Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-13
Iowa
WORKMEN DEMAND THEIR PAY
1ncipieH~ Riot in City Hall in Des
Moines.
MAYOR EXPLAINS SITUATION
He Says Pay Roll Must he Passed
by Council and Promises to
Call a Special ses-
sion.

NfTOm a starr COrrespOndent)
DIES MONIES, June l2.-Cspecial Tele.
grom.)-Demanding their pay and threaten
ing violence IL they did not get it immedis
ately, more than fifty Of the $50 men dis-
charged by Councilman last night
gathered on the steps of the city hall this
morning to await the arrival OF Mayor
Mathis.
The discharged employees began congre-
eating in little groups soon after Z o'clock.
In irate tones they swore vengeance
against the city officials, demanding REIN
statement, and as soon as the mayors
door was thrown open the entire assem-
blage crowded in and formed a semlcircle
around hts chair.
What will It be. gentlemen? - asked the
mayor Of his angry callers.
One OF the number acted as spokesman
and demanded that because they had been
discharged their wages be paid to them at
once. The mayor explained the pay roll
would have to go through the regular
channels OF the council, but promised 20
call a special meeting this afternoon for
their allowance. provided they would be
ready by that time. The regular payday
IL not until a week from Monday. and the
emergency fund provided for the payment
of discharged employees Is limited to 500.
Iowa Money Market.
The report of the state banking depart
ment today shows that at the close OF
bus mess on May Is, 1909, there were in the
$40 savings banks, 23 state banks and fiji.
teen trust companies deposits amounting
10 S2z5, 1856, 1874 81, an increase over the report
of February 20, 1909, Of SIS s6,sS5.ZL The
latest report shows the banks have In gold
silver and currency on hand 81. S55, SOO.65
-n ----- l.. a.-z.tN. ,t-,o MaNy IA IO1Q
one year ago. is 81, 227, sSO.72.
Appoints OIL inspectors.
Governor b.. r. Carroll today confirmed
his announcement of five weeks ago tina
former Adtutant General s. II. Nj. Dyer
was to be appointed chief oil Inspector Il
succeed Captain Hugh M. Piekel and als'
named thirteen assistant oil inspectors VIII,
are to serve under Byers.
Four of the present inspectors are reap
pointed. j. p. Risley of Davenport. II. V
Speers of Marshalltown, Thomas Chantlan,
of Badger and C. w. Kent of Orange CITY
The other nine assistant inspectors, VIII,
will begin work July l, are as follows w
d. Masters of Fort Madison, r. NJ. CARR
son Of Cedar Rapids, W. b. Cowan o
waukon, S. IS. Humbert of Cedar Falls
Cornelius Van Note OF Mason City, JON
l.. Richardson OF Denison, Theodore Cult
tar of Council Bluffs, John w. Hall o
Osceola and j. p. Early of Abba.
The following men were not re-appointed
Charles g. Rogers of Mt. Pleasant, Lero,
Burch OF Cedar Rapids, c, II. TallmadE
of West Union. Robert A. Santee OF Ceda
Falls, Francis NJ, Gregory OF Mason City
l.. G.. Bangs of Carroll, L. b. M. Cousin
of Council Bluffs. A. e, Holland Of CrestoI
and w. C. Jacobs OF Knoxville.
The compensation of chief Inspector |
$50 a month and OF assistant inspector
500 q month. The state is divided int
fourteen districts, each in charge Of an in
speotor.
Ten Districts for Church.
BY a large majority the annual conver
ton of the Norwegian Lutheran ,churc
this afternoon voted to divide the churc
into ten districts, each to be presided owe
by a superintendent. Districts will hol
annual conventions and general assemble
of the church will be held triennially. DE
Moines today offered a liberal bonus an
free site for the establishment Of the girls
seminary here. but the convention has nc
acted on the matter. 2.
Tonight former Governor ]. Frank Hanl
of Indiana delivered a lecture, it being tn
only address in English before the conven