Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-25
Iowa
BOARD WITHOUT AUTHORITY
Iowa Commission Rules il Cannot
Stop Interstate Trains.
THREE TOWNS MAKE COMPLAINTS
Underwood, EIlweII and FredrIchs-
burg Ask for Better Train serv-
ice, but state Can Give
No Relief.
dFrom a staff Correspondent.)

DIES MONIES. July A-Cspecial Tele-
gram.)-Three cases involving the control
of interstate trains by the Iowa railroad
commission were closed by the commission
today deciding that II had no authority
over Interstate trains. The cases were
from Underwood, ElIwell and Fredericks-
\ burg and each asked better passenger ser
Nvics by forcing certain trains to stop at
Nhese places. Underwood and Ellwell are
OH the Milwaukee railway. fredericksburg
isT on the Great Western. The commission
decided that 1t could not stop the trains
because they were interstate trains.
State Tax Levy.
The state tax levy for next year will
probably be 81 mills The executive coun-
Gil is stnl at work on the assessment Of
railroads and other corporations. The total
amount Of property of all kinds TO be as
sessed IL known practically at this time.
The amount to be raised by the state tax
Is 81, 10000 and the levy necessary will
be a little less than 80 mills.
Traction Real Estate Deals.
Further proof OF the impending change
in the street railway system was made
public today in the heavy real estate deals
at Ninth and Mulberry streets. 1t Is dis
closed that when the Mckinley interests
take over the street railway and interurban
they viii move the depot from Sixth and
Mulberry to Ninth and Mulberry and make
the downtown loop extend from the depot
10 the river.
Ten Girls Run Away.
Ten girls OF the Mitchsllvilie Industrial
school started to run away Thursday
night. The authorities Of the school soon
took charge of them and had them back
TO their rooms. The old guard system was
rouoottn1 ION 100 ana tspAar Nha
new system there Is little restraint, the
girls being placed on their honor, The
= girls we're dissatisfied with the new ar
rangement and have threatened a revolt
ever since superintendent Fitzgerald re-
signed.
Funeral of Prof. Byers.
The body of Prof. Lawrence Byers of
the Iowa state university, who died In
London, reached his home here today. N
funeral viii be held tomorrow at 4 o'clock.
The body will then be taken to OskaloOsa,
the old family home. 3H
Druggists to. BE Prosecuted.
Through the prosecution OF e. A. Gay
Hord Of winthrop, Ia. for illegal sale OF
liquor from his drug store II has been dis
covered that he In not q registered
pharmacist and suit has been started to
recover IS a day for each day he has con-
Quoted the drug store without a license. II
amounts to $500.
Charge of BiEnmYs
Frank j. Morlarity. confined In the Polk
county jail, was today served with notice
Of suit to annul his marriage to Jennie
Lind Moriarity on the grounds that he was
already married to another.
Arrangements for q test OF the new
bhotel law were frustrated here today. II
was expected to get the arrest of one OF
. the Des Moines hotel keepers and lhor
test the case. The hotel men here al
refuse on the grounds that 1t might injur'
business. They prefer complying with HI
law.
Judge Mcpherson in federal court today
entered execution against George Rogers
Hippee of Lincoln, Neb., for t2,e7s in favo,
of George NJ. Hippee Of Des Moines, exccu
tor OF the estate of the late DR.. Warrsi
Hoppe.
. western Union Must Pay.
Secretary OF State w. c.. Hayward ha
caught the Western Union Telegraph com
pany mapping. When H. w. Byers becam
attorney general Of Iowa he announce
that there were many corporation law o
the statute books that were not enforce
and he proposed to enforce them or fin
out IL they were incapable OF enforcement
One OF these suits was started against tn
Western Union Telegraph company I
force IL to file a certified copy OF 1t
articles Of Incorporation.
The last legislature passed q Law reQuiE
ing all corporations to make annual re
ports. Secretary Hayward did not sen
any to the Western Union on the groun
that a suit was pending and that II ha
no right to do business In the state, eu
the company sent In O blank properly file
out with the fee accompanying. secretar
Hayward wrote back to the New Yor
[ office informing the ompany their repoi
could not be filed because they had faile
TO comply with the other law requirin
them to file a certified copy OF the
articles Of Incorporation.
This morning he received from the CON
pany's attorney q letter saying they weT
willing to comply with all features Of II
law except a requirement which provide
that the directors Of the company mui
pass a resolution agreeing to submit to tn