Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-24
IOWA FRUIT is DONE FOR
Second Freeze Completely Finishes
Vegetable Growth.
SMALL GRAIN CROP DAMAGED
New wage Contract between Coal
Operators and Miners WIN BE
Completed in Two
weeks.
lFrom a stnff Correspondent.)

DEs MONIES. Ia, April 3.-6special
Telegram 1.-The Iowa weather and crop
bureau is confident that the storm which
swept Iowa today will practically finish
the fruit crop and greatly damage the
small grain crop. The freeze OF this morn
ing was greater than that OF week ago
and II is expected more is to come. This
afternoon, a heavy snow fell, which
melted rapidly. but with the high wind II
caused some suffering. The oats crop In
Southern Iowa has been frozen and much
OF the wheat has been ruined. only a
small amount OF corn has been planted.
but II may have to be planted over again.
The trees are badly injured and the leaves
practically all frozen off
Contract IN Two Weeks
Within two weeks the new wage con-
tract between iowa coal operators and
miners will be completed and the 1900
union miners in the state who have been
idle since April 1, will then resume their
work. according to the opinions OF the
leading members Of the joint scale COM
mittee. The rapid progress of the scale
committee during this week is taken as
ar indication Of the near completion Of the
compact.
Carroll Files Petition.
Governor Carroll today filed his nomin-
alton papers with the names Of S,105 per-
sons thereon, representing about thirty
counties. Only l.5OO. names are necessary.
Protest Aguinst Higher Rates.
The Railroad commission commenced this
morning receiving protests from northern
Iowa coal dealers against the contemplated
increase Of coal rates in Iowa, more espe-
cially the Iowa proportion. OF the inter
state rate from Illinois. The railroads and
the coal operators have prepared to put
Into effect new rate which would have
the effect OF raising rates from Illinois
into Iowa. The commission has not as vet
passed on the rates proposed and the hig
coal rate case is still pending.
New Iowa Corporations.
New corporations Geneva Elevator com
pany, Franklin county. capital $4,000; Peo-
pies Building company. Dcs Moines, $1,000
DEBORAH Glove and Mitten Works, $4,000
The Burlington Brick company Increased
capital to $4,000 The National Denatured
Alcohol company of Marshalltown filed an
amendment enabling the company to manu-
facture commercial alcohol and distilled
spirits.
CaRrOll's Memorial Day Speech.
Governor Carroll has accepted an invita-
t-tfon to be the Memorial day speaker on
May 80 at. Grinnell He has also been
invited to attend a big banquet in May
in New York to start a movement for an
international exposition in that city in 1913
Many New Candidates.
Six candidates FOR congress filed papers
with the secretary OF state today namely:
E, H. Hubbard, NJ f, Kendall, w. I.
Smith, sClint L, Brlec, John H. Darrah and
! iJss KS. Pollard. Those who filed for the
senate are: Edward A. Llngenfeiter Des
Moines; Carl 1Seuhnle, Denison; r. s.
Johnston, Columbus junction.; William Fl.
Mesner, Cedar Falls and F.tR. Benediet
Shelby. For the house: d. P.s Hogan
Eassena Grant Stahl Diagonal; j. w.
Campbell, Fort Dodge; B. f. stoddard
Jesup: G. w. Van Camp, Greenfield; r. A.
Kingland, Lake Mills; e. II. Campbell
Battle Creek; j. w. Reed, ESlon; H. Fl.
Beettger, Davenport; j. w. Morrissey
What Cheer, and 7. A. o'conner, New
Hampton.
Report ON the Guard Companies.
Captain H. f. Dalton Of the Sixteenth
infantry made his report today on inspec-
ton OF the guard companies in southern
Iowa, the Flfty-fourth and Fifty-fifth regl-
ments, rating them as follows
ExceIlent-Centerville band Knoxville
! Red Oak, Ottumwa band, Davenport and
! Muscatine; also the hospital corps at Des
Moines and Iowa City.
| Very Good-Shenandoah, Winterset, Oska-
loosa, Centerville, Ottumwa, Iowa City and
Grinneli
Washington, Burlington, Fairfield
Company A of Des Moines. Villisca, Anes
Charlton, Corning and Council Bluffs.
Falr-Fort Madison,
/ Poor-Creston, Des Moines and Newton.
He recommended~ that the company al
Creston be mustered out, and also the one
at Newton, unless a new armory is built
Resigns from College.
Prof. L. Z. Troeger of the Agricultural
extension department Of the Iowa State
college, formerly Of Des Moines, has re-
signed his position with the department
and VIII become secretary-treasurer Of thC
American Shropshire Registry association
May l.
COncessiOns to Miners.
| Additional concessions were granted tC
the miners by the operators at today's
joint committee meeting. when they ac
ceptod, with little discussion, the brushing
clause in the contract granting an increas,
from SIS to 9 cents per inch and for load
ing and unloading slate from II to IS cent
a car.
BETTER GUN MEN