Omaha daily bee., 1911-09-25
TGFT'S TRIP THROUGH IOWA
Governor Carroll and Officials Will
Accompany Party.
SPECIAL CAR IS CHARTERED
Principal stops VIII ne nt Dee
Moinss, Ottumwa, waterloo,
Fort Dodge, lows Falls
and Knoxville.
lion . statt correspondent.l }


CFrom q staff Correspondent
DEs MONIES, Sept. A-tspecial.)-rhe
program for the welcome to President
Taft in Iowa, which 10 now complete
leaves little to be done, and II is GER
tain that when he comes through Iowa
the latter part Of the week he will be re-
ceived with the acclaim that is due his
high office. The governor took personal
charge OF the arrangements In the state
and has provided the various parties that
are to meet the presidential party.
special car has been secured which will
carry the governor and two Of the state
officials. also the governors military
staff and some OF the members of con-
gress This will accompany the presi-
Dental train all through Iowa. The mem
bers Of the party will join in the break
fast 20 the president here and the dinner
at Ottumwa aud other social features
OF the trip.
The president is TO speak at a number
Of places along the line of the Illinois
Central from Council Bluffs to Waterloo
on Thursday, stopping for his chief
meeting at Fort Dodge, the home OF the
Junior United states senator. A big
meeting has been arranged at Waterloo.
In Des Moines the breakfast will be at
the Grant club and by invitation only.
70 that the number shall be limited. At
the Coliseum the president is to be intro
duced by Governor Carroll, The iocnl
reception committee is headed by Sen
ator Cummins
At Iowa Fails the president is to speak
at a Homecoming festival and at Knox
VILE he will meet another homecoming
week But most of the meetings ar
ranged for him will be purely political
in nature and It is anticipated that the
president will discuss some of the phases
of national political life at some or all
Of the meetings.
Movement for n state Primary,
There is a movement we'll under way
In the state for having the matter of
the delegates to the next republican ma
tional convention settled by state wide
primary of the members of the party.
II was suggested by the standpatters and
later taken up by the progressives and
the leaders on both sides are inclined
to agree upon some plan that will avoid
an injurious contest IN the party next
year. As TO whether or not they can
agree upon the matter is yet TO be de-
termined, but otherwise the matter
of the attitude of the party in national
affairs will be decided by the old eau
Gus and convention system. The mschin-
cry for this will have to all be built up
again. and In many counties special pri-
maries will be used in place of the eau
ouses. Thus far there is very little ac-
tivity among politicians on the matter OF
candidates for delegates, but following
the trip Of the president through the
state 1t is expected there will be some
thing doing.
No Fish for Iowa Rivers.
II is probable that there will be no sup
ply of fish for the Iowa rivers this fall.
The state game warden has been In the
habit of sening the large bayous along
the Mississippi river to take out the
young fish and to distribute them to the
smaller streams. But he reports that the
Mississippi river is, nearly dry and has
been so for so long that the bayous have
very few fish and they cannot be taken
out as in the past. The commissioner
probably will take some of the young
perch from Spirit lake and other lakes
and put them into the Iowa rivers.
Want Rate ON Feeders Restored.
The Iowa stock shippers will make an
other effort to secure a reduction in the
rate to Iowa points on cattle feeders
for Iowa farmers. Some time ago when
the railroad commission refused to in
crease the minimum weight for carload
lots of live stock the railroads, so II is
claimed. withdrew the special reduction
for cattle feeders" and made all pay
alike The shippers and farmers have de-
eided upon going before the Interstate
Commerce commission 10 have these rates
restored and the Iowa Railroad commits
sion has filed the case on behalf of Iowa
shippers.
VIII Buy Water Works.
First definite steps looking toward the
purchase Of the water plant by the city
from the Des Moinss Water company
since the authority was granted last
spring will be taken next week The city
council, through the legal department,
will ask tho supreme court to name a
board to sit in condemnation proceedings
as provided by law. The necessary papers
will then be filed. Three district judges
outside Of Polk county will constitute the
arbitration board and their appointment
and selection rests with the suprsme
court.
To Bring Back Convict.
The State Board of Control has directed
Warden Barr of the state reformatory at
Anamosa TO have requisition papers ready
to bring Charles B. Smitch back from
Winnipeg, Canada, II he should by any
chance be released from custody up there
smitch is the convict who aided by his
brother, escaped from the reformatory
after shooting Guard Hamaker.
Neon Law Case Set for Hearing.
The supreme court has indicated to the
attorneys in the various cases involv.
ing the validity Of the Moon law. linn.
itins the number Of saloons in cities, that
the court would be ready to hear them
next Tuesday morning, Quite a number
have asked to be heard in the case, as
there are several important points TO be
considered. The attorneys have been here
this week ready to argue the case, but