Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-01-05
URGES TEACHERS, PENSIONS.
Plan for Property Tax and Assess'
ment Of One Per Gent Of
Teachers Wages.

time pensions those teachers VINO
have served the state IN the school
room for twenty-five years, an enact
ment Of law will be asked Of the next
legislature giving the urban and rur-
al school districts Of the state the
right to levy a small tax upon all tax
able property. The money thus rails
ed by taxation will be turned over to
state fund, the distribution Of which
shall be under the control OF board
of trustees OF which the superintend-
ent of instruction and board Of edu.
cational examiners shall be ex-officio
members.
To relieve the teachers OF the state
from the embarrassment OF being
state charity wards, 1t is proposed to
assess the salaries Of the teachers
wishing to come under the benefits OF
the law not more than one per cent
of their earnings, providing that the
assessed amount does not exceed S12.
o. p. Bostwick, superintendent OF
the schools of Clinton, is author oil
the bill. A preliminary draft Of the
bill is being circulated among the ed.
ucators for approval. The bill will
come before the legislative commit.
tee of the state teachers association
for final approval.
A new point in the law faces the
educators who are backing the bill
providing for state aid to schools Civ.
ing instruction in agriculture. They
want the Minnesota plan adopted in
Iowa, but to their surprise they found
that the constitution OF the state
made 1t impossible for the legislature
to appropriate money for the state
school funds for this purpose. Ac.
cording to the organic law Of the
state school funds must be distribut.
ed among school treasurers accord.
ing to the numerical strength of the
school population. II is believed by
the school men that the state legisla.
ture may make 1t possible to pay di.
rectly teachers who give instruction
in courses of study in agriculture.
Express Company Reports q Loss.
The United States Express COM
pany lost money on its Iowa division
during the fiscal year ending June
30. 1910. according to the report fled
by the company with the state rail-
way commission. The loss is ST.
1926. On the entire system, how
ever. profit of s195,S90.16 Is shown.
In Iowa, according to the report, the
gross receipts were $257.27412. For
the express privileges the company
paid out $141,1S9.24. This left rev.
enue Of $l16.oS4.S8. The operating
expenses were $117.247.53 or sI,I62.65
in excess OF the revenue.
Son Follows Father In Legislature.
II seldom occurs that son follows
father as representative OF the same
district in the Iowa legislature. and
yet this Is the case In the Iowa Falls
district, where Hon. Herbert A. HUH
VIII take his seat In the same legis-
lative hall In which his father, Hon.
Henry L. HUI. formerly served. The
senior Hun, who died q few years
ago. served as a member of the Thir-
teenth general assembly in 1S69-70.
and a member of FIVE or siv commit
tees and the chairman OF two or
three.
Agricultural Board Wants Change.
The Iowa state board of agricul-
ture recommends the teaching of ag-
riculture and manual training in the
rural schols as an antidote to the
decrease In rural population shown
In the last census. Tsis resolution
was taken after Prof. Charles r. Cur
tiss OF Ames had read q strong paper
on the subject. He stated that the
reason for the decrease in the popu-
lation of the farm was due to insult
ficient educational advantages for the
farmers children.
Big Gain In Mail Business.
Des Moines makes an excellent
showing with respect to the extent
of her mail business. OF registra.
lions at the sixty cities OF the United
States, registering the largest num-
Der of pieces in the last fiscal year,
Des Molnes stands thirty-fifth and is
ahead of such cities as Omaha, Louis.
vile. Hartford and Albany. The total
number of paid registrations was 3d.,
1913. This was an increase OF 8,l07
over 1909, or nearly 10 per cent.
Ad Men Elect Officers.
T. w. lie Quatts was elected pres
ident. Mack.. Olsen vice president.
William Eldfed secretary and Frank
Armstrong. J. B. Runyan, e. r. Mere.
dith, J. s. Wilson and o. r. Melon.
aid members of the board of govern.
ors OF the Des Moines Admen's club
at the annual meeting.
Supreme Court Gusts Attorney.
The supreme court affirmed the dis.
barment OF e. p. Johnson, an attorney
Of Wins sheik county. He was
charged with extortion, by Mrs. Hauk-
edahl. who hired him to get settle
ment from a railroad company. He
got 5000 and charged her 1850 In ad-
vance.
Des Moines City Items
Hydrophobia caused the death OF
the 4-year-old daughter OF Mr.. and
Mrs. l.. A. Swanson of Boone. who
was taken iii early in the morning
and died soon after. The child was
bitten Oct. by the family dog.
Hon. Pardon A. Smith, of Greene
county, who died Christmas was one
OF the original members II the state
parole board. appointed By Governor
Cummlns. His death makes va
cancy to be filed by Governor Car.