Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-16
Machines Prove
Sticker for Mine
Mems Conference
Miners Have Long Claimed Not
Enough Pay Received for This
Glass Of Labor.
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committee OF the Iowa coal miners and
operators reached it's first sticking point
In the discussion OF the machine question
IN subdlstrict No. l. Although the subject
has Just been taken up, there is little pos
sibility OF It's being settled for several
days.
The machine question in tho first sub
district has long been a mooted one be-
tween the operators and miners. The
miners always have contended that they
have not received enough pay for the work
because the wage basis was placed too
low when the machines Mere first nitro
duced into the field, Although they have
received advances each time the general
scale was increased they still assert that
they do not receive enough for the work
The question Of longer or shorter school
years having become an issue In many
cities OF the state, the State Board Of
Health passed the following resolution:
That the physical welfare OF the children
IN the schools oft he state Is Of paramount
importance; that It is necessary to con
serve the physical vigof OF growing chill
aren by numerous rest periods and by va
cations OF ample length; that we deprecate
the tendency on the part Of boards Of edu-
cation to lengthep the terms Of the school
year. thus embracing more and more OF the
heated term and materially limiting the
much neeeed vacation period"
Prohibitioniats Are Active.
Chairman Hammond Of the prohibition
state committee has issued statement
calling 'upon the members Of that party
IN Iowa to take care to observe the pri-
mary law and notifying. them that in one
third OF the counties OF the state their
party is legally recognized and Is entitled
70 place on the ticket. He desires that
tickets be named IN all these counties An
regular manner. The party is entitled also
to official recognition for congressional
matters in the Fifth, Sixth, Seventh. Eighth
and Tenth districts.
COmmission Has Been Bu.y.
The railroad commission has issued a
statement showing the great amount of.
business transacted this year. Disposal has
been made OF 2s4 cases since the first of
this year and there is now pending 2AO
cases Of complaints. Some OF the most inn
portant matters ever decided by the com
mission have come before 1t this year.
Prosecute for Selling BAD seeds.
The state pure seed department has COM
meneed prosecution OF J.sC. Preston and
L. A. Nelson Of Crystal Lake for alleged
violation of the pure seed law in selling
seed corn that was mixed with other grains
and impure f. e. Bunch Of PIeasantviilel
is also being prosecuted for selling clover
seed containing impurities This is the first
OF prosecutions of this nature and 1t meant
as a warning to the seedsrnen Of the state
Packing House for Abba.
The Abba Packing company has filed
articles of incorporation with $4,000 capital
z. w. Monroe, president Samuel Cooper
secretary. The intention IS to erect a pack
ing plant on small soafe at once. The
Glenn Voting Machine company OF Cedar
Rapids increased capital II sl50.ood
- s2~ oaun0naA Hhvitedas.nlS. IoVVagfsss
w. o. Payne OF Story county, through
consTessman HULL has exsended to Speaker
Cannon an Invitation to be the Fourth Of
July orator at Nevada Payne is consider
ing becoming a candidate for congress in
the district, making 1t three-cornered
fight He is distinctly an anti-Taft stand
pAtter.
Dates for Encampment.
Adjutant General Logan today received
word that very probably the date for the
joint camp Of the regulars and the Iowa
guardsmen at Sparta, wis, would be Au-
gust 1913
Work of the Railroad board.
The last week has been an especially |
busy one for the Iowa road board. On
April the commissioners called the coal
rate case, but on request of both the rep
resentatives of the coal dealers ana the
railroad companies the hearing was post
poned until May H.
On rriI Z tla t..o.a
slderation the APPLICATION of q. A. Wright.
man for an order. defining switching linn
its. switching service and switching
charges After hearing the statements OF |
parties II was agreed by representatives
OF the Iowa State Manufacturers associa-
tion and the railroad companies that fur
ther hearing be postponed until May II.
The hearing set for April IL at Mason
City in the case Of the American Brick ana
Tile company against the Chicago & North. 1
western Railway company, ct al, asking for
y" track connection was postponed 70
April "A at Mason city. On the same dale Il
The board with take up the case OF the
Oil company against the Chicago
& Northwestern Railway company, ct Al on
account OF refusal to accept OIL shipraeats
Hearings at Montezuma and Westminster
IN reference to '.Y'' tracks ON April "a ana
Is were cancelled.
The board fixed April is at its office IN
Des Moines for hearing in the case Of 7.
Kelly Of Cedar Rapids against the
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway
application for sidetrack.
On the same date The. complaint OF the
Sauman company Of waterloo against the
Chicago Rock Island & Pacific Railway
company VIII also be heard