Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-07-26


examination for certificates.
A judicious shedding of tears or a
convenient pull would often land I'M
qualified teachers in good positions,
he says. The new law depriying the
county Superintendent Of the right to
issue teachers certificates will make
tears and political influence valueless
assets as far as securing the right to
Mr. Riggs denfess tafanfe the e ea asSsTts
ton questions given ont last June
were any more difficult than the cues.
lions provided by the state superin-
tendents during the past TWENTY-FIVE
years. He admits, however that
there have been large number of
failures and says that only 5000 GER
titlcates were Issued although about
5000 teachers took the examinations.
, Among those who failed to secure
certificate was Mrs. Jennie Steele
Huegle, superintendent of the Polk
| county schools.
One Couple In Five Divorced.
Twenty per cent of the marriages
performed in the state of Iowa end
in the divorce court. This is the
startling statement made by W. a
Copley OF Washington, d. c.. who has
been investigating divorce conditions
in every city In the state except Des
Moines.
No Longer In Politics.
In no mistaken terms President a
L. Winchel of the Rock Island declar.
ed to the members OF the Greater Des
Moines committee that his railroad
and others We're through with the
game of politics. He made 1t clear
that they were fully convinced that
there is only one right relationship
between the railroads and the public
and that business relationship. and
he expressed confidence that in the
end the people would deal fairly and
justly with every railroad that as
sumed this attitude.
Railroad Assessment Increased.
An increase Of s3.9s7.74o in the as
sessment of the actual value of the
steam railroad property of Iowa has
been made by the executive council,
after long session in which 1t valued
corporate property for taxation,
equalized the real and personal prop.
erty assessments made by the coun-
ties and fixed the state tax levy at 3.4
mills.
There is an increase in the tax.
able value of realty fixed by local
county assessors, after equalization Of
$l6,225,957; of personal property. Sc.
b24,5o6; of telegraph and telephone
company property about 100000; OF
banks, $134,S21. The total increase in !
the taxable value of all railroads, !
steam and interurbans, therefore, was
s1.131,756.
PROBABLY the most conspicuous fea-
lure Of the assessment Of corporate
property made by the executive coun-
Gil was the Increase of the taxable
value of the Des Moines Union com
pany OF $4,000 mile, making 1t
100000 mile.
The new railroad assessment keeps
pace with the increase In the valua.
lion OF real estate. All of the trunk
ines have been increased and the as.
'essment per mile on the main lines
IL four OF them has been advanced.
The Burlington goes from s14,840
o $4,000 mile on the main lines,
he Great Western from $685. to 49,.
500, the Milwaukee from $1O,716 to
'll 900 and the Northwestern from
1896 to $15,70O.
FOLLOWING is a table showing the
otal increase of assessment. taxable
'aluation of those companies which
we're advanced by the council.
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