Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-03-15
LINCOLN YANK
FALLS OUT OF
WINDOW DIES
Soldier, Recently Returned
from Overseas, Falls Out of
Fifth-Story Window Of
DeS MoineS Hotel.


Des Moines, March l4.-(Special)
Thompson M. Draper, 80 years
old, returned overseas soldier and
son of Mrs. L. c. Draper of Lincoln,
died at Mercy hospital here today
from injuries received when he fell
from the fifth story window of the
Manhattan hotel last night. Wheth-
er it was case of sleep-walking or
whether he jumped from the win
dow is unknown.
Collector Death Victim.
Roy Evans, 1908 Capitol avenue, a
collector for the National Biscuit
company was found dead early to-
day under the Court avenue bridge.
Police believe that he fell from the
top of the stairs at the viaduct be-
cause o ia big bruise on the back of
his head. They also have a theory
that he was attacked by thugs for
money he had collected for the
company was unaccounted for
Evans was % years old and is sur
Ylved by widow and two children.
Representative Dean "Peeved."
Representative Dean of Osceola
county, author of the Americaniza-
ton school bill which requires that
no aliens can be employed as teach
ers in the public schools, was con-
siderably perturbed today when he
learned that the board of supervis-
ors Of Carroll county has ordered
to have its proceedings printed in a
German newspaper. A bill recently
passed the Iowa senate to prohibit
the publication of legal proceedings
in foreign language newspapers.
Old Timer Scores Saloons.
President Perry Engle of the
Pioneer Lawmakers association
scored the members of the Iowa
legislature today in joint session
assembled for failing to pass the
woman suffrage primary law.
Il am sorry you voted down
woman suffrage" he said. Il be-
lieve the government OF the state
of Iowa should at least be as pro-
gressive as Russia, where 90 per
cent Of the people cannot read, but
where women are on an equality
with men. Twenty-six years ago in
bill comforting on women the right
to vote at all elections | got "a votes
in the senate. ....
He also attacked the public utili-
ties bill, now pending in the senate,
saying it was unfair to the cities to
take away their rate-making power
and hand it over to board of COM
missioners.
The joint session Of the house
and senate TO greet the lawmakers
was presided over by Representa-
tive U. S. Alderman of Story
county.
Judiciary Bill Fight.
The Iowa senate late yesterday
completed the job that the house
started the day before in the repeal
of the nonpartisan judiciary law.
The Larson bill, which passed the
house by a vote of 80 to IL, and
which is an absolute repeal of the
present nonpartisan law, was passed
by the senate following several
hours debate by a vote of u to Il.
Following the announcement OF the
vote on the repeal measure Sena-
tor Wilson of Appanoose county,
tied it up against reconsideration eX-
cept by a two-thirds vote by Sc
curing the adoption of his motion
to reconsider and to table the meas
ure. Both friends and opponents of
the repeal bill believe that the gov
ernor will sign the measure. Two
years ago he vetoed a repeal bill
after it had been adopted by the
Thirty-seventh general assembly. AT
that time it was said that it was
the Salinger influence which pre-
vailed on the governor to veto the
bill. Since then he has broken with
the Salingers and other conditions
have changed so that ii is the gem
eral opinion that the bill will soon
be signed and wiped off the statute
books. Under the Larson bill dis
trict Judges will be nominated at
district judicial conventions and SUI
preme court judges at state judicial
conventions, delegates to which will
be chosen at the regular county
convention. Local laws will govern
the nomination of municipal and SUI
perior court judges in the cities
where such courts are maintained.