Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-23
Iowa
BIG LABORATORY PLANNED
Government to Establish $4,000
Plant in Des Moines.
WILL HAVE DOZEN CHEMISTS
The Case Of Greater Des MOtnea
Against Railroads is Postponed
awe Missed
n Train.
From a staff Correspondent


DIES MONIES. Ia. May 2.-(Special)-
A government laboratory entailing the In
stallation of S50.O0 worth of instruments
and the permanent employment Of ten or
twelve chemists, will probably be opened
in Des Moines this fall.
DR.. Artemus Brown received Information
this morning that he had been given per-
ma1snt headduarters' in Des Moines as
food and drug Inspector for the state OF
Iowa. The government needs another la
boratory. Food Inspectors In the employ Of
Uncle Sam have kicked for some time on
the distance they had to send their speci-
mems, and in official circles Des Molnes
has been previously spoken Of as an ideal
location for a laboratory.
Rate Ease Postponed.
Through the failure of Brown
to make connections with the Des Moines
train in Kansas City last night, the
Grea' er Des Moines committees case
against the Chicago, Milwaukee & ST. Paul,
the Chicago & Northwestern, the Chicago,
Rock Island & Pacific and the Minneapolis.
ST. Louis railroads. which charges dis
examinations i'm freight rates has been in
definitely postponed.
Medfcs VIII Come.
Al Dubuque, Des Moines was selected as
the next meeting place of the Iowa State
Medical society. which concludes its labors
here today The following officers were
elected:
President. G. F. Crawford, Cedar Rapids;
first vice president. M. L. Volding, Chero-
kee; secend vice president, b.. II. Clark,
McGregor; secretary. v. l. Treynor, Coun-
ell Bluffs; treasurer. W. H.. Small, Water
loo; delegate to rational convention, A. l.
Wright, Carroll.
HanIy to Address Norwe9ians.
Former Governor Hanley of Indiana will
be one of the principal speakers at the
national meeting of the Norwegian Luth-
eran church-in this city from June 8 to Is.
1t is expected there will be about $500
delegates here from all parts of the coun-
try. The day sessions will be conducted
in the Norwegian language. The evening
sessions will be spoken in English.
OptOmetrists Elect Omcers,
The State Optometrists' association, in
closing it's annual convention here, elected
the following officers for the ensuing year;
Carl ID. Fisk of West Union, president;
]. A. Ryon of Charles City. vice president;
G.. ]. Feige Of Des Moines, secretary-treas-
urer.
VIII study Disease Germs.
Prof. s. r. Macy of the chemistry de-
partment at Highland Park college has
just completed making what is said to be
the best cult incubator in America, being
equipped with every necessity and con-
venience for the development and study of
disease germs. During the next few months
Prof. Macy intends to make some original
Investigation on the subject of disease
germs with a view of opening up new
fields for their eradication.
ConEreEatIOnallsts Adjourn.
At the annual meeting of the Iowa Con-
gregational association at Cedar Rapids,
just closed. it was decided to hold the
state meeting in 1910 at Cherokee. Con-
siderable discussion was aroused over the
subject of missionaries in the new Turkish
regime.
swine Breeders 90 Meet.
The National Association OF Expert Swine
Judges and the Iowa Swine Breeders as
ISOLATION will hold meetings In Des Moines
June Is and l6. A program of special in
terest to stock raisers has been prepared
for the occasion.
Junkin in CentervilIe.
John Junkin, the negro indicted for the
brutal murder of a young woman in OF
tumwa, has been removed from the state
penitentiary at Fort Madison, where he
was being held for safe keeping. to Center
vile, where he is to be tried next week.
A change of venue was secured by his
attorneys from Wappelo county because
Of the prejudice against the accused negro
there. Judge Roberts OF Ottumwa, how