Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-02
IOWA ARGUMENT IS USED
Shippers Informed Their Contentious
Employed at Washington.
PILOT MOUND HALF BURNED
Little Town in DoOne County Far
TALLY Destroyed by Fire---TwO
Thousand Dollars Raised
at Charity nail.
Trom q staff Correspondent. }


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From n staff Correspondent)
DIES MONIES, To-, Dec. 1.-(special |
Telesram.)-Attorneys in the suit before |
! tho Interstate Commerce commission |
have brought In the name OF the Iowa |
railroad commission Iowa shippers have
been Informed that the arguments pre-
scented there have recently been fortified
and strengthened by arguments from
other states In other cases involving Sim
liar Issues.
The main contention of the Iowa people
Is that the Interstate Commerce com
mission is wholly without power or au-
thority to authorize the railroad COM
panies to charge moro for n long haul
In interstate traffic than for the sum
In the one long haul,
II appears that case brought from
Michigan raises the same question and
also that a brief filed by the counsel
for the traffic service bureau supports
the same contention, The arguments in
the Iowa case have not yet been made
to the Interstate Commerce commission,
but Will be soon, though the evidence
was completed long ago.
Fire at Pilot Mound.
a fire early this morning at the little
town OF Pilot Mound in Boone county
destroyed at least half OF the town with
loss estimated ut $4,000. The cause was
not known.
Successful Charity Rail.
At a charity ball and entertainment
given In this city last night over 1920
was realized for the benefit OF charity
and at least half of this Is to be ex-
pended for making chlldrens play
ground in the south part OF the city. It
! was the most successful event of the
kind ever held here.
state VIII Make Case.
It is expected that by Saturday the
Kelly murder trial will take a different
turn when the state starts in to intro
duce some testimony bearing on the life
Of DR.. Harry Kelly in recent years. For
a week the whole case has been IN the
hands OF the defense. which has been ac-
cumulating vast amount OF evidence in
extenuation OF the killing OF Edmund
Starring, the Des Molnes barkeeper, and
at present the belief prevails that the
defense has made such a case that it will
be almost impossible to overcome IT, But
the county attorney insists he will be
able to produce a great deal OF testimony
In rebuttal and make the case look en-
tirely different before II reaches the
jury. Mrs Kelly will complete her evil
dence tomorrow and 1t is expected that
the father Of the defendant will also
testify.
Red Cross Seals sell Well,
A. Il. Kepford OF the state tuberculosis
department has received orders from
Iowa towns for over 00O,O0O Red Cross
seals, TO be sold betweeh this time and
Christmas, the proceeds TO 20 10 the
fund for the tuberculosis movement II
is expected that near a million OF the
seals will be sold in Iowa this year at
l cent apiece.
Attends Iowa EistedfOdd.
About fifty persons went from here TO
Abba today 10 attend and participate
In the annual Elstedfodd or musical fes-
tival and competition OF the Welsh peo-
pie OF Iowa. The program Is an ex-
tended one, including prizes for at least
twenty different musical and literary
numbers and several addresses by prom
! inent persons.
Town wants POHtOffice.
The residents OF a new mining town
J in Monroe county. the town OF Fraker,
have not been able to secure from the
Postcffce department an order for a
postoffice at their town. There are fifty
families there now and the number will
be doubled very soon. but they are as ye.
compelled 10 get their mail on rural mail
routes, and this is burdening the rural
carriers. The town Is a new one located
at new coal mines not far from Buxton
Gas Company Litigation.
II Is expected that Judge Sloan, master
Nv, l.as.a Nr.s A h.. 90 a
soon complete his report on the status OF
the gas company in Des Moinss. and that
the federal court will decide whether OF
not reduction in gas rates can be made
in the city without destroying the prop
erty OF the company. Judge Mcpherson
cut out large part OF the case for the
city by refusing 10 permit the city TO en-
ter upon the question Of showing that the
Des Mo,nes company is an auxiliary OF
larger company IN Philadelphia.
Winfield Scott post. No. &C. q. A. r.. OF
Webster City, has adopted a resolution
in opposition to the bill Of Senator Will
Jams OF Mississippi to appropriate sl2j. OOO)
TO erect monument IN one OF the ma
tional cemeteries 20 commemorate the
herolsm Of the confederate forces OF thu
civil war. The resolutions "emphaucally
protest against appropriatlng money
from the national treasury for monu-
ments to perpetuate the lost cause
The post has been told Senator Cum
minis Is TO give this bill his active support
The Webster City old soldiers are unable
60 understand his attitude and they "fur-
Their declare 1t is beyond comprehension
that any loyal citizen OF the state and
nation could be induced TO support such
a measure"