Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-11
HEDGE FRIEND OF CUNNINS
Appointment Of Pension Agent at Des
Moines Has This Basis.
COL. H. H. TRMBLE PASSES AWAY
one Of OId-Tinne lawyers of Nebraska
Dies at Keokuk-Rise in Price
of coal VIII he In
vestiEated.
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Eram.)-COiOnel n. b. heokes Nh2fhde p1NA
selected as the new pension agent 81 Des
Moines, Is a longtime resident ofrthis oty
and a close PERSONAL friend of senatar
Cummins, eHe was for many yeafs en-
gagged In the Manufacture of barb wire
and II was while 50 Engaged that he and
Senator Cufnmins caino into contact an@
a friendship was formed which has lasted.
cummins was attorney in the cases brought
ito destroy the old monopoly.
Colonel II. H TirrnbIe Dead.
The death is announced at Keokuk of
fCoionei II. n. Trimble, ene of the best
known Of the older lawyers of the state
J ana for many years conspicuous in demo-
cratic politics. He was IS years Of age. He
twas a builder Of railroads and a railroad
attorney. for years.
Grand Jury for Coal Men.
The newly appointed county attorney to-
day announced he would have the grand
jury make an investigation of the recent
rise in the price Of coal just at a time when
the poor people most needed it. If no
finds there was a combination or agree
ment among the dealers he win prosecute
them.
Railroad Case in Campaign.
The peculiar situation In which the Iowa
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record on the rate case before the inter
state commission affecting Iowa
rates eastward on cattle and hogs, bids
fair to have material influence on the
coming primary election for members Of
the commission. The impression has gone
out, from disclosure of the record in Wash
inHton, that in some way the commission
was not dealing fairly by the Iowa ship
pers and while ostensibly in the case On
behalf of Iowa shippers it has greatly aided
the railroads. No satisfactory explanation
has been given why the commission should
have changed front twice in the case. 1t
Is now stated that the real reason for the
attempt on the part of the commission to
prevent consideration of the freight rates
on hogs was due to the demands of the
small packers in Iowa, who feared that
If rates out of the state were lowered it
would inture their business. There is also
much talk of the fact that on the night
before the passage of the resolution res
ending in part the Intervention, two MEM
bers of the railroad commission took din
ner with a party of railroad officials and
the following day the action was taken,
which has caused all the trouble for the
shippers.
It does not appear that there is any
controversy between Attorney General
Byers and the secretary OF the commission,
but that when the case came on for hear
ing at Washington it became necessary
to disclose the whole record, which up to
that time had been kept from the public.
The commission regularly publishes a rec
ord of it's actions taken during each week,
bu. failed to mention this.
There are two members of the commits
sion, who retire this year. One of them
Iy{I Ia q candidate - Already fhpra ara
, sew eral candidates announced for PLACES
on the commission. 1t is expected there
: will. be others. t.,.
Abandon Cooperative Firm.
1t is announced here by officers Of the
: Corn Belt Meat Producers association that
. the Cooperative Live Stock Commission
] company is soon to be ~disbanded, having
closed all its offices at stock yards. A. i.
!, Ames Of this state, who was at the time,
president of the Corn Belt Meat Producers
; association, was the manager of the com
1 pany and 1t was in fact an outgrowth OF
that company of shippers. AT one time
= a large business was done in corporation
but a systematic boycott carried on for q
number Of years compelled it to cease
business. The members could not stand
the temptations offered and one by one
!; refused to deal with their own company
The company had members all through
3 the west. 1t is stated, however, that II
; is possible a suit will be brought againsi
; the Chicago Live Stock exchange fol
damages.
To Mark Historic spots.
The Des Moines Pioneer club has decided
: upon cooperating with the Daughters o.
: the Revolution and similar societies for thu
marking Of historic spots in and abou
v Des Moines. 1t is proposed to locate anC
l. mark the spot where for many years tn
stage coaches travelled out OF Des Moines
and also the location of the first mill race
: the early postofflces, etc, Already the 10
cation of the old fort has been cared 70
and is a park.
w. G. II. U. Objects to Names.
The temperance women Of Des Nome
: have become indignant over the treatmen
said to have been accorded them by off
cials of the state and city and at "a meet
ing Of the local Women's Christian Temp
: erance union the following resolution wa
passed:
Resolved, that we will no longer b
called tabby cals and ignored by the poll
ticians, but viii so stir Things up beior
the fail election that they viii recogniz
We are on earth.
This Is, In substance, the attitude takel
by the women and a great campaign I
being planned to carry on temperate
work in every district OF the state at tn
/ time of the election Of members of tn
legislature.