Omaha daily bee., 1917-09-30
WEBSTER APPOINTED
IOWA COAL HEAD
Treasurer of State Cornell OF
Defense From Waucoma Cho-
sen to Administer Affairs
in This Branch.
(From a Staff CorrsspoudentJ

Des Moines, Ia, Sept. 23.-(Special
Telegram )-Charles w. Webster OF
| Waucoma has been appointed coal ad
ministrator for Iowa by Director H.
A. Garfield. federal coal administra
tor Mr.. Webster, who is treasurer
OF the State Council of Defense, has
been in Washington the last week
with Governor Harding. He will take
up his new duties within another
week
Nine Thousand Mules at Camp.
Nine thousand horses and mules
will be required at Camp Dodge. ac-
cording to advices reaching here from
Washington. Congressman c. c.
Dowell of the Seventh congressional
district is urging the War department
to establish depot quartermaster at
Des Moines and is arguing that feed
for the horses and mules required can
be purchased cheaper here than else
Soldier Loses Foot.
While walking along the Interurban
railroad tracks Private Francis Drake
from Illinois, now a member of Com
pany R, Three Hundred and Forty
ninth infantry was struck by gravel
train. His left foot was mashed. He
was found lying on the tracks by the
motorman of baggage train and was
brought to Mercy hospital. 1t is not
known as yet whether his foot will
need to be amputated.
First Bath in Five Years.
One rookie in the national army
from northern Minnesota had his first
bath in five years at Camp Dodge.
The captain of the company asked
him if he had taken a bath. He re-
piled that he had not and did not need
any. when did you bathe last?"
asked the captain. ."Ay don't yust
know" the recruit replied, "but it was
long time ago." Pressed for details
he said it was four or five years ago.
The captain Immediately ordered the
man to get busy and clean up. He
supplied him with plenty OF soap and
a'scrubbing brush. After his bath the
man was given clean under clothing
and admonished to take a bath at
least once week.
Soldiers Vote on Prohibition.
To make sure that every Iowa SOL
dier will have an opportunity to vote
at the special election on the prohibi-
tory amendment, October IS. AdJu-
tant General Logan will have an early
conference with Governor Harding to
determine the method to be employed.
There is some question at the present
time whether or not a commission
should be appointed similar to the
one which went down to the border
last fall. The soldiers are now so
scattered. that it will prove a hard
task to get vote from all of them.
1t is thought the men can vote under
the absent voters law if ballots reach
them in time.
Non-Coms Appointed.
More than 200 Iowa men who were
called to the colors with the first in
crement of the eighty-eighth division
of the national army at Camp Dodge
are acting noncommissioned officers
at the big army camp now. They are
the men who have shown the greatest
aptitude for the work and they are
being tried out with a view to their
permanent appointment. To aid in
the work classes for these men are
conducted each night in the barracks
Instructions in the school of the SOL
dier, drill tactics and other lines are
being given.
Ask Reversal in Meyer Case.
Mrs. Ida E. Meyer of Madison
county was convicted of second degree
murder in the district court on INSULT
cient evidence, the supreme court
was told today by Attorney w. S.
Cooper of .Winterset, who argued be-
fore the high tribunal for a reversal
of the verdict of the lower court.
Mrs. Meyer and her son, Fred Meyer,
were both found guilty of the murder
of the ison's wife in the lower court.
The supreme court reversed the ver-
dict as to the son and remanded the
case for a new trial. Attorney Cooper
further argued that the court erred in
its instructions to the jury in the case
and also in the admission of certain
testimony. The case against the son
was reversed and remanded to the
lower court for new trial on the.
grounds of error in the admission of
testimony and instructions to the jury.
Supreme Court Opinions.
Illinois Central Railroad company. ap-
pellant, against Waterloo, Cedar Falls
Back Hawk county. Franklin c.
Platt, judge. Action to recover half costs
for maintaining flagman at crossing. Re-
versed, Salinger.
Sophia Mccoy, appellant, against Charles
Nuese, executor of estate Of A. F. Nuese,
deceased appellee, Marshall county, B. +.
Cummings judge. Action for an account
ing, decree for defendant. Affirmed, Gay
nor.
s. W. Kelley ct al, appellants, against
E. Richardson, Page county. settlement Of
an estate Affirmed by the court.