Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-14
CONTEST COMMITTEES BUSY
Buchanan and Marion County Cases
Under Consideration.
oBsERVAEcEs OF LINCOLN DAY
Miners WHnt "a Have the Gypsum
Mises Placed Unaer the sane
ReEulatkens ~ the CsHI
Mfnen.
From a stsff Correspondent

Hrom 3 staff Correspondent
DES MONIES. Ia. Feb. R-CspeciAle-
d legislature 40 no work TO-DAY on &C
count q it being a LEGAL holiday.
Two contest committees Of the house re-
manned ~ work The committee looking
after zhe contest from Buchanan county
a. eeteeen stoddard and Springer CON-
pleisa the evidence a. TO the -competency
Of the ballots. Objection wAs made on the
paf Of the republican incumbent 20 The
counting OF the ballots on the ground that
they had not been 20 kept as TO assure
their protection from tsmrering. The at
tnrneys are engaged in arguing this point.
In the contest from Marion county as be-
tween Teter and Cruzier. ballot counting
has been commenced ana about hsh the
precincts were counted TO-DAY. no great
change was made in the result. but the
committee informally laid aside a great
many ballots to be Investigated later and
these may be thrown out This may result
in seating the republican contestant.
Lincoln GAY services were held IN the
house IN joint session this afternoon with
Hon Lafayette Young as the speaker Of
the day. A poem was ress by Major Ryers
and . chorus. Of the Wunsn'a club fur
nished music.
nEEt WE EtntIhI 0BrtFhhhlF Va LhAlttA
DAY ss a holiday in the city and numer-
Gus meetings and memorial services.
The house judiciary COMMITTEES has recon.
mended the passage Of the bin 10 fix the
time for commanding eli terms Of public Of
flee where there is no specific time fixed
This 10 10 be the second secular day" Of
the year. At present there is confusion in
this matter.
Miners want Liquidation.
A deleeatlon representing the miners Of
the state is here from headquarters in Os-
kaloosa TO look after bills that the miners
might be interested in The first measure
they viii urge is that for placing the Eyp-
Eum mines under the state law and having
them inspected. There Is q large body o,
men working the gypsum mines. which is
just as hazardous work as that Of the coal
mines, and yet no steps have ever beer
taken Is give them protection. They may
also ask for an additional mine inspector.
The Representatives Of the railroads are
kept busy these days explaining why bills
should not pass. An apparently insignifi-
cant bin which 10 causing some annoyance
to the railroads is to forbid the charging Of
an extra fee where fares are paid on the
train II is Omitted that in many in
stances this lie q great trouble 10 the pas
sengsrs. but the railroads ssserf that 81 Is
a necessary fine against careless passengers
and TO abolish il would cause endless
trouble for the railroad employees.
Hsrdware Men Elect Oahcera.
l. C Abbott Of MarhhAIltown WAS elected
president Of the Iowa Hardware Mems
association this afternoon. r c. Barber
was made vice president and A r. Sale
was re-elected secretary Al the meeting Of
the board Of directors tonight. The con.
Nention this year was the most succesBful
ever held. At the final business wession
l. C Abbott made a report Of the ninth
annual convention.
Myst@ry suIcide.
without any apparent motive John
Msthiascheck. aged 81, walked into a local
TN shop this morning and drank oaubohr
acid He was taken TO a hospital, but died
a. the doors Of the building Mathiascheck
was q cigArmsker ana employed al ms
John Livingston Cigar company He is
survived by three sons and one daughter
Train Girls for seeretarasn-
The local board of directors Of the Youne
WOmen's Christian association are planuinE
10 make Des MONIES Q secrerariRl traipfar
center In many large cities the YounF
Nomsn's Christian association has train.
ing schools In connection where younE
women who desire 10 become Younr
Women's Christian association secrstarie,
may 50 and uaks a course Of training. II
In the purpose Of the board TO let lowe
girls have the benefit Of this school