Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-06-17
IOWA FARMERS SWINDLED
Alleged Agents of State Collect Fees
for Organizing Creameries.
BANKERS TO TEST TAX LAW
Des MOines Association Decides TO
Take Up Proposition Rejected
by state Convention at
Mason City.

DIES MONIES, Ia. June 16-(specfal Tel
egram.)-That the farmers Of the state are
being swindled by persons who go about
the state representing themselves to be
authorized to organized creamery com
panes was disclosed today when State
Commissioner Barney Issued a statement
calling attention to the fact that no person
is authorized to do this work for the de-
partment. He states that he has five men
under his direction who are prepared aid
to farmers in organizing and starting
creameries and no others are authorized by
him to do the work. 1t came to the knowl-
edge Of officials recently that a number Of
promoters have been going about the state
organizing creamery associations and MAX
ing large fees for doing the same.
1t was made known here today that
whether the State Bankers association ap-
proves of the plan or not, the local bankers
intend to bring a test case to decide
whether or not the new law for taxation
Of bank stock is constitutional. It will
allege discrimination, as compared with
other forms of property II is understood
the state association in session at Mason
City refused to indorse the plan for max.
ing attest case.
Some time ago the republican convention
of Mill county adopted a resolution oppos-
ing the reciprocity bill in congress Copies
were sent the Iowa senator's Senators
Kenyon replied that the matter is receiv-
ing his careful study. Senator Cummins
states that he is In complete sympathy with
the resolutions so far as they relate to the
Canadian proposition and that he will do
all he can TO see that farmers will not be
compelled to sell in a free trade market
and buy in a protected market.
SOIdiers' Home Report.
The report of the visiting committee of
the Iowa soldiers home made to the annual
department encampment this week showed
that on June of this year there were
lO69 inmates OF the home, S13 men and
1853 women. For the year ending on that
date there were 12S deaths in the homo,
ITO inmates having been buried in the
home cemetery, and eighteen bodies re-
moved to other points. During the same
yearly period 6SS patients were treated in
the hospital, and on June l., 1911, ISL re-
manned in charge of the medical depart
ment as against 1856 on June /, 1910
VIII Investigate n Murder.
The state labor bureau is much wrought
up over the murder at Mason City last
night Of Chris Patos, Greek, whose body
was found this morning, Patos is the man
who gave the information to the state
labor bureau in regard to the alleged
padrone system in use among the Greeks
at Mason City employed in the cement
mills. 1t is supposed that Patos was killed
because Of his activity in this matter. It
is also reported that a state factory in
spector has been threatened with injury.
The investigation at Mason City, which
was commenced some time ago was post
poned because OF the sudden death of an
interpreter.
Van TasseI Case Dismissed.
The state parole board today for the
second time turned down the application OF
l. II. Tassel of Chickasaw county for
clemency. The board reports that after
full investigation they find that the man
was properly convicted and that his guilt
was established beyond any doubt. He
| Is lifer accused of numbering his wife.
The board took occasion also to lay down
rule as to such cases and to state that
the board does not regard 1t as having the
right to release life prisoners for any other
reason than a belief that the person was
| wrongly convicted.