Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-06-21
LAFE YOUNG POLLS EDITORS
Majority Of Republican Editors of
Iowa for Administration.
MANY REFUSE TO DECLARE
shoe Dealers of HRwkeye state PER-
feet state Organization at Des
Moines--Farmer Pays Cash
on order of Court.
From a Staff Correspondent


Telegram)-The Daily Capital publishes
this evening the result OF a poll of Iowa
newspaper men taken by Senator Young
to ascertain how many OF the editors
would go on record for or against the
reciprocity bill. Votes were solicited from
$50 which excludes the democratic papers
of the state as a result, 1fS Of the editors
went on record for the administration and
l43 opposed. or those which are classified
as straight republican, 125 voted against
and ninety-four for the bill
There were PAS from whom no expression
was received. The poll was taken be-
cause of Senator Youngs challenge to the
Chicago Tribune that there were not 1877
Iowa editors who would go on record as
favoring free trade with Canada"
shoe Dealers OrgRnfze.
A meeting was held here today by about
| 100 shoe dealers in the state for the pur-
pose of effectng a state organization
of retail shoe dealers. j. X Elwell presi-
dent of the Des Moines Shoe association
presided, and prelimlnaries were had for
state organization. A banquet was held
this evening.
Farmer Pays Money.
! John Nuzum. farmer, paid In TO federal
court today $1,000 which he was ordered
/
1t was the proceeds of sale of cattle fol-
/ lowing which he asked for bankruptcy
clearance and claimed the money had been
| stolen The court refused to accept the
story land ordered the money paid which
was done.
| Warden Says Prison is Clean.
Governor Carroll today caused to be
published a statement he has received from
| Warden Sanders of the Fort Madison
prison. in which the latter explains in de-
tail the work that is done for keeping the
| prison in a sanitary condition. new cell
| house is in preparation, but the old cell
| house, which has before been condemned
is kept as clean as 1t is possible to do. A
! letter from the doctor at the prison was
also made public, In which he declares that
sanitary conditions at the prison are as
good as. would be possible considering the
age Of the prison.
blindness Not Increasing.
AS a result OF an inquiry into the matter
| DR.. Bannister, member of the State Board
of Control, has found that blindness among
children is steadily on the decrease in
| Iowa. The state maintains college or
school for the blind, and practically all
the blind children are attending The en-
rollment is now l22, which is much smaller
than it was many years ago. Investigation
was made to see II there we're not many
children who ought to be there but who
did not attend and it was found that this
is not the case but that blindness among
children appears to be on the decrease.
Health Officers to Meet.
| Secretary Sumner of the State Board of
Health starts this week for Los Angeles to
attend national meeting of the health
a committee on uniform rules for the prep
aration OF bodies for shipment which. 1t is
expected the association will adopt
Cosson on Express Litiga ton.
Attorney General Cosson started today
for Salt Lake City to attend national meet
ing of the attorney generals of the United
States to be held there. He is on the pro-
gram to discuss the question of litigation
in regard to reduction of express rates and
Especially the matter of the value of CO.
operation as between states in this matter.
Investigate Rainsbnrger Case.
Governor Carroll and members of the
Board of Parole started out today for an
informal investigation of the Rainsbarger
case with a view to deciding whether or
not the Rainsbargers shall be paroled. Both
of the men have now been in prison about
twenty-four years. having been sent from
Hardin county where they were convicted
of murder They were at the head of a
gang of horse thieves at the time and
were in feud with gang Of counterfeiters.
High school Normal Work.
Prof. Fred Mahannah. who has been APP
pointed inspector of state high schools,
commenced work today in the department
of public instruction. He will pass on the
claims Of various high schools for state
aid for their normal departments and au-
lthorize about forty OF the schools of the
state to have normal department. This
will commence at the fall terms OF the
schools.
Railway Company increases.
| The secretary OF state received notice of
the increase in capital stock of the Daven-
port & Muscatine Railway company from
100000 to 100000. The Franklin Automo-
bile company OF Syracuse N. Y, ineorpo-
rated in Iowa today, paying on 5000 OF
Icapital used here. The Extra Creamery COM
lpany was incorporated as a cooperative
concern. The Fort Dodge Building com
Ipany, capital $4,000. Incorporated. also the
New Oakland Mercantile company. capital
600