to kill A. H. Todd, senior partner OF
the firm Of Todd G. Kraft, commission
merchants, in front Of the company's build
ing, Moses Rice, q years old, a peddler,
died in the city jail from drinking car
bolic acid. Police believe the man took the
poison before firing the shots at Mr.. Todd
His face and chin were badly burned by
the acid. Rice wal roughly handled by
employees of the company when they
wrested the smoking revolver from his
grasp and a rumor was afloat this morn
ing this this treatment was contributory
to the mans death, but authorities believe
It to be without foundation. Todd will
recover from the effects of the shooting.
Street Force
As the result of the refusal of the coun-
ell to authorize the department OF streets
and public improvements to complete work
which has already been started between l25
and $50 laborers and teamsters went to
their homes tonight without jobs. The
wholesale reduction OF forces and subse-
quent tieing up of city work was made
compulsory when Mayor Mathis and
Councilmen Hamery and Ash refused to
vote for a resolution introduced by Coun-
Gilman MacVicar directing him to finish
Jobs already under way. They refused be
cause the cost OF the work would exceed
500 and had not been let to contractors
as the statute provides.
PorteOus win Referee.
Dave Porteous, the well known Kansas
City referee, has been decided upon as
referee Of the Gotch-Jenkins bout to take
place at the stock pavilion next Monday
evening. Poteous has referred. many. i'm
portant matches.
Hog Cholera Serum Laboratory,
DR.. Paul Koto, state veterinarian, is lay
ing his laboratory plans for the establish
ment Of a state laboratory near Des Molnes
this summer for the manufacture Of hog
cholera serum, to be distributed free OF
charge to farmers throughout the state.
The law providing for the establishment OF
this laboratory. passed by the Thirty-third
general assembly last winter, becomes eff
feotive July 1. II carries with Il an APP
preparation of 5000. All this amount, how
ever, cannot be placed in a laboratory. az
"a portion will have to be retained to buy
animals with which to manufacture the
serum.
Inc serum aItel II Is mace is tebteu on
guinae pigs to ascertain the strength. The
operation of inoculating animals. extract
ing the blood, then extracting from II the
serum, the testing of the serum on other
animals-all will go TO make an interesting
process, which viii probably be inspected
by every stoekraiser that comes 10 the
capital city. AS yet a location for the lab
oratory has not been made. II will be near
the city.
Sanitation In Food.
Pure food agitation is going to eventu-
ally settle down TO the question OF sani
%tation," said State Food and Dairy Com.
missioner Wright, in commenting on con.
ditions. The pure food laws have don'
marvels in bringing about purer food. Th'
work OF the department is growing smaller
all the time with reference 70 detecting
harmful p~reservatives and the like in foods
One Of the chief developments will be In In
spscting foods TO prevent dirt. We vii
probably In the future secure more strin,
gent laws along this line. l am sure W,
will when the people waken to a consid
Grafton OF what they really arc eating