Omaha daily bee., 1910-08-23
Des Moines Judge Rules on Railway
Commission Authority.
CHIEF YEAGER GETS CLEAN BILL
Police investigation by city Council
shows Officers Have Not Been
COuntenRncing Illegal
Resorts.
Iron a staff corregpondentl

authority of state and the railway com.
mission in the matter OF regulating shin.
ments OF carloads of coal in the state
This was the case in which the milwaukee,
railroad refused to obey an order of the
Iowa railway commission to accept and
ship carloads Of coal rendered by Daven-
port jobber, the same having come from
Illinois in Burlington cars, the order being
to ship the same under the Iowa rates
The any insisted either that the coal
must lC reloaded or be considered an inter.
state shipment clear through. The rail-
way commission ana the court both de-
cided that the state authority commenced
as soon as the initial carrying c, mpany
had delivered the carload at the des tina
ton first named. The plan is to carry this
case to the United States supreme court
for determining rights Of the states.
Chief Yeager Cleared.
The police investigation came TO an in
glorious end today when the city council
unanimously passed resolution exonerat-
ing Chief George Yeager for any response
bility for the conditions found in the city
and virtually declaring confidence in his
willingness and ability to obey the orders
Of his superior in regard to the enforce
ment of laws. The investigation was
started by the state Anti Saloon league
largely with view to determine the re-
sponsibility for the failure strictly to en-
force the liquor laws in Des Moines. A
great deal Of evidence was brought out
showing condition of affairs not the best,
but on the whole nothing was shown to
prove conclusively that the police depart
ment had openly eountenanced the wide
omen DOliCV of tho tovy
Ban on Fight Pictures.
The appeal of Lewis Berger of New
York to exhibit the Jeffries johnson prize
fight pictures in Des NIcines was today
denied by Mayor James r.. Hanna, who in
his letter said: Il shall certainly use
every provision of the Iowa statutes to
prevent their exhibition"
The Des Moines real estate world was
stunned today by the suicide of John r.
Morrison, Sc years old, one OF the prom
inent members here. He explained his
suicide in note, giving the reason as
financial reverses. ell inhaled gas in his
office in the Youngerman building.
Ask for Higher Rates.
Railroad employees here are signing petit
tons that have been circulated among
them by their employers addressed to
President Taft and the interstate COM
merce commission, asking that the railroad
be permitted to Immediately raise the
freight rates The movement proceeds
through the agency" of the American Rail-
way Employees Investment association
The thought is that II he-railroads can get
more for the business handled wages will
be increased and employment with be
steader.
IOwans Have HealthfuI Camp.
Reports from the camp of the Iowa Ma
tional guard near Sparta Wis, where 1000
Iowa militia boys are in tents, indicates
that they are very we'll satisfied with
their camp. 1t is eight miles from the
town, but is an exceptionally sanitary and
healthful place and the Iowa troops have
had no illness. Governor Carroll and Ad-
jutant General Logan visited the camp this
week.
For a Children's Hospital.
Plans to build childrens' hospital within
six months were formulated yesterday by
the Des Moines Homeopathic Medical so
ciety at their picnic. DR.. C. ]. Loizeaux,
chairman OF the finance committee, re-
ported that several subscriptions had al
ready been received. 1t Is planned to
spend $4,000 for the hospital and work Of
getting subscriptions will begin at once.
Queer Complaint as to Railroad.
The citizens of Prairieburg have entered
with the state railroad commission COM
plant as to the conditions of railroad | US
mess there. The Chicago & Northwestern
and the Anamosa road have a station to-
gether, but the people say to the commits
sion that both roads are unloading both
ofarl,t af,A
from the station. They ask for an order
to have the trains run to the station.
More Paralysis Reported.
The State Board of Health had a report
today of a case of infantile paralysis at
Abba, the first in the extreme southern
part of the state. This is a 10-year-old
child in the home of DIR. H. c. Hyatt
Frank Braniger, the cashier OF the Citizens
bank at Waterloo, is a victom of the
disease and a case is reported from Man
chester.
Iowa Wages Lower.
A remarkable fact disclosed In the report
of E. w. Van Duyn, state labor commits
sioner. is to the effect that wages In Iowa
are lower than they were. Although the
average length. of the day of the wage
earners reporting for the past two years
was over ten hours. which was consider
ably longer than In the previous year. their
reports show an average annual compen-
sation of about 800 less than before This
is explained on the ground that the fac
tories are filling up with cheaper labor.
FraternaIists to Erect Building.
Officers of the Brotherhood of American
Yeoman fraternal organization with ma
uonal offices in Des Mones, today an
nounced the erection In the near future of
an addition TO the present offices which
would cost over $4,000. A monster conclave
is being prepared for in Des Moines which
will end up with a national convention at
the coliseum building here.
Spend 100000 ON River Front.
Wesley Ash, superintendent Of the depart
men of parks OF Des Moines, announced to-
day that he Will 90 ahead with improve
nents on the river front at Des Moines
amounting to $4,000 Bids will be adver-
tised for Monday
Drys VIII Not Let UD I'm Fight.
Mott r. Sawyer Of Davenport, l. S. Cot
fin of Fort Dodge, and r. L. Chipperfield
OF Sioux City were yesterday elected mem
bers OF the executive council Of the Iowa
Prohibitory Amendment association by that
council. These men are 70 fill vacancies
occasioned by designations Plans for the