Omaha daily bee., 1911-09-21

| the republican and independent papers
or these polled, 2SO refused to commit
themselves at this time, but voting for
Taft were IT'S; for La Toilette, 90, the
others scattering or expressing them
selves against both. II Is assumed from
this that Taft will receive the Iowa dele
cation to the national convention.
| Iowa FratcrnnI Congress.
! Two hundred men and women from
all parts of the country are attending
the Iowa Fraternal Congress convention.
Supreme officers end insurance commits
sloners of a number OF states are in
attendance. The meeting will be devoted
to discussion Of fraternal life in
surance.
CummIns Is Surprised
Senator A. b. Cummins in a statement
! published in an afternoon paper today,
I expressed surprise that President Taft
In his Detroit speech yesterday so en-.
! phatically opposed any amendment Of or
supplement to the antitrust laws.
| Personally" said the senator, II be-
lieve that the antitrust law should be
amended or supplemented, both in the
interest Of large business enterprises and
| in the interest of those who must buy the
| products of such enterprises. The stu
alton is intolerabe from the business
| point of view.
Some restraint of trade is declared to
be unlawful by the supreme court, but
the extent of that unlawful restraint
cannot be known by the business man
until he is prosecuted and his case reaches
/ the supreme court. He does not and can
not know, as he proceeds with his bust
ness whether he is a good citizen or a
criminal"
Iowa MiIlers Win.
Iowa Millers secured the bulk Of the
contracts for flour at the state institu-
lions today in the bidding for next year.
The state buys 1850 barrels, The con-
tracts were for prices lower than last
year, ranging from $4.os barrel to $780,
as against $475 last year. The contracts
go as follows: Shenandoah Milling COM
Ipany for Council Bluffs, Fort Madison,
Glenwood Clarnda and Mount Pleasant.
Washburn-Crosbyc company, Minneapolis,
for Cherokee and Independence. Archer
Milling company, Cedar Rapids for
Davenport. Updike Milling company,
Omaha, for Oakdale. Lord Milling COM
pany, Wamego, Kan, for Anamosa, Ell
dora and Marshalltown. Shannon Mott
Milling company, Des Mones, for Knox
vile and Mltchellville.
New Corporations.
There were filed with the secretary of
state today the articles OF incorporation
for the Corydon Creamery company,
$4,000 capital; the Fixture Advertising
company, Sheldon, $4,000, and the Loranz
Realty company, Des Moines, $4,000.
Supreme Court Meets.
The September term Of the supreme
court opened today and the work Of sub
hitting cases was commenced. About ten
of the forty-six applications for rehear-
ing were heard and submitted, but It will
take two days to reach the regular sub
mission OF new appeals.
A. L. Hayden of Alton was, on motion
of the attorney general, admitted to prac-
tlce in Iowa. He had been in the prac-
tice in South Dakota.
Warden Sanders Confident.
Warden Sanders of the state prison at
Fort Madison attended the state confer
ence Of heads of institutions today. He
is confident of the outcome of the in
vestigation instigated by the attorney
cOnvicts.
Frank Novak, a released convict who
has been In Des Molnes several days, is
understood to be engaged in working up
the case against the prison management.
John Il. Dobblns, one of the Mabray
"steerers," is here expecting to hear the
decision of the supreme court on his case
appealed some time ago.
Trouble Among the HOrsemen.
The filing OF suits in Chicago against
President II. G. MoMillen of the Perch
eron Society of America in regard TO
registration of animals, is said to be
largely the outgrowth of trouble over
the division of horse classes at the fairs
this year. McMillen, who is president,
lives at Rock Rapids, and Wayne Dins-
more, the secretary, was formerly Of the
state college. This year the Percheron
| society demanded at the big fairs a
separate classification from the French
draft horses and secured 1t and the own
ers of French draft horses became angry
and refused to show at the fairs Now
some of the breeders are getting back
at McMlllen personally accusing him of
fraudulent registration OF animals. and
at the Percheron society, with view TO
breaking It's influence.
Can Man Hold Two OFFICES.
Whether or not a person can hold the
office of mayor and at the same time be
a justice of the peace, is to be tested In
the courts. The attorney general held that
the two offices are incompatible and
suit was brought in WlHnebRgo county
against the mayor of Forest City TO COM
pei him to either give up that office or
the one Of justice. There are a number
of similar cases in the state.
Conference of Institutions.
The heads of the various state institu-
lions opend their quarterly conference
at the state house today. Practically all
were present. They all reported their
various institutions as running along
smoothly, but the crop situation is not
as good as they would like Sllos are
being built at several of the institutions,
but the supply of fodder IL not good and
IT is not easy to fill them. Some OF the
superintendents brought samples OF corn
TO the conference, but il was not of extra
quality.
BIOdEett Loses Again.
ID. T. Blodgett, the Des Moines lawyer
and book, agent who has been appealing
TO all sorts of courts to get him out Of
the penitentiary, has been turned down
by Justice Hughes OF the United states
supreme court He applied TO him for
writ Of error against the Iowa suprene