Omaha daily bee., 1916-11-05
WOMEN CITIZENS
ASK RIGHT TO VOTE
Those With Privilege in Other
States Make Same De- ..
mand in Iowa.
REFUSED AT REGISTRATION
(From a STAFF Correspondent,

(From STAFF Correspondent>
! Des Moines, Ia, Nov. 4.-(Special
Telegram Five women citizens of
Des Moines, who claim their resi-
dences in other states, went to regis
tration booths here today and de-
manded the privilege of registering
Under the right of the constitution.
They were accompanied by officers
of the Political Equality club. Elec-
ton judges denied them the right
Mrs. E. F. Higley, wife of the pastor
OF Grace Methodist church, who
claims her residence as Colorado,
made formal demand.
Four other women with her claimed
residence in Colorado also.
Republican House Says Woods.
Frank Woods of Estherville, con-
gresham from the Tenth district,
predicts that the house OF representa-
tives will be republican by total of
twenty-seven this next congress.
Woods is chairman Of. the republican
congressional committee. Last year
he made prediction as to the repub-
lican majority of the house, which
came within one OF it, hence his guess
this year is thought to be accurate
Woods information this year has
come from the same sources as last
and is, therefore, thought to be relia-,
Bile.
Urges School Fairs. .4
DR.. G. c. Creelman, president OF the
Ontario Agricultural college, Guelph,
Ontario, in an address here yesterday
before the county superintendents at
tending the State Teachers associa-
tion, advocated the introduction of
the school fall fair. He says these
have produced good results in Can
ada. AT these fairs the work Of the
boys during the summer in agricul-
ture is judged, oratorical contests are
held and other interesting features are
part Of the program AS 95 per
cent Of the people in the United
States and. Canada do all of their own
housework, then it seems stupid that
the people have not long since risen
and demanded that the art and sci
cnce of the household be made COM
pulsory by every board OF trustees in
the country" said DR.. Creelman.
Joins French Army.
Almer c. Sanborn, former Des
Moines Newspaper man, has joined
the French army and is driving an
ambulance in the American ambu-
lance corps, Sanborn went abroad
last june withSConger Reynolds, in
structor in journalism in the State
university Reynolds returned early
in the fall. t
Hughes to Carry Iowa.
Republicans are confident that
Charles Evans Hughes will easily
win IN Iowa. Republican State Chair,
man, c. A. Rawson, who has visited
with other leaders in Chicago and
elsewhere Of late, is predicting that
Hughes wiliswins the election. He
credits Hughes with carrying the
New England states, New York,
Ohio, Illinois, Minnesota, Wisconsin,
and an even chance Of carrying Ne
braska, Missouri, Kansas and prac-
tically all OF the western states.
Border Ballots O.. X.
Secretary Of State w. S. Allen has
been keeping track Of the express
shipment of ballots to the Iowa Ma
tional Guard at Brownsville and the
big shipment has been going through
on schedule fine right along. Secre-
J tary Allen has received kilograms
from the important division points
telling of the safe arrival and for
warding OF the ballots,
Fort Des Moines for Guard.
The War department at Washing
ton has at last consented to the use OF
Fort Des Moines for mastering out.
the Iowa National Guard In case the
troops are sent home before April |.
After that date they will use Camp
Dodge. Adjutant Genera, Logan, who
has made a persistent effort 10 secure
the use. Of the fort, but was twice
turned down by the War department,
received the official order today to
the effect that Fort Des Moines might
be used In the meantime General
Logan had made arrangements with
the State Board of Agriculture for the
use of some of the buildings on the
fair grounds, In case the troops were
brought home in the winter The
buildings would have been equipped
with stoves and made comfortable for
the soldiers. There is no hint in the
War department order as to when the
troops would be mustered out.
New Bank Chartered.
The state banking department has
issued charter to the Farmers Saw
ings bank of Colwell, Ia, capitalized
at $4,000. George Z. May of Charles
City is president and A. 7. Greenwood
of Colwell is cashier.
DR.. Wiley for Hughes.
DIR. Harvey Wiley, pure food shark,
who addressed the state teachers con-
vcntion here tonight, is for Hughes.
"Phe administration was not in SYM
pathy with my enforcement Of the
pure food laws. SO quit" said Wiley,
referring to his resignation under
Taft. THE man who has the job now
follows plan acceptable to the pres
ent administration. That of asking
misbranders and adulterators of food
to please quit it,
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