Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-10
Iowa
MEET
Annual Convention of Church in
America Begins in Des MOineS.
REoU1s111ON FOR I. N. JONES
Governor Carroll Honors Papers
for Return ~ Man to okla
homa Accused of Desert
ing Family.


From a staff Correspondent)
DIES MONIES, June 9-tSpeclal rele-
sram)-The twentieth annual national con-
vention of the United Norwegian Lutheran
Chorch of America opened an eight days
meeting at the Auditorium this forenoon.
1t is the first time a national convention
Of this body has been held in this state.
This is the Target Norwegian church body
in America and it's stronghold is In the
states of Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin. H.
linois and the two Dakotas. Recently q
large number Of congregations have been
organized along the Pacific coast and in
Canada.
This religious body has a large number
Of colleges, academies and educational in
stitutions in the central states, the leading
OF which are q theological seminary at st.
Anthony Park, MINI, and ST. Olaf college,
Mortified, MINI. The latter institution
became renowned throughout the United
States a few weeks ago because it won
first honors in the interstate orstorieal
contest in which the leading colleges of all
denominations I'm eleven states competed.
In the preliminary contest which was held
in the different states seventy-two col
leges competed. 1t was the first time in
twenty years that the state Of Minnesota
has carried off first honors In the inter
state contest.
BY practically unanimous vote today the
delegates to the national convention of the
Norwegian Lutheran church adopted the
plan Of forming a permanent endowment
fund for su~perannuated ministers. Each
minister will subscribe 500 and thereafter
each year IS as a premium on his insurance.
The total annual income will be SIS, 500.
enough to care for every INDECENT divine
of the faith.
During President T. H. Dahl's annual
address tonight the problem of dividing the
church into five districts with a superin-
tendent at its head, under the president
was dwelt upon at length. The convention
will vote upon this proposition within a
few days.
Requisition for Jones.
Governor B. F. Carroll today honored
requisition papers for the return from
Newmarket, Ia, to Beaver City, Okly Of I.
NJ Jones, who is charged with an attempt
to- elope from that city with Mrs. Susie
Congdon, wife of a We'll known farmer
there.
1t is charged in the affidavits accom-
panying the requisition papers that Jones,
who is also married, induced Mrs. Congdon
to go tc a point in Colorado, while he
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and Jones was then to Join the woman in
Colorado, the affldavits say. Sheriff John
son Of Beaver City left Des Moines this
afternoon for Newmarket to take Jones
back to Beaver City for trial.
Want Woman superintendent.
Club women of Des Moines and the state
are bringing pressure to bear on the State
Board of Control to have appointed as
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school at Mitchelville a woman. They have
conferred upon Mrs. A. NJ Clay, at present
superintendent of the Girls Industrial
school of Missouri, located at Chillicothe.
There she has made a brilliant, success of
handling the girls and the club women
urge that it cannot be charged she would
, be incompetentFto manage the girls of iowa
in their state institution. Before going to
Chillicothe, where she has been for the last
I three years, Mrs. Clay was matron at the
f state penitentiary of Iowa at Anamosa.
3 She is well known in this state among the
club women and in Missouri has become
3 very popular among the women. having ad-
4 dressed them at their conventions several
times.
Agent for Board of Parole.
1t is extremely likely that at the next
meeting of the State Board of Parole,
which will be July {, there will be ap-
pointed a state agent for discharged
prisoners from the penitentiaries. This
agent will be appointed with the sanction
of the executive council, which by the state
is given power to appoint necessary help.
The council will also fix the compensation
! to be paid the state agent, The duty OF
; this agent will be to supervise paroled and
discharged prisoners. He will help them to
secure employment and keep constantly In
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; right and that they are justly treated by
their employers. 1t is expected that such
I an agent will keep many discharged pris-
oners from dropping back into q life of
idleness or crime. He will also look after
| paroled prisoners. Practically all the sur
rounding states have state agents. Iowa
has never had one, but because OF the new
parole system II is believed the time has
now come when such an officer is an abso-
lutte necessity. The regular date for the
! meeting OF the board is July 5, but as this
: date falls on Monday and many places will
celebrate Independence day then, 1t Is
. thought best to convene a day later. The
4 number of cases to be considered at this
+ session will be less than 100,
= Important DecIsiOn Expected.
e One of the most important decisions to
= come from the supreme court Of Iowa in
many years, from a commercial standpoint,
$ is expected in the course of a few weeks.
e 1t is a decision on the right to tax govern
ment bonds held by national banks. The
case originated In the Polk county district
court by the Des Moines National bank re-
: sisting payment of taxes on government
bonds held by 1t. The lower court held
the bonds were taxable and the bank ap-
pealed. Now Il is up to the supreme court
to decide the question. II the higher court
upholds the lower court it means that
throughout Iowa many thousands OF dol
lars worth Of government bonds held by
national banks will be relieved from taxa
ton, II the supreme court OF Iowa sus-
? tains the lower court attorneys for the
banks have stated they will carry the
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