Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-10-06
WILL DEVISE new
TRAFFIC RULES
Officials of Des Moines Plan
Hearing to Discuss the
Situation.
FROM TWO VIEW POINTS
(From a Staff Correspondent

(From a Staff Correspondent
Des Moines, Ia, Oct. 5.-(Special
Telegram.) Mayor MacVicar will
call meeting of automobile owners
and dealers next week to discuss and
devise traffic rules that will meet
with strict enforcement and tend to
diminish the number of accidents.
The traffic situation and conditions
will be argued from police and driv-
ers' sides. Council Woolgar an
nounced today that he will ask for
seven additional traffic policemen,
when the annual budget is made out
in the spring. He pointed out that
Des MONIES, now has eight-six men
on the police force, an increase OF
only three in five years.
Clifford Pinchot Coming.
Clifford Pinchot, former bull mooser,
is coming to Iowa for two speeches
and possibly three. Word was re-
ceived yesterday by Republican Chair
man c. A. Rawson that Mr.. Pinchot
had been assigned by the national
committee to speak at Washington,
Ia, Friday afternoon, October 6, and
at Boone Saturday, October 7.
M. & St. L. Stockholders Meet.
The first annual meeting of the
stockholders Of the Minneapolis &
St. Louis railroad to be held since
that road recognized last June, was
held in Des Moines yesterday. There
were $4,000 shares of stock repre-
scented at the meeting. E. L. Brown
of Minneapolis, president OF the road,
presided over the meeting. Directors
for the coming year were reelected
as follows: Charles Hayden, New
York; F. H. Davis, New York; F.
P. Frazier, Chicago; H. E. Hunting
ton, Los Angeles; John A. Spoor,
Chicago; ]. S. Bache, New York; ].
J. Slocum, New York; Eugene V. R.
Thayer, New York; E. L. Brown
(president), Minneapolis; A. c. Doan,
New York.
Young Man Polio Victim.
Eugene R. Mccall, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. E. E. Mccall of Winterset, died
in Minneapolis few days ago OF in
fantile paralysis. He was Is years of
age and had just recently entered
law firm in the northern city. His
father is a wealthy banker and real
estate man.
Many Paroles Granted.
The state board of parole granted
thirty-five paroles from the refora-
tory at Anamosa during the Octo-
Der term, which has just closed. The
board members held the October term
early in order that the members might
attend the meeting of the Ameri-
can Prison association, to be held at
Buffalo, N. Y, October to II.
Banks Prosperous.
The 1873 savings banks, 33l state
banks and twenty-one trust companies
which come under the supervision OF
the state banking department are
shown to be in an unusually good con-
dition in the statement issued by the
ate banking department today. These
banks had combined deposits at the
close of business September II, when
the last call was made, of 1896, 468,-
1876, which is gain of $7,l85,-
94S83 as compared with the last call,
which was up to the close of bust
ness June 80. As compared to their
condition at the time of the cores
iponding call year ago there has been
"a gain in deposits Of $39,3l2, 5o3.65.
Test Webb Kenyon Law.
c. A. Robbins, assistant attorney
general, who has been fighting the
case against the Hamm Brewing
company on interstate shipments of
liquor, received notice today that the
appeal case would come up for oral
argument October 49, The case is
pending in the United States court
of appeals. In the United States dis
trict court the Rock Island Railroad
company was ordered by Judge Car
penter to accept shipments of liquor
from the Hamm Brewing company
into dry territory and the state ap-
pealed. The state claims such ship
ments are in violation Of the Webb
Kenyon law and of state laws.
May Not Prosecute Liquor Cases.
1t is probable the state will not
prosecute twenty-one alleged viola
tors of the state liquor laws arrested
at Davenport by state agents, but the
cases will be fought out by the fed
eral government Attorney General
Cosson said today that the cases had
been turned over to the federal De-