Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-07-09

mel OF the court and as the decision
before was by divided bench the
idea is that there may be better
show in the Iowa case. The case Is
known as Cook VS.. Marshall county
1t was for the recovery Of mulct taxes
paid to the state for the sale of cigar
cites in Iowa and the court of Iowa
held that the state had the right tc
collect it.
The board of control has prepared
a recapitulation of the reports as tc
the insane in county hospitals and
private institutions in the first half
of 1908. 1t shows at the time of the
inspection by the inspector of the
board there were 46S males and 436
females, total of 904 in thescounty
asylums. The total in private institu
lions was 174 males and 800 females,
total of 474. The grand total of in
sane in county and private institu.
lions is given as 1878. The reports
to the board show there are $3.50 in
sane in the state hospitals. From
this, it appears, there are about
Ais insane in Iowa.
The regular quarterly count of mon.
ey in the state treasury has just been
made. The report showed as follows:
Endowment fund, $666, 455.S9; gener
al revenue, $1,570,478.SS university
special tax, s3,93S.53; state college
special tax, $30,701.04; state norma
school special tax, $16,645.7S; total
$2,288,220.12. The actual cash on
hand was $79,1S7.S7.
The council also ordered the sum of
S11,90S.15 to be repaid to the heirs OF
Geo. w. Lowell of Jones county. This
was collected as collateral inheritance
tax from the estate and was after
wards found to have been illegally col.
lected and not due the state. The dis
trict court of Jones county held the
sum should be repaid.
William e. Curtis. the noted cores.
pondent of the Chicago Record-Her
aid, who attended the republican state
convention, wired his paper as fol
lows: Governor Cummins represents
the sentiments of the republicans OF
this state and is actually conservative.
The younger element, the coming gen
Grafton, are even more advanced in
| their ideas than he, and while Sena.
Allison's persuasive influence has been
sufficient to hold them down for a
good while, they will net be held down
much longer. Mr.. Allison agrees with
them; he agrees with Governor Cum
minis that the present tariff law should
be revised and the schedules of dut-
les readjusted to the changed condi-
tons of commerce and industry that
have occurred since they were adopted
| seven years ago, but after his thirty
| years experience in tariff legislation
he knows much better than they that
there is no use in attempting the i'm.
possible, for a majority of the senate
republicans will permit no tinkering
with the tariff, although it is probable
that majority of the house believe
that an early revision is advisable and
necessary.
Mr.. Allison's argument is that the
agitation of the subject would dis
turb the prosperous condition of the
country; that it would create an ap
prehension in the minds of the manu-.
featuring interests, and that the I'M
certainty as to what might be done
in changing duties would cause sus,
pension of affairs that would be next
to disastrous. He sees no hope for
any action by congress concerning
the tariff until the next presidential
election. But he admits that the pub.
lie sentiment in the west, and par.
ticularly in Iowa, can be restrained no
longer than that In the meantime he
advocates conservative action to pre-.
vent agitation and the use of phrase.
ology in the platform which cannot be
misconstrued or misinterpreted."
| According to a statement of mem.
Der of the Iowa railroad commission.
I ers, that body will shortly investigate
the causes of the wreck which oc'
Cured on the Illinois Central between
Waterloo and Raymond, few weeks
ago, in which several lives were lost.
The commissioners believe the wreck
was largely due to the curve and
grade on the Illinois Central at
that point, which they think is great.
er than the state law allows. The re.
| port of the investigation will be Of
considerable interest to all the rail,
roads in Iowa. Some time ago the
railway commissioners notified the
various railroads that they would
have to reduce certain grades and
curves within limited time. Some Of
| the railroads did So but others did
not, among which is the Illinois Cen.
trail.
| The United States government has
| ordered the saloon and resort which
are located on the property recently
purchased by the United States for
the new government building in Des
| Moines to be vacated within thirty
days. Notice has been sent to the
proprietors, and Custodian Miller was
Germs left the ground.
Galvanized iron is merely iron dip.
| ped in molten zinc. The coating is
not applied electrically, as the term
galvanized seems to imply.
A pottery company with 100000
capital has been formed at What
! Cheer.
e. w. Peacock will build livery
stable at Keosauqua.
Corvenka will build $4,000 block at
Cedar Rapids.
The Dunkerton' bank building con.
tract went at $4,765.
8. G. Johnson of Knoxville will
build, 40x120.
s. M. Stainaker will build business
| block at Littleport.