Omaha daily bee., 1911-07-09
DIES MONIES FIREMEN HURT
Lieutenant Merchant and Fireman
Peel Jared from Wagon.
CALDWELL THREATENS TO QUIT
Demands that Mcvicar Live Up to
His Service LRwS-Western
League Team May FiAd
Purchaser.
cFrom a stan Correspondent)

(ErOm a StaII Correspondence
DIES MONIES, July S-(special Tele-
gram. 1.-TWO fremen. Lieutenant Merchant
and Private Peel, were injured this after
noon while dashing to fire. The wagon
was going full speed on Walnut street
when the horses veered to the right and
crashed into telephone pole. Both men
were riding well to the front on the truck.
The force OF the impact sent them head
long onto the pavement Both were rem
dered unconscious. Their ]. companions
picked them off the street and physicians
were hurriedly rushed to the scene OF the
accident. The men wer found to suf-
fering from bruises about the head and
body II is feared that both men sus-
tanned internal injuries which may result
fatally. Besides several frightful cuts
about their faces and bodies, they seemed
TO be suffering from internal injuries.
Caldwell Wants OFF Board.
d. II. Caldwell resigned today as men,
Der Of the civil service commission. His
resignation was placed in the hands OF
Mayor James r. Hanna to take effect the
instant Councilman MacVicar complies
with his own civil service ordinance. Mr..
Caldweirs action is regarded as practically
a climax to the long squabble between
members of the civil service board and
Councilman MacVicar.
New Rock Island Building.
The Rock Island will erect new office
building on the present site of the old sta
ton. The new building to be ready by
July u, 1912. The structure, which will
take the place Of the old brick building
now on the site, will contain the offices of
three divisions and legal. claims and ac-
counting departments. The building will
be ready for occupancy by the time the
new Kansas City-St Paul division is Gre
ated with trains operating between the
Twin Cities and Kansas City
League Team May BE Sold.
1t was learned here today that Herman
HuttenIocher, Des Moines cigar dealer,
who has always taken much interest in
sports, expects to purchase the Des Moines
base ball club and will be the chief di-
rector IL the sale can be arranged. 1t is
alsa stated that II he buys the club
''Ducky'' Holmes will become manager of
the team.
Mining Men Disagree.
After a stormy conference the state mine
inspectors and the committee Of mine own
ers failed to agree on any uniform code of
signals for the mines of Iowa. Two propo-
sitions were agreed to. One Is that the
present signals, as prescribed by law, shall
not be disturbed. 1t was also agreed that
II any new signals are found necessary that
the mine inspector Of the district where
the signals are needed and the mine owner
shall get together and promulgate an ad-
ditional set Of signals. which shall apply
to that particular district.
Listing Names for Licenses.
+. A decision rendered by the office OF at
torney general today in answer to a county
attorney fixes the method OF application
OF the new law which requires that county
attorneys secure and file with the county
auditors the names OF all holders OF fed
eral licenses other than the legal sellers of
liquors. He holds that the proper method
is for each county attorney to make out
q list of the holders OF mulct law licenses
and druggists permits and forward this to
the collector of internal revenue with re-
quest for the additional names in this
county of license holders. In this way the
great expense OF securing the lists will be
avoided. These lists are filed with the
county auditor and a record kept and they
are prima facie evidence of violation of
the state laws.
Phone Taxes Not Satisfactory.
Members OF the state executive council
have received information that representa-
tives of the cities OF Iowa will appear
before the council next week at the time
OF the tax and assessment hearing on
railroads, telephones and similar concerns
and ask that some better system of dis
tributing the telephone values be adopted.
Complaint is made that the distribution of