Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-09-20
Iowa
VALLEY DOCTORS COME HERE
Decision Reached at Colfax Meeting
to Gather Next in Omaha.
GRANVILLE RYAN IS PRESIDENT
Robert Bhbcock of Chicago Made
Life Member of AEsocintion rs
Recognition of work ns
Heart Specialist.

NF rom starr Correspondent
DIES MONIES, Ia. Sept. 19-(specal
Telegrain.)-The Missouri Valley Medical
society," In session at Colfax. decided
upon Omaha as the next place Of meet
Ing. Robert Babcock Of Chicago was
elected TO life membership In honor Of
his work as heart specialist.
Granville Ryan Of this city was elected
president and other officers were: First
vice president, DR.. A. f. Jing OF Block
ton; second vice president. J. c. Water
man Of Burke, $. D.; secretary, Charles
Wood Fassett Of ST. Joseph; treasurer.
.. c. Gobsart OF St Joseph.
Thomas Williams Missing.
Des Molnes police are making search
for Thomas Williams a special police
man employed at a cement plant, who
has now been missing three days. II is
feared he lost his life because OF the
rain or from foul play. Two weeks ago
he was hold up by two men, who beat
him and left him lying by the roadside
for some time.
Labor StntIatIcs In Iowa.
The value OF the output Of .S2b estab-
lishments reporting TO the state labor bu-
reau last year was S19l. 200 and thew
employed on an average 1885 wage earn
ers receiving an aggregate wage Of
81, SyO9s6. The number employed for all
Industries ranged from ~. 500 the small
est number employed In January. to 81 BAG
In September The ten leading industries
In number OF employees were: Foundry
ana machine shops. 7,846; lumber. 3s7s.
car shops. 1922; brick and tile, 2,sO4, meat
packing, 2,36S; printing. PISS: light. heat
ana power, 2,0l5; pearl buttons. 1,6O5: to-
bacco, l,b55; food preparations, l,46s. OF
tho aggregate of 4S7l0 adult males en-
ployed AS9, or l01 per cent, earned under
$40 per week; 12,3l3, or 251 per cent, earned
under sl2 per week %, 7O2, or COS per cent
earned under SIS per week. or the 490
adult females employed 7.S4a. or s34 ner
cent, received less than SO per week
$50. or 92.1 per cent. received less tbon
Sl2 per week, and 9147, or e71 per cent
received less than N5 per week. OF the
oc4 persons under l6 years 2s6 or 401
per cent received less than IS per week.
Alz' or 62l per cent received less than "a
per week. and $50, or sos per cent re-
ceived under 81 per week. The ayeraVe
working days for the year for all in
dustries was 2S35 Not nearly oil tho
establishments of the state reported but
much larger number than in the mast
ana the statistics gathered are more corn
plete than usual
threaten to Remove Councilman
Inc members of the Commercial club
ana Chamber OF Commerce are satd %
De at the point of making a stem Tor
me removal from office by vote of Conn.
eiinah Myerly. He has charge of tho
street department OF the city and there
mas been much complaint about the fail
ure TO maintain the streets as thew shouId
De- Myerly insists that the nonev Be-.
been spent I'm large and Importopt ,,,o.,,-
Inc complainants say that the mopev TO-,
oeeh wasted I'm doing work in MANY
places where there was no o.cn.,o., sly
having the work done and that tbo A.
80 mas not been managed care.
,u'y' rms Is the first indication Of anv
OF the council. 'Oer
Locating sunday Church
inc city council and some OF tho noor,o
OF the city are having a lively dahato
over the matter Of location OF a tennar
airy church or tabernacle for the use .,
Billy Sunday in conducting evangoIIs,Io
meetings next year. There has been an
agreement to construct an entire pev,
building for his use as the coliseum onlv
seats 5000 persons and larger han Is
desired. The persons In charge OF II have
planned to build a frame structure as
cheaply as possible and TO do so in the
central part OF the city. But the fire
ordinances positively forbid any such
construction. An effort is being made 10
nave the council grant special permission
to violate the fire ordinances.
Des MoineH Suffered Loss,
Immense loss was done in Des Nioines
by the storm Of last night which did not
cease until early this morning. So far
as known no lives were lost either IN
the city or surrounding country but
there was some loss of live stock The
aggregate OF rainfall during the night was
4.N Inches, but I'm one hour about half
OF II fell, 80 that the run-off was i'm
mense. The streets OF the city were i'm
mediately flooded. In the business sec
ton OF the city much of the wood block
pavement was torn out entirely by the
water getting beneath the blocks and
lifting them, Damage was done on a
dozen blocks. The Easements Of many Of