Omaha daily bee., 1910-09-27
CARROLL TELLS HIS STORY
Governor Relates How He Got InfOr-
nation About COwnie.
CLAIMS LETTER BASED ON FACT
Carpenters In session win seriously
Consider General Increase In
pnes-MIIItary Tournament
Has had weather.
tf-rom a starr Correspondent

DIES MONIES. Sept. s6-Cspecisl Tele-
gram. TO show that he was Justified In
demanding the resignation OF John Cowne
from the Board of Control, Governor Car
roll remained on the stand in his trial all
day and told afresh the entire story OF
troubles over the various state institutions
and his difficulty in effectlng a change
upon the board.
In nothing particularly was there any
thing new In the direct testimony The
governor related the various converse
tons with different persons and the man
ner in which information had come to him
I'm regard to the charges. Upon cross
examination it developed that the first in
formation AS to trouble at Mitchellville
came to Carroll from some source he
could not remember; that the charges about
the Illegal purchase of clothing were
brought to him by ex-Warden Jones whom
Cownie had removed; and the charges
about the sale OF cattle illegally came to
him from Judge Robinson, who was a
member of the board and IL was developed
that whenever any matter came up about
the charges against Cownie, the governor
Immediately sent for Judge Robinson and
did not take up any of the matters with
Cownie
The governor made the statement in his
testimony that the statements made in
his letter s>published and upon which
the indictment was based we're the truth.
In regard to his reasons for sending to
the Board OF Control for information in
regard TO certain charges after COwnie
had resigned, he said it was because of
newspaper discussion and he wanted to
I have the facts in his possession.
In regard to the sale OF condemned cattle
1 20 he os.Ara In nVnah In tha GOV
ernor testified that It was only with great
difficulty he was able to trace this; that
he finally found that Cudahy haC
slaughtered the herd and after his cor
respondence had been going on some time
the state paid back to Cudahy $3.50 fol-
cattle claimed to have been tanked.
Army Tournament Begins.
The army tournament began at De'
Moines today with very bad weather. Tit
parade of soldiers through the streets wal
successful but threat of rain prevented
good display. General Smith led the parade
In the afternoon the program began witt
a bridge building demonstration. The at
tendance was small.
Carpenters' Dues to BE More.
More money and fatter bank account o
the United Brotherhood of Carpenters will
result II the biennial convention adopts
change an constitution recommendation b!
the committee on constitution in it's report
Heavier dues 4or every one of nearl!
100000 members of union are recommended
by this proposed amendment. 1t wa
Offered by Birmingham, Ala. That tn
Initiation fee shall be changed from not les
than IS to not less than $40; that tn
i monthly dues for beneficial members b.
increased from 50 to IS cents, and that tn
monthly dues of seml-beneficial member
and apprentice be increased from 30 to 5
cents. are the proposals of this amend
ment. The committee concurs and recon
mends its adoption.