Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-10-20
JURY PANEL is WARNED
Second Scandal in Connection with
Bribery in Des Moines.
JUROR HULL UP FOR CONTEMPT
Evidence Secured in IOva Capital
that Man sought TO Get Money
from LitiRant for Hang
Ing Jury.
CFrom a Staff correspondent.)


DIES MONIES, Ia, Oct. 19--lSpecial
Telegram. )--Unearthing of the second
jury scandal that has occurred at the
court house in the last eight months
caused mild sensation among the judges
and lawyers and resulted in the citing OF
Juror b. A. Hull for contempt. the dis
charge of the jury of which he was a
member and u warning to the entire
panel.
Evidence is in the hands of Judge ,Dud-
ley, tending to show that Hull sought
$50 from Nat Wetzel.. president of the
Southern Land company OF Kansas City.
to hang the jury in a case in which Wet
eel was the defendant. Hull fell into a
trap and is said to have been caught in
connections which showed his willingness
to be brihed.
County Auditor Under Fire.
A peculiar situation has developed In
Van Buren, county, where County Auditor
Duckworth is under fire for his part In
causing an enormous increase In taxes
in that county The situation Is interest
ing because of the fact that 1t was in
that county and because of that increase
in taxes that the fight was started to en-
join the collection of q mileage tax to
pay for the purchase of ground needed
by the state. 1t seems that Duckworth
made the wrong certifcation OF values
to the state officials and concealed the
fact until after 1t was discovered this
year and because of his error the people
of the county paid last year $4,000 in
taxes more than they should have paid.
Then when the fact was disclosed this
year he denied receiving a letter from
state officials telling what TO do to rec
tify 1t and only after officials came to
Des Moines and found out the truth did
he consent to rectify the error. The mat
ter has created sensation in southeast
ern Iowa.
Reynolds May Head Bank.
II is believed by Des Moines bankers
that the election OF Arthur Reynolds OF
the Des Moines National bank 70 be gov
ernor OF the reserve bank In Chicago is
a certainty. At the national association
of bankers his name was nominated by
II. b. Joy Of Detroit. one OF tho direc-
tors. His brother. George NJ Reynolds,
of Chicago is another director and there
are three Iowa directors. all OF whom
would be for him. so he will have five
directors favorable TO him IL he consents
to take the place. 1t Is an open secret
here and has been for a long time that
he desires 70 get into a larger field and
It Is therefore regarded certain he will
accept. The Des Moines bankers figure
this would give Iowa a good deal OF
prestige in connection with the Chicago
reserve bank.
VIII Ask Church Affiliation.
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next year there is a new blank. one ask
ing for the church affiliations of all me
people. This has never been sought be-
fore in the taking OF the state census
The cards also have a blank for the
educational experience OF each person,
and also blanks TO show the detectives
blind, deaf. etc. The cards are being
printed now for the use of the assessors,
and they are much smaller cards than
used ten years ago, so that they will ut
into steel filing cases and BE- available
for reference at any time.
Insurance Companies ReIent.
Information received by the Industrial
commissioner indicates that the insur-
anee companies writing workmen's COM
pensation risks have materially changed
| front with view to avoiding the storm
OF indignation that seemed coming in
Iowa because OF arbitrary actions. They
have reduced the rates for the business
quite materially, but have. in some cases,
sent out word to ignore the question OF
the age or infirmities OF employees This
latter. the determinations forced by the
companies. has been very tender spot
with the Iowa iaboring men,
Guard Company Was RsbslIiOus.
The adjutant general has ordered the
mastering out OF the National Guard
company at Carroll. At the time OF the
August eneahOpment OF the guard the
company failed TO report and the men
were brought to camp under arrest The
officers OF the company have been In
different and the company Is badly dis-
organized. 90 an order has been issued
10 muster II out at once.
Will Pass ON UniOn Stations.
The state railway commission on No
yember "A win consider the petition OF
thousands OF residents OF Cedar Rapids
for an order TO compel the Rock Island
and Northwestern railroads 10 construct
. new Union station In the western part
OF the city. On December / the commits
sion will consider tho application Of COM
mercial organizations IN Council Bluffs
for an order for q union station IN that
city for all the railroads. The commits
sion Is very much In DOUBT whether It
has any authority In either case or can
so very far In compelling the construc-
ton OF union stations under such cir
cumstanceS The law only provides that