Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-09-12

the part Of representatives OF the Mis-.
souri, river cities in Iowa and Missouri,
with Chairman Thorne OF the Iowa rail
road commission It was decided by the
commercial organizations immediately to
begin suit before 80 interstate Commerce
commission to compel revision Of the in
terstnte rates affecting shipments into
Nebraska. Whether the Iowa commission
will be a party TO the suit has not been
determined, as the question is one involv-
ing rates fixed by another state commits
sion
Girls Death Explained.
4 AS a result OF the inquest over the
death Of Bette Neild. who mysteriously
died few days ago 1t was found that
she was in fact the wife OF Thomas Dyer.
young man well known on the chautau-
! qua circuit as q singer having travelled
( with various popular troupes an over the
I country. Dyer admits they were married
/ in Oskaloosa in June, but the fact was
concealed from the parents OF both. The
oo--~o~ fniled to find any evidence of
foul play in connection with tho death
an. Inc father Of the girl. who came here
/ from Chicago. was satisfied.
Conference on Nebraska Rates.
! to determinations as between interstate
{ rates and Nebraska rates affecting cities
/ along the Missouri river came before
/ Chairman Thorne OF the railroad commits
! sion and Judge Henderson commerce
/ counsel. today. The matter was brought
/ to the attention of the commission by
/ Fred d. Empkie, chairman Of the trans
: portation committee of the Council Bluffs
~ u. ~ m
manager of the club, and f. p. Schoent-
/ gen. They met here with c. +. Childe'
! commissioner of the Sioux City traffic
I bureau. and r. d. sangster Of the Kan
sas CITY Commercial club. The confer
! ence discussed various methods of arriv-
! ing at an adjustment of the matter, but
! the hope was expressed that a suit be
] fore the Interstate Commerce commis-
! sion might be avoided. It was not an
nounced what action would be taken
Making Baskets In Prison
Charley Thomas of Des Moines. held ac-
! countable for the Mabel Schofeld death
twenty years ago, appears on the Fort
Madison convict list in the role of expert
basket maker. Warden Sanders showed
/ the Board Of Control today samples of
baskets made by Thomas at the state
/ penitentlary. They are heavy and sub
stantial baskets made of willow or split
bamboo. The warden says this industry
would be easily established II a market
could be found for the product Sanders
is taking back to the pen one of the mem
bers of the convict camp at Woodward,
who is i'll and needs better care.
LiberaIity Toward Education.
! According to the books OF the state
Board of Education, the educational in
stitutlons under that board, received out
| OF the state treasury last year a total
OF 100000 for support and improvements
The direct appropriation were as follows:
State college. sfsL5SoS State university,
1904. 200: Teachers college, $225150; college
for the blind. S1O9.50O In addition there
was due these institutions from the mil
! age taxes for the building fund, SlS5,O00
! for Ames and Iowa City and half the
sum for Cedar Falls. Thirty years ago
these institutions were receiving only
about sSl. 900 year each. 1t is stated that
the expenditures will not be as large the
next year as the last one
Heavy Rainfall in Iowa.
! Two inches of rain fell the last twenty
| four hours in Des Moines and reports
]
| Through southern Iowa, also that the end
has not been reached The soil is so dry
| that even with the heavy rainfall there
has been no water running off I'm tho
valleys and all is used. Farmers estimate
that several inches of rain could he taken
up by the ground before there would he
anything like the normal amount in the
soil.
Supreme Court Docket.
/ The docket for the September term OF
| the state supreme court has just been
| printed. II shows a large number of
causes ready for submission to the court,
though not an unusual number OF crimi-
nal case appeals. There is the usual
large number of lawyers who ask for re-
hearing on their cases, or the privilege
OF arguing their cases after the decision
/ instead of before. There will be over
thirty-five Of these cases argued, some Of
them to the full bench on September 81.
Insurance Convention.
| The new Iowa insurance commissioner,
Emory IL. English, leaves tomorrow for
Ashevilie, n. c.. To attend the national
convention of commissioners. One of the
leading topics to be discussed at this
meeting is the new legislation regarding
workmen's compensation. In this Iowa
has already had considerable experience
ard the insurance commissioner has had
much work 10 do in connection there
with. Ole o. Roe. state fire marshal
is attending a national meeting Of fire
marshals at AsheVille
Iowa Health Exhibit.
The State Board Of Health, in co-opers-
ton with tho tuberculosis department
under the State Board OF Control, pre-
pared and showed at the state fair an un-
usually fine exhibit relating to public
health matters and sanitation. This CEN
sisted Of charts and illuminated scenes
and various devices for impressing on
people the value Of ordinary precautions
against III health. II attracted such at
teation that an effort was made 20 secure
1t for the Minnesota state fair and for the
Missouri state fair; hut II will be sent to
the Interstate fair at Sioux City on ur-
gent request from the managers there.
News Notes of GIenwOOd.