Omaha daily bee., 1915-01-16
CATTLE BREEDERS MEETING
Iowa Beef Producers Association
Give Praise to State
Authorities.
FOR CHECKING THE EP1DMIC
tFrom a staff Correspondent

CtrOm a STAFF Correspondent
DIES MONIES. Ia. Jan 15.-(Special |
| Telejgram.)-A meeting of the Iowa |
Beef Producers association was held here |
today with $50 breeders of cattle present. |
Meetings of the Short horn breeders and |
Angus breeders were also held. The |
principal feature of the meetings was the |
general approval expressed all along the |
line OF the work done by the state
authorities in checking the spread of
foot and mouth disease and the declara-
ton that Iowa has done better than
almost any of the states in this respect.
Action ON Atlantic Southern.
The commerce counsel today filed with
the State Railroad commission a petition
on behalf of people living along the line
OF the Atlantic g. Southern railroad in
which the commission is asked to direct
that there be no abandonment OF the rail-
road as announced by the owners. This
will be followed by an order for contin-
uance OF the running of trains, and II is
expected the order will be disobeyed,
which win bring the matter directly into
court for determination as to the right
Of the owners to abandon the property.
Modify Rules of Quarantine.
The state veterinary department today
issued an order modifying the rules as
to quarantine in the eastern part of the
state The new rule directs that breed
ing stock may be shipped from the six
eastern counties provided the stock is
not to go outside the state There re-
mains but two circles Of strict quarantine
one in jackson and the other in Clinton
county, and from all other parts OF the
state shipments for slaughter may be
made after inspection.
Fight Mail Order Houses.
The officials of the local retail mer-
chants association have announced there
will be commenced here very soon a
systematic campaign against mai order
houses. and that the effort will be made
to induce all residents OF this trade ter
ritory to give up dealing with mail order
houses. This is part of a general plan
OF the association OF merchants through
out the state. There Is also a move
ment ON foot among the merchants here
and In the state to have a plan OF ending
the trouble over bogus check swindlers.
The bankers are able TO follow up the
swindlers and stop them. and the mer-
chants say they intend to do the same
thing.
Small Business In Court.
In the supreme court today but two
opinions were filed, as follows:
Viola NJ. Schlarb against p. p. Schlarb,
appellant; Polk county; reversed; opinion
by Weaver
s. z. Baten. appellant. against Snearly
Bros; Polk county; reversed; opinion by
Ladd.
The last named is a case involving an
error of the court in the matter of issu-
ance OF an injunction in a liquor case.
In the Schlarb case the question In
volved was one relating to a modifica-
ton of a divorce decree raising the ALI
mony from SIS to $50 a week and making
Judgment of $500 stand against the
defendant II the alimony Is not paid; also
restricting the visits of the defendant to
his children. The supreme court says
that the conditions are not warranted
at all and nothing was shown to justify
the increase in alimony. and that the
conditions of visiting the children are
not proper When decree was modified
: service was on defendant in Omaha.
hook for Index.
The code commission has decided that
lit viii urge the legislature to provide
: for a separate volume for the code index.
. The supplement containing all the leg
a islation enacted since the issue OF the
. code in 1897 has been printed and dis
tributed. But the index was not COM
n pleted The eompilers have found that
II the index as planned will make a book
y nearly as large as the supplement or the
/ code. Il il believed that in view of the
o fact that the index is to be for the code
: and supplement. It would be best to
e have II In a separate book.
N Belgian Relief.
d Further plans for Belgian relief have
been announced The governor has re-
4. ceived a request from the headquarters
e OF the relief committee in New York &c
D announce that supplies can be sent by
II express or parcel post at the expense OF
70 the committee. That which is desired q
r nonperishable foodstuffs. also new blank.
cts and clothing. The committee states
that 1t cannot nearly supply all the de
mands from Belgium and the need con
tinues great for help.
D win Go 10 VicksburE.
q; Iowa soldiers who were in the Vicks
y burg campaign are making preparations
10 ask of the legislature an appropriation
p 20 pay the expenses OF those who desire
70 attend the proposed reunion on IN,
a battlefields around Vicksburg next oc
" tober. This would Be contingent on con
m gress providing for the expense OF Z
grand reunion there. Iowa had mor'
soldiers IN the vioksburg campaign fifty
years ago than any state except Illinois
i, Iowa has series OF very fine monu
= ments at Yicksburg marking the posi-
ls lions held by the regiments at different
. times. Itais expected that many viii q