Omaha daily bee., 1919-10-26
STREET CAR men
ARE DEADLoCKED
with OFFICIALS
Meeting Called In Des Moines
to Discuss Possible Munich
pal Ownership Of Street
Railways Corporation.

Des MONIES, Ia, Oct. 25.-(Spe-
cial. .)-Although it has been two
weeks since Federal Judge Martin
]. Wade issued his order in federal
court, setting aside the. wage award
made in the arbitration betty cen the
street car company and employees
here, representatives of the receiv-
ers and the union are still haggling
over the third member of the new
board.
Questions will be submitted TO
the meeting of the Equality league
next Sunday, when the members
meet in the Trades Assembly hall
to discuss the street car situation.
They will discuss the feasibility Of
the city's taking over the lines of
the car company for, operation by a
board of experts, including I Cor
poration Counsel H. w. Byers, J.
B. Wiley, head of the street car
mems union: Scott Goodrell, city
SUPERVISOR. Fred Sargent, attorney
for the street car company, and c.
L. Coussens.
Inquiries to be submitted to the
meeting include demands to know
what salary President Emil Schmidt
of the street railway company re-
ceives and what his profits are, and
the profits of A. w. Harris of Chi
cago, one of 1.-THE principal owners.
The inquirers want to know how
much money is made by the three
companies-the street railway, the
interurban and terminal companies.
Air Race Halted.
Poor weather has prevented air
planes from reaching Des Moines,
and the mechanics at Herring field
here have had quiet time.
A number of planes are expected
here both from the east and the
west as soon as the weather clears
up and makes flying possible again.
With three successive days of bad
flying weather it IS probable that
the race will drag into next week.
Fort Des MoineY Evacuated.
Col. E. R. Gentry, who has been
in temporary command at the Fort
Dcs Moines hospital for the past
month and half, will leave Satur-
day for the hospital at Fort Smell
ling, where he was originally sta
toned.
The evacuation of Fort Des
Moines is practically complete now,
only a small detachment of quar-
termaster and medical corps men
Of the regular army remaining.
Coal Conference Uncertain.
No further word has been re-
ceiyed by Governor Harding from
other chief executives with refer
ence to conference of governors
to discuss plans to avert the coal
strike. The governor has received
kilograms from four of eight govcr-
nors. / I.
Chief executives thus far replying
have favored such a conference, al
though they express doubt as to
what might be accomplished. How
ever, they declare that the situation
is such that no possible move to
avert the strike should be over
looked
- Open Cattle Barn Bids.
The state board of agriculture
opened bids Friday on the new cat
tie barn to be erected on the state
fair grounds. There were eight
bidders, but no contract was award
ed. The new barn will cost about
100000.
Articles of incorporation have
been filed with the secretary of
state by the following concerns:
Sioux City Soap company, capital
stock $75O,000, G. A. Payne, presi-
dent; George w. Segrist, secretary;
Kesley Electric company, Kelley,
Ia. capital stock $4,000; John
Bode, president; F. A. Dahn, sec
retary-treasurer.