Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-10-03
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cerporatlons In Stampede.

Corporations In Stampede.
Des Moines.--Since the announce
ment from the office OF the attorney
general that corporations will be
prosecuted that do not obey the law
and since the filing of the suit In the
Appanoose district court against the
Centerville Light and Traction CON-
pany, the corporations have begun to
take some recognition of the fact that
there Is law In Iowa. In fact
there Is something OF a stampede on
the part of many corporations to get
an audience with the attorney general.
They are making the proposition that
hereafter they will obey the law OF
the land IL no suits are brought
against them for past offenses.
Under the law OF this state n cor
poration Is liable to fine OF 500 a
day for every day that 1t does busi'
ness In the state without having filed
a certified copy OF It's articles OF In
corporation. A corporation filing a
certified copy now does not relieve
itself of liability to fine for the days
during which II was doing business
without It's articles having been filed
here, and the treasury of the state OF
Iowa is liable to be enriched by many
hundreds OF thousands OF dollars by
suits to follow.
Every corporation Is prepared tc
make the defense that 1t is engaged
in manufacturing and for that reason
Is exempt. The state law provides
that corporations engaged In manu-
featuring or merchandise need not
comply. The Western Union and the
Postal telegraph companies can hard
ly claim to be manufacturing com
panies and they owe the state some
thing like $1,000,000. The Centervill,
company Is engaged In making cleo
trio light and gas and In running {
street railway. In the suit the attor
ney general will maintain that TIT
principal business Ia the street ca
end of the business and that II Il
therefore not manufacturing com
pany In the meaning of the law an,
Is not exempt. II It Is exempt II 4
argued that the telegraph companie
are equally exempt, for they generate
electricity In sending kilograms.
Attorney General Byers is conf
dent that the Iowa law Is good an,
that It will be proven so In court. II
is confident that the case started will
be won and II they are won the stat
treasury will be enriched.
Crime Caused BY Cigarettes.
Iowa's state board OF parole ha
omoiaux, daoIdSad that thu gn.oLlpg =,
cigarettes leads TO crime and ha
promulgated new rule to the effec
that paroled prisoners shall not smok
the coffin nails.
Any prisoner out on parole VIII
| yields to the temptation to roll
pill" will be waited back to th
] prison walls. This decision on tn
part OF the board follows n consi,
cradle study OF cigarette smokin
and leads to a decision on the pal
of the board that cigarette smokin
weakens the mentality and stunts tn
growth of dlscriminative qualities. a
lowing full growth to the criminal nj
ture. This theory which has bee
asserted by eminent doctors and d,
MED by others, is held by DR.. J.
Emert OF Atlantic. member of tn
board OF parole. and the new ediC
has been issued.
Before the rule was promulgate
statistics were compiled and It
claimed that In nearly all cases wher
convicts were returned for crime
committed while out on parole the
had been cigarette smokers.
Favor indeterninate Law.
Judges OF Iowa courts are indorsin
the indcterminate sentence law, ger
orally. and to date Judge r. r. Gayno
OF IeMars Is the only one who ha
criticised II. He Is quoted by th
: Sioux City Journal as attacking tn
| law on the theory that under 1t tn
Influential man Is more likely to &c
short term In prison than the on
who has no influence and for tn
reason that whereas accused person
hitherto have consented TO plea
guilty in consideration OF light sci
fences, they will now stand trial II
variably, having thus chance
get clear altogether and In any ever
having to serve but short sentence
The new law makes more work fo
the county attorneys whose salarie
were pushed up several notches las
winter by the legislature.
Plan School For Boys.
A boarding school for boys In @
near Dcs Moines Is now being col
| sidered by the Sisters OF Charity. T
secure the necessary grounds an
erect the buildings 1t would mean a
outlay OF from 100000 to sl50,00t
| II is likely that Mother Vincent wi
have charge OF the project. Fathe
| Flavin OF st. Ambrose church
heartily In favor OF the plan and say
/ that there would be no difficulty 1
filling the Institution. as people com
to him frequently inquiring for Jus
such a,school. The home would prot
ably be established distance fror
Des Moines, On the interurban lin,
and boys between the ages OF an
IL years would be taken.
Goose Lake Belongs to State.
That Goose Lake Is lake and q
such belongs to the state OF Iowa an
not to the Marshall Dental Manufa,
turing company OF Des Moines wa
ruled at Jefferson. by Judge Churc,
who found for the plaintiff. Tho q
called Goose lake Is now drained II
1t is used mainly for pasture ant
and is valued by the present holder
at about $4,000. The case will
appealed to the supreme c,urt throug
Attorney E. b. Evans. 'fhs final d.
cision will affect many ~ the smalle
lakes In Iowa.
Auditor Carroll Returns
Auditor OF State Carroll has rs