Child Welfare
Plans Formed
by Commission
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Effort to B© Made to Bring
Child Legislation to Stan
dard of Other States.
Des Moines, la., Nov. 29.—Plans
for codification of Iowa child- legisla
tion, to bring It abreast with that of
other states and to bring about need
ed preforms ln that field, were made
yesterday at the organization meet
ing of the Iowa child welfare com
mission, appointed last week by Oov.
N. E. Kendall.
The commission named J. B. Weaver
of Des Moines, chairman; Miss Caro
line Forgrave, Perry, vice chairman;
Mrs. Frances E. Whitney, Webster
City, secretary, and Wesley Johnson,
Dayton, treasurer.
The commission adopted a budget
✓'calling for $3,980 with which to carry
on the first year’s work. Five hun
dred dollars was put at the commis
sion’s disposal today by the Iowa
conference of social work.
The remainder will be raised by
private subscription. -
Views of organizations and indi
viduals interested in child welfare
will be sought by the commission,
aftvr which a public meeting will be
held, at which reforms and new leg
islation will be discussed.
One of the reforms that will he urged
upon the legislature by the commis
sion is revision of the state adoption
laws. Iowa and Texas are the only
two states, it was said, ln which a
child may be adopted without Ju
dicial procedure.
In a letter to the commission. Gov
ernor Kendall declared that the duty
of that body is to draft essential child
legislation, "proposed because of
definite and positive need,” and
promised that the state would not be
recalcitrant in putting r^orth while
measures into its statutes.
Two Chicago Buildings
Sold for $4,500,000
Chicago, Nov. 29.—Charles A. Stev
ens & Bros, have purchased two
buildings adjoining their State street
department store property for $4,500,
000. said to be the largest deal^ of its
kind in Chicago. It was announced
today. They obtain from Julius Ros
enwald a 14-story building and from
Morris S. Rosenwald and Max Adler,
a 12-story building.
Cleveland’s Chances for
G. 0. P. Convention Good
Cleveland, O., Nov. 29.—Cleveland’s
chances of obtaining the national re
publican convention next summer
are •till very good, according to Con
gressman Thpodore E. Burton, who
has laid plans befors the Cleveland
convention committee for a final
drive to obtain the national gather
ing. Reports that Chicago had prac
tically been selected are far from
squaring with the facts, Congressman
-Burton said.
A delegation to reinforce presenta
tion of Cleveland’s case before the
national republican committee, De
cember 11, by Congressman Burton
and Carmi A. Thompson probably will
bj sent to Washington.
First Thanksgiving
Snow in Years Falls
in Couple of States
Oklahoma City, Okl., Nov. 29.—
Eastern Oklahoma today had the first
snow setting for Thanksgiving in sev
eral years. The fall was on through
out the half of the state and extended
well toward the Texas line. The
heaviest precipitation was at Okmul
gee, where three Inches were record^
ed. Oklahoma City had a trace.
Fort Smith, Ark., Nov. 29.—Fort
Smith’s first "white” Thanksgiving
day greeted early risers today, but
the thin snow blanket quickly dis
appeared when rain began falling lat
er. It was the first time on record*
that snow has fallen here on Thanks
giving day.
Wife of McAdoo’s
Son Gets Divorce
Mrs. Ethel Preston MrCormlck Me*
Adoo, wife of Francis Huger McAdoo,
son of Williuiii Gibbs McAdoo, former
secretary of tile treasury, has been
granted a Paris divorce. Mrs. Mc
Adoo’s mother is the second wife of
Capt. Isaac E. Emerson, bromo selt
zer manufacturer of Baltimore and
is lialf-sister to Mrs. Raymond T.
Baker, formerly Mrs. Sarah Hollins
McKim, and Mrs. A. G. Vanderbilt.
Boy Is Scalded to
Death; Mother Held
Seattle, Wash., Nov. 29.—Mrs.
Isaace Benezra was held without ball
here today because of the death of her
son, Jacob, 3, from scalds he received
yesteMay. Police said the woman and
her husband*"were fighting when the
child was scalded.
Three shots were fired in the scuf
fle. 'Mrs. Benezra accused her hus
band of knocking a pail of boiling
water over the boy, but Benezra as
serted his wife had thrown the water
at him while he was feeding their son.
The iman's shoulders were badly
scalded. Th^ dispute was concerning
money.
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Writ Prevents Return
of Cockburn to Iowa
Jefferson City, Mo., NoV. 29.— The
decision Wednesday of the Missouri
supreme court granting Itussell K.
Cockburn, patient at the United
States veterans’ hospital in St. Louis
county, Missouri, a writ of habeas
corpus by which his extradition to
Dos Moines, la., where he is wranted
in connection with an alleged $86,000
city payroll padding, has been fore
stalled, brings to an end a legal fight
which hag, been carried through all
courts of the state.
While the writ was a permanent
one. a hearing has been set by the
state supreme court for December 4
in order to determine whether extra
dition can be executed, in view of
tlie fact that Cockburn is now on
government property and in view of
the fact that his attorney maintained
that Cockburn was ordered^-by the
federal government to the federal hos
pital and did not go there on Ids own
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New Zealand Premier
Urges Bond With U. S.
Belfast. Nov. 29.—Premier Massey
of New Zealand, speaking here today,
declared the day of universal peace
would be brought a great deal nearer
If threat Britain and America could
be Induced to stand together for one
purpose and one purpose only. It
was for them to say to those nations'
inclined to draw the sword that dis
putes between nations must be set
tied by an International court of arbi
tration.
Until that time had come, however,
he declared that Great Britain should
provide- sufficient naval defense
against a case of need.
Internationa] Champion
Boar Donated to College
Jackson, Miss., Nov. 29—John Bor
den, owner of a large plantation near
Grenada. Miss , has donated Jackson
Orion King, the international grand
champion Duroc Jersey boar vaHted
at 122.000 to A. and M. Colloge.
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