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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-02-18
GENERAL NEWS.

Pittsburg is in fear of a race war.
Attacks by negroes on white women
have worked the populace up to high
feeling and clash is imminent.
The south was swept by tornadoes
and high winds and in the country be-
tween the Tennessee line and the
Texas panhandle it is believed 20
persons were killed.
The Delaware, one of four sister
ships, the largest and most powerful
in any navy, was launched at Newport
News, Va. She is to cost $3,9S7 900.
Anti-Japanese legislation was held
up in the California legislature follow
ing a personal appeal to the members
by the house speaker and special
message from Gov. Gillett.
The outline of a new banking bill
has been prepared and will be intro
duced in the legislature of Michigan.
1t is understood that Capt. Quail
trough of the battleship Georgia has
been found guilty by the court martial
and he may be dismissed from the
service.
President Lewis rushed the business
of the miners convention in an effort
to complete it in time for adjournment
on Saturday.
Mrs. George V. Parks, a society
woman of Pueblo, Col, and wife of
the assistant president of the Pueblo
Traction Company, committed suicide
in Pueblo, Col Mrs. Parks has been
Two
| The house of representatives in
Texas, by vote Of S5 to A defeated
the resolution to submit statewide
prohibition TO popular vote.
Helen Maloney, daughter of Martin
Maloney, wealthy Philadelphia. was
married a second time to Herbert Os-
born of New York, their first marriage
being annulled.
| Miss Verna Ware shot four men dur
ing the progress of trial in Texas
courtroom. Two are expected to die.
| Seventeen men, five whites and 10
negroes, We're killed by an explosion
resulting from a windy shot in an Ala
bama coal mine.
The West Virginia senate was
aroused by statement that $1,000,00O
had been raised to prevent prohibition
In the state.
Miners in the national convention at
Indianapolis rebuked President Lewis
for his action in connection with the
Kansas strike.
Fire of unknown origin destroyed
the plant of the American Tubular
Axle Company in Toledo, o., causing
loss of s125,000.
Capt. James Brown, who was a
member of party that searched for
the famous Cocos island treasure in
1850, sailed again for the South seas
to recover the spoils of the Spanish
freebooters taken from them by Capt
Smith of the schooner Black Witch, in
1920.
local option bill, fatherod by the
Anti-Saloon league of Pennsylvania
was introduced in the lower house OF
the Pennsylvania legislature.
Two children of Nathaniel Work.
man, living near Lexington, KY. were
burned to death when his house was
DESTROYED by fire.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-02-18
NEWS NOTES.
FOR THE
BUSY MAN |
Most Important Happen
ings of the World
Told in Brief.
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WASHINGTON NOTES.

President Roosevelt in vetoing the
census bill delivered jolt to profes.
sional politicians and declared he does
not believe in the doctrine that. to the
victor belongs the spoils.
A bare possibility exists that the
senate may pass the bill to establish
postal savings banks before adjourn
ment, according to advices from
Washington. 1t is not likely that the
house will pass the measure.
Following the passage by the Cali
fornia assembly of bill prohibiting
Japanese children attending public
schools President Roosevelt took a
hand. He declared the act un .onsti-
tutional and asked Gov. Gillett to
veto it.
The forestry service was declared
extravagant and charges of extortion
from farmers were made against the
bureau by members of congress.
Senator Lodge presented amend
ments to the rules of the United States
senate, prepared by Vice-President
Fairbanks, which aim to prevent at
tacks on the president and coordinate
branches of the government.
No legislation concerning the re-
form of the navy department will be
enacted by congress at this session, IL
present plans are followed out.
President Roosevelt issued state
ment declaring it necessary for the
government to use the secret service
or some such force to investigate
crime.
The house insists upon leaving In
the urgent deficiency bill the item OF
$4,000 to provide automobiles for the
president The senate struck the pro-
vision out
Herbert Knox Smith, commissioner
of corporations, in his annual report
urged a broad law to check trusts.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-02-18
R. Commission MIaunderstood.

Il. r. Commission misunderstood.
Des Moines, Ia.-"If there was ever
a misunderstood public service cor
poration that faithfully served the
people Of state, 1t is the present
railroad commission OF Iowa."
Goaded by a question from Repre-
sentative Swift of Shelby county as
10 whether the commission did not
Invariably consult the railroads be-
fore making an order, James c.
Davis, general counsel in Iowa for
the Northwestern road, made this
statement in an emphatic defense of
the commission at hearing before
the railroad committee of the house.
Isn't it fact" inquired Mr.. Swift,
after an argument against the bill
fixing a penalty for failure to obey
orders of the commission by Mr..
Davis, isn't it fact that the commits
sion always consults you gentlemen
before making an order and that If
YOU are opposed to the granting OF
a petition it is practically impossible
TO get action within the life time of
any man here?"
Mr.. Davis showed some heat in his
reply. "The commission never con-
salts us or refers to us" said he.
''I'ney never come to us and ask
whether we want such an order made
The fact is that they have made some
outrageous orders, and if you win
look at the records you will find tAat
their orders are all against us"
The Swift bill was recommended
for passage by unanimous vote. 1t
provides penalty of $50 a day for
failure by any road to comply with
an order of the commission within a
fixed number of days after its issue.
In opposing the bill Mr.. Davis read
the present statute authorizing pen
atty Of $1,000 day for failure to
obey orders after action in court to
compel obedience has been decided
against the road.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-02-18
Vacation on Full Pay.

Two weeks vacation on full pay
fer each of the 1000 and more en-
ployes of the state institutions who
have served two years or more is
provided in a bill recommended for
passage by the house committee on
the compensation eff public officers.
The bill gives one weeks vacation on
pay to employees of years standing
and will affect large majority of
institutions under the board of con.
troll. 1t was introduced by Represen-
tative w. p. Dawson and was indoors
ed by the committee with only two
dissenting votes.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-02-18
PERSONAL,

Gov. Haskell, who is under indict-
ment in connection with the town lot
frauds, was given an ovation when he
arrived in Muskogee to give bond.
1t is announced at the headquarters
of the National League of the Civic
Education of Women, in New York,
that Mrs. Stuyvesant Fish has Joined
the organization, which means that
Mrs. Fish is opposed to women's
suffrage.
President-elect Taft completed his
inspection of work on the Panama
canal and expressed satisfaction at the
labors of the engineers.
Capt. Edward F. Qualtrough of the
battleship Georgia, part of Admiral
Sperry's fleet, has been court-mar
tailed on a charge of intoxication.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-02-18
Hog Cholera Eight Planned.

An organized fight on hog cholera
and tuberculosis in cattle is planned
in bill introduced in the house of
representatives by Representative
Wilson son of "Tama JIM" Repre-
sentative Wilson asks for $4,000
with which to establish at Ames a
laboratory for the manufacture of
hog cholera serum and cattle tuber-
culin. These are to be furnished
free of charge to farmers or stock
men who ask it.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-02-18
Auto Tax Bill Goes In.

Representative Fred Hunter of
Polk county has introduced the bill
urged by the slate highway COM
mission providing that automobile
owners be taxed for the purpose of
providing funds for good roadmaking,
IL the house of representatives. The
bill provides that commencing with
the year 1910 every motor car owner
whose machine is thirty horsepower
or less shall pay yearly tax of S.
to the secretary of state. If the
motor car is greater than thirty horse
power the tax shall be $40 yearly.
Tsis amount goes into the county
road fund, to be used under the direc-
ton of the state highway commits
sion in building good roads and in
offering rewards for good road max
ing
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-02-18
More Salary for Members.

Members of the lower house are
canvassing that body on the question
of an increase in salaries of repre-
sentatives from $3.50 to $1,000 and as
result bill was presented to the
committee on compensation of public
officers. AS yet no member has been
found who is willing OF attach his
name to such measure. That such
a bill would pass without opposition
is the prediction of those who are
working for the increase.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-02-18

There will naturally be much fem
mime sympathy for the New Jersey
woman who has appeared in court to
complain about her husbands cruel
treatment, relates the Washington
Star, and who says: Il am a grad
uate of a cooking school. | make
biscuits, pies, cake and all sorts OF
dainties to please him, and he calls
1t all indigestion fodder!" The
judge advised the woman to cool
corned beef and cabbage occasionally,
and she said she would.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-02-18
COMPULSORY Education.

The senate committee on schools
will probably recommend the Whipple
compulsory education bill for passage
within few days. This measure pro
vides that blind or deaf children shall
be educated in the state schools for
the blind and deaf, or in private in
situations.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-02-18

In fire panic in New York cheap
theaJer, a so-called exit was found to
be veritable trap, barring in the fee.
ing crowd instead of letting them find
way to safety. One would naturally
suppose that the holocaust in Chicago
would have prevented this dangerous
practice for all time; but the lessons
of catastrophes are quickly lost, espe
cially when they are followed by no
retributory measures.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-02-18

Said an anxious mother to the fam
lily doctor: What shall l do with my
daughter Mary? She is simply candy
crazy and, of course, eating nothing
substantial makes her pale, if not
downright yellow" Said the wise ply
stefan to the anxious mother: Put
Mary into a sweet shop, and she'll
soon abhor the stuff! 1t is heroic
treatment, but it will cure her appe.
tite for candy" Poor Mary! says the
Indianapolis Star, how much pleasure
she is going to lose for lack of a little
self-denial.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-02-18

An extraordinary demand has arisen
in the eastern counties of England for
secondhand Bibles-the older and
dirtier the better. Copies which for.
merly realized four pence are now
readily bought for half p crown. They
are being used to manufacture evi.
dence of age in the case Of old-age
pensions. A woman who produced a
Bible to prove her age as 76 from an
entry on the flyleaf had, unfortunately
omitted to tear out the title page,
which showed that the Bible was
printed in 1895.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-02-18

A Minneapolis woman is suing the
Western Union Telegraph Company
for damages because when she tele-
graphed to her brother that Pat" her
husband, was drinking, and ito come
at once" the message was made to
read Pat is dying" and a horde OF
relatives, notified by her brother,
came from far and near to attend the
wake, and she had the expenses to
pay. If Pat had had anything to say
in the matter he would probably have
permitted them to pay their own ex-
penses.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-02-18

A Paris journal suggests that in or
der to rid the world of rats the vari-
GUS governments should offer a re.
ward Of one penny for each rat killed.
Denmark, it appears, has already set
the example. There, since law was
passed giving halrpenny q head for
dead rats. the schoolboys of Copen.
hagen devote their playtime to hunt
ing the rodent.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-02-18

Massachusetts has a law to prevent
recklessness and speeding in automo
biles, which law may be rendered
ridiculous by its wrong punctuation, as
II forbids driving over roads laid out
under the authority of the law reck-
lessly or while under the influence
of liquor" Boston, in consequence,
is in rhetorical spasms.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-02-18
VIII Re-Codify Laws.

To a subcommittee consisting of
Moore OF Linn has been assigned by
the joint military committee of the
house and senate the task of recodify-
ing the laws of the state with regard
to the Iowa national guard and maxi
ing them conform to the laws under
which the guard is conducted as a
reserve for the United States army
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-02-18

Miss Ross Becker has been appoint
ed a claim agent and United States
pension attorney at Missouri. She
has been known for years as one Of
the most successful women in st.
Louis, being a notary public and an
insurance agent.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-02-18

The secretary of the Colorado state
bureau of child protection believes
that bad child gets its start from an
ill-ordered home or from parents who
possess evi! traits of character, and
wants a law passed making parents
responsible for the misdoings of their
minor children. But as bad traits OF
character are often inherited, what
would the secretary do in case of al
adopted child?
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-02-18
Committee Appointed.

The house committee on military
will report resolution which un.
doubtedly will be adopted, appoint
ing Representative Arney. Alfred and
Blackmore to wait upon Admiral
Evans and invite him to speak in the
house chamber ON the afternoon Of
his visit.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-02-18
Express Companies Busy.

Attorneys for the big express COM
panies will appear before the house
committee on telegraph and express
to oppose the bill requiring express
companies to maintain offices near
the business center of all towns with
population of 300 or more.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-02-18
Bear Poison Label.

Inebriates who have fondness for
alcohol in it's undiluted form will be
saved from drinking the denatured
product by mistake if the Legislature
passes bill introduced by Represen
tative Tilton. 1t requires that every
bottle of denatured alcohol shall bear
a poison label
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-02-18
Baseball Bill Favored.

May 80 will not longer be a red
letter day in the baseball calendar II
the legislature stands by the house
committee on military. which will
recommend for passage a bill pro
hibiting ball games, horse racing and
sports at any and all hours on
Memorial day.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-02-18
Another Insurance Measure.

John Sullivan has put another in
surance measure before the senate
1t is bill providing that suits on
health or accident policies must be
started before the year has elapsed.
The second bill of the session has
passed the legislature. 1t is that
exempting dentist from jury service
1t has gone to the governor for his
signature.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-02-18

Death Valley Scotty," who gave
away money when he could not get rid
of 1t fast enough by spending it, wants
now to become marine. He would
make good one for the wise ones to
tell their troubles to.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-02-18
Oppose Storms, Pardon.

Members of the legislature from
Burlington are united in opposition
to a pardon for Abe Storms, who was
sent to Fort Madison to serve life
sentence for tie, murder of woman
and her daughter at Burlington.
Storms friends are preparing to go
before the legislative committees on
pardons in an effort to secure his
freedom, following an action to the
same and before the board of parole.
Members of the Burlington degelation
said that all three representatives
from Burlington are opposed to par.
don and that Des Moines county
wants to see Storms remain in prison.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-02-18
MarshalItown Wants Dam.

Marshalltown has asked the legis-
lature to give $4,000 toward the con-
struction of dam in the Iowa river,
promising in return that inmates of
the soldiers home will be able to en-
joy fishing and boating and that the
institution viii be allowed to cut ice
from the mill pond.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-02-18

American musicians have com
planned to the president that i'm
ported musicians get the jobs. AS the
question, turns on whether these lat
ter are artists or contract laborers,
and the Americans are determined to
protect their jobs, anyway, there is
plainly going TO be some music in the
cir
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-02-18

Were the Mrs Gilman brand of So
GEOLOGY to come into vogue there
would soon be no society for sociology
to operate upon and the exuders of
CUFF would be among the unemployed.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-02-18

There is a bank clerk in Elyria, O.,
who never has any difficulty in strik.
ing a balance. His father was a
slack-rope walker, and his mother was
a trick bicycle rider.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-02-18
To Observe Lincoln Day.

The Lincoln celebration under the
auspices of the general assembly
has been in a large measure ar.
ranged. The joint committee have
invited Lafayette Young. Sr., editor
of the Des Moines Capital. to pro
nounce the Grafton at 2 o'clock be-
fore the meeting of the two houses
in the house chamber Friday, Feb
ruary IL. Excellent vocal and instru-
mental music is being arranged by
the legislative committee, of which
Representative Holmes of Kossuth
In chairmaL.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-02-18

1t is noticeable that the German
papers have made no cutlery over the
fact that King Edward has person
ally written to Andrew Carnegie.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-02-18

1t is reported that a German pro
fessor has conclusion of the brain.
Probably caused by a collision be
tween two trains of thought.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-02-18

Abruzzi may still be great man in
his own country, but over here he has
dropped entirely out of the prominent
citizen class.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-02-18

Goosebone prophets who foretold
long, cold winter are getting anxiouser
and anxiouser about their regulations.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-02-18

AS a health restorative French
medical expert recommends ten to
fifteen days diet of fruit alone, twice
q year.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-02-18
Bob Evans Invited.

Rear Admiral Robley ID, Evans will
be asked to address the lower house
of the Iowa legislature during his
visit to Des Moines.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-02-18
At Fort Madison.

The state board of parole has COM
pleted its interviews with those who
desire paroles at the Anamosa reform
atory and it now at Fort Madison
The board returns to Des Moines
within a few days.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-02-18

When II comes to investigating the
manners. customs and. especially.
movements OF mice. one see how 1t is
that science has so few feminine ad
vocates.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-02-18
A. c. Ross, Pub.
Audubon,

Good beet root yields sn average OF
IL per cent of sugar.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-02-18
CONVENTIONAL Amendment aim.

Bills proposing at least three con.
stitutional amendments are expected
by the general assembly. The al
ways present woman's suffrage, the
recurrent proposal of the resubmis.
sion OF the prohibitory amendment
relative to the sale of Intoxicating
liquors. and the more or less new
measures providing for the initiative
and referendum. When these are
all in 1t is expected that the women
VIII come In body to take possess
sion of the assembly and committee
rooms.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-02-18
State Capital Gossip
Many Items Of Interest from Our Correspondent
at Des MONIES.
Ream Holds Seat.

Ream Holds Seat.
Senator John F. Ream (demoorat)
of Mahaska county, which constitutes
the Fourteenth senatorial district,
will retain his seat in the senate. Al
report from the special committee
recommending the dismissal of the
proceedings brought by former Sena-
tor A. F. N. Hambleton to secure
the seat has been adopted by the
senate. The contestant asked for a.
recount on the ground that many
ballots bearing marks opposite the
names of the candidates for president
had been. thrown out, the contention
being that these should have been
counted. The committees opinion
was that it would be in line with the
holdings Of the supreme court to
hold that these marks were dehber-
ately made and therefore came under
the rule of marks Of Identification.
Upon this theory the recommends
ton was made, which results in
dismissal without recount.
Park Lines Wiped Out.
Des Moines' park department win
no longer be required to spend the
money at it's disposal on the parks
of East and West Des Moines accord
ing to where the money was raised,
if the house and senate concur in the
action of the house committee on
municipal corporations. The commit
tee voted to recommend Representa-
tive Hunters bill, which repeats an
old statute limiting the expenditure
of park money in cities with more
than one park to the township In
which the money was raised. The
committee also recommended for
passage bill permitting the city of
Emmetsburg to acquire jurisdiction
over Medium lake, which it Is pro-
posed to convert into part of a pub
lie system.
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