Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-02
FARMERS FIGHT LINE MEN
Independent Grain Rsisers Hold q
Meeting at Des Moines.
SCIENTIFIC MOTHERHOOD URGED
wife OF Governor Carroll Urges the
Instruction of Girls Along This
ne-M OrmOnd Denies
~ElOpemont.
CFrom a SAD correspondent.l

skEEA -
gram.)-Nearly 1000 members Of the Farm
ers' Grain Dealers association arrived In
the city today to attend a three-days' con-
vention. The association was organized
for the purpose OF protecting the indie
pendent and cooperative dealers from what
they believe to be the unfair competition
Of the line elevators, and II has been work
ing for legislation some Of which has been
secured and much OF which is yet to be
had. Secretary Messersole says the indie
pendents have won a victory over the great
combinations and tina the future for CO.
operative work in Iowa is bright.
Scientific Motherhood.
Mrs. B. F. Carroll. wife Of the governor,
in an address before the women OF the
Chatauqua leagues of Iowa today, de-
clared herself in favor Of radical legls-
Iation providing for the teaching OF scien-
tific motherhood to the girls In the public
schools. She declared she would go before
the legislature and demand legislation OF
this kind.
RumOF Cause of Death.
Mrs. May Ormond. wife of Sam ormand,
the Oman man who killed himself here,
today took charge of his personal effects,
having an order from him to that effect,
signed on his death bed, She denies en-
phatically that she eloped from Omaha
with any maj but says that she had
quarelled with her husband and went to
Sioux City to hide. She believes that her
husband has been told she had eloped ano
this caused him TO kill himself.
Rock Island Wreck.
An esstbound Rock Island passenger
train this evening ran into an open switch
at Kellogg and two coaches went off the
track. but were not overturned and nobody
was hurt.
Death from Pellegra.
II is reported to the State Board OF
Health that the death a few days age
of F. B. Davis, an insurance man Of oska-
loosa, was due to pellesra, the second
case Of the kin reported in the state.
Coal Rates Were Considered.
The secretary Of the State Railroad Com.
mission states hat he was misinformeC
when he stated that the coal rate had
not been considered in Iowa for twenty
years. Three years ago, when he wa:
absent, the matter was called to the at.
tention Of the railroad commission, and
at that time the joint rate was put In
which was all that was asked
Resume Express Hearing.
The state commission today resumed its
hearing or the matter OF the application
for a reduction In the rates on express
within the state. The hearing was com.
menced about six weeks ago and then post.
poned because of other matters. The at.
torneys have been notified to be here to.
morrow and a k up the matter before
the commission.
Hamilton VIII Not Run.
John ]. Hamilton, of this city. came gu.
today in a letter to Governor Warner
Garst asking him to again be a candl
date for governor, Hamilton was the can
didate Of the prohibitionists two years ago
and as such contributed largely to the do
feat of Garst, and this was said to b.
largely through a misunderstanding on thu
part OF the prohibftionists as to the at.
titude of both Garst and Carroll. Nov
Hamilton says he will not run but desires
that Garst be the candidate.
New Dairy Commissioner.
Thomas A. Clark OF West Bend, has
arrived in the city and today became
assistant state dairy and pure food com
missioner under H. r. Wright, succeeding
B.. w. Johnson, resigned. Mrs. Tvs NJ
Page, OF this city, also took a position
In the office today as analyst in seeds
and grains.
Securing Nomination Papers.
h secretary Of state has had several
applications for nomination blanks from
prospective candidates in the state. He
today received application from H. Jacot
Pfeiffer, mayor OF Cedar Falls, who ex-
poets to be candidate for senator in the
Blackhawk-Grundy district; also from r
r. Thorpe, Of Shenandoah, who VITA oe
a candidate for representative in Page
county.
TubePcuIosls is Common.
The secretary Of the State Board OF
Health estimates that the number of deaths
in the state from tuberculosis is above
1900 annually. The number reported last
year was 1915. and he believes that about
half are reported. A great many county
hospitals are being erected and many OF
the cases are being treated at these hos
pitfalls.
Richards Wants Out.
W. g.. Richards will plead the condition
of his aged mother, his Innocence, and his
repentance as reasons why the State Board
of Parole should release him from the
prison at Fort Madison. Judge Henry to
day filed the papers in the case with the
State Board Of Parole for hearing next
week. He was a deputy United States
marshal and is serving for robbery.