Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-20
SCHOOL ALWAYS IN TURMOIL
Girls at Mitchellville Punished by
Drastic Means.
OFFICER PROTESTS
Canon VI. n. r. BELL DecInres,i I'm
Report to Governor, that Condi-
lions ne School Are Far
from Satisfactory.


DES MONIES. Ia, April 19-(Special Tel
egram)-By the report made to the COVER
nor today by a committee OK the Humane
society by its chairman. Canon II. r.. p.
Bell Of the Episcopal church, the con-
troversy over the management OF the state
school for girls at Mitchellville. was re-
opened and the fact disclosed that last
week there was another serious outbreak
OF girls. which was quelled by drastic
means. Assurance had been given that
the situation at the school was under per-
feet control, but 1t is now found that the
school Is in a state OF constant turmoil
and that the severe ~punlshments inflicted
on the girls make the situation very ser
lous. Canon Bell holds that the methods
used are not the best, but that the super
lntendent Is not to blame for the same.
New Iowa Corporations.
New corporations today: Farmers and
Merchants Savings bank, Manly, $1,000;
Centerville Brick company, $1,000; Park
Place Poultry company, Muscatlne, $1,000;
Newell Lumber and Coal company, $4,000;
Simmlns g. Johnson Co.. Atlantic, $4,000.
The Cedar Rapids Pump company reincor-
porated for $4,000. The Farmers Lumber
company, Fort Dodge, increased capital
from IS 1900 to $4,000; the Central Brick
and Tile company, Kalo, from $4,000 to
$4,000, and Davidson Bros. Co., Sioux City,
Increased to 100000.
Control board ON n Tour.
The State Board Of Control started out
today for a tour Of the Institutions in
southern Iowa. including Council Bluffs,
Clarinda, Glenwood, Mount Pleasant and
Fort Madison. DR.. Eannister, the new
member who followed Mr.. Cownie, accom-
panied Messrs. Robinson and Wade for
the first time on this trip.
Candidates Are low.
Not all of the candidates for reelection
to congress have as yet filed their nomin-
alton papers and there is fear at the state
house that some Of them viii overlook this
little item. There remains only a week
for the filing Of papers. Secretary of State
Hayward today received a request for
blonks from a. N. Todd Of independence,
who wants to run for the legislature.
Deemer IL I'm Favor.
1t is learned here from private sources
that the name Of Justice Deemer Of the
Iowa supreme court is being received with
favor by President Taft and that he is
causing an investigation to be made with
a view OF determining whether or not the
lONa man Il IN OhC nO nai0hAh ~ 0bOh
the federal bench to take the place Of the
late Justice Brewer. 1t IS possible that
Justice Deemer will go to Washington
during the summer.
One Cnndidnte RefuscA
\ The democratic slate" for a state ticket
was somewhat shattered today when it
became known that A, G. Johnson Of Mar
shalltoWn who had been selected to be the
candidate for secretary Of state declined.
This will necessitate selection of another.
There will be three candidates for governor,
Bashor, Moon. and Porter. The remainder
OF the ticket has been selected.
sticking Point I'm Wage Schedule.
The first sticking point in the negotla-
lions for a new wage scale was oncoun-
tered by the joint scale committee of Iowa
coal operators and miners this afternoon
when they took up the machine question in
the first subdlstrict. The question was APP
preached at the meeting last Friday, but
was deferred until the adjourned meeting.
Reporting Passes.
Attorney General Byers has advised the
executive council that all passes issued by
the railroads operating in the state must
be reported in their annual report with the
exception OF passes issued to wage earners,
and their families. Under this decision
passes Issued to men working on a salary
must be reported. The opinion was asked
because some Of the railroads have not
been reporting the passes issued to en-
ployes on a salary.