Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-05
HARDWARE MEN ~BOOSTROADS
Resolutions FavOring Them Adopted
at Closing Session.
L. c. ABBOTT IS MADE PRESIDENT
Governor Carroll Refuses 60 Make
Address nj Temperance Rally
Planned at pes Moines
Next Week.
(From a start correspondents

DIES MONIES, Ia, March A-(Special
Telegram .)-Resolutions opposing the par
cells post law and favoring the good roads
movement and the proposed pure paint
law were adopted this morning at the
closing session OF the lows Retail Hard
ware Dealers convention.
L. c, Abbott of Marshalltown was re-
elected president and A. r. Sale Of Mason
City observation-disclosures by the board Of
directors, composed OF q c. Barbour of
Fort Madison, Thomas Larson of Eldora,
L. @. Abbott Of Marshalltown. c. T. Gadd
of Des Moines, 7. N. Peterson OF Council
Bluffs, c. e. Haas OF Lemars. william
MoQuesten OF Muscatine, George Bieber of
Fort Atkinson. M. M. Duncan Of Abba,
M. W. Heating OF Alton and August E.
Miller of Webster city.
A good roads committee was also named
and delegates TO the highway convention
next week.
GOvePnOr Carroll Refuses.
The program committee Of the organiza-
ton arranging for the big temperance
rally to be held here next week today re-
ported that Governor Carroll had declined
to appear on the program and address the
convention. Senator Proudfoot and Rep
resentative Meredith. two of the strong
men in state politics. will be on the pro-
gram. Both are aggressive temperance
workers.
Improve Rifle Range.
Adjutant General Logan has returned
from inspection OF tho state rifle range
near Iowa City, which IL this year to be
put In condition for use. The range will
be made a very complete one and may be
enlarged sufficient for use in target prac-
tice with a machine gun. The reports from
! az Nv,o r~g,,tor a r,Y,.r fpSRNotAra chOur that
they have generally found the lows COM
panies in good condition, but they are sadly
deficient in having suitable Rrmories. A
strong recommendation will be made on
this subject.
InsiSts Upon Partially.
The State Railroad commission today re-
ceived from +. A. Kelly Of Cedar Rapids
a request for an order for extension Of a
spur Of the Rock Island road to aocomo-
date his business. Apparently" ne writes,
II rave been unfortunate in trying to con-
tinue a business that interferes, to a GER
tain extent at least, with the private bust
ness or side deals Of certain railroad Of
ficiais and as an Individual I h get no
attention ever from them"
Refused a Pardon
The stats Parole board has refused to
recommend a pardon for Charles owen,
who has just completed a six-year term
in prison for forgery and Is starting a
five-year term for having sworn falsely on
his trial that he had never before been In
prison. The records were dug up and It
was shown he had in fact served four
previous terms from Cass, Wayne and I'm
ion counties. He now claims that it was
his twin brother, who has since been
lynched. thai served those terms, The
parole board would not accept this ex-
PLANTATION.
VIII. Heturn to Ministry.
1t Is announced tbat Or, A., B. storms,
who has Just resigned as head of the state
callege, viii return to the ministry, The
State board will not select a successor for
some time. The controversy will be Inn
mediately ~re-opened and the partisans Of
various persons who are eligible will take
an active interest Both Prof, Curass and
Prof. Holden are regarded as available and
both will DO strongly urged.
Cutting Down at Ames.
The State Board Of Education has d.
reoted that the classes of sub-freshmen be
abolished at the state college after the
present term. These freshmen are those
who have been admitted from high schools,
The board also decided to improve tho
curriculum Of the law school at the state
university and place It on a par with the
leading law schools OF the country
To Organise wOman's Band.