Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-17
GIFT FOR DRAKE UNIVERSITY
Theodore H. Shontz Adds $50, 1000 to
the Endowment Fund.
MAY FOUND ANOTHER COLLEGE
Other Gifts Amounting to s17,5OO
Were Received During the Year
Des Moine's Plumbers
Strike Ends.
CFrom a staff correspondent.l


DES MONIES, June 16.-(Special Tele
gram.)-At the commencement exercises of
Drake university today, President Bell an
nounced the gift of $4,000 from Theodore
H. Shonts, secretary Of the board of trus-
tees. The gift was made without condi-
ton and may be used to increase the en-
dowment, though there is talk of using It
to found another college at the university,
the nature Of which Is not made public.
The president also announced gifts Of $500
to complete the mems gymnasium. which
will be ready by next fall, and $1,000 to
complete the girls gymnasium, and gifts
of 0,000, received from various persons
during the year, Theodore H. Shonts was
elected president of the board of trustees.
m Strike Ends.
The five weeks strike of plumbers In
Des Moines ended today, with an agree
ment which leads to $4.75 a day for first
class plumbers and $3.50 for second class
plumbers, the former wage being $500 flat.
Coal Dealers Disband.
The Iowa-Nebraska coal dealers today
voted to disband and consolidate with the
Northwestern Retail Coal Dealers associa-
ton. The Northwestern assumes the $500
indebtedness of the Iowa-Nebraska asso-
citation.
Preacher for Woman Suffrage.
Rev. Johnston Myers, the Chicago Bap-
list preacher who is trying to Gust some of
the faculty of the Chicago university on
charges OF heresy, today, in addressing the
several girl graduates of Des Moines col
lege, told them to support woman's suf-
frage, urging them strongly that 1t was
a cure for the national Ills and the only
means of sweeping w ay the liquor traffic.
One boy was in the graduating class.
NOrweEIans Reject offer.
The United Norwegian Lutheran conven-
ton here today rejected the offer Of Des
Moines of a $4,000 bonus and fifty lots at
$751; 900 il the new seminary for girls ne
located in this city. The seminary will
not be built for several years at the
earliest.
The liberal element today won a victory
when Evangelism was allowed to invade
the church despite the protests of the
conservatives, A general church evange-
list will be appointed before the convention
adjourns tomorrow noon.
DIR, =. NJ. Glascoe, president OF Spokane
| college, Wash, was called to the chair OF
science at St, Olaf's college, st. Paul. \
college will DO established in Saskatche-
wan. Canada.
Fewer saloons In state.
The forthcoming volume Of the officia.
register shows that there are fewer coun-
ties operating under the saloon mulct tax
and fewer saloons. The first figures on
the mulct tax were gathered two years
ago by the secretary OF state and incor-
porated in the official register, showing
that there were forty-three counties, fifty
one townships and PAP cities operating I'M
der the law, with 1,70 saloons. on Sep
TENDER so, 1908, two years later, there were
forty counties. forty townships and "a
cities and towns operating under the law.
The three counties from which saloons
were driven were Grundy, Monroe and
Muscatine. For the year ending Septem-
Der 80, 1906, there was collected $S77, O92.6S,
and for the year ending September 80. 1908,
$3.50. OsO.74.
The new official register will consist OF
s64 pages and will contain many features
heretofore not included in the book.
Fire Report Ready.
The annual fire Insurance report. issued
by the state auditors office, will be ready
for distribution tomorrow, when copies are
expected from the state binder. Advance
sheets we're given to the press some days
ago.
saunders In city.
Senator Charles Saunders Of Council
Bluffs is In Des Moines attending the COM
mencement exercises Of Drake university,
Of which he is an alumnus. The senator
would not talk politics FOR publication.
However, Ae intimatsd that he considered