Omaha daily bee., 1911-03-05

ana county OFFICERS are pending and
goodly number of bills for special claims.
A pending bill for diverting part of the
automobile tax to the road fund would be
equal to an appropriation Of perhaps 100000
The amount appropriated two years ago
was Si121,OOO.
Job Hunters disappointed.
Already a goodly number of applicants
for places on the new game board have
appeared and all are doomed to disap-
pointment, at least for the present The
bill, which provides for a fish and game
warden also a fish commissioner, and a
game commissioner, each at 5000 a year,
was published in the papers as If a legal
publication, but 1t is discovered that the
bill has not passed either house No
body seems to know just how 1t came
to be included in the bills given official
publication.
Time for Fiscal Year.
The time Of commencement of the fiscal
year for cities and towns came up as a
matter Of legal decision today and At
torney General Cosson informed the state
auditor that under the Iowa laws the cities
cannot change the period, which com
mences April 1. 1t appears that some Of
the cities of the state desired to chance
fiscal affairs
VIII Make AntitOxin Department.
A bill TO make permanent the state anti
toxin department has just been prepared
by the secretary OF the state board of
health The bill would appropriate $1,000
a year for handing the stuff Last sum
mer the state board commenced handling
antitoxin for diphtheria through depots In
ha
mission, and it has proved such great sue
cess that there Is desire the system be
made permanent.
Members Are Returning.
Members of the legislature are return
ing to the city for the session next week.
Several have taken occasion TO visit some
OF the state institutions and find them in
excellent condition. great many OF the
members will be back by tomorrow.
Calls on Iowa for Help.
Governor B. f. Carroll today issued a
statement In regard TO the famine in China
and the duty of Iowa people, saying:
AS president OF the American Red Cross
Tor Iowa, 1 want 10 call the attention OF
the people Of our state to the proclamation
issued Dy President william H. Taft, as
president OF the American Red Cross ask
ans aid Cor the muititudes IN China whe
are dying OF starvation because OF the
famine now existing there. The reports
from that far distant country show thar
the people are In dire distress. Terrible
suffering Is resulting from complete crop
failures in the interior and no call FOR
charitable ala In recent years IS more de-
serving Of immediate response on the part
OF our prosperous and generous minded
people.
on former occasions, when pestilence and
misfortune have visited other countries and
ether communities, the people OF Iowa have
responded literally to the call for help and
charity. II Is hoped that they will again
contribute generously 10 this urgent call
OF the American Red Cross
This organization IN Iowa, the officers
of which have been appointed by the ma
tiOnal board win work in conjunction with
the boards in other states, Hon. W. w
Morrow, the treasurer OF state Is the
treasurer OF the Iowa Red Cross and he
/ is authorised to receive all money and the
contributions OF supplies rendered TO him
| for this purpose. Arrangements have been
made BY President Taft for the use OF
army transports and with transportation
| companies for the delivery Of such supplies.
I The Seattle Commercial club has been
I named as the distributing agent and an
Contributions made by our Iowa people
| will be Immediately forwarded to them
/ wish 70 repeat here the proclamation
Osity and hberality on the part Of our
| people In the carrying out OF the same.
/ The presidents proclamation Is as follows:
! las president OF the American Red Cross,
/ / appeal to the people OF this country %
aid the unfortunate multitudes who are
I dying OF starvation because OF famine IN
China. either by money contributions,
which should be sent TO the local Red
Cross treasurers, or 70 the Red Cross,