Omaha daily bee., 1911-06-29
SALOON MEN GAIN POINT
Convince Anti-Saloonists that SO
Licenses May Issue,
MORE WORK FOR CITY COUNCIL
Charles Sweeney Named Receiver for
wyOminE Cattle Company ON
Agreement 90 wind Up Cor
ICON a Sad correspondent.l

(From a Staff Correspondent
DIES MONIES, June 2s.-(Special Tele-
gram. )--The Des Moines saloon men caused
CONSERVATION in the city council today by
making the plea that under the Moon law
IL viii not be possible to reduce the number
of saloons in the city to eighty-five. as
planned, but that ninetv-sx can legally
operate that being the number in force
when the law went into effect 1t was sup
posed they would only ask for eighty-six
licenses. The attorney for the Anti-Saloon
league admitted that this was right and
that the number could not be reduced to
eighty-six. The counOh did not complete
the work of granting licenses.
Sweeney Made Receiver.
Charles Sweeney was today named by
the district court as receiver for the wyo-
ming Cattle company. with a bond Of
$1,000 1t has been agreed by the principal
stockholders that the affairs Of the COM
pany are to be wound up.
The district court at Boone today com
menced the trial of a law suit in which
1e1 negro miners are using the officers Of
the Miners union. each one for $4,000.
because of the refusal OF the union to
permit the miners either TO work in the
mines at Ogden or to form union of their
own. They claim they we're imported from
the south with an understanding as to their
work.
Will Help Out Treasury.
The new rule established by State Auditor
Bleakly of not paying the quarterly bills
of the state educational institutions until
the close OF each quarter instead Of draw
ing the warrants in advance. as has been
Done in the past will greatly help out the
financial reports of the state treasurer.
Some years ago there was a great cutlery
because the balance in the general fund
was permitted to get down as low as
100000 on one occasion, but that was due
to the fact that the college payments were
made in advance. Now the system will
obviate the danger OF the treasury balance
running down to low figure, as payments
will not be made so long before collections
are made.
Take over Blind College.
The State Board Of Education meets to-
morrow ut Cedar Falls for the purpose of
arranging the details of taking over the
management of the college for the blind
at Vinton. which is to be relinquished next
Friday by the Board of Control. The col
lege has about 1876 blind students, the num-
Der not being as large as in other years,
and the annual cost is about $4,000 a year
The Board of Education will make no
change In the management at this time
as the college is well organized and is do
ing good work for the blind children of
the state.
Effort to Burn Asylum.
The State Board of Control reports that
the loss on the fire at the Knoxville in
stitution for inebriates was very small
probably net to exceed $500 The fire was
unouestionably due to the action of some
inmate who sought to destroy the main
building out of revenge.
Work for Liability Commission.
The state commission to investigate
| the advisability of law fixing workmen's
compensation and employers liability and
| to prepare bill for the legislature, will
meet again July 10 to complete the
Organization which was partly effected
some time ago. The state law library has
been collecting information as to laws ana
| bills and reports on the subject In other
states and will also make an inquiry as to
what has been done in Europe.
OIL inspectors to BE Named.
| 1t is expected that in few days the
! governor will make list of the deputy
| oil inspectors for tho state to be APP
pointed for two yearc, commencing July 1.
Most OF the present corps will be re-
tanned
| The California Fire Insurance company
Of San Francisco was today admitted to
do business in Iowa.
Governors Secretary Returns.
Charles C. Nye, secretary to the COVER
nor, returned today from Lake Olzoboji,
where he has been for three weeks on a
honeymoon trip.
Attorney General Cosson is expected back
from Salt Lake City on Thursday and he
will again take up the work OF the prepare
| ton of the express rates cases soon to be
tried out before the federal court
/ Cattle Company Troubles.
| Additional troubles have come to the
wyoming Cattle company. the district court
taking hand on behalf of NJ. H. Hartuns,
who claims the company owes him 5000
and he wants an accounting. Hartung was
| one of the large stockholders and he claims
that a part OF the big ranch In Wyoming
belonged to him.
! PeOnage System in Vogue.
Tho state labor department has been
making a extensive investigation into the
status of the Greek laborers, who live in
Des Moines and Commissioner Van Duyn
reports that a system of peonage appears
to exist here. He will cause the arrest
Of some of the leaders and believes this
win bring out all the facts. The boys are
brought over from Europe under contract
and kept there as long an possible
Weather and Crops in Iowa.
The weather during the last week was
exceedingly hot; the average daily excess
OF temperature being about degrees. and
the rainfall was MI until the last two
days when light to copious showers oc-
CURED over the larger part OF the state
In many localities the amount OF rainfall
was however, too small, to be of much
benefit except to freshen up vegetation and
purity the atmosphere. Corn is holdine
yet suffered any material injury, though
nearing the danger time in q few localities
Much OF II has been laid by In good condi
tion, and IN few counties some OF the
early planting is beginning 70 tassel. Re