Omaha daily bee., 1910-08-12
DES MONIES CHIEF ACCUSED
George Yeager Charged with Nom
Enforcement Of State Laws.
SOCIAL EVIL AND LIQUOR SALES
Charges Filed with City Council by
Anti-saIOOn League-COmmls-
sioner Rowe Next Target
for workers.
(From a staff Correspondent

(From a staff Correspondent
DIES MONIES, Aug. 11.-(Special Tele-
gram -Sensational charges were filed this
afternoon with the city council asking for
the immediate removal Of George Yeager,
chief of police, because of his failure to
enforce the laws of the state. The petit
ton was filed by w. c. Barber, superinten-
dent of the Iowa Anti-Saloon league, on
behalf of the league and number of cfti-
Gems The complaint asserts that houses
of III fame are being operated in the city
with the knowledge of the chief of police,
and that intoxicating liquors are sold there
and elsewhere with his knowledge. 1t Is
also said gambling houses are permitted
and liquor laws are not enforced rigidly
The plan is to cause his removal by the
city council and unless change in the
policy is made from wide open to a closed
town, than to 60 into the courts and ask
the removal of Commissioner Rowe, who Is
in charge of this department.
Express Rate Fight.
The Iowa Manufacturers association IL
preparing to join the merchants association
of New York and other bodies In a general
movement to compel a reduction of express
rates throughout the country. The secre-
tary of the association, George Wrightman,
Is engaged in preparing a case to go before
the. state railroad commission and have
this matter tested.
New Interurban Project.
A conference was held here today of per-
sons interested in a projected line of inter
urban railway north and south through the
state, connecting Marshalltown and Abba,
and connecting Newton with the Des
Moines system. Promotion work is to be-
gin at once.
Roosevelt ON Program.
Theodore Roosevelt is on the program for
the Iowa state Teachers association meet
ing for the evening of Friday. November
next, in this city. The subject of his
address is not given and he will be asked
to choose his own topic. AS this is the
only large gathering of educators he has
agreed to address, he will have opportunity
for discussing educational problems very
fully. Others on the program, just an
nounced today are: p. p. Claxton, Knox
Vile, Tenn; w. f. Webster, Minneapolis;
| o. ]. Kern, Rockford, ILL.,; Ida Bender,
Buffalo, and G. w. Conn, Woodstock, Ill.
Iowa Board Not Supported.
In reply to criticisms of the Iowa state
Board Of Health today, Secretary Sumner
of the state Board of Health stated that
the chief trouble is that the Iowa board
has no money with which to do business,
like boards in other states. The fact is
that the Iowa board has been very poorly
supported by the state, and it is doing all
the work it can within the appropriation. A
| report from the paralysis ia northern Iowa
is not expected this week, but commission
| is at work on the epidemic new ques-
| ton has been raised by the assertion that
the epidemic is something entirely new, OF
at least very different frOm anything be-
fore known
Bryan VIII Come Into Iowa.
I It was learned here today that the demo-
Gratis have a promise from w. j. Bryan that
Eaespite the liquor plank Of their state piat'
form, he will come into Iowa and speak IN
behalf of. Claude Porter for governor, but
viii not do SO until late in the campaign
BRYAN is a personal admirer Of Mr.. ParteI
and came to the state four years ago to
help him when the campaign was in charge
Eof the democrats who had assisted the rail-
roads, in their rump convention at Chi
cago to discredit the Roosevelt policies.
Former state Senator WEEDS.
License was issued today for the marriage
of Senator James ]. Crossley of Madison
county to Miss Cherry Hyde of this city
romance commencing several years ago
shortly after the session of three years ago
senator Crossley resigned and went t
Alaska, where he had been appointed al
assistant United States attorney. His wife
secured divorce on the ground of deser
ton and he has now returned to wed his
former committee clerk Senator CrossleS
was the author of the original primary cleo
ton law.
More Rate Suits Are Coming.
4 The railroad commission met today fol
the purpose of receiving a delegation o.
} business men representing the river citie!
Of Iowa, but the latter failed to come
Their intent is to have the commission
father a suit before the Interstate Com
merce commission on their behalf for {
revision of the rail rates. The recent sui
brought on behalf Of Des Moines shippers
affects only the interior Iowa points. Nov
the shippers of the border cities desire
similar suit to affect them. They hav,
combined and will have their Interests
brought in one suit before the commission
and expect to have 1t all heard at one time