Omaha daily bee., 1911-02-06
Iowa..

the district court, making five in all for
this county. They represent that the four
judges at present are kept busy practically I
the year round and that the court business
is falling behind very much. The additional
Judge would be appointed for this year.
Oppose New workman Law.
Representatives Of large manufacturing
interests in the state have gone to work
before the legislature to oppose the bills
looking to establishing in Iowa a system Of
workinEmen's compensation for injuries
after the European style and in accord
ance with the plans which have been
worked out by Colonel Roosevelt They rep
resent that such a system here would
greatly increase the hazard Of employment
Of large bodies Of men. The bill is being
asked by organised labor
May Distribute state Money.
This week bill will be introduced in
the legislature looking 20 a distribution of
the funds Of the state in banks other than
those in Des Moines II provides that the
executive council may designate banks out
side OF the city as state repositories and
providing for a surety bond for their safe
keeping At present all the state money
is required to be kept at the state capital
The daily balances have not been as large
recently as they were few years ago.
Fixing Up an Amendment.
The Joint resolution to be presented to
the legislature asking for woman suffrage
Is to be made error proof. The legislative
committee Of the local suffrage association
has submitted the resolution calling for
submission of a suffrage movement 70 the
vote Of the electors to Attorney General
George Cosson, who found a flaw in its
wording that might be the means OF its
defeat when It came to vote. The resolu-
ton is now in the hands of the attorneys
representing the suffrage women, and so
far as possible will be made flawless. 1t
is probable that the joint resolution will
be submitted to the legislature this week
Iowa Teachers Meeting.
Dates for the Iowa Teachers association
meeting have been changed from November
3, 4 and to November 9, 10 and IL This
information was received by the convention
committee Of the Commercial club in a
letter from Frank L. Smart, chairman Of
the executive committee Of the teachers.
The change is made because Of q conflict
with similar meeting Of Wisconsin
teachers.
VIII Get More Evidence.
The State Board of Education will get
more information on the case of Prof Ken
needy of Ames before deciding the matter
An agreement was made to await decision
until the representatives of the farm papers
should secure some affidavits One matter
which was not cleared up fully was that
I,F he int aIlagad IN haRn takan
| in the matter by the makers of stock foods.
| In defense of Kennedy it was stated that
the stock food makers have backed the
! fight against him. but this has since been
clearly disproved.
Secretary simpson Leaves.
Secretary John c. Simpson of the state
department of agriculture closed his work
for the board today and tomorrow will go
to Minneapolis to take charge of his new
work there. The Iowa fair work is left
in charge of A. c. Corey as acting secre-
tary for the present In the meantime
the legislature is wrestling with the prob
lem of how to arrange il so that the de-
partment can pay fair salary for the
right man,
Opposing the Tax Ferrets.
A considerable lobby has been maintained
in the city the last two weeks to oppose the
further operation OF the tax ferrets and
IL appears now certain that the tax ferret
law will be repealed. At the same time the
tax ferrets and those interested in the col
lection of all the taxes due have made 9
hard fight for the retention Of the Law
under which they are operating. During
the coming week the senate will take VI
this question and thresh it out on the floor
Death of Governors Clerk.
Captain c. Nj. Snyder, aged %, died thi
morning at a local hospital. He was gen
eral clerk in the office of Governor Carroll
which position he had filled for two years
He formerly lived in Mount Pleasant an,
was an old soldier.
Examining Teachers' Papers.
force of forty-five educators worked al
day today in the office of the superintend
ent Of public instruction in the examina
ton papers received from every county IL
the state of the examination of teacher
for certificates The number of examina
lions was much larger than at any previou
January examination for teachers.
State Y. NJ. &. A. Conference.
We're Lopez East High school senior, wa
, chosen chairman of the boys conference o
the Young Mems Christian association, Il
session today at Memorial hall, Drake uni
versity. Harold Bruner, West High senior
} was appointed vice chairman OF the meet
ing. One hundred boy delegates were pres
ent from different parts OF the state. Tn
principal feature OF the meeting tonigh
; was a stereopticon lecture by F. e. East
man, general secretary Of the Young Men
3 Christian association of Council Bluff.
, Dwight Lewis. secretary OF the state Rail
9 road commission. also spoke.
Trouble In = Church.
Warning factions of the United Churc
: of God, Fourth and Allen streets, unabl
to agree as to which shall have possessio