Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-09-16

banking experience, having been en-
ployed i'll the Des MONIES National
and the Capital City State banks in
DeS MONIES, He served three years
in the state treasurer'S office before
going into the auditors Office.
Harvey Goes Over Seas.
Secretary Thomas Harvey of the
Knights of Columbus organization
at Camp Dodge has been ordered to
report to the New York headquar-
tiers of the organization for work
overseas. Joe Mccormick. state
secretary at Cedar Rapids, says APP
pliCationS for overseas work will be
considered from non-Catholic men.
Old Suit Terminated.
After dragging through the courts
for more than 10 years the mystery
of what became OF rod of express
money amounting to $1,000 sent by
the DeS MONIES National bank
through the American Express COM
pany to Irwin, Ia. still remains un-
solved. However. the courts have
just decided that the bank will not
have to pay the express company
for the loss. When the package
WAS opl:.cd at its destination it was
found to contain slips OF paper in
stead of currency.
Protest Against Coal Dealers.
Women Teach Soldiers.
Five young women, trained as
reconstruction aids, arrived at the
Fort Des Mines hospital this past
week to begin their duties as in
structors of injui ed men sent back |
from overseas. Miss Margaret Helen
lglehart is principal and the Misses
Bettina e ,>avage, Ruther Sher-
man Baker, Margaret F. Fawcett
and Sue Georgia Rice are the in
struc:ors. They are graduates of |
Vassar and Harvard. They will |
instruct the patients in wood-carv-
ing, china-painting and other SINH
lar occupations + keep their minds |
OIL themselves.
Miners Ask Increase.
]. c. Lewis, president of the Unit
ed Mine Workers in this district is
e%pecti.E a II to Washington soon
for another conference with the |
United States fuel administrator.
DR.. Garfield on the question of |
higher wages for the Iowa miners.
At a recent conference DR.. Gar
field refused to allow the miners to
reopen the question of wages. How
ever, the anthracite workers have
been granted a rchearing and the
Others also anticipate chance to
explain their position.
Supreme Court to Meet.
The first division of the Iowa SUI
preme court will meet at the state
house September II for the first |
fall period. There is a total of l39
cases on the docket for this period
The high court is expected to pass
this week on the application of De-
tective ]. N. Wilkerson for admis-
sion to the Iowa bar.
A state military board of instruc-
ton, with Mayor Thomas Fair
weather Of Des Moines as chairman,
has been organized. The state will
be divided into districts and three
men will be appointed by each local
exemption board to meet with
draftees for purposes of instruction
before being indicted into military
service.
Rawson Names Staff.
State Chairman Charles A. Raw
son has named the staff which will
the big war fund drive dur
ing November. Louis Davidson
will be secretary of the executive
committee and John A. Cavanagh
treasurer Graham Stewart will be
manager. Bureau heads
will be: Speakers, w. c. Knock;
women's, Miss Esther Ericsson;
boys. Bruce w. Talman; publicity,
Maud Hart Lovlace.
There will be jobs for about 1000
men when Charles Weitz & Sons
start work in earnest on the $780,
900 addition to Camp Dodge. About
900 men are working at the canton
ment now, finishing up old jobs and
getting ready for the big work which
will be launched in about two weeks
1t will require about two months
to complete the work.