Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-12-01
IMPLEMENT MEN ON PRICES
Speakers at Convention Want Local
Clubs TO Regulate Them.
TYPHOID FEVER GROWS SERIOUS
Bpidemic In lows Capital Gains
Great Headway with Knowledge
OF CIty Physician, who
Takes No Action,

lErOm starr correspondent
DIES MONIES Nov. so-(special Tele-
gram 1.-The state convention Of the Iowa
Implement Dealers association concerned
itself today almost entirely with methods
OF putting a stop to price cutting and the
practice OF selling at cost to attract trade.
A number Of speakers on the program dis
cLssed this from various stapdpoints and
recommended the formation OF local clubs
and the organization OF counties and dis
tricts to regulate prices. About 500 mem
bers are present.
Health Physician Lax.
II became known today that although
the city health physician was made aware
Of the epidemic Of typhoid fever here more
than a week ago he took no steps toward
ascertaining the cause. Practically all Of
$50 known cases have developed within the
week. Today the secretary Of the state
Board Of Health telegraphed to the Marine
Hospital bureau for a government expert
TO come here and investigate.
want Legislative PaFdOns.
Eleven life convcts In the penitentiary
have asked OF the legislature that permits
sion be given to the governor to grant
them pardons These eleven are: c. Ecker
lebe, Clinton county; Harry Hortman,
Cherokee; William Lucas. Page; Ira N
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Joseph Boglany, Monroe; John IL. Cater,
Fayettei Albert Parnitzke, Van Buren,;
Hugh Robberd and Leonard Haly, Du-
buque; Mrs. Sophie Kreuger, Union county
The legislature has had before II in other
sessions the applications Of Robberd, Haly
and Parnitzke. Hamill was sentenced TO
hang at the same time as George Weems
who was recently released, but Hamill
has long been an inmate OF the insane
ward at Anamosa.
Temperance Men Disappointed.
Almost the entire vote cast at the recent
election for the holding OF q constitu-
toral convention to revise the entire state
constitution was due to the efforts of
the prohibitionists. They had made a hard
| fight for a convention on the theory that
1t would open the way for q prohibitory
amendment without the consent OF the
legislature. They we're also assisted by
those who want women suffrage and those
who advocate certain tax reform. But
the defeat OF the proposal by over $4,000
majority shows plainly that the voters Of
the state do not want any tinkering with
the Constitution for any purpose The
ant-prohibltionists point to the result to
show that even IL the prohlbitory amend
ment Is put up 10 the voters 1t will be
defeated.
Deemer's Chances for Promotion.
! The friends Of Justice Horace e. Deemer,
whose name has been presented to the
president as one available for member of
the supreme court, have been greatly en-
| couraged by the situation as 1t has de-
veoped with regard to various candidates
in this part Of the country. Judge Deemer
has not only the solid Iowa delegation
back Of him, but also portions OF the dele
| cations from other states nearby, even in
states which have active candidates for
the place. It 10 known that prior to his
departure for Panama President Taft made
inquiries which would indicate that he
was strongly inclined toward the Iowa
man. Whether or not the appointment of
a new senator will affect this situation
is not known, but the belief In Iowa is
that should Senator Young use his personal
influence for Deemer with the president
It would settle the matter.
Iowa Republican Majority.
The actual republican plurality in Iowa
was not far from $4,000 on the state ticket
as a whole. This was disclosed when the
eanvassing board today made footings on
the count Of several Of the state offices.
The first three offices counted, which in
cluded the three highest except governor
and ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, showed as fol-
lows:
Secretary Of State-Hayward, republican,
ri, 7Os Anders, democrat, 15772; Younts,
prohibition 1912; Lang, socialist, 800;
scattering. 125. Republican majority. s4,-
go, republican plurality, 6S,SS7,
Auditor Of state-Blsakly. 2lO,7S2; Blake,
l5s. 2Os; Sopher, $3.50; Jensen, 9,l67
Treasurer Of state-Morrow, 2O9, as; Cur
ran. l59O5S; Kersten $685. Kent, $685.
Cost of Iowa schools.
The schools OF Iowa cost last year klS.-
7ll.467, which is about q million dollars
more than In the previous year. Teach
I ers' salaries increased by ks5l,OO0. These
e figures are shown IN the advance sheets
of the report OF the state superintendent
just issued. The number OF teachers en-
, ployed ia the school year was $780, which
/ is less than the 1905 OF the year before
The average compensation for females was
, increased from $3.50 to A5.A, and de-
creased for males from g7S5s to H2.01. The
number Of sub-districts and the number Of
! school rooms decreased