Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-04-01
ASK for Air Brakes.

Ask for Air Brakes.
A strong effort is being made by
interested persons to secure enough
votes In the house for the defeat Of
the bill to require street car compan-
les to equip cars with air brakes. The
house has the bill reported for pas
sage. 1t Is desired by the street car
employees and patrons, but the claim
is being made that air brakes are not
as good as hand brakes.
VIII Withdraw Bill.
Senator Ream will probably with
draw his bill requiring railroad COM
panles to equip engines with a head
light that will light the track 1900
feet. The objection to the bill Is that
such light is impracticable because
OF Its effects upon signal lights,
which are said to be the real lights
by which the engine is run.
Relief for School Teachers.
Senator DeArmand has secured the
passage by the senate of his bill Civ
ing some relief to school teachers.
This measure is designed particularly
to give relief to the teachers holding
second grade certificates, extending
them for period of two years with
out examination. This means practic-
ally that they are extended Indefinite
ly, as by the time they expire the leg
islature will again be in session and
the movement in this direction now
has so much force that if the Adams
bill does not get through both houses
this year 1t undoubtedly will in the
next session. The Adams bill covers
considerably more ground than the
DeArmand bill
Banking Laws to be Revised.
Revision of the banking laws OF
Iowa in manner that places both
state and savings banks on the same
footing is being attempted by the
committee on banks and banking or
the house of representatives of the
general assembly. Most important OF
the changes in the law sought is the
one giving savings banks the privilege
or loaning money on real estSte secur-
tiles outside of the state. This provi-
sion is guarded by the requirement
that the loan shall not be in excess
OF 40 per cent of the value as APP
praised by four disinterested persons.
Six bank examiners are provided for
under the proposed statute instead of
four, the number now in the service.
AS a bill is now pending in the legis-
lature which has for its end the re-
moval of the banking department from
the office of the auditor of state to
that of the state treasurer, the revis-
ion bill is drawn with that in view,
although as introduced it names the
auditor as the supervising officer.
Utility Bill Reported for Passage.
Bill Hits SwindIers.
Swindlers who tie up the Iowa
farmer-or merchant or banker or
lawyer-with fraudulent contracts for
nursery trees, land sales, lightning
rods, books or cheap jewelry will no
longer be permitted to bring suit at
their headquarters in the other end
of the state and force the farmer to
poJ up thdA lSdFC uOluS W OG~
fend himself. A bill which probably
will do more to put stop to swind-
ling OF this variety than any law on
the statute books was passed by the
house of representatives 1t was intro
duced and supported by Representa-.
tive Cooper of Jasper county, and
provides that the defendant in a suit
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change in the place of trial to his
home county by pleading fraud and
putting up reasonable bond with
his local court.
Search for Cigarettes.
Search warrants will be obtainabie
in Iowa by persons who have reason
to believe that the law regarding the
sale of cigarettes and cigarette ma
terials is being violated. The bill in
troduced by Representative Hunter
of Polk county and framed by John
Hammond, leader of the Trimmer
club movement, was passed by the
senate in practically the same form
in which it passed the house.
Anti-Frat Bill In.
The senate committee on schools
has introduced bill which provides
that there shall be no ''frats" in pub
lie schools. The custom of rushing"
high school senior classmen who are
planning college careers is also barred
by the bill, and any college fraternity
man who is found guilty must, on con.
victfon, pay fine of from So to $40.
Senator Smiths public service utili.
ty commission bill has been reported
for passage by the senate committee
on railroads. The Sammis bill on the
same proposition, but drawn along
different lines, is in the hands of the
committee on cities and towns, where
a subcommittee is going over it. The
Smith bill places only railroads, tele.
graphs and telephones under the COM
mission and makes the body appoint
i've instead of elective.
De Wolf Bill Passed.
1t is surely going to be State
Teachers college instead of State Nor.
NAL school. The house passed the De
Wolf bill for change in name of the
institution after amending 1t to make
it read State Teachers college. The
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