Omaha daily bee., 1911-02-24
COMMITTEE IN FAVOR OF FUND
Would Use So Per Cent Of Money
From Automobiles for Road Fund.
ROCK ISLAND TAKES ST. .&oM
DR.. Cook Tells Des Moines Press Ciuh
lie waa Near Pole and Does
Not Know Just How
Close.
LION q 500 correspondentl

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DIES MONIES. Feb. s3.-Cspecial Tele-
gram 1.-The house committee on ways and
means after a long contest this afternoon
recommended for passage bin TO divert TO
a special road fund IS per cent Of the
money received by the state from auto
mobiles The bill originally provided that
all the money received from this source
should 20 into the road fund and the high
ways committee so recommended II. Then
II was sent to the other committee where
an effort was made to defeat Il but tue
/ farmers triumphed.
That the Rock Island interests have alb
sorbed the st. Paul & Des Moines Railroad
company was definitely announced from an
authoritative source today The deal Is said
to have been consummated at New York
last Saturday and Sunday The line runs
from here TO Mason City.
Ralph p. Bolton a longtime resident Of
Des Moines engaged in the hardware busi-
ness, was today elected by the Greater Des
MOines committee to succeed Lucius Wilson
as secretary. There had been many appli-
cants from other cities.
Dr. Frederick II. Cook the explorer was
the guest of the Press club here today and
this evening at a banquet and later lee
tured to "a large crowd at the auditorium.
The proceeds will go to charity. He as
serted that he was In fact at the north pole
or as near to it as anyone and so near that
it can never be known whether he was at
It or not
Would Move Monument.
| A bill in the house today by Representa-
tive Zeller contemplates the moving Of the
Iowa soldiers monument which is located
back OF the state capitol, to point on the
river front in Des Moines and sppropriates
$4,000 for that purpose. The location sug-
gested is the place where It has been
planned the Allison monument might be
placed
Representative Perkins introduced a bill
appropriating $4,000 for the establishment
of reformatory for women. It viii be a
place where women may ben sent who are
too old for the reform school at Mitchell
Vile and yet ought not to be sent to the
penitentiary.
Wants DOgs All MGzsIed.
Governor Carroll today received from
w. s. Mcclure OF Gooding Idaho, secretary
Of the National Wool Growers association,
a telegraphic request that the legislature
immediteiy pass law requiring all dogs
that are at large 70 b muEzled at night.
Democrats to Take a Hand.
The democrats of the legislature are now
threatening, to take an active part in the
making OF a United States senator. With
the veto OF the Oregon plan bill, which they
ali favored, they have become 90 angry
that they say they will be ready to act any
day in entire unison and to throw their
fifty-four votes TO any republican they may
favor This means that unless the repub-
: licans get together and decide Upon can
r didate OF their party very soon the demo-
Mn lA ava ~.
tween the two candidates, Whether they
will favor Deemer or Kenyon or q new man
is not known.
Income Tax Resolution.
The senate OF the Iowa legislature passed
today house joint resolution approving
the amendment Of the United States con-
stitution in the matter of providing for
an income tax law. A motion made to have
Il retired to- the Judiciary committee dis
closed 20 to Is on the principal and on the
final vote II was IS to g. The only speech
on the measure was by Senator Parshal
democrat who discussed It at great length.
Some effort has been made lately to work
up sentiment against the resolution. but IL
failed
Refuses Bank Guaranty.
The house today refused to take any ae-
tion looking TO the establishment Of bank
purpose was discussed on a motion by
( Representative Dabney to substitute a mi
l ncrity report and consider the bill The
$ house refused. IS to 81, to make the sub
= stitution, then sent the bill TO It's death.
No More Elections.
The house also refused to consider the
I pabney bill providing for a special wlde-
I open election for senator in the spring. The
bnl contemplated that when three-fourths
= Of the members Of the legislature petitioned
e the governor to call an election and pledged
d themselves to vote for the candidate hav-
e ing the highest vote the governor should
a call the, election. Then the republicans and
h democrats should all enter Que general cleo
Il ton with no restriction as to the number
k of candidates and fight it out. The house
e voted IS to 49, TO refuse to take It up.
s Road scheme f. Defeated.
e The house has sent to the ways and
e means committee a bill which was IN
e tended TO place IN the county road fund
d all the taxes received from automobiles,
amounting to about $4,000 year. The
bill came to the house from the Highways
y committee with recommendation. but was
= sent to the ways and means committee be-
: cause il affects the revenues OF the state
: II viii probably be changed or defeated in
that committee
. To Pass On ColIeEe Case.
The state Board OF Education meets here
Tomorrow to pass on the merits OF the
controversy involving the animal husbandry
! department Of the state college at Ames
Il is the understanding tnat the faction
taken will. indicate that while there has
been looseness IN the management, moth
ing serious has been done and no change
will be made in the management for the
present. Alter the close OF The school year
? a change will be made. The fact thai
,. Prof Kennedy Is strongly backed BY the
{ college and the student body makes Il Ger
y tain he VIII be retained Tor the remainder
k OF the year. as TO do otherwise would nov
almost ruin the department.
4 An interesting phase OF the controversy
h Is In connection with the award at the
= International stock show. Il IL known thn,
a demand has been made 10 take the honor
:. Of showing the champion steer away from
d Iowa because the winning animal sham
o rock II, was entered fraudulenty, and TIN,
r viii give the honor 70 a Canadian animal