Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-21
NO MACHINES IN TIE HINES
Deadlock Broken by Decision Not to
Use Them.
MINERS REGARD IT VICTORY
Des MOines Commissioners Deposr
Police Judge stewnrt and Elect
Justice Van Liew I'm
His lace.
tFrom a SAD correspondentl

AAAAAA - ANNAA
DIES MONIES. April 2O-(special Tele-
gram)-rhe deadlock in the deliberations
In the joint scale committee OF the Iowa
coal operators and miners was broken when
the machine question was passed without a
scale. This means that there will be no
machine mining in subdlstrlct No. 1 during
the next two years.
The operators volunteered an advance Of
4 cents a ton over the old scale for machine
mining, but this was voted down by the
miners and the question was laid aside,
THE dropping Of the machine question is
regarded as a victory for the miners, as
they declared they would not have them.
All clauses Of the new agreement yet
adopted are practically what the miners
demanded.
Commissioners I'm Wrang1e.
The new city commission Of Des Moines
INDUCED in another day Of wrangling not
unlike those which continued through the
last two years. Today the council deposed
Police Judge Stewart, who had given ex-
cellent satisfaction, and elected Justice
Van Liew in his place. Stewart was a dem
ocrat. DR., Losh. head OF the city health
department, was deposed. a number OF
changes in the heads of police departments
arc proposed and the day was spent in
wrangling.
New Candidates.
A large number Of the candidates are
filing their nomination papers with the sec
rotary OF state, among them today being:
Clifford Thorne Of Washington, for railroad
commissioner; J. w. Good OF Cedar Rapids
and c. A. Kennedy Of Montrose, for con
gress; the following for representatives: H.
w. Grout, Blackhawk county; Levi Cot
tingham, Hamilton; Paul Stillman, Greene;
e. r. Moore, Linn; c.. e. Dewitt, Mont
gomery; w. p. Dawson, Cherokee; II. X.
Dewey. Guthrie; w. ]. Dixon, Sac; L. j.
sldey, Adair; A. V. Penn, Fremont; A. C.
Ripley. Hancock; G.. W., Greene and Gill
bert Lee, Lee; II. S. Boomgarden, Lyon and
E. II. Smith, Adams.
No Postoffice for Perry.
Great hopes have been entertained for
several years by the residents of Perry that
a new postoffice building would be erected
there by the government. Only one post
office has ever been authorized outside OF
Des Moines in this district and that is at
Ames. The Perry people have been prom
Used a building, but this week received
word that it has bsen decided the city is
not quite large enough for a building.
OIL Shipments Decision.
The State Railroad commission today rem
dered a decision in the matter of an APP
p~licatlon for an order for certain railroads
TO handle oil in less than carload lots out
Of Mason City every day in the week. The
commission decided that every other day
is all that the tariff will warrant and they
will not interfere with a rule to the effect
that oil shall not be shipped with other
freight. An order was entered for track
connections at Mason city between the
Milwaukee and the Northwestern roads for
the benefit Of the brick industry.
short Line Rates to Go In.
The railroad commission has continued
indefinitely thee case dbroughteEby the Des
Moines Commercial club in regard to rates
on the Minneapolis road to the northward.
The company entered into an agreement
with the compliments and residents Of the
towns along the way for a schedule of
rates that would be satisfactory, and has
promised to put into effect this schedule.
If It is done no order will be entered, but
IN case Of refusal the commission will act.
The plan is to compel the road to make the
short line rate on the longer haul where ono
company has two lines that are parallel
and chooses to run trains over the longer
line.
COnEressman Hull Starts Things.
Congressman Hull returned from Wash
ington today to organize for his contest
for a tenth term in congress in this dis
trict. He reports not very much actual
work being lone in congress at this time.
His campaign has already been fairly well
organized here and is said to be in good
condition in the city, though the progress
slve movement appears to have gained
much Roadway among the farmers.