Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-11-02

state Dy Supt- FRANK IL. smart Oh
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 it's decision in the case
of Peter Hopley & Sons of Lewis.
Cass county, charged with irregular
titles in the exhibition of horse at
the Iowa state fair this fall.
Hopley won 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 a cross-bred colt.
Harry Hopley appeared at the
hearing. which was held in the Of
fees of the department of agricult-
ure at the state house. general de-
NAL of the charge was made.
Charles e. Cameron, of Ala, 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 Centeryille. the new member OF the
board, DR.. G. II. Sumner, secretary
of the board The committee will go
to Chicago next week. DR.. E. E.
Richardson of Webster City We
chosen to represent the Iowa board
at health convention to be held at
Columbia, 8. c., next month.
High Court Rules In Usury Case.
The fact that state law may pro-
vide penalty for usury does not af-
feet the status OF a. national bank
under the federal law. so the SUI
preme court holds in an opinion,
handed down in the case OF Ira In.
graham against the Merchants Ma
tional Bank of Greene.
What the United States statutes
undoubtedly mean" the opinion says,
lis that any state court that has jur-
isdiction OF actions involving the
question of usury shall have jlrisdic-
ton of actions arising under them"
Visits Iowa Schools.
Hon. Harland Updegraft of Wash
ington, ID. 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 IL
making a tour of the middle-western
states for the purpose OF becoming
familiar with the progress OF educa-
lion 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
tons 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 Iowa
rate experts will defend the Iowa
cases in general. E. @. Wylie and
N. T. Guernsey will have charge of
complaints from the Des Moines busi-
ness houses.
No Decision On Moon Law.
The supreme court has completed
IT'S work without passing on the
phases of the Moon law involved In
the Des Moines and Sioux City cases.
These cases involve the question OF
whether a saloon license is continu-
ing right which city council cannot
revoke at the end Of the term of con-
sent. II will affect the right of sew
eral saloons in Des Moines to do
business. II is doubtful II the SUI
preme court will give decision on
the much mooted question before the
first Of the year.