Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-10-20
NOTES FROM THE CAPITAL
pes Moines, Oct. 10, 1908.

NOTES FROM THE CAPITAL
Des Moines, Oct. 10, 1904.
Action will be taken at the coming
session OF the Iowa State Conference
Of Charities and Correction at Sioux
City in November to place the county
and city jails under the supervision
of state inspectors. The topic has
been, quite generally discussed by
various workers of organization and
definite action will be taken on It.
The conference will be In session In
the First Baptist church there Novem-
Der Gil, and will be attended by
some of the leading workers of the
country many Of whom will take part
In the programme. It is claimed that
the conditions in county and city jails
throughout Iowa are worse than the
county poor farms and insane hos.
pitfalls ever were. While the grand
jury Is supposed to investigate the
conditions at least once per year. 1t Is
claimed that the Investigations are
either not thorough or that the recon,
mendations are not enforced. In ad.
diton to this special preparations
are made to receive the grand juries.
With state inspector, no prepare
ton could be made as he would be
likely to drop in" on them at any
time. Professor Isaac A. Loos of the
State university will present a paper
on the subject which will start the
discussion.
Assistant Attorney General DeGraff
has returned from Liberty. Scott
county, where bank known as the
New Liberty Savings bank has gone
down. He says that the bank exam.
liner has reported that the bank Is in
terrible condition. Bogus paper.
amounting to about $4,000, has been
found. The deposits amount to about
$4,000. A. Benthein, the cashier, is
charged with the defalcation. He Is
out on bonds and Is In Chicago try.
ing to raise money to square that end
OF 1t. 1t seems that the money went
largely on the Cleveland Amusement
company Of Chicago. II Is understood
that young Benthien, whose wife Is
making money on the side by side
investments and finally got entangled
In losing venture in an amusement
company To square himself It is
claimed he began the system of sub
shutting bogus paper for good and
juggling the banks accounts so that
he managed TO keep It running while
the effort OF trying to recover from
the amusement company and OF throw
Ing good money after bad occupied
all Of his energy and time. George
has been appointed receiver for the
institution on petition of the Office of
the state attorney general.
Prof. w. J. MCGEE, chief Of the de
partment Of anthropology, In the St
Louis exposition, has recommended
the award Of the grand prize to Iowa
for It's historical exhibit. The gold
medal will go to Curator Aldrich OF
the collection out OF whose treasures
the display was made, and the silver
medal to go to Professor Cumming as
collaboration. This recommendation by
Professor MCGEE Is made to the direc
tors of the exposition, who will ap
prove 1t. 1t Is understood that there
Is no possibility Of dissent on their
part from the award as announced
Curator Aldrich will receive the com.
pliments Of his friends not only In
Iowa but all over the country for this
additional testimony that the histor.
ical department Of Iowa now takes
second place to none
The executive council will take the
census Of Iowa according to the card
system next year. Statistican Patter
son, who will assist the secretary Of
the council In the compilation of the
census, has been asked to prepare the
cards.
The work Of collecting the statistics
Is in the hands of the assessors OF
Iowa, The state furnishes the cards
to county auditors, who give them to
the assessors In January. The asses
sors send them directly to the secre-
tary Of state, who turns them over to
the executive council for compilation
and publication.
County auditors will have no juris.
diction over the returns, or the man.
agement Of their collection. The law
places the collection in the hands o.
the assessors. Delinquent assessors
must make peace with the state au.
thorities.
Secretary Dawson has estimated
that the use Of the card system will
be advantageous in cutting down the
cost of the compilation Of the stats.
tics. 1t also will insure more convent
ent handling Of returns. The cards
can be returned to assessors for cor
rection much more easily than could
book.
Open and unqualified hostility
against polygamy to continue until in
all the land none are left either to
practice or defend II was declared by
the National Council Of Congregation.
al churches in its session OF the morn.
ing at Plymouth Congregational
church. The presentation Of the reso.
luton by Rev. Amory Fl. Bradford of
New Jersey, former moderator, was
followed by its unanimous adoption.
1.-THE attitude Of the Congregational
churches toward the subject is the
same now that 1t always has been"
read the report. ut is one Of open
and unqualified hostility. In every
right way by individuals, the church
and the nation, we believe that polyg.
amy ought to be opposed until In all
the land none are left either to prac.
tice or to defend 1t. To this end we
pledge our influence and our endeav.
or"