Omaha daily bee., 1910-08-20
MILLER SAYS CITY CLEAN
Ex-Police Chief Miller Testifies at
Des Moines Hearing.
REQUEST FOR WARRANT DENIED
One Admission Secured from witness
on stnnd-WOmen Deny ROe's
Presence in House, as other
Witnesses Testified.
(From a staff Correspondent.l J


DES MONIES, Ia, Aug. 19-(Special
Telegram.) )-That the city of Des Moines is
today and has been under all the Yeager-
Roe administration as clean as it was under
Chief of Police Hamery; that there have
been no orders issued to let up on the
prosecution of any form OF lawlessness;
and that no desire upon the part of any
officer Of the department that there should
be any laxity in the enforcement of any
statute had been expressed to their knowl-
edge was the burden OF the testimony given
by ex-Chief OF PolieeF A. c. Miller and
Sergeant Robert Leasure who were called
to the stand today in the trial of Police
Chief George Yeager before the city coun-
Gil for alleged mal-administration in Of
flee. Miller said one warrant had been
denied when request was made for 1t ii
an effort to raid a certain cigar store
where gambling was believed to be go
ing on.
The trial Of the police chief is tagging,
and following the appearance of certain
women who have been brought in to tes-
tify, interest also seemed to lag. The wo-
men denied that Police Commissioner Roe
had ever visited a certain house of alleged
prostitution and denied also that they ever
said he had,
hunlOF OF TRADE IfIcks
Rumors of a trick of the trade was -circu-
lated in the business district of Des Moines
today relative to the recent bankruptcy
proceedings brought in Chicago courts
against the Agar Packing company plant
in Des Moines 1t is hinted by some that
1t is an effort on the part of certain pack
ing interests to put the Agar company out
of business purely through competition in
the trade. The fact that the negotiation in
question, was scarcely over $4,000 and the
additional fact that the proceedings were
started at the time when the rush of bust
ness was greatest are items upon which
certain business men of the city base their
conclusions.
Railroads Rates Unchanged.
Inquiry at five railroad freight offices
in Des Moines today failed to disclose any
change in the charges OF freight rates
which should be made throughout Iowa to-
day. following the effect OF the new clause
of the interstate commerce law, which de-
clares that after August II no road shall
charge more for long haul shipment into
Iowa than the aggregate OF charges on
short hauls between the two terminal points
of the long haul. Complaints will be filed
with the Interstate Commerce commission
at once, together with complaints which
have already Deen issued from Ine otteeS
of the Greater Des Moines committee and
the Iowa State Manufacturers association.
Food Laws Alleged to he Violated.
Charges OF violations of the state pure
food laws were filed today by State Food
and Dairy Commissioner Barney against
the Standard Stock and Powder company
and the Farmers Cooperative Veterinary
Medicine company.
Organize AII-IOvva Ad Men.
Following the appointment OF a committee
of eleven prominent ad men OF Des Moines
in their effort to organize every Ad club
of Iowa into a monster state association,
the members of the Des Moines Ad Mems
club. which created such a stir at the
Omaha convention last July, today issued
an invitation to Governor Eberhart OF Min