Omaha daily bee., 1910-10-27
AYES Elk Els FIVE HbZ FRS
Agricultural College Takes Steps to
Discipline It's Students.
BIG JUDGMENTS ARE REDUCED
supreme Court Cats Down Amounts
Secured by inIured Men-Bonrd
OF Health Considers the
Thomas Case.
lFrom a starf correspondentl

lFrom a staff Correspondent
DIES MONIES, Ia. Oct. 26.--tSpecial Teie-
gramJ-Five students at the Iowa state
college at Ames have been expelled because
Of hazing according to information given
out here today by the state board of edu-
cation. That several more students prob
ably will be expelled is also announced by
the board. The names Of those already ex-
PEELED are withheld. The action OF the
board followed stretching" and hazing a
week or so ago. following one OF the inter-
class foot ball games.
street Railway Question.
In an effort to settle the street railway
question the Commercial club will appoint
a commission OF aOO representative De-
Moines citizens to take up the question
Neither the street car company nor the
city council viii be represented on the big
franchise commission and Harry Polk,
who is a member of the directory board
Of the club, has agreed not to act in that
capacity.
Court Reduces Judgments.
The supreme court today reduced two
heavy verdicts for damages against the
Rock Island company, c. w Bradburn,
who lost his right arm and secured a
judgment for $4,000 in Emmett county
had the amount cut to $4,000. and G. f.
Handy of Oxford, who was badly burned
in a powder explosion, had ike experience
in the reduction Of his judgment
The court also decided in case from
NeOkuk that the city council had a right
to decide that Mayor Charles OFF was de-
festcd for election. OFF has died quite
recently.
Employers Liability.
The Iowa supreme court today held that
the federal employers liability act does
not confer exclusive Jurisdiction upon the
federal courts in the trial of such actions,
but that the state courts have Jurisdiction
to try actions under that statute. The case
involved a damage suit brought by a
brakeman against the Rock Island railroad.
Other decisions rendered by this court
follow:
= The Farmers Savings Bank of Arispe
against Arispe Mercantile Co.. appellant;
Union county; action of note; affirmed
olive Chiids against George II. Ross, ap-
pellant Dallas county; action in recovery
OF property; affirmed.
Matthew Mccain against Clark County,
appellant; damages for vacation Of high
Appeal from assessment Sioux City Stock
Yards Co., Woodbury. county; reversed.
Thomas Beck e. Sons, appellant against
mine lease; reversed.
]. X. Watson, appellant, against John W.
Clark; Monroe county; affirmed
Emma Griffith, appellant, against Mer-
chants Life Association; Taylor county;
reversed.
f. f. orris against H. A. Mardis, appel
liant; Madison county; affirmed.
Martin-Strelau Co. against City of Du-
nuque, appellant; Dubuque county; af-
F.. o. Author, appellant. against w. A.
Gill. Woodbury. rOuntV. affirmed
j. II. Smoke, appellant, against kelser g.
Phillips; Keokuk county; affirmed.
J; e. Wenks against 7. r. Hazard APP
pellant; Polk county; suit on commission;
affirmed.
walter w Ross, appellant, against James
Ross; Plymouth county; action on contract;
Clarke winlans against Clarke County,
appellant Union county; action for dam
ages: affirmed
Couple Takes Poison.
Mrs. John Ewing was found dead and
her husband probably dying in a room
at the Rex hotel today. They had taken
laudanum and turned on the gas. A note
requesting that they be buried together
was found in the room. Ewing and his
wife lived at Osceoia. Ia, and are said
to have one child
Miss Wilson sings.
Miss Flora Wilson, daughter OF secre-
father and sang at Atlantic tonight at
the political speech Of the secretary To-
morrow night they win be at Audubon.
DR.. Thomas Complaint.
The state board OF health in a special
session today took up and considered the
complaint of DR.. L. A. Thomas of Red
Oak. that in official statements given out
from the office Of the board a great in
Justice had been done him Last summer
as a part Of the political campaign in
progress, the statement was made on the
stump that DR.. Thomas who had for
merly been secretary OF the board, had
failed to account for certain fees re-
oeived by MIN. He came back with
showing that he had been wholly unable
TO effect a settlement with the board.
Since then the democrats have been MAX
ing use Of charges against Thomas. The
board today considered the matter all
day. but did not give out any statement,
sustains Heavy Verdict.
The Iowa supreme court today affirmed
a case coming to it on second appeal which
will give Clarke Williams Of Osceola
Judgment Of $1,000 for injuries he received
when he went through a country bridge
with a steam traction engine Williams
was teIIiply injured Dy being pinned De
meath the engine. He secured a verdict
OF $1,000 against the county on first trial
ana on the second got si46OO. which the
ccurt reduced 10 $1,000, ana this was to-
day affirmed
Tax Ferret Law Upheld.
The tax ferret law was sustained in its
entirety from assaults as to it's constitu-
tionality. the supreme court today deciding
in a case involving the assessment OF stock
OF the Sioux City Stock Yards company
that the district court should have taken
up the whole matter and decided. The
court had refused to direct the treasurer
to make the assessment as demanded by
the tax ferTets and the law was attacked
as unconstitutional The supreme court
now holds that the courts have a right to
direct the proper officers 70 make the