TIIE OMAIIA DAILY BEE: MONDAY, AFRIL 1, 1907.
CURRENT NEWS OF IOWA
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COUNCIL
Office. 10 Iarl
M1.X3H MEXTlOl.
Btoekert sells carpets.
i Fine engravings at IjefTert'e.
f Ed Rogers' Tony Faust beer.
Bee Bchmldt's elet.ilt w photos.
"'. Plumbing and .r&'tlna. tilxby & Bon,
f'Lewls CutVV, funeral director, 'phone 9-7.
!-'WoBrTh(l Vndertaklng company. Tel. 3.T9
Picture framing Alexander's, 333 Broad-
' Watch
repalrlng. O. Mauthe, 228 West
Broadway,
f See Mauthes elegant Easter window,
23
J wwt uroadway.
i nitw BI'KINU STYLES
' nru , T i ta . ri. 1 1 r, i - n .
IN 8f'UlNa
(taring term Western' Iowa rotfeee. Mon
day, April 1. Catalogue free.
Latest styles and patterns In wnll paper,
H. Borwtck, all South Main.
DIAMONDS AS AN INVESTMENT.
TALK TO LEFFKRT ABOUT IT.
The Hoard of County Supervisors will
meet this afternoon for the regular April
session.
The Young Men's Fortnightly club of the
First Congregational church will meet this
evening In the church parlors.
Mrs. W. B. McConnell Is home from
jretnn, la., where she was called by the
Serious Illness of her sister, Mrs. Youel.
BL'pWEIBEH BOTTLED BEER !8
BERVED ONLY AT FIRHT-CLAP8 BARS
AND CAFES. L. ROSEN FELDT CO., Agts.
Illinois nut coal, delivered, tf..f0 per ton;
padra grntc. $H.&0 per ton. William Welsh.
IS North Main street. Tel. 128. Yard Eighth
Street and Eleventh avenue. Tel. 977.
Sftirs. c 1 . Bhepard una son, Hall, or
I'erin avenue, will leave tomorrow for Al-
' terta. Camilla, where they will vlHlt Mrs.
Chepard's daughter, Mrs. W. L. Friend.
f . Fidelity council. Royal Arcanum, will
I " meet this evening. Tills Is the lust regular
i meeting before the session of the grand
I I council to bn held In this city April 9 and
, the completed plans for Its entertainment
I f V.a ........ . i . ......
I At the meeting rif the WomAn's Christlnn
association this afturnoon at the home of
Xlrs. W. W. Wallace on Bluff street Mrs.
PYed Lootnls. Mrs. Frank Millar and Mrs.
. i h 1 1 tit'o win huhihi oil me proKiuni
1 1 .With vocal selections and recitations.
J I William Franklin, the 9-year-old son of
Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Jaques, 2010 Avenue C,
died Saturday night. The funeral will tie
held this afternoon at 2 o'clock from the
residence and Interment will bo In Falrvlew
Cemetery. Itev. W. L. Oiersdorf will con
duct the services.
The annual conference of the national as
portation of the Danish Lutheran church
Will be held In this city during June. The
Session will continue about a week and Is
expected to bring here a large number of
the leading clerical and lay members of the
denomination from all parts of the union.
Rev. George McDougal, pastor of the
Olivet Baptist church, Omaha, was In the
city yesterday making arangements for the
funeral of the lale F. W. Wilkinson. While
.he arrangements are not altogether com-
dpiete tne runerai will prtinaniy ue neia
Tuesday afternoon and interment will be
In this city.
The funeral of Jens Andersen, late cus
todian of the Masonic temple, was held
yesterday and was atended by a large gath
ering of Masons and members of the two
Danish societies. The services at the
Masonic temple were open to the public
and were conducted by Rev. James O'May,
pastor of Broadway Methodist church. At
the cemetery D. E. Start, master of Bluff
City lodge, conducted the exercises accord
ing to the ritual of the order. The mem
bers of Ivanhoe commandery. Knights
TemplBr, acted as escort from the temple
to the cemetery.
Jewelry Remodeling and Repairing at
Jdffferts We do absolutoly the best work
Mi the city, because we have the largest
quipped shop and employ only the finest
rid best skilled workmen. There Is noth
ing In the repair line we cannot do no
tnaAfet' 'howVbadly "broken or, how many
parts . missing. Bring us In a trial Job
Just to show you what we can do. We feel
confident that once a customer, you will
always be a customer. All work done
promptly and prices reasonable. Lefferts,
tellable Jewelers.
FINE-WATCH REPAIRING.
We mean Just what we say we abso
lutely guarantee to return your watch to
you In perfect condition no matter what
condition It may have been In when brought
to us for repair. Our Mr. Delia Is an
Acknowledged expert In watch repairing
and so confident are we In his ability that
we give you our personal guarantee. Lef
ferts, reliable Jewelers.
P. A. 8PKNCER.
Plumbing, steam and gas fitting, furnace
and sheet metal work, galvanised Iron cor
nice, skylight, tin roofing, gutter, spouting
and repairing. Green and Norfolk furnaces.
First-class mechanics in all branches.
Both telephones No. 690. 158 West Broad
way, Council Bluffs, la.
Garden Tool peela1s.
Good garden rake, 20c; steel garden hoe,
fcc; steel shovels and spades, 60c; 8-plece
floral sets, 10c; extra heavy spading fork,
8Sc; good wheelbarrow, $1.60; garden and
grass seeds, onion sets, etc., etc. We have
the goods and the price. J. Zoller Mer.
Co. 'Phone 320. 100-102-10S Broadway.
N. T. Plumbing Co. Tel. 260. Night L-968.
Prisoner' attempts suicide
pete Treaaor Tries to Cat His Throat
with Spoon.
Pete Treanor a railroad section ' hand
from Missouri Valley, while suffering from
the effects of a prolonged spree attempted
to commit suicide at the city Jail yesterday
morning by gashing his throat with the
handle of a thin tin spoon. He succeeded
in making a wound two Inches in length
and sufficiently deep to expose the wind
pipe. His cell mates wrested the spoon
from Treanor in time to prevent him doing
himself further injury and then gave the
alarm. City Physician Rice sewed up the
wound and had Treanor removed to St.
Bernard's hospital.
Treanor came to Council Bluffs early last
week. He was arrested Wednesday in a
badly intoxicated condition and evidently
n the verge of delirium tremens. As his
Condition appeared , to be much Improved,
be was released Saturday morning, only to
be rearrested later In the day. He cele
brated his discharge by getting drunk
again and was taken Into custody on com
plaint of Landlord Dotwon of the Metro
politan hotel. The spoon with which Trea
nor attempted to cut his throat was one
of the cheap tin variety, such as are sup
plied the prisoners at the city Jail with their
deals. Treanor is a flne specimen of man
hood, standing over six feet snd built pro
portionately. He is about 36 years of age.
The wound he succeeded In inflicting was
Stated by Pr. Rloe not to be serious.
G MUZZLES
' ..AND COLLARS..
PLENTY OF THEM
Jlarnosst Saddlos,
Trunhs
and Suit Cases
ALFRED GORIIISil & GO.
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BLUFFS
St. Tel. 48.
C1Y1LSERV1CE RULES PREVAIL
Kew Berime in Folice and Fire Depart
ment! Bezici Today.
MY0R WILL NAME COMMISSIONERS
Chief Richmond and Members of
roller Force to Be Re
appointed Contest for
Fire Chief.
Commencing today the police and fire de
rmrtments of Council Bluffs will be under
civil service rules and under the Jurlsdlc
tlon of a Board of Fire and Police Cum
sloncrs of three members. The appoint
ment of the commissioners rests with the
mayor and Mayor Macrae stated last even
Ing that he expected to name them some
time today. While Mnyor Macrae had prac
tically decided yesterday on three men
two of them had not announced tholr will
ingness to accept the position.
The bill placing the police and Are de
partments In cities of 20,0(10 and upwards
under the Jurisdiction of a fire and police
commission and civil service rules wm
signed by Governor Cummins, It Is un
derstiKid, last Friday and became a law
Immediately on publication.
It Is understood that the new arrange
ment will not affect the present members
of the police and fire departments, who will
hold their present, positions as long as they
continue capable and efficient and are not
removed for cause. They will not be re
quired to undergo the civil service exam
ination, but all future applicants for po
sitions on both forces must so qualify.
, The chief of police will as heretofore be
appointed by the mayor and will not be
under the Jurisdiction of the commission.
The chief of police will appoint In the fu
ture the members of his force from the list
of suitable men approved by the commis
sion and who have passed the examination.
The same system will prevail In the fire
department, with , the exception that the
chief will be named by the commission and
not be elected by the city council as hereto
fore. The new law will take the control
of both fire and police departments en
tirely out of the hands of the city council.
Under ordinary circumstances the city
council would at its meeting tonight, It
being the first regular session of the new
fiscal year, be called upon to elect a chief
of the Are department, but It Is understood
that the commission will be named by
Mayor Macrae In time for It- to do this be
fore the meeting Is held. Mayor Macrae
will reappoint Major George H. Richmond
as chief of police for the ensuing year,
and It Is understood that Major Richmond
will reappoint all the present members of
his fore.
Whether the commission will reappoint
Fire Chief Jones remains to be seen. It Is
reported that there are other candidates
for the position.
The personnel of the commission. It Is an
nounced by Mayor Maorae, will comprise
two republicans and one democrat, the law
requiring the appointment where practic
able of two of the three from the dominant
parry at "the last 'rrtuhtctpl' 'erection.' '
The city council ' tonight, However, will
elect a street supervisor, poll tax collector
and poundmaater. It was stated yesterday
that likely a change would be made In the
street commissioner and that A. E. Avery
would be selected to replace George Rock
well. Avery has held the position under
several previous administrations. Charles
Burke, It Is expected, will be re-elected
poundmaater, although George Washing
ton, another colored man, Is out for the
Job. D. J. Whlttaker. It Is understood, will
be re-elected poll tax collector, as will be
the present custodian of the city hall.
Th Duncan Shoe company has succeeded
the firm of Duncan A Dean and will con
tinue the business at the old stand with a
large new stock of shoes.
CENTRAL FLOUR. 1.05 PER SACK;
EVERY BACK WARRANTED, CENTRAL
GROCERY AND MEAT . MARKET,
PHONES 24.
Missouri river ice, pure, solid, the very
best. Service prompt;' obliging drivers.
Co. Bluffs Coal and Ice Co. 'Phone 72.
POTATOES Vary choloe potatoes, SBc
per bushel. Bridensten & Smith, 14th Are.
and 6th 8t. .Both phones 182.
KNIGHTS , TEMPLAR AT CHIRCII
Ivanhoe Commandery Present at Two
, Services In Fall fnlform.
PVvllnmrtnir t h I Annual Mi.tnm Ih.
Knights Templar of this city observed
Easter Sunday .by attending dlvlae worship j
In full uniform at one of the churches, j
This year Ivanhoe commandery attended
the morning services at the First Congre
gational church and the evening services
at Broadway Methodist church.
The Easter floral decorations at the First
Congregational church were elaborate and
holding a conspicuous place was a large
Knights Templar badge painted In oils. The
pastor. Dr. Otterboln O. Smith, who Is a
Knight Templar, took as the subject for
his addreaai, "The Defenders of the Cross,"
saying In parti .
The history of that heroic defense of the
cross and the Christian religion In whioh
the Knights Tvmplars, whose legatees
we modern knights are. Is written in the
form and color of this computation badge.
To the true knbtht, every color and sym
bol of this hudxe la a deep and sacred
meaning and there cannot but be a mnne
of annoyance to see other people thought
lessly appropriating any part of It, to
whom It haa no significance, and their only
excuse for wearing It Is that they like the
form.
lt us note first the colors black and
white, which apiear on the-face of the
badge. The first wur banner carried by the
KnlKhts Templar was an oblong square.
half black and half while. The black sig
nified death to the enemies of Christ and
the wlutH frlendHhlp and protection to the
friends of Christ.
In this mannear each part of the com-
poult e badge was taken up and its relation
to the most sacred services of the knights
. . . . , . ...
of old unfolded. The doctor then added:
You have before you this hadjte. which
to the true sir knight speaks of relief
from suffering throuttli kind nuulst ration.
and love for the friends of Christ and death
to His enemies.
Sir knights of old. whose representatives
we are. ami whose armor w bear. ere
true to
and freely offered up their lives and honor
""ol u y Kim (una
lor turn and Ills cause.
Our warfare Is not against physical force.
swept on without reasun by blind paaoion,
ana against wnicn notning mil tne sharp
iMne of the sword would avail, but wu are
culled to stand for truth, Justice, temp.i
ame and n hieoutness. Whlls we may
never be called upon to thrust with the
sword at the eneinius of Chrlat, as Were
the knights of old. we none the kas have
opportunities every day to be the valiant
knlKl ts of truth. Justice, temperance and
righteousness.
let us see to It that we are familiar
with "the sword of the spirit. Which is
the word of God." thst with It "we may
be able to quench all the flerv dirts of the
wicked one,' woo has ever h-n and ever
more will be the arch enemy of the Christ
arid His cross.
At the Broadway Methodist church the
pastor. Rev. James O'Mey, took as the
theme for his address to the sj- knights
'The Quest of the Crusadera" Following
a brief historical sketch of the causes lead
ing to the crusaders and the conquest of
the holy land, he said In part:
The Knlshts Temrlor had for their quest
the saving of the holy land from the hands
of the tnlklel Turk. But the outcome of
that quest was the wiving of Europe for
the Christian Anglo-Saxon. Bald Uinuon,
"Had not the Saracen been turned back
at Tours and kipt hack by the crusaders
the students f Oxford would have been
Muilylng the Koran Instead of the Bible."
Anil might he add, ' Europe would nave
been a Dolvaamous. blood-thirsty land of
the crescent Instead of the beautiful garden
of civilisation of the Christ." Knights
Templar, rememlwr your nnceotry and your
quest. Your fathers fought for chastity.
chanty and Christian courage. The de
fense of pure malleus, the aiding of poor
and distressed widows and orphans, and
the championing of the Christian faith
niiide these men draw their swords and
never sheath them until every enemy was
dead on the field. Holding In one hand the
banner of Christ and In the other the sword
of the knight, they fought from Jerusalem
to Joppa, and from Paris to Malta. You
wear unit sword as a memento of ancient
chivalry, but you also wear that crocs as
a symbol of Golgotha. When the medieval
knights went iti t battle thev always raised
the cross on the hilt of their upraised
swords and by that cross swore again
allegiance to their Christ nnd fcaltv to the
death. What greater faith ever called for
greater courage than that?
The Cement ffrasvn at Hand.
If you Intend doing any cement work do
not fall to call on George A. Hoagland for
prices on cement, sand, crushed rock, etc.
Have Just unloaded 1,000 barrels of Port
land cement and can make you very at
tractive prices
Fresh line of up-to-date House Furnish
ings. Carpets, Rugs, Oilcloth, Linoleum,
Gasollno Stoves, Refrigerators, Window
Shades and Lace Curtains.
D. W. KELLER, 108 South Main.
Faster Goods Just received a large ship
ment of bracelets, scarf pins, watches,
wntch fobs and chains, cuff links, rings,
painted china, cut glass, clocks, silver ware.
Come In and see the latest bracelet. O.
Mauthe, 228 West Broadway.
ROBERT BURNS 10c CIGAR. OLD
TIMES 6c AND ESPINA 10c CIGARS. MA
LONEY CIGAR CO., DISTRIBUTORS,
COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA.
ATTEMPT TO BREAK INTO HOTSE
Man Tries to Force Way Into Home of
Mrs. Sarah J. Baylies.
Mrs. Sarah J. Bayllss, a widow living at
1411 Second avenue, was awakened about
2 o'clock Sunday morning by the noise of
some one attempting to force an entrance
by the kitchen door, which was bolted and
locked. Looking through the kitchen win
dow she saw a man apparently exerting all
his strength to break In the door. She
ordered him away, but the fellow kept
on trying to force the door. Mrs. Bayllss
then went to the front door and screamed
for help. Her son-in-law, William Christ
man, who lives nearby, heard her screams
and seizing a revolver ran to her assistance.
Chrlstman caught the fellow, who es
sayed the deaf and dumb act until Christ
man handed him a sharp rap over the head
with the butt end of his revolver. This
brought the fellow to his senses and ha
told Chrlstman that his name was Jor
gensen and that he lived at 1714 Beventh
avenue. Chrlstman. believing that the fel
low hod been drinking and had mistaken
the house for his own home, allowed him
to go. The fellow was without his coat
and hat when Chrlstman caught him, and
these were found later on the back porch
of .Mrs. Bayllss' house and are now In the
hands of the police. Investigation by the
police disclosed the fact that there is no
house at the number on Seventh avenue
given by the fellow.
Connctl Bluffs Is In Better Position
Than Omaha.
Do not think that because our yards are
In Council Bluffs that we are not In posi
tion to ship into Nebraska, for we are and
In the past year we shipped some 200 cars
to ranchmen and stockmen In Nebraska.
C. Hafer Lumber Co., Council Bluffs, Is.
Our strings are Imported Russian gut, our
violins are some of the best French makes,
all our small musical instruments are such
as It will be a pleasure for young pupils
to learn upon. Bourlclus Piano House, 335
Broadway, Council Bluffs, where the organ
stands upon the building.
We always look to the Interest of our
customers, no matter how small a Job of
wall papering may be. We see that you get
the best paper and the best work for your
money. Borwtck, 211 South Main street.
The Pottawattamie County Abstract com
pany makes superior abstracts. Books In
constant use for flfty-flve years. 235 Pearl
street. Both 'hhones 37.
Irrigation In Wyoming;.
DOUGLAS, Wyo., March 81. (Special.)
A eonrpany of sheepmen has been formed
here, with Senator John T. Williams at the
head, to construct a big canal and irriga
tion system at Inez, on the Platte river. Wil
liams and his associates are Just completing
the Fetterman canal, on which they have
j 8pent lundr',la ot thousands of dollars.
Another company, headed by Dr. J. M
Wilson and W. T. Hamilton, and composed
of sheepmen, Is completing the La Prele Ir
rigation enterprise.
FORECAST OF THE WEATHER
Fair and Warmer In Nebraska Today
Partly Cloudy Tomorrow, Warmer
In Northwest Portion.
WASHINGTON, March . Forecast of
the weather for Monday and Tuesday:
For Nebraska Fair and warmer Monday;
Tuesday partly cloudy, warmer In north
west portion.
For Iowa and Missours-tFalr and warmer
aionaay ana ruesaay.
For Kansas Fair and warmer Monday;
Tuesday fair.
For Wyoming and Colorado Partly
cloudy Monday and Tuesday.
For South Dakota Fair Monday, warmer
In east portion, showers at night or Tues
day; cooler Tuesday.
Local Record.
OFFICE OF TUB WEATHER BUREAU,
OMAHA. March 31. Offlcial record of (era.
pr rat tire ami precipitation compared wlih
the corresponding day of the last three
years: 19"7. 19"6. 1906. liu.
f i.n nm 0 am naro t lira A1 R'K a Ait
Minimum temperature"!! V S3 65 41
Mean temperature 39 42 62 41
I Precipitation " T.
I Temperature and precipitation departures
. , ,., i ,u,,;h. .n. vi.-r-h i
mil riiinimrinini with the last two years:
Normal temperature 44
lin,.iAnfu f,.r ih rtav i
! Total excess sim March 1. 1807 Hi
I K,irinnl nre-lDltn.tliin 07 inch
I r.ni-n..o rr th Hm v 07 i,.r.h
j Total precipitation since March 1. .29 Inch
1 Ti.,w.in,.v npH Muri'h 1. lHirc 17.1 Inch
Excess for cor. period, 19ub 26 Inch
go.
Davenport, clear
lenver, partly cloudy.
Havre, partly cloudy .
Helena, partly cloudy
Huron, clear
Kansas City, clear ....
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Omaha, clear 50
Rapid City, clear ii0
St. Louis, clear 42
St. Paul, clear 30
Salt Lake City, p'tly clo'dy.64
Valentine, clear 60
Willlstnn, cloudy 4J
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Deficiency for cor. period, Wu 80 Inch ! . M e . s- a s at
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INSURANCE LAW MAY FAIL
Auditor Carroll Eefmsei to Besiem and
Accept Propoted Offioa.
COMMITTEE VOTES TO POSTPONE BILL
Measure Has Passed Senate and Mi
nority Report Will Cans It to
Be Fomgrht Oat on Floor
of House.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
DES MOINES. March 81. (Special.) Au
ditor B. R. Carroll refused point blank to
accept the position of Insurance commis
sioner under the proposed bill that has
passed the senate creating a department
of Insurance. Following this refusal the
house insurance committee voted to in
definitely postpone too senate bill creating
the department. There Is something of sig
nificance in the sequence ' of these two
things. There will be a minority report
from the house committee favoring the
creating of an Insurance department sepa
rate from the state auditor's office and the
subject will probably be fought out on
the floor of the house.
Insurance companies have been making
a valiant fight this session to get a bill
through the legislature creating a sepa
rate department and such action Is recom
mended In the report of the insurance legis
lative commission that last summer In
vestigated the problems of Insurance legis
lation. But since the legislature convened
members of the legislature, Including even
some of the members of the legislative
commission, have been taking a different
view of the matter.
It is argued that with many new insur
ance laws on the statute books It Is de
sirable to have Auditor Carroll at the head
of the enforcement for a time at least till
the new laws are thoroughly understood.
When the move was made to create a new
department many members stood ready to
vote for the department provided Auditor
Carroll would resign his position as auditor
and take the position of Insurance com
missioner and It Is undoubtedly true that
Governor Cummins would have appointed
him If the bill passed and he would have
consented to accept the position. Now
that Carroll has refused these legislators
see reason for not creating a separate de
partment.
Really the question resolves Itself Into
one as to whether the person who enforces
the Insurance laws should be elected or
appointed. If It Is proposed to continue
his election there Is no need for a separate
department for the auditor can easily be
relieved of some of his work by changing
the banking department over to the treas
urer's office and the municipal accounts
department to the secretary of state, and
bills making that change have already
been passed by the house. If It Is better
public policy to have the Insurance com
missioner appointed then the new depart
ment should be created, but It Is argued
that the legislature two years hence can
create the new department as well as this
and for the Immediate present the Insur-
Inspect a Ken-
reign at you would
a business deal and
you . will be con
vinced that it is the
best investment
you can make.
See them at the beet stores.
CYUwOft CO. New York. N.Y.
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ance business Is well taken care of In the
hands of Auditor Carroll.
There are many who eee nothing of merit
In the proposition and can see as the only'
result that the Insurance men would, after
the creation of a separate department,
transfer their activity In politics to trying
to diotate the selection of a governor rather
than the selection of an auditor. The ques
tion will come up In the house early this
week and the final position of the house
will determine the action of this legislature.
The house has passed the bill changing the
banking department and municipal accounts
department to other offices. The house has
started out on a program of economy and
It will be very easy when the question
comes up In the hnuse to Induce It to stand
by Its first action. The creation of a sep
arate department of Insurance means a
considerable item of expense, for the sen
ate bill provides a salary of fcl.Snn for the
commissioner and $2,000 for his assistant,
to devote all their time and attention "to
the work, while Auditor Carroll draws
J2.2O0 salary and his Insurance clerk S1.800,
and the auditor while doing the work ac
ceptably Is able to look after a great deal
of other work for the state, too.
If the house refuses to pass the Insurance
department bill, and it Is thought likely
that It will so refuse, the senate may also
refuse to pass the bill changing the bank
ing department to the treasurer's office,
and the matter will then be left Just where
It Is now.
Took Out the Stlngr.
After mutilating . It so that Its friends
could not recognize It, the house sent the
corrupt practices bill back to the commit
tee on elections. The committee acted at
once, sending out a substitute for the two
bills Introduced by Paul and Teter. The bill
is designed to put a stop to handing out
cigars and drinks In exchange for votes, as
well as to cut off buying votes for money,
either by direct purchase or by contribu
tions In any way. The bill limits a candi
date to expending money for hiring halls,
railroad tranaportatlon for himself and per
sonal expenses of himself. The Incuse cut
the heart out of It by providing that the
expense account filed with the county aud
itor shall be burned at the end of one year
and by excepting a lot of officers from the
provisions of the bill. An effort will be
made this week to amend the bill so as to
make it effective.
I,aat Week of Leerlslatlon.
In spite of all predictions that ths leglsla.
ture can't do it, a final adjournment Is
to be reached Friday or Saturday of this
week. The calendars have been about
cleaned up. There are some Important
measures to be disposed ot yet, but there
Is little or nothing In the hands of com
mlttees except matters that have been
sent back for correction. The conference
committee reports on ths indf terminate
sentence law will be accep'l ' per
functory way and It will beHhe rk of
but' a minute or two In both houses and
the bill will be rushed through the enroll
ing clerk's hands and got to the governor
as soon as possible In the week. The bill
provides that the governor must appoint
a parole board, which Is to be approved by
the senate at this session before the day
of final adjournment. But the governor
has known for some weeks that the bill
was likely to pass and he Is not unmindful
of the necessity to make the appointments.
It Is believed that he Is prepared to make
the appointments as soon as the bill Is
signed and becomes a law. The bill con
kolldatlng the management of the state
educational Institutions under one board
of regents also calls for appointments of the
board to be made by the governor at this
session, the appointments to be approved
by the senate. This bill provides for a
board of fifteen persons, and it would be
something more difficult for the governor
to make such appointments on short no
tice, the parole board being but three. The
bill consolidating the management of the
educational institutions will not pass the
house and no such board will have to be
appointed. There is a majority of the house
members pledged against it. It is the ap
pointment of thtee. two boards that Las
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given rise to the predictions that the session
will go over Into next week.
With the senate's action on the anti-pass
law there are few big measures left of the
variety that "have to be" passed, except
the appropriation bills. The house has yet
to act on the bill taxing corporations and
the educational board of regents bill. There
are some minor measures such as the bill
to have binder twine manufactured at the
penitentiary, which many persons consider
Important measures, that will probably be
defeated anyway, and the bill to erect four
agricultural high schools In four quarters
of the state, that Is an Innovation, but will
be passed upon Monday.
Appropriations nndftet.
It Is possible and quite likely that there
will be an Increase In the state tax levy
as a result of this year's legislation. This
legislature started out muklng a reputation
of economy during the first two or three
weeks, but the economy was of the penny
variety and affected only minor matters,
such as a committee clerk more or less.
Now that the big appropriations are com
ing In the legislature is showing some In
clination to spend money and exceed the
amount that will be available under the old
tax levy. The policy for some years has
been to raise 12,000.000 by the tax levy and
the estimate on that basis made by the
governor Is that the state will have a little
over SPOO.OOO for extraordinary appropria
tions. The senate appropriations committee
has already gone considerably beyond that
limit In Its estimates. ItB recommendations
foot up about 11,300,000. Just where the
other $400,000 Is to come from unless the
tax levy is Increased Is not shown. Of
course the legislature may not pass sone
of the appropriation bills and may ci t
down others. The coming week will sie
the entire session's business concluded, it
Is believed, as the intention Is to adjourt
about Friday or Saturday. But as show
ing the Inclination to spend money tre
house passed the bill doubling the amount
of money spent for agricultural college ex
tension work, making the total amount
$30,000. Doran of Boone moved an amend
ment to the bill cutting out the extension
work and leaving only the agricultural
correspondence course and there were but
two others In addition to himself who voted
MOTHERHOOD
The first requisite of a good
mother is good health, and the ex
perience of maternity should not be
approached without careful physical
preparation, as a woman woo is in
good physical condition transmit to
her children the blessings of a good
constitution.
Preparation for healthy mater
nity is accomplished by Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound,
which is made from native roota and
herbs, more successfully than by any
other medicine because it gives tone
and strength to the entire feminine
organism, curing displacements, ul
ceration and inflammation, and the
result is lea suffering and more children healthy at birth. For more
than thirty years
Lydia E. Pinkham'sVegetable Compound
has been the standby of American mothers in preparing for childbirth.
NotewhatMrs Jam 8Chestr.of427 W. 85th 6t., New York says in this
letter: Dear Mrs. I1nkham:-"I wish every expectant mother knew about
Lvdia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. A neighbor who had learned
of its great value at this trying period of a woman's life urged me to try
It and I did so, and I cannot say enough In regard to the good it did me. -I
recovered quickly and am in the best of health now."
Lydia K. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound is certainly a successful
remedy for the peculiar weaknesses and ailments of women.
It has cured almost every form of Female Complaints, Dragging Sensa
tions. Weak Back. Falling and Displacement, Inflammation, Ul aera
tions and Organic Diaeaaea of Women and la invaluable la preparing tot
Childbirth and during the Change of Life.
Mrs. Pinkham's Standing Invitation to Women
Women suffering from any form of female weakness are Invited to
wnte Mrs. Pinkham, at Lynn,
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for the amendment. The senate has, how
ever, passed the Erlcson bill taxing cor
porations which It is est tmajert .will l-lnjf..
the state something like, iT 1 ,
this bill passes' the' house there Will he no
necessity in Increasing the tax levy.
Children Roll Egft. '
Easter egg rolling, such as takes place
on the capltol grounds in Washington, Is
to be Inaugurated in Des Moines tomorrow
on the state house grounds. Governor Cum
mins has consented to start the race.
Hundreds of children have entered the
contest. Each Is to bring an egg and a foot
rule to roll It with. The boys are to roll
on one side of the grounds while the girls
roll on the other and the winners are then
to be entered for a race. Prlxss are to
be given.
DIAMONDS Frenier, 16th and Dodge.
ALLEGED CROOKS ARRESTED
Cleveland Poller Think They Have
Bunch of Clever Wire
Tappers.
CLEVELAND, O., March 81. In the ar
reist here today of three men and a woman,
giving the nanioe of Edward Weiss and
Max Morris of New York and Charles)
Druc.ker and Claudia Carldon of this city,
the pollC8 believe they have caught a
clique of clever "wire tappers" wanted in
several cities.
The arretJts were made following an al
leged attempt to swindle J. D. Marks, a
wealthy scrap-iron dealer here, out of $6,000.
A draft for that amount, signed by Marks,
! was about to be turned over to Weiss when
two policemen, secreted where the transac
tion was In progress, arrested Weiss and
Morris. The others were taken in later as
accomplices. .
Marks told the police that Weiss told him
that he was In a position to procure race
reports secretly In New York, on the
strength of which Marks was promised a
large amount of money. They had planned
to go to New York Monday, Marks says.
Today he mistrusted the plan and sent for
a policeman. A meeting at Marks' office
was arranged for and the arrests ensued.
Drucker, Weiss, Morris and Mins Catidoa
are charged with suspicion.
MRS. JAMES CHESTER
Mass. Uer advice is fre.
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