Omaha daily bee., 1911-02-17
CITY TO BUY STREET LINES
Council Of Des Moines Accepts Mayor
Hanns's Plan Of Purchase.
KENYON AND DEEMER ARE EVEN
Supporters a Former WIN Continue
90 vote for Hin ~ Least An
other Dsy-Des Moines
River Rising.
FROM a staff Correspondent)


DIES MONIES. Ia. Feb. 16-CSpecial Tele-
gram.)-The city council OF Des Moines to-
day accepted the plan OF Mayor Hanna for
settlement OF the street car situation
by purchase. The plan is for the city to
purchase the stock OF the company to the
value OF sisO5,OOo at 20 cents on the dol
lar. payment to be made by 4 per cent
bond issue. The company IL - finance
rehabilitation TO the extent OF 81 100000 II
Is expected that a bill will be got through
the legislature authorizing the purchase
and Il will be put up to the voters to ap-
prove very soon.
Minneapolis Crusaders on Trip.
/ A committee Of Minneapolice representa-
tives OF vice commission are doing the
city OF Des Moines, making an investiga-
ton into the methods which have been
followed here under the commission for
cleaning up the city. Their intention Is
to start a crusade in Minneapolis to make
that city free from vice.
rise in Des Moine- River.
| The recent heavy rains started sud
den rise in the Des Moines river and for
the first time In over two years the wa
ter Is high enough to cause alarm for the
workmen engaged in building a new bridge.
The ice started to go out Of the river to-
day and piled up on the false work for
the bridge. 1t was blown out with dyna-
mite.
Kenyon and Deemer Even.
In the senatorial contest today the vote
as between the two republican candidates
was so nearly tie that the Kenyon men
decided at a conference they would con-
tlnue to vote for him and prolong the dead
/ lock at least another day. Kenyon re-
/ ceived fifty and Deemer fifty-one votes.
| The immediate cause Of the breakup was
! the presence in the city Of George E. Rob.
1 erts, director OF the mint, who came direct
| from Washington bearing important mes
sages. He sought to get the standpatters
together and to)have them vote for Ken
/ yon. 1t is learned that this fact was COM
municated to Young at Washington and he
at first advised them to stand firm for
him and to deny the authority of Roberts
to speak for the administration. Later It
became evident that a break from Young
could not be long delayed and he released
his following,
Statement for Young.
A statement given out by the friends Of
Senator Young before the taking of the
roll call in Joint session said;
| II has been urged upon the supporters
/ of Senator Young that the people OF Iowa
want solution OF the deadlock. with
and after a conference among themselves
/ they are today putting into the contest
great men, in the hope that his years on
/ the bench have freed him from factional
prejudice so that he may be acceptable
/ to all the republicans of Iowa This is
| offered as a sincere attempt to break the
deadlock. Leaders Of the other faction
having urged us to bring out a harmony
| candidate he
basis for quarrel, we believe we furnish
such when we give our support to Judge
Deemer.
! A telegram from Senator Young to sena-
tor Stuckslager was also made public, as
follows:
am reasonably In close touch with the
situation in Iowa. l want a settlement
for the good of republcanism more than
settlement that means a sacrifice of the
principles that we have been fighting for,
put II my supporters think there 4 some
the legislature can unite, I am willing to
stand aside while you make the trial, and
such an effort at solution.
Judge Deemer was on the bench at the
time and took no part. II is known. how
ever, that he viii accept II elected.
Legislative Proceedings.
knowledge that there were big things
broke in on the days proceedings.
The senate spent great deal Of time
emasculatng the bill in regard to tax fer
rets, and then on a fifth attempt to lay
It over. postponed action until tomorrow
The house failed TO pass the bulk sales
bill which requires filing of notice Of In
tent OF a retail dealer TO sell out his store
The vote was A. TO a.
| The house passed a bill authorizing
country school districts to pay the tuition
Of pupils from those districts going to
| high schools.
| A bill was introduced by Goodykoontz
1 fixing what constitutes a train crew for
the handling Of certain trains. Not less
than three persons shall be employed to
handle an ordinary passenger train.
Halgrims introduced q bill to exampt 90
per cent of the wages of the head of a
family from execution.
The president OF Tabor college and a.
delegation appeared here today to speak
for the bill to provide for the establish
ment at that college OF a normal depart
ment by the state aid The plan is TO
have the state make the experiment of an
other normal school in southwestern Iowa
on very small expense and later, II It is
found good, to build and equip such
school.
Woman Suffrage Amendment.
The house committee on elections to-
day recommended for passage the Joint
resolution favoring woman suffrage
Ban ON Storage Eggs.
Upon receipt OF complaints that bad eggs
are being sold In Des Moines. the city
health department today issued an order
/ that no more cold storage eggs shall be
!
that department have personally invests
I gated the quantities that are IN storage.
Gas Ordinance 10 Courts.
Negotiations between the city and the
| Des Moines Gas company 10 effect a set
/ Element on the 90-cent gas ordinance
are at an end. In all likelihood the case