Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-12-17

kind to Iowa, this state should be sup.
plying other states after manufactur-
ing enough to supply the home trade"
Widener Lodged in Jail.
Kimmage Widener, charged with
having knowledge concerning the
death OF Miss Elizabeth Watts, has
been brought back from Aapart, ILL.,,
and will be questioned by the police
concerning the girls death.
Iowa Soldiers Healthy.
During the six months the Iowa
troops have been in service on the
Mexican border only six deaths
among the soldiers have occurred, all
OF which have been due to accidental
causes, according to telegram sent
DR.. G. H. Sumner, secretary OF the
state board Of health, by General H.
A. Allen. By the observance Of sani-
tary rules disease among the troops
. has been reduced to minimum, he
says.
Would Amend Weight Law.
An effort will be made in the COM
ing legislature to amend the weights
and measures law and eliminate the
requirement that the weight OF fruit
or produce in a standard barrel or
box be stamped on the container. The
fruit men here this week took the po-
sition that if the container is Of stan
dard size, such as is recognized by the
government, 1t should not be neees-
sary to have the weight stamped
thereon. The food and dairy Off
Gals whose duty it is to see that the
law is enforced agree with this.
Women Declare Boycott.
A boycott on butter, eggs, -four and
potatoes until permanent lower prices
are secured BY 10000 clubwomen,
backed by 5000 men and women Of
organized labor, was declared at a
meeting held at the Trades and Labor
Assembly hall by the committee Of
women representing the clubs of the
city and endorsed BY committee rep
resenting the Trades and Labor as
sembly. Officials Of the Lightweight
federated women's clubs in the city
will pass the word by telephone and
otherwise. Each clubwoman Is ex-
pected to ask neighbor, not club
woman, to join in the movement. The
first attack is upon butter, eggs, -four
and potatoes, but there are indica-
tons that It viii not stop at that.
Mandamus Ottumwa Company.
The Ottumwa Railway and Light
company is not complying with the
terms Of its franchise in only oper-
ating its cars in one direction along
Second and Main streets, the ST.
preme court determined in IN opinion
sustaining the Wapello county court
The lower court mandamused the
\ company to operate its cars both
ways on these two streets and the
company appealed.
Gun Fight in Hotel.
Two men were wounded, one prob
ably fatally, and Chief Jackson and
five officers had narrow escapes in a
revolver battle shortly before mid
night in .he Mushroom of the Slavery
hotel. John Keenan,, IS, of Williams
port, Pa, was wounded in the. breast,
right arm and right shoulder and is
not expected to recover. Nose CO.
hen, taxi cab driver, was wounded
in the thigh. Keenan, was former
employee of the hotel. 1t Is believed
the two men got into quarrel over
dice game. Cohen says b went to
the Mushroom and keenan, opened
fire on him. keenan, has not been
able to talk since the shooting. Fol-
lowing the first revolver shots guests
and hote' employees guarded the exit
to the Mushroom until the police ar
rived. The police dashed down the
stairway to arrest keenan,. As the
officers pushed through the swinging
glass doors into the Mushroom Kee-
nan opened fire, empticd his revolver
and retreated into the areaway be-
meath the sidewalk. Detective
Brophy and Chief Jackson darted
after him. In the darkness Keenan,
reloaded his revolver and again
pushed his way into the Mushroom.
N The chief closed in on the gunman
and Keenan,, whipping his right arm
free, placed the revolver against the
chiefs side. Before he could pull
the trigger three of the police re-
II NOiNSf udisSu dhu hcCHdii uIOppeu
to the floor. He was rushed to
Mercy hospital, where his condition
today was reported serious.
College Loses Law Suit.
In an opinion handed down by the
\ supreme court Ellsworth college, at
Iowa Falls, is not entitled to cancel
note of $1,000 by the terms OF J. H.
Carleton's will. The ruling Of Judge
Z. M. Mccall OF Hardin county on
this case was reversed. 1t appears
that when ]. H. Carleton died he be-
queathed considerable property to
Ellsworth college. He held a note Of
A $1,000 against the college for money
n he had advanced and the trustees
\ took the position that this note was
cancelled sby the terms Of the will
John ]. Carleton, as administrator oil
the estate, contested, claiming that
the money was due the estate. He
lost in the lower, but won in the su-
preme court.
Darcy Fails 10 show.
r.. - IA.