Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-05-01
PROF. HOLDEN FOR GOVERNOR
Indications that Farmer Professor
Will Be Factor in Next Campaign.
COSs0N NTERPRETs THE LAW
He Holds that Commerce Counsel
shall Act only In Rate Matters
Brought Before the Com
mission
Iron q staff Correspondentl

DIES MONIES, Ia. April 3O-tspeolaL)-
The suggestion. which came out the last
week that in some way I'm the political
contest Of next year. Prof p @. Holden, OF
The State college, be pitted against Repre-
sentative r. W. Moore OF Cedar Rapids, is
taking somewhat serious turn II is
known that Moore has been selected by
number to be their candidate for COVER
nor, largely because he changed front on
the senatorial matter at the critical time
and Is given credit for settling the mat
ted. Unless something extraordinary hap
pens he will run for governor or lieu
tenant governor in which case Prof. Hol-
den win also run for the office and he
viii see. who receives the highest favor.
Prof Holden is typical OF the new move
ment for the betterment Of Iowa farm
conditions He has been the head and
mainstay Of the agricultural extension
movement In Iowa and in every county Of
the state he is known for his wonderful
zeal for the good farming idea But he
has offended the president of the State
Board OF Education. because he was persist
ent in demanding OF the legislature larger
appropriations for his department, and
actually has been getting the money, de-
spite the fight of the president II was
because OF this that Representative Moore
made bitter attack upon Holden in the
legislature and denounced the department
OF which he is the head.
Now others are taking it up and one Of
the leading critics Of the extension work
is quoted as declaring that Holden has
been doing more harm 10 Iowa than the
honest farmers can repair in years. But
officials of farmer organizations are be-
coming Interested and the prospect is that
effort will ha 70
from the college and to cut out the seed
corn and other specials.
The sequel 10 this will be that the mat
ter will go into the state political cam
paign next year.
COssOn Interprets the Law.
The new law as to tho commerce coun-
sci was the subject of an official opinion
by Attorney General Cosson rendered Sat
urday. He had been at work on the de-
cision the last ten days. Doubt had arisen
as to whether or not the commerce counsel
was to act for the railroad commission in
all cases or was limited to few. The
attorney general finds that the law pro-
vides that the commerce counsel shall act
only in matters. affecting rate cases
brought before the railroad commission
itself. though there would be neither i'm
propriety nor illegality in the commission
designating him to act for that body in
interstate cases before the Interstate Com
merce commission or in cases in federal or
state courts. But the office of the attor-
ney general, which is provided for in the
constitution, has authority over cases in
the courts and II the commerce counsel
or anyone else Is designated to aid In such
cases it must be to work Jointly with the
attorney general. Under this ruling it will
ha ROaaibla the mis- 70
make much larger use of the commerce
counsel than had been supposed possible
under a narrow Interpretation of the law.
Need More Hospital Room.
The State Board of Control in its rounds
the last ten days found that the state hos
pitfalls are becoming over-crowded again
ana that something must be done to give
more room. At Clarinda about LOO patients
are now located. One of the first of the
buildings to be erected by the board under
the new appropriations will be a cottage
at Clarinda TO accommodate 100 patients
ana II will be located out on the farm and
away from the main buildings.
High school Ala in Iowa.
State Superintendent Deyoe is making
preparations for putting into force the new
law in regard to state aid for high schools.
The legislature appropriated $4,000 for
this purpose the next two years and there
VIII be aid given every high school that
maintains a normal course for the lnstruc-
ton OF teachers. Fred Mahannah of Mason
City, president OF tho State Teachers as
ISOLATION. will be the inspector to pass on
the qualifications of the high schools and
their right to receive state aid
want the Mine Headauarter..
la0Col branches ~ TY,0s.
ers located here viii this week vote on the
question OF the removal of the district
headquarters from Oekaloosa TO Des
Aoines. There are about 5000 miners in
the district and the officers are regarded
as OF importance The headquarters of the
operators y here and practically ali the
work OF settlement of labor troubles Is
done here; but IN the southern Iowa coal
fields hard fight will be made to retain
OskaloosA as the head OF the organIza-
ton
Iowa Deaths in March,
The report OF the State Board Of Health
Tor the deaths In Iowa in March shows a
total of 2lS, the largest number he,ng
from pneumonia, ESQ There were twenty.
two suicides and six homicides in the state
IN March. Other leading causes OF death
were organic heart trouble, 212; tubercu-
NN-Ss 49, SNhho llbt cancer 1IG.
smallpox. one, and measles, twentv-fiva
OF the deaths seven were reported 10 he
over 100 years old.
Must Have Licensea.
w. B. Barney, food and dairy oonr,,s
sionsr. has sent out to owners OF creaTneriss
q notice that the new law in regard 10 a.
censes for milk testers. will be rigidIv en-
forced as soon as IT goes into effect .TpIv
4 and that all operators Of the Baboocx
tester must have licenses. It is expected
that all operators will have their licenses
before the law goes into effect
Tuberculosis Day Observed.
Observance OF tuberculosis Sunday"
was general throughout the state and
many sermons were preached on the i'm
portanee OF good health and some of the
things necessary to maintain the same
The state tuberculosis department has been
at work on plans for a long time ana has
had the cooperation Of many high in the
churches.
heeeive Higher Wages,
De@ hoines plasterers will receive IS. 90 a
day beginning Monday, May 1. according