Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-01-11
NOTES FROM THE CAPITAL
Des Moines. Iowa,..Jan. ., 1903

DeS MONIES, AoWd,~Jan- ., Avn
The most severe criticism embodied
"a the report of the educational board
If control commission, which has
seen agreed to, is said to be directed,
seward the State Normal school at
Cedar Falls, while the least criticism
"a directed toward the State Univer-
sity at Iowa City. The commission
has refused to give out the findings
Of fact until the legislature meets,
out II has leaked out that the COM
Cittee has been impressed by the
applications, and that the very high
grade of the work attempted at Cedar
Falls at q large expense Is not en-
tirely authorized by law. 1t Is SAID
that admission to the normal school
Is only possible to those already hold
ing two year certificates to teach or
Graduates of accredited high schools,
but under the law its function Is de-
fined to be to instruct persons to
teach the common branches. That
the expenses of the mathematical and
Latin departments at the normal
school are as high II not higher than
the university, for instance, is said 10
be referred to by the commission. On
the other hand the university and the
agricultural college come in for crit
icism, It Is said, because they are
doing work that should be done by
the high schools of the state. That
Sc, the agricultural college admits un.
prepared students who are permitted
to prepare for the college work win
In the college, and to meet this COM
petition the university has followed
the policy Of admitting persons hav'
ing three years. work in the accred.
tied schools. This policy Is said to
meet with the disapproval OF the
commission. These things have
merely leaked from the commissions
conferences and are indicative of the
extent of the inquiry into which the
board has gone in studying the CUES
ton.
The Western Fruit Jobbers' associ.
alton, at its annual meeting In this
city, adopted resolutions declaring
that the interstate commerce commits
sion should be clothed with more
plenary powers over common car
riers; declaring that all bills now
pending In congress fall short OF
granting the measure of relief from
exorbitant charges to which the pub
lie Is Justly entitled: declaring that
the making of contracts by railroads
with private car lines is contrary to
sound policy and detrimental to the
public interest; and declaring tlat
common carriers engaged In inter
state commerce should be required to
furnish all rolling stock and other
instrumentalities for the safe carriage
Of freight and that the interstate COM
merce commission should have con-
troll Of the rates to be charged for
same.
At q meeting Of city superintend
ents and principals section Of the
State Teachers Association a reso
luton was adopted declaring in favor
OF abollshing interscholastic football
in Iowa. At the general meeting OF
the association it was voted to unite
all Of It's legislative strength In sup
port Of the proposition advanced by
State Superintendent Riggs for the
state certifcation Of teachers and re
curing county superintendent tc
hold teachers certificates.
Officers were elected as follows:
President, DR.. J. H. T. Main, Grin
nell; First vice president, Prof. I. A
Loos, Iowa City; Second vice presi
dent, Miss Laura Fitch, Charlton
Superintendent. o. M. Elliott, Shell
don: Member Of executive committee
Supt. F. E. Palmer, Jefferson; Mem
oers Of educational council, Supt. w
n. Clifford, Council Bluffs; Anna e
Packer, Mount Pleasant.
The collateral inheritance tax OF
the Callahan estate amounts to $50,
,60S.55. It's payment to the state
treasurer Is made with the under
standing that a refund will be granted
II further calculation as to the ia,
shows that there is an excess pay
ment; and II the state establishe:
claim to additional taxes-which Il
unlikely-they will be paid.-Dec. 26
was the last day of the period allowed
by the law for the computation of tn,
Tar. After that date interest at s pc
cent would be added to the amount o
the actual tax when at last 1t shoult
be determined. Therefore the trustee
desired to pay the treasury the sun
agreed upon. The largest sum in thu
$4,000 tax paid by single benef
eiary OF the Callahan will, is that pail
by the Talladega college. The mum
Der Of beneficlaries interested in tn
settlement is probably In excess O
Atty. The appraised value of the er
tire estate was SLOT ,6S605. OF IN
requests, 100000 was exempt fror
the collateral inheritance tax. TIL
Bum Of $500, 49OS9 was found to b
taxable. but on account Of the d,
ferred estate ID some of these b,
quests, the present worth was foun
to be $790,170.92. 1t was on this sui
that the tax was calculated.
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