Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-01-14
NOTES FROM THE CAPITAL
Des Moines. Ian. 0. ION


on corn from Kansas and Nebraska to
all points in Iowa. The officials have
been gathering statistics from Iowa
officials Of the road. and the proposed
rate is said to be between Z and 8
cents. The officials of the road an
nounce that the rate will be what is
known as an emergency rate" and IL
for the purpose OF encouraging Iowa
stockmen to ship In corn from those
states to fatten the stuff they have on
hand instead of carrying 1t over, az
they would have to do In consequence
of the shortage In the Iowa crop and
the prohibitive tariff In comparison
with the price of corn and fat stock.
AS has been announced, large guam
titles Of corn have already been ship
ped into the state from Kansas and
Nebraska to sections where hail and
wet weather destroyed the crop. The
regular freight rate of about IL cents
per bushel added to the high price OF
corn made 1t almost prohibitive. ex.
cept as to what shipments were abso-
lutely necessary. It is expected that
other lines will follow the example OF
the Rock Island and make q compare
tive cut in rates.
The complete list of injured in the
recent fire at the capitol follows:
Frank J. Albers, janitor. east Indian
ola road near city limits: overcome
by smoke while fighting fire and In
serious condition.
Eugene Maxwell, pipeman Engine
Co. No. 10; struck by falling ceiling;
neck burned and head injured; not
serious.
c. A. Carlson, hydrant man Hose
Co. No. q; slightly injured from
smoke.
James Johnson, pipeman Engine Co.
No. ID; overcome by smoke; will re-
cover.
Joseph Roddy, chief driver; fell on
icy pavement and injured head: slight.
Assistant Chief Taylor; hand cut on
broken glass; slight.
j. M. Slaves, fireman; bruised by
falling chandelier.
State Labor Commissioner e. d.
Brigham has gone to Kansas City to
attend conference OF the labor
commissioners of Kansas, Missouri.
Iowa, Nebraska and South Dakota,
who meet there to arrange for the
establishment of free interstate la.
Dor employment bureau. Its pur.
pose will be to furnish harvest hands
to farmers in the five states referred
to during the harvest season. BY CO.
operating, the same force of men may
do all the harvesting for farmers In
all five states during any one SUM
mer, beginning In Kansas, to Mis-.
souri,, to Nebraska, to Iowa, then to
Dakota. This system would give the
harvest hands five months work az
good wages. 1t would relieve the
congestion of labor in cities and the
suffering for labor in the busy seasons
on the farms of the west. The meet.
ing was called by the labor depart
ment of Nebraska. 1t will be held
in room 432 at the Midland hotel in
Kansas City. This idea was sug-
gested in Kansas during the past
summer, when the scarcity OF harvest
hands caused the farmers so much
trouble. The bureau Is the outcome
of the suggestion. a.rs,r
The New York Life filed the first
report with the state auditor which
has been called for by the depart
ment. The report shows the company
wrote s1,400,3 81.23 worth OF business
in Iowa during the past year, and win
pay $25 into the state treasury
In taxes.
After a long period of doing with.
out an examiner, State Auditor Car
rol has engaged John M. Emory or
New York as examiner in the insur-
ance department of the auditors
Office. Mr.. Emory is also an actuary
and an insurance man OF wide expert
ence. He has arrived here and win
Immediately take up his new work.
He will remove his family to Des
Moines. He was formerly actuary
for the American Union, and for the
past three years has been doing gen.
eral consultation work. Auditor Car
roll stated there was no particular
significance attaching to the employ
ment of an examiner further than the
necessity of having such an officer on
hand most Of the time. Mr.. Emory
will proceed at once to determine the
value of deposits OF re-insured COM
panies, SO the amount of their deposit
with the auditor can be determined
Representative John s. Stanberry OF
Mason City will introduce bill In
the legislature granting state aid to
high schools along the lines of the
plan in vogue in Minnesota and recon-
mended by State Superintendent Of
Public Instruction Barrett. This plan
was endorsed by the State Teachers
association. 1t will be opposed by
President Seerley of the State Normal
school, but indications arO the move
ment will be popular in the legisla
ture. The measure provides for tbs
payment of a certain amount of mon.
ey annually to high schools in lieu Of
the tuition now received from pupih
living outside of the city linus, pro
vided the school has come up to
certain established standard.
Badness Is ten times as common
among men as among women. 1t has
also been noted that mans hair
turns gray five year sooner than .
woLian's.
The sword revenge has sting In
the handle.
Perdita-"It doesn matter II this -
the third installment of the story. The
synopsis Is printed telling how the
first chapters went; so you can start
reading it from here" Penelope