Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-12-20
IOWA FACES WATER FAMINE
Precipitation Record Twelve Inches
Short for the Year.
OUTLOOK SERIOUS. sAYs CHAPPEI
saloon lists Placed in safe Follow
ing evidence that Repository Was
Entered In the NiEht-YounR's
speech Rrtp.-- strength.
CFrom a staff Correspondent

! (FrOm a Staff correspondent
! DIES MONIES. Dec 1e.-tSpecial Tele.
| grsm)-The state OF Iowa is facing q
water famine. The rainfall up to the pres
ent time Is more than twelve inches short
/ OF the average for the year. DR.. Chappers
Iowa crop report says that a serious con
dtion faces Iowa farmers and stock ras
ers. From every point in Iowa reports
come that wells cisterns and small stream
are drying up. DR.. Chapel can see no re.
/ lief unless a heavy rain comes during the
/ latter part Of December or in January
This would be an abnormal condition.
Position for MRcVicar.
! Commissioner John MaoVicRr has been
rendered the position Of commissioner gen
eral Of congress at the international NUM-
cipal congress to be held in Chcago under
the auspices OF the Chicago Chamber OF
Commerce. opening September &c. 1911
Leading authorities on municipal affair
! from all over the world will be In at
tendance There will also be many ex-
hiblts from leading cities.
saloon LIsts Locked Tn.
The list Of names copied from the saloon
petition by a large corps OF transcribers
working for the Des Moines Citizens as
ISOLATION, viii be locked in q burglar-alarm
vault tonight for sefe keeping. This pre-
caution is taken because the office where
the lists were copied during the day by
stenographers and placed in the vault for
protection, was thoroughly rausRcked last
night The fact that packages OF paper
were torn open, contents Of desk drawers
emptied, and still not one thing stolen
from the premises, has given rise TO a sus-
picion on the part Of the temperance peo-
pie that an attempt was made to steal the
transcribed petition lists. The lists were
locked in the office safe, which the burg
lars failed to open.
standpRtters to Organize.
It is probable that about the first OF the
year, or when the legislature meets, an
effort will be made to organize the regular
or standpat republicans Of Iowa into
strong organization.
The speech OF Senator Lafayette Young
in the senate the last week has indicated
the line along which a successful reorgani-
zation can be made. He placed himself
squarely in opposition to the plan OF
having revision, when that is contem-
plated, made upon the principle OF one
schedule at a time and upon the recon-
mendation Of a commission Of experts. He
based this upon the idea that such revision
would affect the farmers Of the state
first and beyond all others. This argument
meets with quick response in Iowa and
the speech of Senator Young has been much
commended for the strong position thus
taken.
Speech Strengthens Young.
1t is certain that Senator Young will re-
turn home some time this week, as soon
after the adjournment of congress as pos
sible, in order to look after his senatorial
chances with the legislature. 1t Is ex-
pected that a larger number OF the repub-
lcans of the state will be here at that
time than for many years. Leading re-
publicans are considering the ACCESSIBILITY
of effeoting an organization then for the
purpose of pushing the candidacy of Young,
and in case that fails, to lay plans for
making the fight a year and a half later
before the primary for his success.
The friends OF Senator Young believe
that his tariff speech in the senate has
greatly strengthened him in the state and
with the legislature, They insist that he
will be able to secure anywhere from
twelve to twenty OF the progressive repub-
lican votes OF the legislature, If not at
first, at least az second choice, so that in
case Of deadlock he would be elected.
The apparent inability Of the progressive
republicans to unite upon any candidate
to receive their solid strength is also OF
advantage to Young. Thus far no move
has been made which looks like there will
be any cut and dried program for legisla-