Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-09-14
1906 CLASS ONE
MEN CALLED FOR
OCTOBER DRAFT
Contingent Will Practically Ex-N
haust Class One Men; Draft
Registration Exceeds
Estimate.

Des Moines. Ia. Sept. 3.--(Special
Telegram. )-Adjutant General Lash
er received cali today for s,30s class
one men to be sent to Camp Dodge
in the hve-day period beginning Oc-
tober 7. This call will practically ex-
haust class one men in Iowa.
Early returns from cities over The
state indicate that registration OF
Thursday may exceed government ss-
innate for Iowa OF $4,000 by 4 or 5
per cent. Returns from country dis
tricts are slow in coming in.
Road Cost S2s3,000
The cost Of paving Merele Hay road
to Camp Dodge, fve-mile strip,
amounted to $2s3,000. Polk county
supervisors have sold funding bonds
for that amount to reimburse contrac-
tors. The Bankers Mortgage COM
pany OF Des Moines purchased them
at a premium of $3.50. The bonds
bear 5 per cent interest.
Garden Grove Riot.
A race riot OF small proportions vas
precipitated at Garden Grove yester-
day when Pearl Richards, a collector.
was stabbed several times by Msss
William White, colored. Other NO
groes in the neighborhood took up
the quarrel and several shots were
fred. One man was wounded, Mrs.
White and another negro, giving the
name of Ethan Pastor. we're arrested.
Iowa Gets Fund.
Iowa will get $24, 1874 from the gov.
eminent for fighting venereai die
eases. DR.. G. H. Sumner, secretary
of the state board OF health, has just
received notification from the officials
at Washington to this effect. A meet.
ing OF the state board of health will
be held next week to outline cam.
paign in Iowa. All the money will
be available before July l. 1919.
New Business Concerns.
Articles Of incorporation have bsea
filed with the secretary OF state By
the following concerns: Scott Thresh-
ing company, Downey. Ia; president,
Elmer Struble; secretary, w. A. Mears
don. Urbandale Coal company, Des
Moines, capital stock $50 600; e. l.
Twining, president and e. v. Twining
secretary-treasurer. Smith Bros. and
Burdick company, Davenporti capital
stock, $4,000; Charles c. Smith and
Martin H. Smith incorporatorA
Bond Merchants Fined.
Four salesmen, who have been trad.
ing monographs for Liberty bonds,
were stopped In their work at Iowa
City and vicinity, when two OF the
number were brought before Mayor
Leming and fined SIS and costs for
selling merchandise without a license.
Candidate Joins Army.
Viii L. King of Hubbard, republic
can nominee for representative from
Harding county, has gone into the
military service. II elected before ne
leaves this country, it is probable q
will be permitted to fill the ONCE
Hubbard was not in the draft, bu
through his own request was inductet
with the last contingent which left
his county for Camp Dodge.
Woman May Live.
Ruth Shoemaker, victim OF shoot
ing In a Kansas City hotel, may be
paralyzed for life if she does not die,
Il Ia reported to her friends here. The
condition OF the Des Moines girl, who
was found on the floor of the Hotel
Baltimore in Kansas City, after being
shot by L. B. 5chermerhorn, former
local commission merchant, was re-
ported by physicians today to be M
changed.
Greene Draftee Killed.
Word has been received at Greene
Ia, OF the death OF George Stock.
while fighting in France. He was 9
resident of Greene for q number OF
years and later lived IN Aredale. He
was one of the first from Butler
county to be called in the draft He
was sent to Camp Dodge last TALL
where he spent several months.
Mrs. Lamoreaux Dead.
Mrs. Henry Lamoreaux OF Meridesi
Ia, mother OF Mrs. w. L. Harding.
wife of Governor Harding, died ct
her home Wednesday afternoon ut Z
o'clock. She had been i'll for some
time. Mrs. Harding was at her
mothers bedside at the time of her
death. The governor has gone to
Meriden and has cancelled his enc
gagements until after the funeral. Be-
sides Mrs. Harding, the deceased
leaves another daughter. Mrs Fred
J.oi,;o. 80 Mersdnn