Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, July 3, 1915, Page 5

e e 1 Iowa , earnings in 1 . A8 against S last year Retrenchment and Reform, Members of the committee on retrench- ment and held their first meet- reform DES MOINES MEN WRATHY [for ine Contiocration of resuins musiness Merchants Sue for Injunotion Against the City Water Com- pany’s Move. METERS AT SPRINKLING PLANTB{ (From a Staff Correspondent.) DES MOINES, July 2—(Special Tele- gram.)—An injunction was lssued today to prevent the Des Molnes Water company placing large water meters at all sta- tionery sprinkling plants in the city used for fire protection. The company some | time ago gave notice to business houses | that meters would be installed to measure the water used in their fire protsction pipes and to prevent any use of water | for purposes other than stated. The cost of each meter for the property owner would be about $3.60. The business | men declared it was merely a holdup for | revenue and went to court. Towns Should Govern Themselves. The question of infringement on the part of the state upon local government in Towa cities and towns was the sub- ject of a forceful discussion by Frank 1. Dawley, president of the State Bar assoclation, in his annual address to that body at Dodge. thelr recent meeting at Fort He presented the view that local matters should be controlled by locsl government and that this at- taches to the towns and cities as a right At the last session of the li'flll‘n!\nv‘{ # Bl was introduced for the restoration to the cities and towns of Jowa a few of the immemorial liberties and free cus- toms of local self-government of which they have been deprived,”” explained Mr. Dawley. “That this should be necessary is another proof that eternal vigilance is the price of liberty. The request was denied, there being no barons with swords, or commons with bows and ar- rows, to enforce it. Through the love of arbitrary power and a habit of tin- kering with everything, the legislatures of this country have assumed absolute authority over all the activities of cities and towns, whether pertaining to mat- ters of general public interest or local atfairs belonging only to the cities and towns themselves. Tn this they have been assisted by politicians from the cities, with axes to grind, and upheld by the compliance and acquiesence of the courts, which naturally have hesitated to declare statutes unconstitutional and very few | of which seem to have Investigated the true origin of municipal corporations. A large part of the the géneral view that responsibility for such corporations are mere creatures of the state, subject | to its every whim, rests with the courts, | which have generally failed to observe the historical fact that communities of | people known as towns and' Willages| originated before state governments and | independently of them, and possessed | and exercised rights and powers not de-| rived from the state, but inherent in the | very nature of our system of govern- ment H After discussing this question to some length Mr. Dawley concluded that “if| the rule of our cities and towns have no | powers except such as are expressly | sranted is too fairly established in this| #tate to be set aside by the court, then | the clties and towns are entitle to have | the bill proposed at the last sesion, or a similar one, enacted into law.” The doings of the town councils in Towa will hereafter be published offici- ally in the newspapers at legal rates. This law will go Into effect on July 4th and thereafter Iowa people will have the opportunity of watching the doings of their city fathers more closely than ever before. There has been a law to the effect that such proceedings ;ghould Le printed on order of the council, but (his dig not secure the publicity intended 50 the last legislature amended the law making it compulsory. All of the pro- ceedinzs must be printed, including the list of claims allowed and showing from what funds they were appropriated. n of Board of Conmtrol. The Board of Control was organized at a meeting held today and W. J, Dixon of Sac City was made chairman of the board. The matter of letting coal con- tracts for 100,000 tons of coal for state institutions was given consideration, but the contracts will probably mnot be! awarded for a few days. Contracts for the medical group of bulldings at the state eplleptic colony at Woodward will be let July 1, Chaien Constder the Lindsey Case. The Board of Parole has been consider- ing the case of Earl Lindsey of Jasper county, - serving a life sentence for a| statutory crime. The case is one which aroused a great deal of discussion and developed differences of opinion. The parole board went into many matters that are not shown in the record of the trial and reported to'the governor. Lind- #ey is the man who, at the time of his | incarceration, was making good headway | in aeronautics and who since he has been in prison turned his skill and genius in & useful way by supervising the making of the motor cars at Fort Madison. Towa Rallroad Business Good. All of the principal rallroad companies operating in Iowa show a prosperous business in their reports to the state executive council for the year ending De- cember 81, 1914. The digest of the re- ports has just been compiled by B. A. Swan, assistant secretary of the council The only roads which report a loss are the small roads. The report covers the Jowa business of these roads only. The gross earnings of all of the steam roads operating in lowa. were $2,000,000 greater than the gross earnings in the year preceding, and the net earnings were $3,000,000 greater than those of 1913, The| total gross earnings of Iowa roads in Towa during the last yagr were $59,960,000, as compared to $§7,815000 in 1913. The| total net earnings were $23,002,000 in 1914, as compared to $20,663,00 the year pre-| cding. lowa roads were able to decrease their perating expenses in the last year. The to'al operating expenses for all of the rauls in the state were more than a wvaster of a million less than in 1913, e Caicago & Northwestern leads in carnings, showing $5,026,456 as their ¢t profits during the last year. The Milwaukee shows net earnings to the waount of $,668.37, and the Rock Island net earnings to the amount of $4,394,5%, The Chicago Great Western shows net earnings smounting to $§1,028,001, The lowa roads pald more taxes last veur than in the year preceding, the total taxes being $3.606,43, as compared to $3,13850¢ in 1912, The interurbans have increased their mileage from 42 miles to 477 miles, but have made mot great increase in profits. Tho gross earnings were $2.996,366, as sgainst 82174213 for the previous year. The operating expenses for last r were greater than the year before, being $2.096,06, as against $1,7W0,954 The net [San Minor bills relating to the help problem which the legislature passed at the last minute have left two of the offices without janitor service. The committee will be asked to adjust this, and also to provide additional help in the office of the secretary of state, where the auto- mobile license work is so heavy. With the new offices created by the recent |assemblles and the growing work of al- most every department, many of the offices are crowded for room and some of the new offices are without adequate quarters. The committee will try and assist in adjusting this question. The personnel of the committee has changed considerably since it was first created two years ago, new members having been appointed by the recent logislature Notes from Glenwood. GLENWOOD, la., July 2—(Special)— Frank A. Deerwester had quite an ex- perience yesterday, while working near the roof in the rear of the Lamb bank bullding. A ladder resting on the ap- proach to the Masonic hall slipped and he grasped the ‘“goose-neck” supporting the electric light fixture. The wet lad- der, porch and wall furnished the ground connection and he was severely -ho«ked.Thnnqupt on the evening of July 21, which In falling, the weight of his body broke his hold and he alighted In a semi-con- sclous state on the narrow landing, sav- | the city His condition | and a reception for ing his body a long fall. Valley, Mr, and Mrs. Charles Omaha Tuesday. spent Saturday and Sunday at Papillion. | Marie remaincd until Tucsday evening. | Barbara Agee of Fremont spent a few days at the nome of Mr. and Mrs. Kopp. Miss Laura Peterson has accepted a position with Dr. Garrison in his office. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Parsons are re- Jolcing over the birth of a daughter, born June 3. E. Webb went to Dailey of Wahoo, was elected training and sclence teacher of lley schools. Irts Kopp returned Saturday from Fre- mont, where sho had been the guest of Dr. and Mrs. Agee. Mrs. Springer and_Frances of Fremont were the guests of Mrs. Holdsworth and Margaret Wednesday. Mrs, C. Herbert Coy and Howard re- turned Thursday from Los Angeles, Cal., where they spent the winter, Miss Eva Harrfer left Thursday for Francisco and Los Angeles, where she will spend the rest of her vacation F. C. and J. . Kennedy went to Lin- coln Sunday for a visit with thelr mother and sister, who will leave this week for California Mra. McAlllster entertained her Sun- day school class and their friends at the home of Mr. and Mrs. ¥. M. Butts, Fri- | day evening. The children of the Methodist Episco- pal Sunday school presented a pleasing and well prepared Children's day pro- gram at the church at 10:% Sunday morning. The regular monthly meeting of the Woman's Misslonary soclefy was held Wednesday at the home of Mrs. Frank Whitmore, when the officers for the ensuing year were elected, as follows: Mrs. May Ferrie, president; Mrs. Sarah McDonald, vice president; Mrs. Margaret Holdsworth, secretary; Mrs. Philomena Garner, treasurer. The Woman's club held their last regu- lar meeting Friday with Mrs. Kate Webb. The following officers were elected for the coming year: Mrs. Lydia Adams, President; Mrs. Mary Fitzgerald, vice president; Mrs. Gertrude Y, Secre- tary; Mrs, Laura Whitmore, correspond- ing secretary; Mrs. Anna Ingram, li- brarian. Elkhora. The Pythian sisters held a meeting Thursday. Mrs. Lewis Neiman entertained for her birthday Friday. Adolph Otte is tementing his cave and basement this week. Mrs. Nicholas Riecken gave a party at her home_ BSaturday. Miss Minnle Dein visited at Omaha Monday and Tuesday. V. B. Chamberlin went to Falrbury Saturday to visit his dlu‘hlcr.‘ Miss Anna Ruser visited over Saturday night with Miss Alma Hansen. Mrs. Dave Thessen came for a visit with Mrs. Charles Deerson last week. | Mrs. J. N. Wyatt and daughter, Helen, were Omaba visitors two days this week. George Knight and son, Harry, re- turned Monday from & two weeks' visit in Custer county. Mr, and Mrs. Ci ter, Hope, of Omaha, Hibbard home Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Watson of Lincoln mo- tored up to spend a few days at the Frank Hibbard home. Mrs. Amy Calvert went Thursday to visit her daughter, Clarence Bendle and family. fo 3 Mrs. John A were at home tn“lrnu;?d(rlendn Silun{zy, the occasion being Mr. Aye's birthday. Mrs. Chatman of Omaha and Ralph Peterson of Bennington were entertained at the Vestal home Sunday. Mr. and Mrs, Charles Witte were ited last week by Ward and Russell Walsh of Benson and James BSpicer of Portland, Ore., who formerly lived here. Mr. and Mrs. Hackman and family left Monday for Sheldon, where Mrs. Hackman will visit her parents. Mr. Hackman returned Wednesday. Mrs. George Paasch entertained the Ladies' kensington Wednesday. ‘The women went out in automobiles and were detained several hours by the heavy rain. rl Hibbard and daugh- sited at the Frank to Hooper Mrs, Weeping Water, Mrs, C. B. Andrus have gone fol:"rll t‘::\ddlyl' visit at Scott's Bluff and North Platte. L i s b returned Wednesday UIM!::’OQO‘] ;-y Y., where he has been at- tending school. . =k | and family of Panama,| Nz‘i?'.“ veflefi";:n\ the first of the week visiting relatives. BN Hobson has returne: l‘:‘:\:fli‘-,. where he has been for some time doing carpenter Worx. Lloyd Marshall and Harold Smith of Cozad have been visiti their relatives, the 8. J. Marshall family, this week. A boy was born to Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Dorsey on June 21, A girl was born to Mr. and Mrs. Nels Sogard the same day. Jack Philpot shipped two cars of cattle to "South Gmaha & few days ago that brought him average of $138.12 per head. Rev. M. W. Rose, pastor of the Meth- odist church, has gone to Ohio for a month's vacation and visit with rela- tives. Mrs. A. B. Knotts has returned to her home at Sloux City, la., after several days' visit at the I. N, Hunter home and with other friends. s : ve Lnprovements are being made A\v‘l'l:e“.l('lty park. The work includes wirlng for electricity, painting the band- stand and trimming and cutting trees. Mr, and Mrs. W. H. Lyman left Thurs- day for a visit at the homes of sons and daughters that will take them to Spearfish, 8. D.; Holyoke, Colo., and points in western Nebraska, ringfield. F. Hartman spent Sunday in Lin- . coln. { to Millard. Mrs. Nell Overton Sprague Sunday. visited friends in ! church. | ton have veen visiting at the Fenry Otte Paulsen James Givens and family have moved’,\aolmn of Council Bluffs visited at | BEE: I'HE !“..- serious for several hours, but the | only evidence of his remarkable escape |mn-|mnu today is a burned hand Glenwood will celebrate the Fourth on | Monday with a fine line of attractions. | A street fair will open a week's engage | ment on that motorcycle, bloycls | and the usual program of races, two ball games, and Tabor, Armory street day A jitney dance at the New afternoon and evening, free attractions, two roast beeves, buns, coffee and lemonade free, The Glenwood Gun club will give an | inter-county shoot on July 8. Five eventa, | 150 targets, will be shot off and two cups | will be contested for. Shooters of Mills| and a part of Fremont (Tabor) are eli- gidble | ATLANTIC IWILL ENTERTAIN RURAL MAIL CARRIERS ATLANTIC, la, July 2.-(Special)— Greath preparations are being made by | the committees of the local Commercial club, which have the matter in charge, for the entertainment here on July 0, 21 and 22 of the state meeting of rural letter carriers. An exceptional program for the meeting, which will be out in a |tew days, has been prepared and the local people are anticipating a large at- tendance of the carriers. A feature of the meeting will be the big will be tendered the visitors by the Com- mercial club; an automobile ride about in the afternoon of that day, the ladies of the Several children were baptised last ursday. L. M. Ball and family attended chautauqua at Ralstdbn Sunday. | Mrs. eph Armstrong is visiting the | David Coull family of Lincoln. Mrs. Mabel Bliss of Omaha visited friends the latter part of the week. Mrs. Laura Gabel of Albright was a Buest at W, E. Starrys’ this week. Mrs. E. P. Swain and daughter, Metta, of Lincoln, were here the fore part of the week, I. A. Bates was appointed one of the executive committee to arrange for the semi-centennial celebration of the ad- mission of Nebraska into the union. Arrangements were made last Satur- day to hold the annual old settlers’ picnic at” Paplilion on August 28. P. D. Me- Cormick was elected secretary to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Louis Lesleur, the Bellevue. Flaherty is visiting her sister at| Neb. { Mrs Alblon, C. E. Baskerville returned from a trip to the east Monday. | Bellevue beat the South Omaha Ath- letics, 9 to 5, Sunday. Rev. W. J. Shallcross has retuined from conducting a series of revival serv- ices in Kansas. Mrs. P. W. Evans returned last Friday from Nebraska City, where she went to | attend the wedding of her niece, Miss Ethel Cook. Mrs. and Miss Irene Dean of Valley | Falls, Kan., left Bellevue Wednesday. They have been visiting Mrs. W. Ii Findley since the Findley-Rice wedding. Mrs. Myrtle Sloan visited in Bellevue Monday and Tuesday on her way from Myton, Utah, where she has been teach- ing, to Long Pine, Neb., where her mother is seriously ill. i The following Bellevue people attended the wedding of Miss Hertha Milner at Springficld Wednesday: Dr, and Mrs. Stephen Phelps, Rev. and Mrs, C. E. Baskerville, Prof. and Mrs. W, E. Nich- oll, Mr. and Mrs, Erion and Flelding Clarke, Avoea. Henry Vette and family motored to Lincoln the first of the week. J. R. Peckham and family left Friday for their home at hCappell, Neb, V. W. Straub made a business trip to western Nebraska this week. Mrs. F. W, Ruhge and daughte were Omaha visitors Wednesday. Fred Mohr and famlly of Syracuse were visiting relatives here Sunday. G. W. and Frank Breazeale have turned from a trip to Rockport, Mo. Mrs. E. G. Spencer and children of Talmage were here Tuesday visiting. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Harmon of Omaha are spending the week with Avoca rela- tives, Miss Susie Henley of Rockport, Mo, pending the week with Avoca rela- Anna, re- is tiv Miss Eva Hensley, who has been tak- ing treatment at an Omaha hospital, has returned home. Misses Verna Ward and Vera Weaver spent several days this week with friends near Elmwood. W. A. Hollenberger and wife and John Weaver and wife were visiting relatives near Unadilla Sunday. Mrs. Enyart, who has been visiting at | the H. C. Young home, has returned to her home in Colorad | Hennington. { Mrs. C. W, Glandt celebrated her birth- day Wednesday. Mrs. Gus Junge and son, Jofin, motored to Omaha Wednesday. Morgan Anderson, rural carrier, is de- lvering mail with his new automablile. George Dierks entertained friends apd relatives Thursday in honor of his birt day. Henry Dornacker had the misfortune to | break his arm last week while driving cattle. The Fourth will be celebrated at the park with a ba'] game, races, fireworks, dancing, ate. A number of frisads and relatives gathered at the George Obrt home Tues- day to nelp Mra. Ot in celebrating her birthday. It is reporteq that Dr. C. C, Hall, veterinarian of Omaha, purc the John Miller farm, north of tow: an investment. city ed . ap Papillion. Grant Majors of Omaha spent SBunday with the J. R. Wilson family. James Dowd of Wisconsin was the guest of Mrs. Susan Lesieur Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs, Willlam Welch have re- turned from & six weeks' trip through the weast, Miss Barnett of Hooper spent several days the first of the week with Mrs, L Nickerson. 8. A. Crawford of Kimball, Neb., 1 at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Snide, Misses Eva Kennedy, Edna Wilson and Pearl Carpenter represented the Presby- terfan Sunday school at the convention at Richfield Sunday, i Clyde Barton, who has been in the em- | 1 nment at Panama, has, parents, Mr. and Mrs. | R. F. Barton, . He will make a trip to California before return- | ing to his work in the canal some. Irvingt Mrs. Wesley Williams and Jessie Will- fams spent Wednesday in Omana. Frank Craner of Creighton has taken Mr. Whitlow's place as operator. Mrs. Sundell and daughter, An oveat Welnetay itersas b Deaiar Chester and Mabel Witte of home. “Mr. and Mrs, Dein and Mr. and Mrs, Jacobsen and @hristian Dein motored (o Glenwood teams against Folsom | Kennard Sunday. Mr. and Mra. Chris and n‘o,:;, . Dein home Sunday. The Ladies' Ald soclety of the Congre- | gational church will meet at the Jacob- ! H. F. Burbank of Filley is visiting his many fiiends here, ! Elder Harvey Deaton of is holding services iu the furaps, ™ Adventist sen home on July 7. i Mra. Bliss will sneak at the Conerega- lonal chure™ ®pdav moriine and Lr Heumanu will speak in the evening OMAHA, 1910, SATURDAY, JULY 3, visiting carriers on the same day from J. B B glven | | War recelved Mark'ey by the Woman's City club. All sessions | Insurgents n Marion, stating that the fmsanction asked e e o o e | RO TIOOA .00 |5 1 o toeweees e svov bl Judge H. M. Town Coralag, oon the state meoting toduy here, had gressman from the Elghth lTowa district bendied by Judge Smith. The insurgents and Judge W. R. frcen of Councii| MASON CITY, Ia, July LJ(Special)— |attempted to stop the state convention Bluffs, congreasman from the Ninth | ThHIrty-four couldn’t bunt up against 133 | until such a time that proper rep Towa district, are both to address the N4 expe ry succesaful. George | tion could be secured. carriers at the mesting here w P Carll supreme secretacy of the insurgent The oficera of the RUiar were heartily Brown of Washingtoa, 1. C., editor of | ATMY ©of the Modern Brotherhod of | commended for their the R. 1. D. News, ‘a also billed as one | AMerica, had hardly a look in at yes- | “trying period of readjustment of the speakers. terday’s state convention Carlis en- [the confidence of ths members of deavored at one time (o address the con- [order fn lowa was extended to A “For Sale” aa will turn second-hand | vention, bpt he had no success. Just as | Kighten delegates wera then named turniture into cash. the convention was opening a telegram [attend the St. Louls supreme Berge Suits Me. We’re Not Afraid! Of Any Shape or Any Size At This Great Semi-Annual Half Price Suit From 32 to 52 and Up We Fit All Figures Every dollar you spend here now is doing double duty on the finest clothes made. Qual- ities way beyond anything shown anywhere. An endless variety of men’s and young men’s choice styles, patterns, weaves and colorings of the season, all fresh, snappy models direct from the best tailoring organization in the world. 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