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THE BEE: OMAHA, WEDNESDAY, JULY 9, 1913. m t. STATE FAIR RATES ORDERED ; Iowa Commission Orders.' Jttftilroad to Make Ooncetsions. LEQISLAT.UUE GIVES AUTHORITY . t Rallvritr Conuftnte Wilt Ileal Flmt Attempt of JM ate. .to .Compel nu ll !ro Hole stm-voia ainkln Precedent. r" i, '. (From a, staff Corrt aiwndent ) ! DBS MOWES. Jolr a-toWa railroads wers today irivn -prniptpiT order to make reduced round trip rati to the Iowa. stats fair the last week of August and to file them within ten day with the railway commission. Thin 1 the "first lroo any stats has nndsrtaken b-.legislative enactment to fave the way for coippelllng carrleri to make excursion rote to sreat public trath crlnffs. and because of this fact if Is promised that thrte will be resistance and a poslfl)e rewort to the courts to prevent tstabllshlng a precedent There was ro discretion so far as 'the railway commlsslpn la concerned, save as to de. Uitc Th declrion cf the commission rn fieretlft&day finds that the Iowa depart ment of 'agriculture, the petitioner In the care. It a state Institution. The railway companies relied on a decision ot the VnKcd Slates supreme court in a case Involving mileage books In Michigan as Indicating that the discrimination con templatcd by this new Iowa Jaw would not be tolerated, but thai did not involve Increase In traffic "It is common "knowledge,"" says the Iowa commission, "that the annua fairs at various points In this state serve to. Increase the passenger traffic on our rail roads enormously. Tho attendance at these fairs varies from a few thousand at the local county fairs to over 175.WW at our stale fair. The tine should bo drawn at some Place where reduced rates shall be required' and where thoy should be MqutreO.Tne state' Of I6W&V through' Its Stat legislature, lias seen fit to draw that llnaatpolat where fairs are-held bavins annual attendance of 55,600 or more. This Is a legislative act.puro end simple." Attention wis also called, to tho fact that railroads running through Iowa run excursions from Iowa points to point outside tho state In all directions, wid.lt would seam iut fnlr. nnA mamiIhi. lilt tional exerciso of leclslallv dlsnt-Mlnn n . i order excursion rates fronvifoiuU lrUowa The "class A" roads ora required to, make a rate of 8 cent -for the round trip, name as made for many years until last year. .. ... ISdneritlon .Board ,o Meet. The State ardiot (Education .will hold. Its first tnee'tlnj? fpC selvVat1hohTHaoh1 w jui, iwm.ii. te oxpoira mat irtir portant matters wM-corna -up. 'It-laBx petted thatfprwjdwjt.vjl.il bq elected, Tfiv uoaru win aiso complete ,tne Duagevansi the salary lists for the year, There ha been delay In this because of the- Illness of come member of the board and absence from the state on business ot others. No Important changes la the .nil. - IVW. ". W To WHtt Attte Isrinm.y, t . insurance ot owners of automobiles rrc-m the eoweiiHeiiees of th4r twn er. Ie Is nowauthorIdIrt low. Vp to ..... ; .ra . . r? t t wi,iro9ia,snsicipaa anuc ;! bum !tt Pr wstHd get intothe mmd, The I com ttjrc P1? delr(n to fid business mads a fight to have the stato auditor admit them under the law a It was but he ruea and the courts took tho some position, ae-ijnu the legislature was ap pealed t anflMd & special act. Clarke.' Camlltlon Vahti. Governor' George W. Clarke 'was A twirf4 n i ... in. . . . , Vv , st'vui. issuer inn morning, after passfnsr a fairly good jitght, Auenams- pnysicians stated tHet the., " ovum ua cunipeueu 'io remain in the hospital several more days whetfi-, ' the Xray anamination to be Wade today wT ?t .riou cpduion oc not. "pi.ira tspry ?f ms-aoc.tors that ,ths governor's' ailment la cauled by a Wdffey 'item?.- v' i it'1, tntr r:xKMinntiHs. Th elffhty county examiners of o emm uni 4J,jir sfstSnt8, appointed fcy Jhn Mate! auditor, .wilt o to work on vrJow eovmtles ot ths state this week. T-W held a Coriferenbs In Uie' office of the state auditor this- a-f Iwiwmh, and de cMd usn a general, rin to be pursued in t that there MM be uniformity ill . 1. . . .....Ll , a. ..... " w.uiMiun. iHfy win- take up counties first whoro there 1s desks to have the esamlnatjon. rn.d at soon as fowiDie, Vlr.tQVv nn V.nMt.a. u . Informattoh was received her. tnJiaw e t'i dectoien by th Jntsrstste Commerce T-i-i?? aneoung rates Ori lumber for , w.Vm ip an western Classification - wrniorj. a year or more nso the le-sa itatlroad commlalon dgpted ,',ru6 lost In tlis Iowa classification coffin stock -and nlmUar material should go at the Mfcte Tfit u- mtHbif. The commission aj6, jt the instance ot the Des Moines - Casket company, took ' cat 'to the In ttrstftte Commerce commission, and now that body has made an order, similar In """fD aneeiine; on western classifies. erriry. requires suh rats for The Iowa 'National oJard win itd 4 rl.fTs team to ,tKs Internatlowil Smot which-wilt occur ihu yrry., Ohio. Abdutthlrty marksmen of -Cmp Dodge engoirsd Jti TlOs oontpotition with a view to get' u.i ww iowa team. The recent state rifle contest demonstrated that In the JJA ! ' sret insny very excellent hots and It is beUeved a winning Jeacv tmn sTselected, i""' board of examiners for v.i. v wh now cxaminauon com. rrow with absut eighty un- Banker Fined for Improper Deals PtQlg, R a, -July t-In circuit wsrt here tMoy V. A.nreM. ,.i funct Stads county bask ef Stvirctf. Pldea gulftta .a ofeara et having al lo4 Ur fef w feanit t0 be. corns iadefetea to It la aseess ot ss pj s Thi tW HOletassMS wsm s- " TTr . f"wwt and XM. " iV traMUkk -s ulkr ir w w.TTii. tts. arasKee rmdy. ITsts, Sullivan Eepeats Charges Against . Frisco Officials WABHINOTON. Jqlr ar-Rugeps J. Sullivan of Son Francisco, .president of the Bierra Blue Lake TVatec and Power company before, the hguA;publlo lands committee, today made the oharge of "chicanery" suppression, ot ft report and political bias ot engineers In -the Interest Ot Hatch Ifetohf project for supplying Ban Jfrsnelsco with water. Contending, that there was a supply of KQ.00o.00O gallon dally available from tho MOkslumn river a tributary of the San Joaquin sufficient for Ban Francisco's needs for a century,. Mr. Bulllvan charged that a "coterie of political 'engineers fle. calved Mayor rhelan, the' army advisory board and the publlts land cotnmfeBlon" and that C. E. orunUy, an engineer, and former city Engineer Hanson made "faUe reports." Representative Decker of -Missouri Joined with Chairman Ferris lit trying to get from th witness the exact nature of ths faltlflcatjons .he chargqd but he j resicd upon ins general assertion and ask4 tinjo to make citations t from documenta Bulllvan charged that a report-by As slstant City Engineer Bartel was "ud- Itttseed" 5 by City Engineer Manson by railing to rurnish It to the army board.. DISCHARGED FARM HAND HITS MAN WITH HAMMER IOWA CITY, la,, July 8.-(fipelil Tele- sram.-IxJUls Smith, a crippled farmer living near here, -was probably fatsliv injured today by Frank Jtossninn, a dis charged employs. Smith's skull was fractured by blows struck w(H ham mor. Iloistpan came here recently from Texas. , . Motorcycle Hits Auto, . LOOAN, la,, July 8.BpeeIah)--Andrew Dook, a Woodbln motorcyclist', In run ning at fast speed, down hlH on the left hand sde ot the road, In turning a sharp corner In. a deep cut west of Logon, Sunday afternoon, struck ths Dan Fords touring cor coming up the mil, seriously injuring himself, wrecking his motorcycle and smashing off a lamp and fender from the automobile. Mr. Book was Picked up, and after a sUrgeon was called, taken to his home In an automobile. mi rtri'i 1H11I mwsmi m .'MUM JESSEN SENATE DEMOS ARE COUNTED , .I, i . I. Forty-Seven Announce Intention, to Vote for Tariff Measure. LOtISlANAirS SO NOT PROMISE JttfttiThcocU nnd Cnltierson of Tw 1 rs rtfot rrese'tnesolatlon Abnoltitelr nindincr If at Adopted. WASHINGTON, July 8.-Forly-seVen democratic senators stood Up In th party caucus, one by one, late today and declared their Intention to vote tor th Undorwood-Btmnlons tariff revision bill as finally approved by the cauous a few minutes previously. Two senators. Itansdstt and Thornton of Louisiana, stated that they would not make such promise .becauso ot the proposal to place sugar on (he free list In 1911 Senators Hitchcock of Nebraska and Culberson of Texas were absent, but bo'th are known to b in favor of the bill. This gives the democrats forty-nine votes .for the hill or a slender majority of one, with the vote of th vice president to tall back on in an emergenoy. An absolutely binding resolution was not adopted, the poll by Individuals being substituted nnd that poll was put only on the ground of personal prOmlsa and was not made binding. t . ' Declared n Port lae?c A resolution was adopted, however, de claring tho Underwood-Simmons bill a. party measure and urging its undivided support Without amendment, unless such should be submitted by the committee. Senator Newland ot Nevada cast the Only voto against this resolution, but Senators Shafroth ot Colorado, Hansdell Snd Thornton did not 'vote. ThO resolution was as. follows; "Itesolved, That the tariff bill, agreed to by this conference, in its amended form, Is declared to be a party mtapuro and we urge Its unHvJt'd'.ujppor as a duty by democratic senator without amendment. Provided, however, that the conference of the finance committee, may, after reference or' otherwise, pro pose amendments, to the bH." .Saturtua vrlth. Outcome. . . Senator Kern, chairman ot tho caucus. Mr. Simmon ot the finance committee, who have fought hard for tho measure, jOiid other administration leaders ex pressed enttrs satisfaction over, tho out come and declared their confidence that enough votes wore personally pledged to lit ;.rt 1 rW ..A IS W tSra VV hectic ot4 Vt...KrvUd a "mAtda c?,..r au " W., this to v& T-uti cuv". uV SwKta C0ua, l1 Ctepagne of M tied BrWwd In Milwaukee by MlUttrjiriiwlnr Co. LIQUOR GO., assure the passage, Qf the measure with free wool endree sugar 'IricludeaV .It became at, orjcs apparent, .when th tsucun Jconveyie,". that ftresolutlon. Which would b(n'df roen)bers absolutely to (he bill Without ajjiepdment, was dis tasteful to many, senators. The resolu tion therefore waftnodifle'd'arftl presented In the forms of at-party tlcclaratloh.. ' Be fore 'this was put to a iol, the motion was made that Senators "be," asked flatly is to their Infentlbrt'' regarding 'the measure arid this was 'agreed to. 4 The roll was then foiled, Forty-lflve. Vote Ar' On, this roll call the Louisiana senators stated that it was not their Inndon to. support the bill without amendment ffehj ator Newland said that he had not defi nitely made up his mind as to certain amendments he might urge, but declared It was his Intention to stand by the party measure. Senate Shafroth explained that he Aid not want to be bound to sup port the. bill, but that It was his present Intention "to vote for It. AU the othtr members present, forty-flvo, voted "Aye',' on the 'roll' call, These, with Senators Hitchcock; and Culberson absent, but acV counted for, constitute the democratic membership c-frth senate, fifty-one. r,i Defore final' action on tho bill the cau cus gave concessions to the senators from wool-growing state by adopting an ?meridment rnaklner ef fedtlve a provision or free raw' wqo! December 1, 1913, and the rates oh manufactures of wool, Jan uary' L Wit, This action completed the revision ot the Underwood bill, ,whleh has occupied the finance' Committee- majority and tho caucus aine MoV. ,7 PQUQEJUSTiGE-BECOMES MAYOR OF LOS ANGELES XiOS ANQKtiEH, Cal., July 8. George Alexander, who had boons mayor of Los Aneeles -for more tban-four yc'ara, was succeeded today by 11.. Rose, formerly e, police Justice,,. A .new Council of rime members, one of whom Is a jbclsllut,' also look office, end. IngrWhat -has bean known as the "good government" administration. A radical departure In the conduct nf city affairs Is 'Expected with the institu tion ot a modified form of commission .government, vmada possible by recent charter amendments. All functions of the city government will" be grouped ' In bine divisions' and each councilman will be a special committeeman for one of tho classifications. . ' Key to the Aquation-Bee Advertising. IH'- Mi limlJ iiiui' ntk tin cm ...alHI V KiBUi Ulfllfl fyll" ssfllUHs lflJiinij Gratifyi satisfying to tlie tate r w I . . ' " "The lustre arid sptrkle HIGH UFE e gnt of quality t'a glanctfine material and extreme care in brewinf make k o always llpeoed m Wood to .full maturity. CleahUnes8 is the watchword. Connoisseurs pronounce HIGH LIFE to "TOt finest tasting beer ever produced. ' So will you. "Convince yoiu?elfodeqse today. Wejzs light bottles exclusively for this high grade beer -common beericomes in dark bottles. On sale at leading Buffets, iCars and Sieamshih'Llries - i . Wholsls Distributors THREE. COUNTIES REPORT " ASSESSMNT INCREASES 1, , (From a Statr 'Correspondent) LINCOLN. Neb July l-(8pectal.)-HltcheoSk and Merrick counties reported to Secretary Seymour of the Stste Board Of Assessment this morning with the bis gt Jncrenqe over lost ' year yet re ported Washington covnty, which csm In at the same time reported a good gain, the three cduhtteS making an Increase ot $390,02. The reports folldwi mi. lair i HltefiCdcK' . ; $1,K85,1 MerricK . ,... B,J7?,H4 C.CO2.03I Washington -?...t.. 6.8d,8W MU,m JACK LONDON TO UNDERGO OPERATION FOR APPENOfCtTIS OAKLAND. Cat., JulV RAJsck London. the writer, Is In a hospital here prepare Ins; to undergo an operation tomorrow for appendicitis. His physician says London's condition Is such that he should be ou Again lij" about (erf days. The BttdcK .HefBiopea' ;wnne ixmaon was o'tlils 'country home at Qlert Ellsn a week ago and beOame acute Saturday night, DEATH RECORD Mrs. Ktlsnbeth Stevona Dodds. ANBOItA, Neb., July v.-(Spe.clal Tele-gram.)--Mr. BJUiabeth SteVens Podds, aged i0 years, died at her homo her July U She had been a resident ot Ne braska for many years, Death followed an !itn of months. Mrs. Dodds was born. at.Elbrldge, 111,, March 18, 18. She was, the daughter ot Dr. Stevens, well known In Illinois, She was married to John Dodds at Hamilton, o:, February , 1865. She leaves five children, Luphen A, and William E. Dodds, Mrs. James I Berry, Misses Minnie and Etta Dodds and. other relatives. The funeral was held on July 1, Interment being made In the Aurora cemetery. Services were at the h6me, 1213 P street. , Ilnhbl Jinx Jnster, MINNEAPOLIS, July 7.-Rabbl Max JtUter, prominent In tho Zionist move ment and the Powlsh activities abroad, died at the home of relatives here last night, Ho was K) years old. 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