Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-23
GOSSIP ABOUT COVERNORSHIP
Runner that Clark Will Contest Lead
ership with Carroll in Iowa.
TOO MUCH ATTENTION TO CORN
Executive Of Hnwksys state In Adj
dress TO Dsirymen Says Iowa
Farms VIII
other Crops.
TOO MUCH ATTENTION TO CORN
From a sad correspondentl

DIES MONIES. Nov. 22.-(Special)-News
comes by way Of Washington that there
IL some prospect that Lieutenant Governor
Clarke will be a candidate for governor
next year, contestlng for the republican
leadership in Iowa with Governor Carroll.
This is news to the people here. At the
close Of the last legislative session there
was very strong sentiment in favor Of
Clarke becoming a candidate for governor.
He made q most excellent record as
presiding officer Of the senate one term
and twice as presiding officer of the house.
He announced and carried out a consistent
program OF reform, and so conducted him
self that he had the favor of republicans Of
both factions. But at that time Mr.. Clarke
stated he would not be a candidate for
governor in 1910. Whether he will now
enter the race is regarded as not settled.
His candidacy would be non-factlonsl. 1t
is still regarded possible that either eX-
Governor Garst OF Chairman John Cownie
Of the Board Of Control may enter the
contest next year, also that either ex-
Senator Dunham or Representative Mere
dith will be the candidate Of the radical
prohibitionists.
Too Much Attention to Corn.
Governor Carroll in an address TO the
state dairymen raised a question which is
becoming interesting to Iowa people. He
questioned whether OF not Iowa farmers
are not giving too much attention to corn
to the exclusion Of other products. He
recited the record Of Iowa as q corn
producing state and then referred to the
statistics Of dairy ing. These latter do not
show as great gain as they should. He
stated that the time has come when no
$500. 80 49, -. .gNA.,,A TO-.
ing cows and no dairyman can afford to
have any other than the best cows. Every
COW should be made to bring a profit. He
stated to the Dairymen's association that
his recommendation to the legislature in
the matter OF maintaining the $4,000 for
educating the farmers in butter making
would depend upon the report they make
to him Of the manner in which the fund
has been used. This fund was established
by the last legislature and it is now being
used in the betterment Of the dairylng in
dustry, a field agent being kept active all
the time.
Railroad Commission Work.
The railroad commission disposed Of only
a few Of the complaints before that body
the last week, among them a controversy
regarding telephone in depot at West Lib
erty and train service between McGregor
and Mason City. Among the complaints
filed with the commission the last week
was one regarding allowing misconduct on
the Wabash trains in southern Iowa. Resi-
dents OF Bloomfield state that on some
trains no effort IL made to stop drinking
and carousing, which is forbidden under
the lows laws. Another complaint is
against the Rock Island railroad, wherein
the National Petroleum company Of Cleve-
I , nl stnNag NhaN Nha hna naf,,gaA
to accept shipments Of petroleum products,
and the railroad commission is asked to
investigate.
Ask to Have School Inspection.
The Iowa Dental society is sending out
to school boards throughout the state GER
titled copies OF a resolution adopted urg-
ing that medical inspection Of all school
children be given. This is in accord with
the plans Of the state Board of Health.
which the dentists approve. They also de-
sire that it shall include inspection Of the
teeth, with q view to keeping them in
h|ealthful condition. A great many of the
school boards Of the state approve this
work and It is being adopted generally in
the cities.
History of Iowa Mining.
James H. Lees, assistant state geologist,
has completed a full history Of the coal
mining industry in Iowa. He gathered the
information from old records and from Wis
its to the various counties of the state, Sc
curing data from mine operators and others
in possession of the facts regarding the in
dustry. His complete report covers sew
enty-six typewriter pages. The introduce
tory is short and each county is taken up
and the coal mining industry within its
boundaries set forth in full. The history
will be part OF the Iowa geological survey
report for 1903.