Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-07-12
GRAIN MEN WILL COOPERATE
Annual Session 70 rIOwa Begins in
Des Moines Today.
FEDERAL OFFICER INVESTIGATES
LOOl<s Into state Law and Its Breadth
with Relation 60 Protection of
.t Gneeks--Gss Hearing To-day
- ne Keosauaua.
(From a staff Correspondent.)

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DIES MONIES. July u.-(SpeciAl Tele-
gram J. Members OF the Western Grain
Dealers association are gathering in the
city to attend the annual convention. which
begins tomorrow.
Members OF the various committees met
today to prepare reports. A meeting Of
their Insurance company also will be held.
The grain men plan for closer cooperation
and mutual interest In grain buying.
Inspector whitfield of the United States
labor bureau held a conferences here today
with State Labor Commissioner Van Duyn
In regard to alleged violation OF labor laws
by Greek labor agencies and 1t was de-
cided that the state laws are sufficient to
prevent any injustice to the Greek labor
ers. Information was filed against two OF
the Des Moines colony accusing them OF
violating the state law by failing to take
out license for their employment agency.
The hearing win be begun tomorrow be-
fore Judge Sloan Of Keosauua. as master
in chancery for the federal court in the
matter of the suit OF Des Moines to compel
a reduction In the price of gas from 81
to 80 cents. The city has employed large
number Of experts and will make a strong
showing of the ability OF the company to
reduce the price.
Corn in Good shape.
Crop conditions are far better i'm iowa
than in any other middle western state
and Iowa's corn crop will be larger this
year than the 1910 crop according to the
monthly report of George A. Wells, secre-
tary Of the Western Grain Dealers asso-
ciation issued today. Secretary Wells as
serts that rain within the next week will
give Iowa a bumper crop.
Turned over to New Department.
The State Railroad commission today
turned over to the new department OF
commerce counsel about sixty pending
cases before the commission to be
taken up and investigated, These in
clude application for changes in the
classification and rates on freight on as
many different commodities, some. Of the
changes suggested < asked by. the
RAILROADS and some . c shippers It Is
expected, that the commerce counsel viii
prepare these. cases for, presentation to the
commission and represent the. shippers in
these matters. For the first time in the
history of the, state the shippers now have
what they have long been asking for, a
representative to appear before the COM
| mission. - . .,.y - .
go, 9S Degrees Daring Day.
The maximum temperature here today
was IS. according to the government Their
| mometer. Three babies are reported to
have died from heat today and there were
/ two prostratIons. Two babies died from
the heat yesterday Relief is promised
with possibility OF rain tomorrow.
Negro Masons win Meet.
| The Iowa grand lodge Of negro Masons
| will meet inLDes Moines this week and IL
| is expected there wilt,be large attend
ance as the reports show that ithesIodge
has been making many gains during the
last Year, ,sw. H. Miiiigan OF Cedar Rap
| ids @is grand MASTER. There will be q
! parade through the streets on Thursday
| Of the delegates and visitors, led by a
| ,.alson "a negro policeman and including
knights Templar section. 80
Organise Thresher Composites.
Articles of Incorporation of three com
panies which are intended to handle the
threshing business in Scott county by
virtual cooperation were filed with the
secretary of state today. They are the
Independent Thresher company. the Hawk
eye Thresher company and the Lincoln
! Thresher company all Of ST eridar. tow,
| ship. Scott county. and each with $5,0oS
| capital. There was also filed with the
secretary Of state the Belle Plaine Improve
ment association with $4,000 capital.
A court composed OF women illustrlou'
for their high birth and position existed II
France from the twelfth to the fourteenth
century Its Jurisdiction, recognized only
by courtesy and opinion. extended over al
questions of sallantry, and particular,
over affairs OF love.
Here is specimen Of the important
questions adjudicated: "a lady listened t.
one Admirer. pressed the hand of anothe
and touched with her toe the foot of 9
third. Which Of these three was the IA
vored suitor?" To the annoyance Of mer'
man the decision was never promulgated
outside the pale Of the fair tribunal.
Findings were made according to a cod'
OF thirty-one articles made by Andre, roya
chaplain OF France. in ITO
Countess de Die, known as the Sappho O
the middle ages. was one Of the divihiHe
who presided. 'A
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