Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-08-23
REOUISITION OUT FOR COLTS
Sheriff of Saunders County After
Man Charged with Forgery.
GAMBLING AT COUNTY FAIRS
whether Such Devices
Are Permitted, with View OF
WithhoIdIng state Ala
from Counties.

tFIOW % staff Correspondents
DIES MONIES. Aug. 22.-(special Tele-
grumD-Goyoruor Clarke issued extradition
papers today for the sheriff Of saunders
county, Nebraska t. take back with him
from iowa Charles Colts. under arrest
at winfield, la, Tie is wanted for passing
a torged check.
Gambling al Fairs.
An agent OF the legal department OF the
state undertook this week TO make an
investigation OF various county fairs to
sec whether the law as to gambling -
observed. lie found at ogden and Boone
that concessions had been given for
gambling devices and ordered them
thrown out. lie reports being nearly
uobbcd at Humboldt. because of compel
ling the gamblers 20 clear out and that
some of The prominent citizens sustained
the Fair officials in the law violation
At Ogden. the officials readily compiled
with the request to close out the gambling
devices The state aid Tor fairs Is to be
withheld where gambling is permitted.
Passenger Rate Raise.
because Of the recent decision Of the In
tsrstate Commerce commission In the
matter of the raise In freight rates. and
the suggestion therein Of the need OF IN
crense of passenger rates, persons inter-
estcd In the situation IN Iowa or anucipat-
/ ing an effort to have the Iowa 2-cent fare
| law repealed, or a move on the part or
! the carriers to nullify II by an order or
| the commission. The commission stated
| plainly that among other things contribute
/ ing TO the lack OF sufficient revenue, was
| the low passenger rates In vogue In CEN
trial frciRht association territory There
was intlmation that before freight rates
| could be generally advanced the railroads
must mako passenger rates also profit
| able. It was also shown that the passen-
ger business IL being done at substan-
tally its cost where the 2-cent fare pre-
walls. and that the freight business Is
made to benr the burden OF the business
and make money for dividends and inter
ost. In view Of this II is anticipated there
may be some move to have passenger
rates increased
Commission Has the Power.
While the railroad men themselves are
said to be divided as to the Rdvisahility
Of raising passenger rates some OF them
taking the view that It IN proper to do
that business about at cost, yet they are
der the recent decisions Of the commission
and tho supreme court II is possible for
the commission to raise interstate rates
and then compel the railroads to raise
rates in the states despite adverse or
ders or laws. This has been done as to
freight rates and can be done az to pas
senger rates, There are 2-cent fare laws
IN many OF the middle states. but these
could he negatived by an order OF the
commission for increase in interstate
rates. The commission has suggested that
the railroads go before the legislatures &c
secure changes In the laws This would
not be possible in Iowa at this time,
Game birds Have Increased.
' II liz the estimate OF the state game
! and fish department that upwards OF
$4,000 Hungarian partridges were raised
r in Iowa this year from the birds bought
4 and placed on the eighty game farms
4 From nearly every part OF the state th'
: report Is that the season was good anC
that large numbers OF the birds werj
Matched and cared for. They are being
4 protected by the game department. \
$ census OF the birds will be taken In III,
Y winter TO ascertain the success OF tn,
experiment and as a guide to future work
j. Conflict over Bank Association
The Iowa bankers and the secretar!
Of tho treasury are in disagreement owe
+ the form of the charter for the Nationa
Currency Association for Iowa. The sec
rotary dlsapproved of the articles of in
corporation ~ agreed upon and de
manded that they be changed so tina
there might be included with the low
banks such territory outside the stat
k as the secretary might require. tn
t Iowa Sbankers want TO conflne their as
l. sociatlon TO Iowa. It Is supposed tina
} the secretary desires TO either inolud
e the banks OF Moline and Rock Island o
D some OF those in South Dakota.
u Decrease In Tuberculosis.
It The State Health Board has made a
~ estimate which indicates that there
m some decrease in the number OF death
from pulmonary tuberculosis in low
o. Last year the total was Lbs. but indicG
IN lions are that this year the number wi
IS be less. Very careful reporting OF III
rs statistics Is now possible In other form
Ia Of tuberculosis there has been son
slight gain,