Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-04-08
Many Candidates p,Ie.

PhHf ElieF
Jenes B Weaver Or Des Moines. can.
di1ate FOR The republican nomination for
representative from Polk county, flied bis
nomination papers alth The secretary of
state today. a lively contest over repre-
sentative n promised ~ Warren county
With two republican candidates out for
the nomination. Ben Kern Of Norwalk.
member Of one Of tho pioneer families
n thst county has recently announced
hb candidacy +. ". Holiday of In
diapola. proprietor ~ the Midland Chau.
tsuqBa bureau, IL also on for The noui.
nation, conEressman Horace w. ToNnef
~ Tho Eighth district filed his nomlna=
ton papers YESTERDAY state Senator
Leslie n. Francis Of Spirit Lake also filed
today.
cotioDssed Meai short.
According 70 thn announcement made
~ the state food and dairy department
today examinations u samples ~ cotton
sesd mesi hive been made from sixty.
five cars 8ud NJ bAYe been found short
IN protein from ~ 10 p per cont A r..
bsie FOR purchasers Will be- demo nded 81
the department rs the loss per car 10
iHe pIrchsfef II IL claimed. amounts 10
shout ii20, A report viii bo made 10 the
food and drug bureau N the United
ststcs Department Of Agriculture.
Poifn usnamie Gets Mig slice.
The semi.annua distribution 81 the
automobile fund r. about 10 be made 10
tlle counties Of The state by the state
treasurer The total amount 10 be- dis
labutod is h,t9il3s. This ~ larger than
was COLLECTED the entire year ~ 1855 II
~ hpportoncd al tho rate Of 500 per
township, POftaWHttainis county and
Bosguth county are the largest counties
in tho state, each having twonty elght
townships and each received 1884. rive
per cent 10 the Highway commission
md N per cent 70 the counties.
sIeufbs Trail Parents.
Bon Dudi aud hls wife, mary Dudl,
believed 10 be- tbe father snd mother Of
Tie g.Weck-oH child found Monday after
mon on the city dump apparently having
boeB starved 10 death, hro being hunted
by the police Police say they have them
located IN Chicago and that they VIII be
sro6ied noon.
hank Tar fHss Argued.
The question ~ whether or moi bank
stock can he asResaed 10 stockholders ~
iowa II being fought oft IN the supreme
court IN The appeal case brought by the
First National bank Of Council Bluffs |
against the city " Council Bluffs. The |
elty 8ssosgod The stock 70 the stockhold- |
ors NJ $40 per share. The bank objected
On The ground that the law authorizing |
tho assortment was unconstitutional. and
on appeal 10 the district court the bank |
lost TIE assessment Was held 10 be
valid. An appeal WAS then taken 10 tho
supreme court. Many bankers OF the |
state are interested in the case. The
previous law authorizing The assessment |
~ bsnk stock was declared ureonstitu.
tional because n provided that national |
hank stock should be sHsessed 10 stock
holders, and stock in state and savings
banks should be assessed 10 the bank.
Oral arguments we're nsde before tho
court yssterday by Addison n, Klstls.
attorney for the bank. and J.. W. schnei-
der. city attorney Of Council Bluffs. and
IT, H. Robertson, arguing for tho city.
Mysterious VIII Case Uw,
The Taylor county caEo involving ihs
estate of tho late A. J. LITTER, wealthy
land owner which has been IN the courts
for several yehrs was in the supreme
court again today when oral arguments
were heard on the question Of new
trial The case Is entitled olive Dsniies
against Phoebe Butler ana Ernest Lewis
- A.
tbo land and claims to be the adopted
son ~ Mr. Littoer His claims have been
contested Ia previous trials. but tho SUI
Breme court ruled IN his favor In Noycm-
her 1914 The district court granted the
heirs neV trial and Lewis has now ap.
nealed this ruling 10 The higher court.
Mysterious Wills have figured IN the
trial in Taylor county. One ~ them was
fouud IN a pickle ier buried on the old
.itteor farm. Both sides In the case
claim fraud
Organize Dair, show.
Another big dairy show IN which Iowa
daltymen win take a prominent part was
planned for AZ meeting held al KAN
sbs Clty yesterday when the Southwest
ffn Dairy association Was formed,
show Ia 10 be held at KANSAS cry aen-
temher rs 10 e1 vs. ~ Barney state
dairy commissioner, was elected one nf
the directors Of the show a. the meet.
ms ycsterday Iowa Kansas Missouri,
Nebraska Oklahoma and TeNas were
represented over $1,000 Was subscribed
toward financing the affair " which
lhe Kansas City Commercial club gave
. .fe. The dairy meu Do not want the
heef men 90 HAYS amy ~ the advantage
~ them and are planning the bis dairy
show as an offset 10 the kansas city |
h.Nal pot on b. the beer men later
n The seahan
Nar,hwestsra rlFsman Kiliea,
htoNE. "a, Arfl Z Especial Tss
aAm Frank ualeR HsR slngEsd anil
ahhfh tsHt night I'll tht Naffhwaatat4,