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the state educational system. These
same subjects are given further con-
sideration in the sectional ana de-
partmental meetings to be held in
dependent of the general sessions.
The complete program for the
state association meetings will be is.
sued this week to the teachers Of the
state by Supt. Frank L. Smart OF
Davenport, chairman OF the executive
committee.
More Facts In Horse Exhibit.
Pending the hearing OF further evil
dence, the executive committee OF
the state board of agriculture is
withholding its decision in the case
of Peter Hopley & Sons OF Lewis,
Cass county, charged with Irregular
tiles in the exhibition of horse at
the Iowa state fair this fall.
Hopley won a first premium on a
colt which was entered as pure bred
Belgium animal. Exhibitors in the
same department contested the prem.
ium, charging that Hopley's entry
was CrOSS-DreO COLI.
Harry Hopley appeared ut the
hearing, which was held in the Of
fees Of the department of agricult-
ure at the state house. A general de-
NAL of the charge was made.
Charles E. Cameron, OF Alta, presi-
dent of the state board of agricult-
ure, who presided at the hearing. said
that the board would make no deci-
sion in the case until further evidence
had been heard.
Board After Unlicensed Doctors.
War against physicians in Iowa who
are practicing without licenses was
declared by the state board OF health
at the concluding session of the quar-
terly meeting of the board.
There are number of physicians
in the state who are practicing in vio-
lation of the law. The health board
is going after these men, and force
| them to secure licenses or get out
of the state.
To examine medical colleges rela-
tive to their standing, a committee
of four was appointed The commit
| tee consists of DR.. DeBey, DR.. G. A.
Huntoon of Des Moines, DR.. Sewers
of Centerville, the new member of the
board, DR.. G. H. Sumner, secretary
! of the board The committee will go
to Chicago next week. DR.. E. E.
Richardson of Webster City WI
chosen to represent the Iowa board
at health convention to be held at
Columbia, S. c., next month.
High Court Rules In Usury Case.
The fact that state law may pro.
! vide penalty for usury does not at.
feet the status Of national bank
under the federal law, SO the su-
preme court holds in an opinion
graham against the Merchants Ma
tional Bank Of Greene.
What the United States statutes
undoubtedly mean," the opinion says,
''is that any state court that has jur-
isdiction of actions involving the
question of usury shall have jurisdic.
ton of actions arising under them"
Visits Iowa Schools.
Hon. Harland Updegraft Of Wash.
ington, D. c., in charge of the school
administration bureau of the nation.
al department of education, was a
visitor at the office of State Superin-
tendent Deyoe this week. He is
making a tour of the mddle-western
states for the purpose of becoming
familiar with the progress of educa
ton in these states and to learn Of
any new methods which are being
adopted by the wide-awake states Of
the middle-west, such as Iowa.
Rate Men Hold Meeting.
A party Of rate men from all Sec
tions of the state met at the state
house to make plans for the hearing
: of the Iowa freight rate cases before
Interstate Commerce Commissioner
Harlan, commencing Saturday. At
torney General COsson, Commerce
, Counsel Henderson, and other ltwa