Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-02-01
CONVENTION DATES MADE
Iowa Threshermen Will Meet in Des
Moines Early in March.
COUNT NATH00 PAYS FINE
Man on Trial for Assault ADMITS
PractIeing Medicine without
Lfcense-woman 10 Be
Deputy Court Clerk.
From a staff Correspondent

tFrOm a staff Correspondent
DIES MONIES, Ia, Jan. a--tspecial
Telegram dates for two conventions
for Des Moines this year were arranged
by local committees today. The eonVeh-
lion Of Iowa threshermen viii he heid
here March u. There will be 400 dele
gates to the last convention.
Count Pay. Fine.
Count Nathoo, a Hindu soothsayer'
long nroninent. today went into district
court and paid a fine OF SEQ for attempt
ing to practice the art OF healing WIFI
out a license lie had been under SEN
tence OF twenty years in prison for as
sault upon q sirl, but has new rlai
pending. lie has grown wealthy praetie-
ing his arts.
Woman 10 Take Place.
Clerk Macarthur Of the federal court
will go TO Council Bluffs tomorrow where
he will induct into office as deputy
clerk Miss Ethel colister. daughter OF
a farmer Of the county, who is TO take
that office.
City sued for Water.
The city Of Des Moines was TO-DAY
made defendant In suit by the wafer
company for 5000 claimed as unpaid
water bills partly on excess OF water
used during last year. The company
claims that the city far exceeded It's
rights in use OF water.
| Illinois and Iowa at Oats.
| Secretary sumner Of the Iowa state
Hoard Of Medical Examiners has explained
the situation which caused the break IN
friendly relations Of the Iowa board with
that OF Illinois and refusal Of the Iowa
board TO recognize Illinois certificates
as good, A committee made personal In
vestIgation Of the Illinois colleges and
reported that as TO the medical colleges
in Chicago there were several issuing oi-
p,omaS that are not up to standard. The
only ones regarded as good are the RUSH
Medical college, College Of Physicians ana
Surgeons, Bennett Medical school, North
western university medical school ana
Hahnemann Medical college. inasmuch
as the Illinois board Is giving recognition
10 colleges other than these, the recipro-
cal relations with Illinois have been
severed, and all persons coming from
Illinois will have to stand examination
before the board in full.
lows Rate Cases.
Iowa is still represented at Important
rate hearings outside OF the state. Az
torney General cosson started last even
ing for washington 10 appear for Iowa
. in the big express rate cases that are &c
come before the Interstate Commerce com
mission on behalf Of the commercial
bodies OF the country. Clifford Thorne
OF the state Railroad commission is tax.
ing the conspicuous part in the railroad
hearing in Chicago TO force suspension
OF the recent changes made by the west
ern classification committee. The initl'
alive for this last movement. into which
I several western states have been drawn
was here.
De. Moline. wants small silver
The city council here today adopted
resolution asking congress to authorize
the coinage of sthe scent piece. TIT
action was taken with a view TO possible
s-cent street car fares here.
win Make Use of Primary.
The republicans c1 Polk county VII
select their delegates 70 the fepuphoal
|, county convention by the primary method
The county committee Is expected 4
meet very soon and fix date for tn
county convention and for the holdinl
OF the primary In the city and county
, This method has been for many year
followed here, and although the stat
primary law has no application whateve
. TO the presidential matter, there will b
no effort made to force a return TO tn
old caucus system. A committee OF IN
republicans will have charge OF matter
and see 10 II that the county is sohdl'
for Senator Cummlns for president, an
/ that there Ia fair division OF delegate
between the factions. The selection o
delegates will be personal. as all wi
be for cummins for president.