Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-06-01
IOWA MUST PAY BILL
Strike In The Button Factories
will Be Charged Up to State
CITY WILL PAY PART OF IT
Muscatine Pays Expenses Incurred
by Local and Fairfield Com
panies and State Takes
Care of the Rest.

the brunt of the expense incident to
the calling out of the national guard
last month to suppress the disorders
at Muscatine, which occurred during
the trouble between the button man.
ufacturers at that place and their
employees. OF the FIVE companies or
dered out by the governor while the
trouble was in progress the state
must foot the bills for three and
Muscatine county the other two, &C
cording to an opinion which has been
rendered In the office Of the attorney
general.
Claims filed thus far with Adj. Gen.
Guy z. Logan for expenses incident
to the sojourn of the soldiers indi-
cate that the state treasurer will be
called upon to pay in the neighbor-
hood of $4,000. It was generally
understood at the time the troops
were ordered out that Muscatine
county would be held for the entire
expense, and 1t was for that reason
that many of the citizens there OBJ
jected SO strongly to their being re-
tanned. Later it was discovered,
however, that the county could only
be called upon for such expense as
was entailed by the local company,
which was called out by the sheriff.
Attorney General to Decide.
Governor Carroll and Auditor OF
State Bleakley have appealed to At
torney General Cosson for an opinion
as to what fund the state shall draw
on to meet the expenses of the state
militia at Muscatine while on riot
duty there.
On the vouchers prepared BY Ad-
jutant General Guy E. Logan and ap-
proved by the governor the general
treasury account is specified for pay
ment while the auditor insists that
the money should be drawn from the
vided biennially by the legislature
as an emergency measure to meet
the expenses incident to riots and
disturbances Of that nature.
Under the ruling contended for by
the auditor the executive council
must approve of the accounts before
they can be paid
State School Budget.
The executive committee of the
state board of education completed
the budget for the various state
schools for the ensuing year. which
will be submitted to the board for APP
proval at the meeting at Cedar Rap
| ids. 1t Is stated that the entire ses-
sion of the board will be given over
to the consideration of the budget
and provisions for the ensuing year
in the state schools, and that the fac
ulty would remain practically the
same as last year.
Members of the board deny that
there is any truth to the report given
circulation that charges against Pro-
lessor Holden of Ames would be la
ken up at the session. 1t was stated
that the reports had NO foundation
of fact whatsoever.
New Auto Law Now In Effect.
All of the assessments made against
automobiles for the coming quarter
must be revoked. Such was the sub
stance of statement from Auditor
Of State Bleakley. Henceforth auto
mobiles will be taxed upon applica-
tion for number according to the
horsepower of the car.
Eighty-fve per cent of the funds
will be divided equally among the
| counties and the other Is per cent
| remains with the state.
The new law which is now in ef-
| feet also limits the age of auto driv-
ers. No person under Is years OF
age will be allowed to run car in
| the future.
Three Judges to Hear Rate Cases.
In an opinion of the United States
supreme court received by Judge
Smith Mcpherson, 1t is held that the
hearing of suits for temporary in
| functions brought in the federal court
must be Judge of the circuit court
WHISTLER or not Judge Mcpherson
| will be compelled to call In associate
| judges to hear the express rate cases
now pending will depend upon his
decision of the arguments to be made
by the attorneys for the litigants.
Nomination Papers.
The nomination papers Of Judge w.
r. Green of Audubon, republican can
didate for congress In the Ninth con-
grsssional district, nominated at the
recent convention at Council Bluffs,
have been received In the office of
Secretary Of State Hayward.
Lumber Concern Renews.
The state netted SLOT for a filing
fee when the Edwards & Bradford
Lumber company of Sioux City filed
a renewal of their articles OF incor-
poration with Secretary of State
Hayward. The capitalization of the
company was continued at $1,090,000.
The renewal of the incorporation
was necessitated by the expiration of
the period of years for which the
company was originally Incorporated
under the state laws. The articles
provide that e. G. Bradford shall con-
tinue as president of the company
| Geological Survey Busy.
The United States geological sur
vey has begun field operations in the
Slater quadrangle, north of the Des
Moines quadrangle. Four mon are
already in the field. They are B. A.
Jenkins and l.. B. Roberts, topograph-
ers, and T. w. Joy and G. s. Whall.
rod men. They will operate In the
state ell summer.