Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-15
ALL FEES co 70 Tue STATE
Attorney General Byers Issues Opin-
ion in Respect to Case.
MONEY FOR BODIES DIVERTED
Records show No Transfer of Same
Made In Past-suit Begun over
Rock Island Railroad
Wreck.
lFrom a staff correspondent.l

DEs MONIES. Ia, April 14-Cspecial Tel
eRram )-Attorney General Byers today is
sued an opinion for the benefit OF the
state Board Of Medical Examiners in rela-
tion to the fees Of the office. holding that
all fees Of every kind must be turned into
the state treasury The occasion for It
arose from the fact that Secretary Sum
ner had on hand over $500 In fees received
largely from colleges on account of bodies
sold for dissecting purposes which he did
not know what to do with.
The records OF the office fail to show
whether any such fees have been received
before or, II received, what was done with
them The secretary asked for instruc-
tions 1t is believed that the disclosures
win show that not all fees which are due
the state have been turned over in recent
years.
First Rock Island suit.
The first suit growing out Of the wreck
of a Rock Island train at Green Mountain
was filed in district court in Keokuk to-
day. 1t was a suit for $4,000 for the death
OF Vera Pennington. She was not injured
in the wreck, but. her husband was killed
outright and few days later she gave
birth to a child, following which she died,
and the claim is set up that her death
was Indirectly due to the railroad acci-
dent
Garfield Comes to Des MOines.
James r. Garfield, secretary Of the in
terror under President Roosevelt, has ac-
cepted an invitation to be the principal
speaker at the annual banquet Of the Grant
club, April 25.. Mr. Garfield will come to
Des Moines on that date directly from
Denver.
New Bank Organized.
The State Bank of Williams filed articles
OF Incorporation with $4,000 capital; also
the Central Park Fuel company of Cedar
Rapids with S25OOO capital; also the Pom
eroy- y-Palmer Mutual Telephone company
with $4,000 capital.
Dairy Commissioner Change.
w. B. Barney of Hampton spent the day
here in conference with H. r. Wright,
preparatory to taking over the state dairy
and pure food department the first Of next
month. The entire force of the department
was present and the new head was intro
duced to them. 1t is understood that no
changes in the force will be made, at least
at present The work of the department
extends to every part Of the state.
Change in City Offices.
The city council today reelected a ma
iority Of the old officials including the city
solicitor and assistant, but made a change
In regard to night captain of police, re-
moving Chief Alb Day, who has long been
ON the force. This last was the test of the
tendency of the council. 1t is taken to
mean a decided letting down in the di-
rection of a more liberal city and freedom
for many things.
Candidate for Head of Ells.
The Iowa City Benevolent Protective
Order OF EIks' lodge Is booming George T.
Faeddlck, formerly editor Of the Iowa CITY
Republican, as candidate for the first vice
| president of the Iowa State Association OF
! Elks and has instructed its delegates-to be
| selected later-to vote and work for his
! Nomination at Marshalltown, June ID and 10.
Telephone Company Increases.
Amended and substituted articles of in
corporation were filed in the office Of
| county recorder by the Iowa Telephone
company, providing for an increase in capi-
talization from 100000 to S10,OOO,OOO The in
| crease weS voted last week by the board
OF directors for the purpose Of taking over
the Mutual system and increasing the eff
| fioiehoy. Of the system and the mileage
Throughout the state. The old officers and
! board OF directors were named.
Association DisbRnds.
The removal OF A. G.. Miller as chief Of
police of Des Moines puts the last Of the
officers OF the Iowa Association Of Chiefs
81 Police elected here last fall into the dis
card. Mr. Miller was elected president.
| Henry Olsen, Of Fort Dodge was named
vice president and he has been deposed. w.
]. Vannatta of Muscatne, second vice
president, is no longer a chief and John
Dineen, secretary-treasurer, Of Sioux City
resigned when the commission plan carried
In that city.
Hui ~ an the Race.
Congressman ]. A. T. Hull today filed his
nomination papers as a republican candi-
date for congress for a tenth term. He
has not as yet opened headquarters, but his
campaign has been in charge Of Post
master Myerly and the pension agent and
is said to be in excellent shape
There was also filed with the secretary
OF state the nomination papers for H. ].
Pfeifer of Cedar Falls as a republican
candidate for senator in Blackhawk and
Grundy; also for j. A. Cousins for rep
lvsehtatlve In Chickasaw county; also for
e. e. Wakefield for democratic candidate
for the legislature in Adair; also for NJ w.
Truxow for representative in Washington
county.
Conference on Education.
The annual confidence of the county
superintendents with the Department Of
Education has been called by State Super
ihtendent Riggs for April A-2S in the office
OF the state superintendent. The first day
win be devoted TO THE Teacher and the
second day to answering the question;
How may we secure the best results In
the one-room rural school?" other topics
win be that OF the high school and the
law enforcement by the county spperin"
tendent
Cost of Living is Too High.
The regular army officer who has been
ASSIGNED to duty with the Iowa guardsmen
In the northern part of the state the last
year and who has been travelling about
giving Instructions to the companies, has
requested that he be relieved and returned
to his regiment. He states in a letter 70
General Logan that he cannot pay hotel
bills on the $3.50 a day allowed him and
that the hotel prices are invariably more
than that In Iowa.
Must Go on as Independents.
! Secretary OF State Hayward has ruled
that in counties where the third parties
have right to a place on the official
ballots because OF having cast more than
! per cent OF the vote In the county, the
! candidates must be selected under the