Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-05-28
LTCTIOHEERS At DIES HOLMES
slzta AsEooiation Biacuzaes Whether
10 Hold Office.
STATE BOARD BUYS WINTER SUITS


10 Navsu IFauufactur-rn-
Hanna cans.
DIES MONIES, Ia. May 27.-tSpecial Tel
sgram. J-One hundred auctIcnee-s Rstbered
a. the preliminary session II the eleventh
annual convention OF the Iowa State Auc-
doneers' association this afternoon at the
Iowa hotel. The opening address was made
by President G. 70. Luther Of Grand juno
ZION Five-minute talks by several OF the
members followed and then a program Of
papers was given.
The convention was almost evenly divided
IN the discussion Of whether an auctioneer
should hold a county office. It is possible
that definite action on this subject may be
taken tomorrow.
Buy Winter Clothing.
The State Roard ~ Control closed con-
tracts for 81 $40 worth OF winter clothing
20 be delivered next fall for the inmates
of the various state institutions. with the
exception of one item which 'totaIled s4T5,
the entire amount will go to Iowa manu-
facturers That one article, uniform caps
for inmates, could not he purchased in tho
state and the award was necessarily given
TO an outside firm.
Special WATER Election.
Mayor Hanna issued a special proclaim
alton today designating June ~ as the
day when election will be held to vote
upon the question whether the city will
own the water system. The proclamation
was made pursuant to action taken by the
council when II voted to let the people de-
eide the water problem.
To Report on EXPEDITION.
The Iowa commission appointed by Gov
ernor Carroll to report on the advisability
OF making an exhibit for Iowa at the
Panama. canal exposition in San Francisco.
held session here today and organized by
the election Of Senator H. L. Adams Of
Fayette county as chairman, George Will
son of this city as secretary. The commission
will communicate with the exposition people
at San Francisco and make a visit to the
city this summer. The committee will
suggest that about the middle Of July win
be most convenient. Other members of the
commission are Representative Fischer OF
Shelby, Representative Wolfe of Clinton
and M. A. Raney of Marengo.
Greek Consul Gets Busy.
Greek consul has been sent to Mason
City from Minneapolis to protect the
Greeks who are accused by the state labor
commissioners Of Iowa and Minnesota with
fraud in connection with the employment
agency business. The labor commissioners
are making war on a number of these EN-
ployment agencies and the Greeks are
alarmed for fear they will not be given a
fair deal.
Clearing Up State Herds.
The state veterinarian reports that in
the last few years the dairy herds OF the
state at the various state institutions have
been ri ne at
bovlne tuberculosis. This has been at
great expense, but the state veterinarian
and the Board of Control have insisted
that 1t should be done, no matter what the
cost At Independence the entire herd
was slaughtered twice. The state has
adopted the policy Of not buying any cat
tie from eastern states, but either raising
the dairy animals or buying them in Iowa,
as It IL evident that most OF the tuber-
culosis was imported
County Seat war Imminent,
county seat war In OBrien county
mas Just been started on behalf of Sheldon
as against Primghar. The Sheldon people
filed petition with 24s5 names and the
Primghar remonstranoe had the names of
1884 persons. The usual claims of errors
are made and the courts will have TO de-
eide whether or not there will be a spe
cial election asking for the change. An
effort was made last winter TO get Iegis-
lation that would have prevented this
fight
VIII Teach Agriculture.
In Preparation for the work of giving
the teachers Of the rural schools of Iowa
some insight into the teaching of aRT1ouI
ture' the county superintendent Of the
state will meet at the State College OF
Agriculture at Ames and go over the work
with the faculty there the first week I'm
June. The last legislature passed a law
requiring agriculture as one OF the
branches on which there shall be instrue-
ton in Iowa.
Not Under Carnegie Foundation,
The fact has rust been made public that
although the name of the State normal
school was changed to State Teachers' col
leSe Tor the purpose Of enabling that in
sutuuon to come under the Carnegie
FOUNDATION, II viii not be able 10 do 50
because OF the fact that only one state
HlSt1u'loh IN state can be recognized
ms WIZ also cut out the state college al
Ames. There are Ia number of profsssors
al Cedar Falls who could secure the bepa-
iirs OF the Carnegie pension fund, but for
the rule adopted Of recognising onIv one
state institution.
Assessors Are Much PuuEIed,
The inquiries continue 10 coma int
the office OF the attorney general In REGARD
to the manner of assessing money ana
Dank stock and that office is PREPARING
an exhaustive discussion OF the entire new
law TO cover all mooted points. The assess.
Srs have in many cases allowed the usual
deductions nom the value OF bank stool,
out the law contemplates that only dednc-
tons for value OF real estate can be made
AS Tor the assessment OF money I'm com
petition with bank stock" It is probable
there will be very little so assessed Tbs
new law is reported as causing more
trouble than any ether Of the new ones
Dean Wells Gives Talk,
Edgar II. Wells acting dean of Harvard
university, was the principal speaker her.
tonight before the Iowa Harvard cluh
which held its fourth annual banquet AT
the Chamberlain hotel About sixty Har-
ward alumni were present
Dean Wells topic was The Relation q,
Harvard Clubs to the University" He de-
olared that Harvard clubs did much rood
for the school
C. Bard Of st. Paul also made an ad