Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-05-22
YORK SECURES new TRIAL
United States Court of Appeals Rem
ders Decision in Case Of
Colfax Grocer
ERROR MADE AT THE TRIAL
prom a stnf correspondsntN

aud sentenced TO a year and day In
prison 1T Leavenworth. York attained
much notoriety in connection with the
suicide Of Cashier Wheelock OF Colfax
Citizens bank and The effort Of officials
10 connect York In some way with the
financial troubles which led TO the sui
eide. The failure in this case led 10 action
against him on q white slave charge.
which had nothing to 10 with the bank
the new trial IL because OF refusal 10
permit testimony Of attorneys. who had
talked with the prosecuting witness IN
the case.
AZ work on Railroad Cases.
Chairman Thorne Of the state railroad
cofnFnlseion ls at work on the arguments
in the western rate case and Messrs.
Guiher and Wilson. the other two Nom
bers. have been out In the state looking
at crossing complaints This week they
viii undertake 90 get together on a decl-
sion ~ to q number OF matters that have
been held up for long time because of
the work on the big rate caro-. Decision
in some OF there cases would be Of great
Importance. There 10 some inpa tience on
the part OF the complainanss. Among the
cases waiting for determination are these;
The Cascade narrow gauge widening
demand IN Dubuque and jackson coun-
ties: the Only narrow gauge railroad In
the state The Milwaukee company
claims u would cost almost A. much TO
widen ~ 60 build an entire new line and
the business will not warrant the same.
IL Il doubtful " an order will be issued.
The Council Bluffs union depot demand.
The railroad companies insist that the
commission had not the authority under
the law 10 order n union depot and the
fact that the legislature tried, but failed
20 change the law giving authority, II
evidence Of recognition that the law Is
not now strong enough.
The branch line passenger train service.
on The Aigona branch OF the Northwest
stn either q third train IL wanted or an
extension Of the distance run by one train
from Des afoInes which does not so over
the whole branch. The CaimaF line OF
the Milwaukee has but one passenger
train a day ara the patrons desire. two,
in accordance with the law OF tho state
as 10 what shall be deemed adequate SER
vice.
To Entertakn Liberty BELL.
A COMMITTEES OF Des Moines business
men is engaged In preparing a special
program for the reception to the liberty
bell on July g. The bell IL 10 arrive In
Des Moines at o'clock IN the evening
ana leave AT midnight going west A.
the bell will pot be removed from the car
sa which II Il carried whatever ceremonies
viii nave 10 be near the railroad tracks
spociAs patriotic services OF some kind
win be trained 10.
seon 90 Ena Quarantine.
Il IL announced by the animal health
department. that on June n the last Of
tho quarantine restrictions on live stock
in Iowa win be removed. the remaining
orders as % five or ak eastern lowe
counties TO be cancelled then. pr. !. ID
Paxton, who has been the representative
81 The federal government in Iowa. Will
retire from the work az that timo and
iotufn to Washington. The fieht has
been a long and expensive one for the
state ana tho federal government, but
IL Ia believed al danger from foot and
mouth disease IL nov at an END.
KepfoFd Quits Tuberculosis.
After nine years OF unFelenting warfare
on the great white plague A. r. Kepford
state lecturer. department OF tuberculosis
has rendered his resignation 10 the Board
OF Control 20 take effect July !. DIR
Kepford was the first lecturer in ths
world on tubero,ilosis--that U.s. he was tn
first man TO devote his entire time In a.
effort 20 extermlnate tuberculosis a. Z
disease OF the masses Since enterinl
the field he has seen a decrease in th'
mortality from tuberculosis In the stat
OF Iowa OF practically % per cent in th'
pulmonary form Of this disease. He hai
Travelled several hundred thousand mile
in the state. delivered more than zoo
lectures. 70 say nothing OF hundreds o
conferences and pafior talks. and he hai
spoken 70 over 10000 people. His effoFt
assisted greatly In the establishment o
thu state sanitarium at oakdale and tn
establishing OF the department on tuber
cvloals under the Board OF Control. Tow
was the first state in the union 20 hav
such a department Many other state
meanwhile have emulated iowa's exam
pie. The assets OF DIT. Kepford have beei
indomitabie courage and unremittins en-
srsy, and hs has 80 definitely iFnpressel
himself upon the state 81 large that %
Getty has been largely reformed as a re
suit Of this propaganda. In the rapid
declining death rate from tuberculosis
would be difficult to establish the vas
influences exorted In other directions
The death curve from pneumonia also ha
been rapidly downward. and many gres
Industrial. educational ana social reform
have resulted. He retires OF his own a.
cord. Dr. Kepford win engage in evangS
listic work. II h understood he has OF
CANNED a party who. together with him
self. viii do union tabernacle work.
WIN Probably Release Lindsay.
The state Board Of Parole went I
work today on large Hat Of the applies
lions FOR parole or Communication Of ser
fences. and some Of their cases that al
before the board for accommodation I
the governor a. to release. The governe
has 20 deal only with the life cases an
has nothing whatever to do with other
One OF The life cases that II is expects
viii be recommended TO the soVernS
favoFably is that OF Earl Lindsay ,
Jasper county. who az the time OF h
Incarceration was engaged In making ~
ing machines
Pierce Answers Henderson.
J. ~ Pierce today filed his answer
court today IN the libel suit Of Robe
Henderson. state printer. In which !
virtually declares the substantial tr1i
Of All the various published allegation
which are said 70 be libslous. He Offe