Omaha daily bee., 1916-03-12
WILL OF WALLACE OPENED
Veteran Farmer Editor Disposes Of
Estate for Various Pur-
poses.
GooDLY sum FOR CHARITY

uFrom a Staff Correspondent
DIES MONIES, March il.--(special Tele- |
gram. )-Henry Wallace. veteran farm
editor. left will. opened today. in which
he disposes OF his small estate. He indi-
Gates he had previously given options to
his two sons, who have been associated
with him In the publication OF their
rarer. on his stock and they can exercise
these options. He left his home 20 his
oldest daughter. who had lived with him
and been his housekeeper and he left TO
4 his second daughter a special beduest
OF 5000
To a son in st. Paul he left 1900 and
his general rights in tho estate. The
royalty on a book he published he gave
TO a Sunday school. and he directed that
his executors e1pend $1,000 in the next
five years in certain charitable and mis-
sioearv works which he had undertaken.
The will included a dissertation on right
living.
seized Auto with Liquor.
The police OF Des Moines are holding
fine large automobile as a trophy In their
war to stop bootlegging. II was found
that someone had stopped the car on a
main street last night and was delivering
whisky therefrom. When the police In
vestieated they found nobody TO claim
the car. but did find 1t well loaded with
intoxicating liquors. They seized and
will hold the car until someone claims
Il and Is willing to assume responsibility
for the bootlegging.
FfIed Papers for May Candidates
Papers were filed with the secretary
Of state today for both republican and
democratic candidates for delegates TO
the national conventions TO be voted on
at the April primary. They were fhed
nv the campaign committees and the slate
is now filled and the preliminaries ready
There will be a very light vote at the
primary because OF lack OF fight any
where along the line.
Papers have been filed on behalf OF
Governor Major OF Missouri as a candi-
date for the democratic nomination for
vice president
AppIication OF Absent Voter Law.
a II has Just been held by the legal de-
partment Of the state that the law as TO
absent voters applies to the primaries as
d well as to the general election ana that
the form OF procedure In such cases Is
Just the same. This will make II pos
sible for the travelling men. students.
: railroad men and others who are away
from home on either OF the primary cleo
lions days 20 cast their ballots Just the
same. There has been some question
raised as to how an absent voter Is to
:. register his vote where voting machine
Z must be used, but It said that printed bal
s lots win DO accepted.
Takes Rap at the Legislature
The supreme court took rap at tins
y legislature In a decision affecting TN
= sufficiency Of notice OF action served OF
the agent Of q foreign corporation. IN
company appeared in court only To oen'
> the Jurisdiction OF the court. II seemi
n that few years ago law was passe'
Z permitting an appearance merely to GEN.
> Jurisdiction, and the supreme court say
y this a equivalent to coming into couE
10 solemnly assure the court that III
y defendant 10 not In court The chang
s ,.hae e \ revorsicn 70 a discarded techn
cal practice" says the court. But IN
LAWYERS Of the legislature were all for !
Iowa Democrats for Wilson.
Iowa democrats are back Of Wilson
says Chairman j. w. Reynolds Of Ores
ton. Ia, In the city Friday TO file IN
nomination papers for delegates and aitei
mates to the national democratic conver
tsoa.
These insurgents who are breakin
away from tho party are doing It aimpl
In opposition to President Wilson"
supreme Court Decisions.
Mary E. Helmick against Davenpor
s Rock Island Northwestern ral 1,,sy
= appellant: Scott county, Judge Mhhal
b TheOphiiua, action 20 quiet titlei attirme'
Opinion by Preston.
b. r. Loos against Calender Sevint
bank, appellant, Polk county, Judge ~
bert Utterback; suit 20 set aside Juol
ment: reversed. Opinion by Deemer
Stoner-McCray company against MAJ
haitian OIL company, appellant 10
8 county. Judge c. A. Dudley; action {
contract for painting signs affirme
Opinion by Deemer
II. Il Dow and w. II. Minard, appe
lanta. against J. n. Mcvey; Hamiit'
county, Judge r NJ, Wright; action
enforce contract; affirmed. Opinion
EMILY Hensren against Des Moines q
Railway company, appellant; Polk count
Judge i. DeGraff; damages for person
injury: affirmed. Opinion BY Weaver,
state Bank OF woodstock. appellaI
against G. A. Schutt; Wright count
Judge c. Z. Albrook; suit 70 subje
property 70 payment OF Judgment; q
firmed. Opinion by Weaver
CITY OF Bloomfield against G. II. Cror
appellant: Davis county. Judge Q.
Vermi1ion; action 20 enforce spec
= assessment; affirmed Opinion by {
= courf