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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-10-22

Endorses School Laws.
The preliminary report of the COM
mission appointed to revise the state
school laws, has been submitted to-
several experts on school legislation,
and very favorable comments have
been received.
Among others who have read the re-
port is Prof. Edward c. Elliott of the
University of Wisconsin. DR.. Elliott
is recognized as one of the best au-
thorities in the United States on the
subject. He has done much investi-
cation for the United States bureau
of education at Washington, and is.
at present engaged in preparing bull
letin on recent educational laws.
DR.. Elliott wrote to one Of the
members of the commission the fol-
lowing concerning the proposed Iowa
code:
Il want to say that my general i'm
preston is that your commission is
proposing some very progressive
modification of your educational or
ganization, which, if adopted by the
legislature. will serve as guides Of
progress for the other states.
IL note in particular the very broad
powers that are conferred upon the
state board of education, which by its
constitution will become the great
centralizing and directing force for
an educational system.
"The proposal for the organization
of county school districts is especially
interesting to me in that something
of similar, although considerably
less radical nature, will probably be
attempted of passage in the next Wis
consin legislature. AS far as am
able to judge your plan is decidedly
the best one that has yet been put
forward for the solution of the prob
lens now existing in the great ma
jority of our rural school districts.
Il like very much your general plan
for the certifcation of teachers, which
If l remember correctly, is modified
from the plan adopted some two or
three years ago. AS l read these Sec
lions 1t occurs to me that the time
is ripe for making a greater distinc-
ton between the state certificate
awarded to properly qualified uni
versity graduates and the graduatec
of normal schools. | think something
of this kind will be attempted in Wis
consin sooner or later.
"The provisions requiring certain
grades of certificates for certain posi-
tons seems to me to be very wise
and farsighted. In operation it ought
to raise the general standard of
efficiency. The provision for an indie
finite tenure of office for superinten-
dents, teachers, etc., after one year
of service Is far-reaching.
THE section dealing with secret So
cieties in the public high schools
seems to me the most wisely drawn
of any that l have read, and I think
l have examined all that have been
adopted. l think | shall make spec
ial mention in my bulletin of your
dealing with school huu5rs; the re-
quirements you have set forth and
the plan of supervision provided ought
to lead to vast improvement in the
school buildings of your state.
While, as you say, you have pro-
posed number of radical things, we
need radical things before our com.
mon school system is taken out OF
some of the ruts into which 1t has
unfortunately been driven. sin.
cerely hope that you may be entirely
successful in accomplishing with your
legislature all that you are anticipat-
ing"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-10-22
War On "Black Plaque"

War against the "black plague"
or social evil, as earnest as the pres
ent war against the white plague"
OF consumption, was predicted by DR..
A. M. Linn, president of the state
board of health, in his address before
200 physicians and health officers
from all parts of the state at the Y.
M. c. A. auditorium. DR.. Linn pre-
dicted that the rapid increase of dis
ease will make absolutely necessary
some radical and united fight against
social evils of today. He urged the
doctors to return home and SO study
the subject that next year they can
perfect an organization to war against
what he believes is an impending
menace to the state and country
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-10-22
Query, What is Gambling?

The legal department OF the state
has been asked by the state depart
ment of agriculture to construe the
section of the law relating to condi-
tons under which the 100 fair as
scciations of Iowa draw 5000 each
from the treasury. One condition re-
quires the association to give at least
$500 premiums. Another prohibits the
state paying the 5000 If gambling was
permitted during the fair. What is
gambling? In cane rack gambling
game within the meaning of the state
law? These questions have been
asked of the attorney general.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-10-22

Consul Hunter Sharp Of Kobe ad-
vises that the value of the raw cotton
imported into Japan during the first
three months of 1908 was $1S,249, 446,
against $1S,312,576 during the same
period last year Owing to trade de-
preston there is a congestion In
stocks
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-10-22
OBITUARY.

DR.. William Mcknight. one Of the
best known physicians of Illinois and
for 30 years resident of Putnam
county, died at his home in Blooming
ton, aged IS.
Maj. Gen. Richard Coulter, 81 years
old, veteran Of the Mexican and civil
wars, lawyer and prominent business
man, is dead at Greensnurg, Pa.
Ex-Congressman Joseph A. Scranton
died at Scranton, Pa. He had been
EDITOR of the Scranton Republican
s.nce 1867.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-10-22

Since the war the great Nitsui Trad
ing Company of Japan has done an
annual business Of $100,00O,O0O with
Europe, America, Australia and Asia
Scattered over the world the com
pany has rs offices and 1900 en-
ployes. The company and its bust
ness are to be reorganized to suit the
changed conditions.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-10-22

The women's citizen committee OF
Newport, Del, are renewing their &C
tivities in behalf of better sanitation
for their town. In 1899 and 1900 these
women raised fund to put the town
in a sanitary condition. Now they
find that the men have failed to keep
the town in proper shape, so they
have started work again.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-10-22

This is about the first summer that
we have not had a worlds fair
somewhere, but we do not seem to
miss it. Nobody, so far as we know,
is rising up and shouting in a loud,
insistent voice: Give us a worlds
fair or give us DEATH" AS people we
may not be easily satisfied, but we do
appear to know when we have had
enough worlds fairs.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-10-22

And here is Lieut.-Gen. Josceline
Heneage Wodehouse, ex-governor of
Bermuda, frankly testifying that the
Bermudians are far behind us in the
cultivation of the onion. AS for the
Bermuda lily, it long since yielded
precedence to more beautiful Easter
decorations of home cultivation. What
is there left of the ancient glory of
Bermuda but its salubriousness as a
winter resort?
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-10-22

Prince Henry, brother of the Ger
man emperor, has invented an auto
matte window-washer. 1t is not for
the relief of tired housewives, as one
might at first suppose, but is to keep
the rain wiped off the glass wind
break on the front of automobiles, so
that the driver can see the road before
him in a storm-a sort of royal win
dOW-Washer
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-10-22

Mrs. z. c. McAllister of Miami, Fla,
who has just returned from a three
months trip in Europe, carried all her
things" In one suit case. Her extra
luggage was a raincoat and umbrella.
She was occasionally obliged to do
some laundry work. but in spite of
having only four pairs of stockings,
three union suits of silk, six hand
kerchiefs, and one-half dozen collars,
mana ged TO keep clean and comfort
able. Mrs. McAllister deserves the
franchise, having proved that woman
can travel like a man, and her hap,
piness does not depend on frippery.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-10-22
Ask for New Buildings.

The board of trustees of Ames col
lege will ask the Legislature for two
new buildings from the assembly and
will build one out of the millage tax.
The $15O,000 veterinary department
structure will come out of the tax.
The legislature will be asked for
$4,000 for a gymnasium and $780,
600 for new building for women will
he asked also
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-10-22

An interesting chapter in American
diplomatic history is revived by the
death of Lord Sackville West, the
British diplomat who received his re-
call at the instance of President Cleve-
land. Coming as it did just before a
presidential election, the incident had
campaign quality. The particular Of
tense of the minister was the writing
of letter in response TO the inquiry
OF correspondent asking him how he
should vote, This dabbling in Ameri
can domestic politics was his diplo
matte undoing with respect to lie
United States.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-10-22
Vote School is a Bio Success.

The first school of instruction for
Polk County officials to learn them
how to run the new voting machines
was a complete success. II. w. Barr
and Auditor Burnett presided as the
faculty. The board of supervisors
will determine soon whether to use
the party levers on the machines or
lock them as Attorney John Smith
asks. The majority of the board
have favored leaving the levers open,
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-10-22

Many Of Me Japanese porcelain
factories are not paying expenses, and
production has been reduced by 80
to 40 per cent. In Tsu-maki-mura 20
Of the so porcelain factories have sus-
pended, owing to the decrease in
American and Chinese imports.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-10-22
Requisitlon Issued.

The governor issued a requfsition
on Wisconsin for the return to Iowa
of E. b. Randall, charged with the
larceny by embezzlement of 1928
worth of cash registers from the firm
of Burdick-Corbin company. Cover
nor Cummins also honored requisi-
ton papers for the return of Tom
Brown from Cresco TO Waukesha.
Wis, where he is wanted for seduc-
ton.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-10-22
Senatorial Ballot Separate.

Inquiry was received at the Office
of the attorney general as to the fea-
sibility and legality of voting for
senator on the machines. The attor-
ney general held that it could not be
legally done for the reason that the
basis of the primary on senator is
the inclusion only of republicans and
the exclusion of democrats, and the
test of party fealty would be inopera.
tive il the machine were used. Sep
arate paper ballots, therefore, will
be provided by the county auditors
for the senatorial primary.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-10-22

The first woman trained nurse for
the navy has been appointed. Hence
forth the naval hospital will lose half
its terrors, while cases of heart trou-
BILE among the sailor boys are expect
ed to develop with alarming fire.
uuency
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-10-22

The editor of the Berkshire Eagle
of Pittsfield, who said the other day
that it is now as hard to lend money
as it was to get loan last winter,
has probably already noticed a re-
markable increase in his daily mail.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-10-22

Aeronauts are making wonderful
flights these days, and expect mishaps
and even failures. That more of them
do not lose their lives seems a wonder
in view of the big chances they take
with uncertain airshinS.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-10-22
On Tour of investigation.

President Cameron and Secretary
Simpson of the State Fair association
with architect Smith have gone to
Toronto, Canada to inspect the big
new steel and concrete grandstand
there for the purpose of gaining
ideas to be used in the construction
of the new grandstand at the fair
grounds. 1t is proposed to build a
steel and concrete grandstand here
to seat 10000 people, and to cost in
the neighborhood of $150,000, and as
the officers of the association have
had no previous experience with a
building of this nature they desire
to first make an investigation of other
buildings of this kind of construc-
ton. On the return trip the party
will stop at Detroit and Columbus, O.,
to make general inspection of the
fair buildings there.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-10-22

Now prominent botanist comes
forward with the assertion that plants
have memories, form habits and can
respond to moods. Next, the oyster
and the clam will be discovered to be
suscepuble Of mad passion.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-10-22

A correspondent of the New York
Sun says he killed water rattlesnake
few days ago. 1t was cooled up
on the water" Wasn't it coiled up
on some fluid great deal stronger
than water?
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-10-22
Meclain Back From Europe.

Judge Emil McClain of the supreme
court has returned from his Euro
pean trip, having sailed from New
York July a. He will be in Des
Moines in time to sit with the SUI
preme court, which opens its second
period on the Goth of this month.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-10-22

That was poetic justice of the most
ideal order when lamb" in the Lon
don stock exchange started to shoot
up the bulls and bears, and caused a
panic Of the primitive kind.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-10-22

New York is going to have the larg-
est apartment house in the United
States, with flats for 12S families.
The janitor will be a retired major
general of course.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-10-22

John d. Rockefeller says This in
come has been much exaggerated"
Well, we always thought that was an
exaggerated income.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-10-22

The Chicago man who desires to es-
tablish a bureau of longevity in con-
nection with the government might
persuade Minister WI to become nat.
uralized and take charge.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-10-22

! A steamer has arrived at New York
with cargo of Christmas toys. Now
is the time to begin to do your Christ
mas shopping.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-10-22
Children Put by $4,000.


With $3.50 school children deposit
ig their pennies with the Penny Provi-
dent association of Des Moines, a
total of over $4,000 has been saved
''The object of the association is to
encourage the saving of small sums
of money by the school children with
the hope that it will teach economy
thrift, something about banking and
business methods. Penny Providence
is just what the name implies, pro-
viding or preparing for future use.
To be provided is to be prudent
frugal, economical.
This system is in operation in %
OF the 81 schools of Greater Des
Moines. Plans are now being made
for the extension of the work to all
schools of the city.
"The Penny Providence association
was established in October 1901, at
the request of the Congress of Moth
ers. This association is the savings
bank of our schools and has been,
during its seven years of existence, a
really constructive and uplifting in
fluence in the lives of thousands of
Des Moines school children"
The entire cost of the association is
borne by the bank with whom the
money is deposited. 1t costs the tax
payers nothing.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-10-22
A. c. Ross. Pub.

The man who can't say something
good about his own town ought either
to keep still or move.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-10-22
Rock Island Files Report.

The ROCK Island filed It's annual
report with the state railroad CON-
mission Sept II, disclosing the fact
that during the first year of the 2.
cent fare law, the road received a
passenger revenue OF larger proper.
tions and carried many more people
than it did during the last year un.
der the old charge of cents ana free
passes.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-10-22
Hiaains Named on Board

Lafayette Higgins of Des Moines has
been appointed engineer on the state
board of health. He succeeds Colonel
Frances of Davenport, wha resigned.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-10-22
Teachers Pay Is Raised.


Des Moines.-That the. new state
certificate law has done much
was pointed out by the State Superin-
tendent of Public Instruction John f.
Riggs before the Northwestern Iowa
Teachers association in Fort Dodge.
1t has resulted, he said, in increasing
the aggregate wages for Iowa school
teachers for the year ending July I,
1907, in the sum of $39S,39069. 1t
has increased the aggregate wages
for the two years ending last July,
$7S0,316.S5. This new state law is
the one which abolished the custom
of county superintendent granting
second and third grade certificates.
Now the teachers are given examina-
tons in the various counties by the
superintendent from questions fur
nished from the office of the state
superintendent The papers are then
examined by board of examiners
appointed by the state superintendent
and certificates issued from the state
department. Superintendent Riggs
urges that the raising the standard
of efficiency among teachers has had
the effect to raise the aggregate sal
airy of teachers. He reports that now
country districts that formerly paid
but $50 per month for teachers Te
paying $50 and even more, with pros
poets for other increases.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-10-22
Firms Incorporate.

Articles of incorporation have been
filed with the secretary of state as
follows:
The Gava Telephone Exchange COM
pany, amendment increasing capital
stock to $4,000.
Forester Manufacturing company
of Ragley, Guthrie county.
$4,000.
Poets Jewelry company Of DaveH-
port. $4,000.
Governor Cummins has offered a
reward Of $500 for the arrest and
conviction of the murderer OF Officer
Wi6mann at Waterloo.
Rock Island Argus., 1908-10-21
BIG WHEEL BURSTSAT KEOKUK
Lights Out, Trolley Cars Are Stopped
and Engineer Killed.

Keokuk. Iowa. Oct 21-The fatal
bursting of a 50-ton 1ywheel at the
plant of the Keokuk Electric Railway
& Power company has left the streets
iii darkness and stopped electric car
service, both city and interurban j.
d. Jones, night engineer at the power
station, was killed and mangled be-
yond recognition.
Pieces of the wheel weighing 1900
pounds were carried 400 feet One
partly demolished a dwelling. Holes
% feet square were torn in the walls
of the power house.
Business firms and private residences
were without light last night. save
such as could be improvised, and many
establishments relying on the plant for
power must remain shut down.
1t is claimed the engineer turned the
steam off the engine, but a generator
was converted into a motor. and the
big wheels revolutions were acelera-
ted, causing it TO burst.
Rock Island Argus., 1908-10-21
A Striking New Play.

"Openness' in football means that
players are kept somewhat separated
from each other during action-that is,
players of the attacking team. An
open game is directly opposite to a
style of game where the players of the
attacking team are masSed together.
The wiping out TO considerable de-
gree of the terrifically powerful mass
ing Of muscular football giants and
hurting them at individual opponents
has necessarily resulted in bringing
into existence plays to take their place.
These new plays, which are Il striking
feature Of last years and this years
operations and are now perfected in
manner of execution, enable the aver
age spectator to derive considerably
more pleasure from the game The
forward pass is the stellar exhibit of
the football reformers. They point to
and proudly say, 'This is our child,
Rock Island Argus., 1908-10-21
A BAPTIST ELDER
Restored to Health by Vinol

Il was run down and weak from in
digestion and general debility, also suf-
fered from vertigo / saw a cod liver
preparation called Vinol advertised and
decided to give it trial, and the re-
suits were most gratifying. After TAX
ing two bottles l regained my
strength and am now feeling unusually
we'll" Henry Cunningham, Elder Bap-
tist Church, Kingston, N. c.
Vinol is not patent medicine-but a
preparation composed of the medicinal
elements of Gods livers, combined with
tonic iron and wine. Vinol creates
hearty appetite, tones up the organs
of digestion and makes rich, red blood.
In this natural manner, Vinol creates
strength for the rundown, over
worked and debilitated. and for deli
cate children and old people. For
chronic coughs, colds and bronchitis
Vinol is unexcelled.
All such persons in this vicinity are
asked to try vinol on our offer to re-
fund their money if 1t fails to give sat-
isfaction.
HARPER HOUSE PHARMACY.
Rock Island Argus., 1908-10-21

our little blue eyed curly locks" The
forward pass allows players to throw
the ball toward their enemys goal,
which was not allowed prior to the
great reformation when the Luthers
and Calvins of the football world rose
to their zenith of power and when
President Roosevelt summoned the
rulers of the game to the White House
for consultation. This year the for
ward pass is being used in striking
new combinations and In trick plays
calculated to bewilder opposing play
ers. Tossing the ball many yards
along the gridiron necessarily causes
the men to separate. makes for pro-
nouDced openness and contributes to
the uncertainty of the sport. Under
the best circumstances a football is
difficult to catch, and in the forward
pass men have to catch long passes
while running, sometimes at top speed.
! The ION side kick" has a,sO been
greatly developed. This feature was
introduced in it's present nature
through a modification of the rules
governing kicking and recovering
kicked balls, and by thus increasing
the kicking side of the game still
more openness resulted. With the
game made open it follows that the
players must be speedier. Resultant
ly there is greater demand for fast.
wiry, comparatively light men than
ever before. 1t is only in the three
center men, the two guards and the
center rush that pronounced weight
ss an absolute requisite. In days past
the three backs. who are the principal
bali carriers, and the tackles were
generally required to have from ten to
twenty-five pounds more weight than
demanded today.
Consequently the teams of today do
Rock Island Argus., 1908-10-21
By FREDERICK r. TOoMBs.

" YER since President Eliot Of Har-
~ ward university declared that no
gentleman could play football
and since President Nicholas
Murray Butler of Columbia university
stated that the game is an academic
nuisance the followers and admirers of
this soul stirring, nerve tingling sport
have been multiplying, all of which in
dictates that reformers come and re-
formers so, but football goes on for
ever. However, the reformers have
left their marks on the game, the only
pastime that successfully rivals base
ball in popularity.
Responding TO the tremendous pres
sure brought to bear on them, the grid
iron solons have produced sterilized
brand of football that retains the spec
tacular features of the old game, adds
some new "thrillers" and yet emascu-
1ates it in degree to lessen the bone
crushing tendencies. The developments
of the reformed game will make the
playing of this season more open"
and considerably faster than that Of
past years. While this desired end
was possible to be gained last year, it
was not generally reached because Of
the short period the new rules had
been in effect.