Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-26
DEMAND Low SVJlCH ChARGE
Iowa Affairs Association Asks Flat
Reduction in Rate.
COAL DEALERS WILL 1IT1GATE
Operators Threntenihs 60 Forward
'Produet Long Delayed aud wiz
Charge winter Price for
same.
(From 4 statf correspondent)

DIES MONIES, March 25.-(Speclal Tele-
gram.)-An Important rate case was FILED
by Secretary Wrightman Of the Iowa Al
fairs association today asking the State
Railroad commission to make flat reduc-
tion on the Iowa rate for all freight on
distances under ten miles to correspond
with similar low rates in Illinois and Mime
sofa. The purpose OF this is virtually to
give a very low switching charge for Iowa
factories and especially to facilitate the
handling OF products from factories near
the borders Of cities into the cities. The
commission win Fix a date for the hearing.
The commission also received from coal
dealers an inquiry which is taken to indi-
cate that much litigation may follow the
failure of the companies to deliver coal
during the winter. They claim there are
stIll hundreds of cars Of coal at initial
points which have been there since Deoem-
Der /, and companies threaten to deliver the
same now after the price OF coal has
dropped
Investigate Girls' school.
A committee Of five appointed at a meet
ing Of the Humane society, will visit Gov
srnor Carroll and the state Board of Con-
troll and demand thorough Investigation
Of the Mitehellville affair. The committee
is composed Of Walter Coffin, president Of
the Iowa Loan and Trust company; James
Watt, president OF the Humane society
John M. Reed, attorney Rt. Rev. Mgr
Flavin OF st. Ambrose church and Canon
r. H. Bell, rector of St. Paurs Episcopal
church.
So intense was the feeling at the meeting
that some OF the members we're In favor Of
filing information for the arrest OF Miss
Hattie c. Garrison superintendent Of the
Industrial home at Mitohellville, at once,
but wiser counsel prevailed and the above
committee was appointed.
Both Governor Carroll and Judge Robin
son Of the State Board Of Control will be
asked for an explanation why they have
not ordered an investigation, ana IL tho
explanation Is not satisfactory a public in
vestigation win be demanded at once.
open Their Headquarters.
The committee in charge OF the campaign
to control Iowa opened headquarters today
here, and hung out the slogan Iowa Taft
Clubs" with ]. r. Bryan OF Creston In
charge. Dave Brant, j. H. Long and others
Of the district leaders were here for con-
sultation and preparations are being made
for an aggressive campaign to capture the
state Already there are five or six candi-
dates out for state offices that will receive
their support and others are regarded as
possible. The progressives have not, as yet
made an move toward organized effort to
retain state control
Educators to Have Meeting.
state Superintendent Riggs has received
the program Of the tenth annual meeting OF
the Southwestern Iowa Teachers associa-
tion at Ottumwa, commencing April T. A
feature Of the program is the address Of
State Superintendent W. ]. Alley Of In
diana on Relation of Knowing to Teach
Ing" The program is an extensive one and
the meeting wIil bring together many of
the southeastern Iowa teachers.
DR.. A, u. Kepford state lecturer on
tuberculosis, viii speak to the students of
simpson college, Indianola, on the tubercu-
ios!s question Monday evening.
Court in Two Periods.
The may term OF the supreme court will
be divided into two periods. In the first,
according to the division made by Clerk
Bousquet, will be heard all cases from the
First to Fourteenth districts. also the Six
teenth district, commencing May g. and In
the second period commencing June g. all
other cases from the four remaining dis
tricts.
Election in Regiment.
An election has been ordered in the Fifty
fourth regiment, Iowa National guard, for
major to succeed Major w. S. Norton of
Muscatine, resigned. This will be held
March 30. The candidates are G. c. Haines,
Centervillei ]. F. Cave, Burlington; ]. c.
Bradley, Oskaloosa- q. r. Logan has been
made oomissary Of the Fifty-flfth regiment
by Major Bennett
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The state officers and local officers OF
the Registered Nurses association de-
cided that the state nurse registration law
must be enforced. The law was secured by
the nurses three years ago and demands
every graduate nurse in the state to be
properly registered with the state Board of
Health.
shaw to Iowa Bankers.
Complete arrangements were made by
members Of the executive committee, Iowa
Bankers association, for the state conven-
tion in Des Moines, June 1917, at which
Leslie NJ Shaw formerly governor Of Iowa,
and others will deliver addresses. Head
quarters will be made at the savery hotel.
L. 2. Stevens OF the Century Savings bank.
Des Moines, is acting president of the state
association.
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