Omaha daily bee., 1915-10-01
SUSPICIOUS YET OF CATTLE
Iowa Authorities Yet Dislike to
Admit Stock from the Middle
West.
CURTIss WIRES FROM FRISCO
From a staft OCrrespondent)


DIES MONIES. la, Sept. S.-CSpecisl
Telegram -Californla officials are stnl
squsbbling over the foot and mouth dts
ease situation, and an effort IL being
made to bar middle west cattle from
showing At the Panama Pacific cxposi-
ton.
Dean Curtiss OF the iowa state college
Ia at San Francisco IN the interests Of
Iowa exhibitors. To-day he wired the
state veterinarian for additional informa-
ton with reference TO the Marsh and
French herds, which were held ninety
da, IN quarantine In this state after the
animals were released by federal officials
at Chicago as cured.
Road Commission Organizes.
The good roads commission appointed
by Governor Clarke. which Is to study
the road problem in Iowa and recommend
ways and means ot improving Iowa roads
! held Its initial meeting here yesterday.
II. W. Norris OF Mershalltown was made
chairman OF the commission and ]. NJ.
Brockway OF Let's was made secretary.
The work OF investigating how other
states have worked out their road prob
lens was divided up between the mem
bers Of tho committee. Mr.. Brockway, c.
Il. Cameron and H. T. Meredith, the
farmer members of the commission, will
ascertain the effect on farm land and
farming interests Of Improved roads IN
other states; Senator J. W. Foster.
banker, will investigate the bond market
and approved type OF honda; James c.
Davis, lawyer, will examine special as
sessment road district Laws In other
states. Mr.. Rose will inquire a. to the
benefit to cities and towns which have
been assessed for Improvement OF rural
highways within their vicinity. The com
mission believes that market center roads
are OF first Importance. and instead Of
Translate roads II would bring about
market center roads leading from the
farming districts into the market center
OF those districts The commission favors
the plan OF dividing the state into dis
tricts and having the electors OF each
district decide how much hard surface
1 ing they could afford and OF what ma
terial.
Autos Hurt Railroads.
Several OF the western railroads have
been sending out TO their agents blanks
with questions az 10 the in-roRds which
the increasing use OF automobiles are
making into their passenger receipts and
the local men are finding reductions IN
business which are surprising. One Des
Moines agent, in examining the monthly
statement forwarded him from a small
station In the northern part Of the state
discovered n falling off OF nearly 500
tickets for q single month from this one
station. a. compared TO q year ago. An
Investigation into the daily record kept
by the local ticket agent disclosed the
fact that the largest part OF the short
age. over 900 OF the tickets. was in de-
creased travel to the two nearest cities.
| Ievva Fowls to Frisco.
Iowa poultry fanciers are going 20 send
full express car OF the best pure bred
fowls In Iowa to the Panama-Pacfic
exposition They hope to clean up world
honors for poultry. II " probable that
from 100 TO 500 birds will be sent out pes
Mofnes has been chosen the assembling
point The birds will be shipped from
here In q seventy-foot, all steel express
car. properly equipped. 10 that the fowls
win receive the best OF care and be prop
eriy fed and watered en- route. Entries
Close October H.
sixty Cars 60 Fair.
sixty cars OF live stock will go from
Iowa 30 the PanamA-Pacific exposition.
This n probably tho largest exhibit
which will be shown from ono state. AL
most $4,000 has been appropriated for
the live stock features at the fair. The
quarantine has been raised IN practically
all of the states except those where foot
and mouth disease now exists. Iowa
breeders are hopeful OF bringing home
worlds honOrs In live stock.
| Atlantic Southern order.
In summarizing its findings in the case
OF the Atlantic Southern railroad, the
state railroad commission states that
there 10 q public demand and necessity
for the continued operation OF the road
from Lyman to vrllsca. and that the
road should be operated between those
points. The company IL ordered to place
in proper repair and good working order
the line between thoSe points and TO con-
tinue the operation OF one mixed train
In each direction daily except Sunday.
II Il ordered that the operation OF such
train must 10 resumed on and after No
vember l. In reviewing tho case the
commission shows that the farmers and
residents along the line have put into the
property more than $4,000, In the shape
OF taxes. labor. materials, supplies and
subscription for stock. for which they
have nothing to show except receipts. II
shows that Mr.. Abeles Of st. Louis for
an investment OF tl72.ooo received 500, 900
OF the stocks and bonds Of the newly or
ganAzed company. He also obtained
complete control of the road
Supreme Court RuIinEH.
/ Anna Simmons and others, appellants
against Western Life Indemnity company
appellee; Cass county. Hon. r. b. Wood
/ ruff, Judge. Affirmed.
Two Ida Grove Pioneers Dead.
IDA GROVE. Ia. Sept S.-(Special)-
Death took two pioneer residents OF this
locality this week. Nick Tbeis, sr. died
Il ~ Aha ua - - "a. e., A.. III