Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-04-16
Iowa
CARROLL SIGNS NOTARY BILL
Measure Legalizing Des Moines
Saloon Petition is a Law.
EXECUTIVE GIVES FULL NOTICE
Secretary RummeII of StiII College
of cIteOpathy cited to Tell
what He Has Done with
His Property,

"hhN re rms bOhe WIN
His Property.
DIES MONIES Ia, April l5.-CSpecial
Telegram. D--Governor Carroll has attached
his signature to the bill which cured the
defect in the Des Moines saloon petition of
consent caused by the acknowledgements
taken by Miss Bessie Cohen. a notary pub
lie after her commission had expired
This ends an incident OF the legislature
which stirred up considerable excitement,
caused uneasness for the vets and in
terested the "drys." The governor refused
to sign the bill when it passed through the
assembly the first time because. he said,
its real purpose had not been explained.
After it had passed a second time with a
full explanation as to its intent he had
no objection to attaching his signature.
Rummell Cited to Appear.
Alleging that W. F. d. Rummell. secre-
tary-treasurer Of the Still College Of
Osteopathy, has concealed a large amount
OF personal property that the college seeks
to recover on a writ of replevin, officers
OF the institution have had him cited to
appear before the court Saturday morning
to tell what he has done with It, They
allcge that the property consists of 81, 1862
in notes and several hundred dollars worth
OF surgical instruments that he took from
the Des Molnes General hospital
Gambling Protected.
That the business district of Des Moines,
for the last year at least, has been the
rendezvous of gambling joints, run with
the knowledge and consent of certain po-
lice officers. who in their turn accepted
whisky and hush money to keep their ST.
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c. Lawyer, who was put on the stand be-
fore the council in Mayor Hanna's gam
bling probe. He gave testimony as to five
places where he had lost money gambling
his aggregate loss being over $500.
Railroad Profits Less.
The profits of Iowa railroads or the rail-
reads on Iowa business, were less last
year than in the previous year, according
to the reports that are being made to state
officials. one of the first of the big roads
reporting was the Rock Island, and this
company reports that the net profit on
Iowa business was 1886 ,0OO against 3I.5l9
600 the year before. Other companies show
a similar loss Of net revenue on the Iowa
business. Only a few of the regular re-
ports have been received
At Work on Rate Cases.
State Railroad commission. who has been |
given charge of the entire work of prepar- |
ing the special rate cases to go before the |
Interstate Commerce commission, began !
the work today. He will have |
the preparation Of all the interstate rate |
cases, while Judge Henderson, newly-ap- |
pointed commerce counsel, will look after |
the cases before the state commission af- |
fecting Iowa rates alone. This division of |
the work will result in having the inter
state cases prepared Immediately, while
the state cases will walt until after July |
l. when the new commerce counsel will
take his office.
To Frame Up New Laws.
1t is said that w. w, Baldwin, vice pres
ident Of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
railroad is slated for place on the EN-
ployers' Liability commission to be ap-
pointed by the governor under the pro-
visions OF that law.
Five commissioners will be appointed,
two representing employers, two the
unions and one to be disinterested party.
Locating n New Railroad.
w. c. Brady special agent for the Rock
Island leaves in few days to inspect
the route for the projected extension from
Des Moines to connect with the Chicago
Kansas City line at Allerton. Mr.. Brady
will cover the proposed route by going
from Carlisle TO Charlton and from there
to Seymour and Allerton.
New Numbers Motors. =
Motor vehicles in Iowa will all get
entirely new numbers this year when the
annual license fee is paid to the state.
Under the law just passed the owners will
have TO make application for new numbers
July and pay a fee which will have to be
renewed each year and at each registration
= new number will be issued Preparations
for taking care of the immense amount of
additional work required to care for the
business has been commenced in the Of
flee of secretary Of state.
Corn Growers disappointed.
The officers of the Iowa Corn Growers
association are greatly disappointed over
The failure of the legislature to make an
appropriation for the benefit Of the associ-
alton in the holding of the annual corn
show in this city. They had asked the
legislature for an appropriation of 5000
and II failed because of so many other
demands upon the treasury that had to
be first met. The association which lie said
10 have over 1900 members among the
Iowa farmers will go ahead with plans for
another show next winter.
DruEEists Are Relieved.
The passage of one bill for the benefit
Of the druggists OF the state has caused
great rejoicing among them. II is a law
which will enable the druggist 10 fill in all
but few of the blanks that are found
upon the applications for intoxicating
liquors. There are fourteen OF the blank
places and It has been found in practice
hat customers will not or cannot fill them
All in satisfactorily and as a result drug
zists have been subjected to many an
loyances and threats Of prosecution for
aiding in the filling in OF the
blanks.
Governor B. F. Carroll was this morning
Ierved with requisition papers from the
governor of Kansas for the return of Peter
George, wanted there for indulging in white
lave traffic Information against him was
lied in Wyandott county Kansas.