Omaha daily bee., 1914-10-11
Iowa
NEED NOT PAY DEMURRAGE
Iowa Superintendent of School for
Deaf Defends His Position.
CARS HANDLED BY ST. RAILWAY
Courts Refuse 60 Interfere AEainst
Construction OF Special Taber-
nRcIe 60 House sunday
Revival Meetings.
FROM \ staff correspondentO

(FrOm n starr correspondents
DIES MONIES, Ia. Oct. 1n-CSPecial
Telegram. superintendent Rothert OF the
state School for the Deaf appeared be-
fore the state railroad commission today
in the matter of a claim for demurraSe
against the school because Of the delay
in handling coal cars. He showed that
the cars. originally from the Wabash.
were handled to the school by the street
car company and that the institution
officials were not at fault, so that as far
as the school is concerned. the demurrage
claim will be dropped. II now amounts to
over 1900. The railroad commission has
no authority TO order the board OF control
TO pay the same.
Tabernacle TO ne Built.
The trouble over the building of spe-
cial tabernacle for "Bnly' Sunday came
TO a termination today and the courts re-
fuse to interfere in any way with the To-
cation Of same near residences and busi-
ness blocks down town. The court held
that there was no added danger TO other
property. The property owners threaten
to go to the supreme court but may not
do So
Republican Meeting.
Republicans of the central part Of the
state gathered to the number of 100 to l5o
today for conference on the political alt
uation in the Seventh district. Every
county was represented. The reports in
dictate that the republican candidate for
congress will have a majority in every
county and that he will have at least 5000
majority in the district. The reports also
showed that the sentiment for the re-
publican candidates for senator and gov
ernor is unusually strong and both will
have large votes. In the evening a rally
was held at the Auditorium presided over
by c. 4, Dowell, candidate for congress,
and addressed by Senators Kenyon and
Cummins The former delivered an ex-
tended address in which he told of the
work done in congress by the two Iowa
republican senator's and the great fight
against the administrations pork barrel
bill the last few months.
Iowa Wards Are Numerous.
The last monthly statement of the
board Of control showing the movement
of population at the Institutions, gave the
total population of inmates as Of Sep
TENDER l, at 9,S79 The number is stead
fly on the increase from year TO year
There were 4,61O insane at the four hos
pitfalls, an increase of 142 in a year. There
were at Fort Madison prison SIC and at
Anamosa SIT. The boys school at FL
dora had al and the girls school at
Mitchellville, 151. The cost of the institu-
lions for the month of August was
s17s.650.7l. Because OF the large farms
and the increase In production at the
same the cost of support has been kept
down and it is expected that every insti-
tuition will live we'll within its income for
the year.
Take Testimony on Jones.
commissioner take testimony in the mat
ter Of the alleged railroading 10 prison
of Earl Jones OF Corning, when he was
sentenced for abduction. There is n con-
troversy whether the court proceedings
were regular. Attorneys for Jones would
not agree to stipulate as to what the dis
trict court, the clerk OF the courts and
the county attorney would say was done
at the time. Consequently The court
has appointed Jasper Ferguson, court re
porter, to take testimony and furnish
IL for the use of the supreme court II
is expected the Jones case will be dis
posed of on the ground Of irregularity in
the manner of his sentence rather than
by an overthrow OF the amendments IL
the constitution affecting the formation
| u grand jury and bring ~ indictments