Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-21
HARLAN STATUE is PRAISED
Friends of Former Senator Say Bronze
Likeness is Good.
ART CRITICS ROAST" WORK
Eastern Press Asserts IL Lacks
Artistic QuaIities-GOvernor Car
roll for Good Roads
Convention.
lrrom a sad correspondent.l

r MONIES, Ia, Feb. @.-(Spectal.)-A
great deal Of comment has been created In
the state over the effort on the part OF the
eastern press to make it appear that the
newly prepared bronze statue of Senator
Harlan. to be placed in the hall of stat
uary at Washington, is lacking in artistic
qualities. The statue represents the dis
tingulshed senator standing erect with a
paper in his hand, as II in the act of maxi
ing an address. He is shown with a full
but rather close cropped beard. Pictures
Of the statue shown to men who knew
Harlan intimately have drawn forth only
praise and admiration. Whether artistic or
not. there is little doubt that the statue is
a faithful likeness Of Harlan.
The status was prepared by Miss Nellie
V. Walker, formerly of Moulton, Ia, where
her father was a stonecutter. The young
woman has been studying art for a number
of years in Chicago and has done much
CT editable work.
The state has paid 5000 for the bronze
and it is now in Washington and in place.
The ceremonies connected with dedication
are to be put off until the Kirkwood statue
is also in place.
Good Roads Convention.
Governor Carroll is bending all his ener-
giles to making the highway convention to
BE- held here March s a great event in state
history. There is much to be done in the
way of suggesting better laws and better
methods Of road making and 1t is believed
that several thousand will gather here in
terested in the road movement. Counties
and cities are appointing delegates and the
leading men OF each community will be on
hard. In the last legislature strenuous eff
forts were made to have something done to
improve the road laws, but there was no
force back of the movement. Now 1t is
expected that sentiment will be aroused and
the work will be started right.
Important Express Hearing.
One of the most important hearings ever
given by the railroad commission is sched-
uled for next week, when the commission
takes up the question of revising rates OF
express shipments in Iowa. The commits
sion last year placed the express business
on a mileage basis and thus went far to
stop determinations then ordered that
companies make but one rate, even though
two railroads were used. provided the ship
ment was with one express company. Now
1t is proposed, on the part of shippers, that
considerable reduction be made in rates and
they will cite the enormous profits of the
companies, as evidenced by their reports
and the payment of dividends, as reason
lot the TbuuCllOn III rates. 1ne eApI6SS
companies are preparing to be on hand
with experts to combat the efforts at rate
reduction.
Radical Changes at College.
1t is now believed that radical changes
are to be made at the college at Ames and
that this is the reason for the supposition,
which has been accepted as final, that
President Storms will resign. 1t is leaking
nut that thn nayv hoard bae adODtad rnIaq
which are radically different from the rules
which have been in force, as for instance
It is known that whereas in the past the
dean or head of a department was to be
treated as the absolute dictator in his de-
partment and even the president did not
override his decisions on minor matters.
Now the understanding is that there Is al
ways an appeal to the president and a
final appeal to the head of the educational
board, even on small matters, The result
is a complete change in methods of admin
i~stration at Ames, and 1t is state that both
at Ames and Iowa City this situation is
no liked.
Prisons Are w
The present count in the Fort Madison
prison is 52 prisoners, and there are but
sos cells wherein to sleep this number. This
condition is causing the prison Officials
much thought, 1t is understood that a like
problem exists in the Iowa reformatory at
Anamosa, In order to avoid the old sys-
tenn of placing two prisoners in one cell, an
order has been issued at Fort Madison that
selected short-time TRUSTEES will sleep in
the hospital, such a number only as is alb
solutely necessary.
Ware Case In Politics.
1t is believed here that the matter Of the
lon-,r,gtv,An on1 e,,hgAn,,AnN raIaog1 90
Leroy Ware in Wayne county will have
material Influence in politics in southern
Iowa 1t was understood that political con-
siderations had entered into the matter long
ago. Ware had been very popular, but had
bitter enemies, and 1t is common knowl-
edge that while he was legally responsible
> for the breaking of the bank at Seymour
there were others who had a hand, and
they were being shielded. Then when Ware
was sent back to prison after parole there
was much indignation. Now the supreme
4 court upholds Ware and the parole board
3 and It leaves Wares enemies in a bad box.
He will get his release from prison tomorE
5 row.
Wants Building for DenisOn.
1 Ex-Congressman ]. p, Conner of DanIson
( has gone to Washington at the request OF
the Commercial club to use his influence
2 with MS late IellOW congressman 10 secure
an appropriation for the proposed public
/ building there. Judge Conner secured the
purchase OF the site during his term on the
, committee on public buildings, and it is
: hoped he can present such reasons as will
secure the erection of the building soon.
3 Iowa Shortage of Cars.
The car commission during the week end.
ing February is has not been relieved as
much as It had been hoped, Personal in.
~vestigatton by the Iowa Railroad commits.
sion developed that the terminals were still
congested In Chicago due to the delay OF
eastern lines in getting their eastern and
sea-board terminals relieved from the con
gestion due to delayed export. This has
resulted as is shown by reports from all
| over the United tSates, in a marked short
age Of cars for all purposes. This is felt
especially severe in Iowa I'm the moxement
l Of corn and hogs. TIL condition Of the corn
IN Iowa demands its movement during cold
weather. This has resulted in an extraor-
binary demand for cars for such shipments
The price of hogs has gone steadily and
/, rapidly upwards and this has resulted In
/, an extraordinary demand for stock cars
! AS a consequence, the complaints in Iowa
4 are due mainly TO causes named.