Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-04-24
ELECTRIC WORKERS RETURN
Des MOines Contractors Give Raise,
but Will Not Recognize
the Union.
MINER ADMITS KILLING WIFE
CFrom a Staff Correspondent


DIES MONIES, April 22.-(Special Tele-
gram -Fifty-six members of the Inside
Electrical Workers union. who walked
out of the shops of the eight members
of the Electrical Contractors association
last Wednesday on q strike, in which
they demanded union shop conditions,
will go back to work tomorrow morning.
according to an agreement reached in a
meeting between representatives of the
union and the association. The men
go back to work under open shop con-
ditlons as before.
The contractors have refused to meet
their demands in that respect. but will
increase their wages Is cents per day.
The strike has been a quiet one, al
though the contractors have been inn
porting men from other cities to do the
work already contracted for at the time
of the walk out.
Admits Killing wife.
Joseph Heathcote, the 26-year-old
miner, who killed his bride of less than
year, two weeks ago. pleaded guilty
to the charge in district court today.
He pleaded to second degree murder. He
Will he sentenced Saturday.
New "BIuesI<y" Law f. Satisfactory.
The new ''bluesky'' law just passed
by the general assembly is declared to
be very satisfactory to the officials of
the state, though it is known that the
organization of brokers and bond sellers
which fought the former law off the
books will also oppose this one in the
courts and attempt to completely defeat
it. The new law is strictly a statute
against fraud and does not aim at any
thing except where there is evidence Of
fraud OF what may work out as fraud.
For that reason It is declared that the
dealers in legitimate securities will not
oppose it in any way. The direction of
the law will be left with the secretary of
state and it will be handled as the for
mer law was There we're eighty-one
permits granted under the old law for
the sale of stocks and securities before
the law was annulled. There were three
brokers' permits granted.
Plan for Industries at Farm.
The state board of control is arranging
for large brick plant on the state GUS
todial farm. which is located near Des
Moines, when II is opened. In fact, the
brick plant may be started very soon.
Excellent material Is found on the farm
and 1t was to some extent for this rea-
son that the farm was bought. The Leg
islature authorized the utilization of the
labor of the prison and reformatory in
any public works anywhere; and il is
thought the board will have the right to
open brick plant on the custodial farm,
making use of convict labor, maintained
open air camps during the summer. Half
of the farm has been leased for agrfcul-
tural purposes. but the remainder will
be used by the state, and there is very
great need of starting industries to keep
the prisoners busy this year.
Prepare for New Sheep Barn.
The State Board of Agriculture will
commence at once the erection of a new
$4,000 sheep barn or pavilion on the
state fair grounds with the money ap-
propriated for that purpose by the leg
islature. The new barn will resemble
the swine pavilion. but not be as large
IL Will meet the wishes of the sheep
breeders and exhibitors OF the state and
be great incentive to wool growing in
Iowa. The state board is also advertis-
ing this week for offers on the con-
| struetion Of a new sewer system on the
state fair grounds with over two miles
OF sewers.
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Will Not Join Federal Reserve.
1t is regarded as extremely doubtful IL
single bank organized under the laws
of TIE state OF Iowa will undertake to
become a member OF the federal reserve
system. The legislature passed a law
permitting Iowa banks TO join the re-
serve If they so desired. 1t was felt that
no legal obstacle should be placed in
their way. A year ago several of the
banks were anxious to Join the system.
but since II has been in operation Il is
stated they have decided II would be lust
as well TO stay out. Only sixteen banks
organized under state laws in all the
states OF the union, have thus far Joined
the federal reserve, so the state banking
department reports. Two Iowa banks
have this year become national banks.
and since the first OF the year three other
state organized banks have dissolved be-
cause of cancellations. But there have
been about twenty new state banks or
ganized, Tho state auditor has a call out
Tor statement from the banks as Of the
18th