Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-05
INVADE POLITICS
Iowa Association Criticises Acts Of
Railway Commission.
ENDORSE THoRNE AND BROWN
Resolutions Adopted CondemninG
Board of Trade Operations and
Coal COnfiscatiOn-James
Morgan Suspended.
lFrom a staff correspondent.l

NFrom a starr Correspondent
DEs MONIES, Ia. Feb. 4-(special Tele-
gram.)-The Farmers Grain Dealers as
ISOLATION Of Iowa, with over 1000 delegates
present. took a dip into state politics to-
day by formally and unanimously endors-
ing the candidacy of clifford Thorne Of
Washington and j. II. Brown Of Cerro
Gordo county for railroad commissioners.
Thornc is attorney for the Corn Belt Meat
Producers association and Brown is presi-
dent Of the Grain Dealers and head OF
the largest cooperative house in the state.
The general resolutions OF the convention
condemned the present railroad commits
sion for "daaging the interests Of the farm
ers Of the state in the recent live stock
cases before the Interstate commission"
and for failure to enforce the law OF Iowa
which requires that Iowa rate matters be
prosecuted before the Interstate commits
sion. The convention also urged co-opera-
ton among farmers, endorsed the con-
servatton policy In national affairs, de-
nounced railway traffic arrangements, de-
clared war on the Chicago board of trade
and condemned coal confiscation by the
railroads.
Charges for Fumigation.
A small scandal in municipal affairs de-
veloped today when Commissioners Hamery
suspended from office James Morgan, sec
rotary of the health department, accusing
him Of making charges for fumigating resi-
dences and pocketing the money. An ex-
animation Of his books is under way.
O'Neil Couple Marries.
Alvah Miller and Alice Hull of O'Neil,
Neb., came to Des Moines and were mar
rted today. They came on different trains
and 1t ~ supposed the marriage is intended
to be a surprise for their relatives.
Cucumber Rate Too High,
The railroad commission received a pc
tition today from the Burlington Vinegar
ana Pickle works, asking a change in the
orders In regard to cucumbers in brine by
the carload lot, making the minimum
weigh 10000 pounds per car. This would
be In effect a reduction in rates.
mo state pure food department COM
menced suit today against Christ Hansen,
a local butcher, for having exposed for
sale at his market hamburger steaks con-
tanning sulphides, used for preserving the
meat.
Catalogue Express Rates.
The Wells-Fargo company in a
cation to the State Railroad commission.
denies that there is any discrimination in
Favor OF the big catalogue houses in the
matter OF rates for carrying catalogues,
and says the rate has not been changed
Tor ten years. The company protests that
the rate is not too high and that the rec
ora shows that the catalogue houses find
great profit In circulating their books. The
matter came up on application of a house
IN Cedar RAPIDS for change of rate.
Tax Liability for ~surance
The attorney general today rendered a.
decision for the state auditor in the matter
OF the reports of insurance companies.
holding that they should report their tax
liability. This tax is not due until January
and the reports are dated December 81.
The attorney general holds that the La
nility Is reall yattached on the day the
report is made.
Militia Captain Resigns.
Captain Oliver w. Kulp Of the Davenport
company Of the Iowa National Guard,
rendered his resignation today to General
Logan. Kulp had been captain about four
years and was in charge of the company at
the time it failed to stop a prize fight.
for which the captain and other members
were tried and censured. Captain Kern Of
Muscatine, qu-artermaster of the Fifty
fourth, also resigned.
Ends All DETERMINATIONS.
Members OF the various farmers and
cooperative grain associations who are
here attending the annual convention agree
In saying that the passage of the law last
winter to forbid, under heavy penalties,
the resort to unfair price cutting and other
devices for ending competition has had the
effect of putting the co-operatives on a
safer basis. There have been no prosecu-
lions under the law and probably will be
none, but the effect has been just as in
tended.
VIII Plan for Fair Grounds.
The executive committee of the State
Board of Agriculture today arranged for a
meeting in March. when landscape archl-
tects will be invited to go over the grounds
Of the state fair and make plans for laying
out the grounds in the best possible man
ned and for p~ermanency, The intent is to
make a permanent plan for the grounds,
with all possible buildings and to beautify
the same.