Omaha daily bee., 1915-11-23
INSPECT KEOKUK RAILROAD
New York Capitalists Consider
Taking 1t Over and Converting
1t Into Electric Line.
ECHO OF SUNDAY MEETINGS

DIES MONIES. Nov 2l-(special)--A
party OF fifty CAPITALISTS from the cast
made a brief visit in Des Moines Satur-
day, going from here TO Fort Dodge on
an interurban inspection tour, The visit
ors were the guests OF n. w. Halsey &
Co. of New York. which concern handles
the bonds OF the Fort Dodge, Des MoineS
a Southern railroad The party has been
travelling In n special train and visiting
several holdings OF the Halsey company
II Is claimed one object of the Des Moines
visit was TO look over the Des Moines
& Keokuk line with a view OF It's pur-
chase and ultimate conversion into an
electric line. The Rock Island has
lease on this property. but It has not
been regarded as a profitable Investment
as a steam road. II is claimed that oper-
ating obstacles would be overcome II the
road were electrified.
"BIIIy" sundays Revenues.
An echo of the Billy" Sunday meetings
OF year ago was revealed in the report
OF the auditing department OF the street
railway company recently. During
period of fourteen days In November this
year the earnings OF the company show
a decrease over those of the same period
a year ago of Ss,2sl,eO. This Is an average
decrease per day OF &2S4. That the ap-
parent decrease Ia really due to an abb
normal increase during the Sunday meet
inEs IL shown by the fact that no such
decrease for this year lie revealed when
Mondays are compared. and Mondays
we're the days Sunday held no meetings.
on the Sundays OF a year ago the street
car earnings showed a decrease OF 900.
Suffrage Orator TO Aid.
Mrs, Carrie Chapman Gait former Iowa
I.v aseA-
frage crusaders in the United States, has
offered to pay the expenses of a suffrage
worker to assist the Iowa suffrasists to
win at the coming election. She has pro-
posed tn send Mrs Elsie Vandergrift
Benedict of Colorado, who was all
through the recent campaign In New York
state, TO help In Iowa from January to
Juno of next year. Mrs. Benedict is said
| to be one OF the most competent women
| In the whole movement.
screeds ON Church Doors.
Society IL a dangerous criminal was
written on church doors In many parts
OF the city Friday night. The police.
who were notified, are of the opinion that
friends OF Hlllstrom. who was executed
In Utah, impelled agitators TO get busy
with the red paint. A short time ago
the same screed was painted on the steps
of the city hall.
Girls Ask Police Aid.
Gertrude and Mabel Hyde rushed into
the police station in great excitement last
night and asked the protection OF the
police from two young men, one of whom
was their brother Fred Hyde. The boys
were drunk, the girls stated, and they had
been following them and they wanted the
police to help them. The police went
out and found the boys waiting near the
station, They were arrested and given
five days OH the charge of lntoxication.
EDITOR Studtes FrRrchisc.
VIII Frisbie editor OF the Minneapolis
News. who was a newspaper reporter in
Des Moines twenty-five years ago. 10 In
Des Moines studying the local franchise
situation in the street car matter and
also into the strength OF the Cummns
for president movement.
| CE..uptNn Co-~ Grower.
Wade Hauser. a l7-year-old Hardin
county boy Is Iowa's champion corn
grower this year with production of
100 1-10 bushels of shelled dry corn on an
acre of Hardin county soil, so It was
announced by the boys contest club
management at Ames Saturday. He will
get free trip to San Francisco for his
winning. The names of thirty-nine other
winners from all over the state will be
announced soon. These boys will also
get trips to the exposition.
Nights UoaSe Through Mails.
Chief Of Police Crawford is fighting
booze by using postal cards warning
property owners that tenants are sus-
picioned Of housing unusual quantities OF
liquors and unless the practice. Is stopped
Injunction proceedings will be begun
against the property owner The chief
will enlist the injunction law TO aid him
in his booze crusade