Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-23
REGULARS CONFER THURSDAY
Republicans Call Meeting in Des
Moines to Organize
GOVERNOR CARRoLLs CLEMENCY
Iowa Executive Two Girls
Arrested for M"itcheIIvine Riot
Dinner Date for Governor
shaIIenberger.

DIES MONIES, March 22.-(special Tele-
gram)-Stanpatters OF Iowa will confer in
Des Moines next Thursday in an effort to
finish the organization o fthe state for a
straight standpat state and congressional
ticket at the coming election. Secretary
Bryan will have headquarters opened in
Des Moines at the time Of the conference.
Governor Pardons Girls.
Florence Adams and Ionic B. Adams,
VITO Of the girls held in the Polk county
Jail for participation in the Mitchellville
riots, were pardoned by Governor Carroll
today and sent back to the home.
shaIlenberEer TO Des Moines.
Iowa democratic re preparing for a JEFF
ferson day banquet. which will surpass the
dollar dinner of the repub,b ens on New
Years day. Committees on arrangements
were named today. One of the speakers
will be Governor shallenberger Of Ne
braska.
NO Successor Yet to COwnie.
Nothing developed today as to the man
who has been selected for place on the
state board Of control. 1t Is known that
the man has been selected. and in fact
was picked for the place, so It is stated,
before It was decided that Chairman
Cownle should be removed or be forced
to resign. II is certain that Secretary OF
State Hayward is not being considered in
this connection and. probably some new
man will be named.
Soon to Open Headquarters.
BY April / the headquarters of the Taft
clubs is to be opened In this city. f. d.
Jackson will be personally In charge and
j.. +. Bryan of Creston is TO be campaign
manager. A general line up will be made
all over Iowa Already organization work
is commenced and candidates are being
brought out for various positions. Thus
far this is the only headquarters to be
opened or planned for on the state cam
paign though a number Of candidates on
both sides have been actively at work
some time.
Guard ArmOries Deficient.
The report Of Capt. Dalton of the regu-
lar army on the condition of armories in
the southern Iowa circuit was received by
Adjutant General Logan today. He re-
ports deficient armories for the guard
companies in Shenandoah, Creston, Knox
vile, Corning, Villisca, Iowa City, Oska-
loosa, Newton, C~enterville, Washington
and Fairfield. Unless some better provis-
ion is made for armories in each of these
towns the company there will be mus.
tered out. The report is not in for the
northern regiments. Capt. Mcdonnell has
reported in favor Of d%isbanding the Esther.
vile company and Col, Lucas was sent
there today to Investigate.
New Bank at Exline.
There was filed with the secretary OF
state today the articles of incorporation
of the Bradley Savings bank at Exline,
Iowa, with $15. 900 capital. Also the farm.
ers Cooperative company of Jacobs, Powe-
shiek, county, with 5000: also the German
Farmers Insurance company of Wheat
land.
Reappointed Game Warden.
The governor has announced the reap
pointment for a two-year term Of George
A. Lincoln as state fish and game warden.
Lincoln was formerly mayor of Cedar
Rapids and was appointed by Gov. Shaw
to his present place. He is responsible
almost alone for the hunters license law
treasury yearly for the general fund of the
state, A number of other candidates were
!. actively seeking the place.
Opens in First District.
Col. S. w. Brookhart, one of the Repub-
lican candidates for congress in the First
congressional district, opened his campaign
in a big meeting this evening in Washing
ton, his home town, addressed by himself
and by E. L. McCoid and c. A.. Carpenter
Brookhart is one Of Gov. CAROLS mill
tary staff and a prominent lawyer. NJ
date has been set for the opening address
by Congressman Kennedy.
Suicide Pact.
Bureau Carr, Of Hamilton, was found
dead today in a room filled with gas fume!
at an apartment house in Des Moines
while beside him on the floor probably
dying, lay William Shack. Both came from
Hamilton, Ia People in the house repor
a strange scuffle in the room at three
o'clock this morning, but the police be
lieve that the men had agreed to end theil