Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-30
Iowa
FIGHT FOR AUTO FACTORY
Waterloo Seeks to Secure Mason
Plant, Now in Des Moines.
MATTER MAY GO TO COURTS
waterloo Men Purchase Controlling
Interest--Dea MOines Stock
holders Raise Law
Point.
From a staff Correspondent

(From a staff Correspondent
DES MONIES, Ia. July 2s.-(Special Tel
egram After a hot pace Of weeks between
Waterloo and Des Molnes over the l5ca-
ton Of the Mason Automobile works,
which are now located in Des Moines,
the Waterloo people secured, or thought
they had secured the location Of the pro-
posed new and enlarged plant by pur-
chasing a controlling interest in the stock.
Today Des Moines stockholders consulted
attorneys and claim that the plant cannot
be removed without the unanimous con-
sent OF all stockholders and they inter
pose objection and will institute suit to
prevent the removal. II IS alleged that the
supreme court had decided that where ar
ticles Of Incorporation name the place of
business of a corporation an unanimous
vote is necessary for a change. Waterloo
has the majority Of stock, but Des Moines
claims it win keep the factory. Senator
Maytag of Newton recently purchased a
controlling interest In the plant and was
planning to enlarge It. He sold his con-
trolling interest TO the Waterloo people.
Four Overcome by Heat.
Four persons were overcome here by the
heat today, which at 2 o'clock registered
s. by the government thermometer. Those
overcome were James Willis, q prisoner in
the county Jail; an unidentified man on
the street; James Riser, an employe of a
lumber yard and Emmett Burger. a city
smploye.
Half Million.
1t was announced today that in order to
make the improvements counted on next
year Des Moines may have to issue bonds
to the amount Of $4,000.
CroffOrd Pardon Held I'm.
Governor Carroll has not acted on the
C~rofford pardon as yet, and the intima-
lions from his office are that he will not
be hasty In acting. The pardon was rec
commended to the governor by the State
Board Of Parole largely because OF the
evidence Of DR.. Brown Of this city, whose
testimony establishes the nature of an
abb for DR.. Crofford. If DR.. Browns
testimony is true Crofford could not be
guilty. Some of the newspapers in the
southern part Of the state in Decatur
county, especially where the crime was
committed, are criticising the action of
the board Of parole in the
pardon, and seem inclined to doubt the
word OF DR.. Brown. Besides persons OPP
posed to the pardon Of Crofford are urg-
Ing the governor not to grant the padon.
Secure Patent Attorneys.
The Municipal Protective league has Sc
cured w. r. Lane of the firm of orwig
& Lane. patent attorneys, here, to contest
the suit of the Cameron Septic Tank COM
pany for infringementa of patent in the
erection of septic tanks in many of the
cities of Iowa.
Located in Nevada,
c. j. Burroughs. wanted here for a num-
Der OF forgeries, has been located by the
police in the state penitentiaTy in Nevada.
Women in PnFade. urF
A parade at the state fair ground and
demonstration is being planned by the
equal suffragists of Iowa. The orgdniza-
ton has for years maintained a cottage
on the grounds from which literature was
distributed This year 1t is expected to
make the campaign attract more atten-
ton, and following the parade it is pos
sible that speakers of national reputation
will speak.
Senator Shirley Gillilland Of Mills county
} has issued a challenge to Rev. Miss Won
Petzold of England for a joint debate in
Mills county. They debated at the chau-
taqua here on suffrage, and It was the
general agreement at that time that Rev.
Miss Won Petzold had the best of the
argument.
Build New Hospital.
AS soon as a location is decided upon
the work OF erecting a $4,000 hospital will
be commenced in this city. 1t will be put
up by the homeopathic interests Of the
city, may citizens taking stock in the
concern. The new company will be incor-
porated in a few days. II will be on the
cottage plan, several small two-story cot
tages being connected by glass sub-rooms.
Western Union Answers.
, The Western Union Telegraph company
, has answered Secretary HRyward's offer
to file their articles and accept the fee
; and waive the resolution OF the company's
!, board of directors. The company questions
q his right 10 waive this Formally and re-
fuses the fee of sl25, 900 which it was hoped
to receive, on the ground the company's
federal charter allows It to do business
n without paying such fee and on the fur
! ther ground that the company was doing
business In Iowa prior TO 1886, and so is
exempt from such fee by the Iowa Law.
The letter from the company's attorney
- seems to end all hopes of a peaceful agree
r ment between the state and the company,
n and the next step will be to try the case
out in the courts.
COmmHnder-fn-ChIef Carroll,
Governor Carroll made his first appear
e ance as commHnder-in-chief OF the Iowa
National guard today at Independence,