Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-25
Iowa
CLAY AND CEMENT MEN WAR
Differences Aired in Organization Of
Conservation Commission.
FIVE WANT TO BE SECRETARY
Members DO Not Agree as 20 Duties
and Program VIII Not he Made
Until Law t. d More
Thoroughly.
tFrom a staff correspondent.l


DIES MONIES. June 2L-Cspecial Tele-
gram.)-At the first meeting Of the con-
servation commission today II developed
that there Is a war on between the cement
and clay men over the selection OF the
permanent chairman. The clay men want
G. G. Wheat Of Emmettsburg selected. The
cement men claim Wheat has Away
fought their interests. They have no can
didate Of their own and will be satisfied
with anyone but Wheat.
The commission elected A. L. Miller,
cashier Of the Home Savings bank Of this
city permanent chairman, and J. w. Keerl,
a member of the commission as temporary
secretary. The law authorizes the selection
Of a secretary from outside the member
ship of the commission at a salary Of $500
a year for all his time. A committee Of
two was appointed to canvass the situation
and recommend a secretary.
The law creating the commission Is
broad and it was discovered that there is
much variance in the opinion OF the
members as to their duties. 1t was decided
to leave the arrangement Of a program of
work till a later meeting to give the
members time to examine the law more
carefully. The next meeting will be held
~ AAAS NoAA VI AAAN NAloAA lAaA BAObohAg SCp
tember l.
Ex-Deputy State Auditor Amos Brandt,
Ex-Deputy Secretary Of State-Dan A.
Hites, Robert Bailey, L. w McHenry, all
of Des Moines, and G. G. Wheat of
Emmettsburg are candidates for secretary.
Miss Louer Awarded Damages.
A jury in the district court today
awarded Miss Lottie Louer 5000 damages
for breach Of promise of marriage from
Ben Banning. a wealthy Polk county
farmer. Miss Louer sued for $4,000. on a
previous trial she was awarded 5000 and
Banning secured a reversal in the supreme
court and now must pay $1,000 extra.
Jewellers I'm Convention.
Iowa jewelers. in convention here today
turned down the scheme of Joseph Mazer
of McAlester, Okl., to nave a fixed margin
of profit on standard jewelry of rs per
cent. George Arkwright OF Beatrice, Neb.
read a paper on the influence of the
jobber. He advocated a central bureau
which devote its energies TO running out
the mail order houses.
Announcement was made by the exc
cutive council today of the hearings for
the assessment Of railroad, express, tele-
phone and telegraph lines. Railroad, ex-
press, equipment and sleeping car COM
panies will be heard in the order named
July u to IS; telephone and telegraph com
panies on July Il and the equalization of
values between companies will follow the
hearing on the fourteenth.
Old Boards Meet.
The board of trustees of the State Agri-
cultural college and the trustees OF thu
State Normal will meet at these institu-
lions on June 30, for the final meeting OF
the boards. They Will adjourn sine die and
the new board of control will take charge
on July l. e-.a
DIV DIsIikes Drunks.
County Attorney Lyon of Marion county
who had business with the supreme court
today says Knoxville doesn't want the inc.
briate asylum located by the state there
For some years district court judges sen.
fenced drunkards there as punishment
rather than as a place to be cured, and the
management inflicted more punishment.
than cures. Lately there is some improve.
ment and an attempt is made to cure tn,
patients, but still Knoxville sees no gooC
in this state institution.
milwaukee, Train strikes buggy.
EARLING.' Ia, Jun 2i.-The 90