Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-05-04
state Camp Meets May ..

of May.
State Camp Meets May ..
An exhibit Of the Modern Wood
men lodge working tools, the handi-
work Of the patients at the society's
tuberculosis sanitarium at Colorado
Springs. will be one OF the features
of the state camp meeting to be held
in .Des Moines on Wednesday, May
3.
Articles Of hammered brass from
the same institution also will be
shown. The working tools consist
OF beetle, or mallet, ak and wedge.
There are 1877 accredited delegates
to the state camp from the 99S camps
in Iowa, and 1t is expected that there
will be 800 visitors In the city alto
gether.
While the convention opens at 10
o'clock Wednesday morning, the elev-
en- district caucuses for the nomina-
ton of delegates to the head camp
meeting at Buffalo will be held eth
er Tuesday night or Wednesday
morning preceding the opening ses-
| sion.
1t is declared that now, SO far as
known, Head Banker F. r. Korns of
the society is the only candidate for
director from Iowa. The delegates
| to the head camp meeting will re-
ceive instructions as to who to sup
port for director from this section
of the country.
Head Advisor Daniel B. Horn OF
Davenport of the head offices of the
society will be present for the state
camp meeting.
Officials Discuss Bill.
| The county superintendents Of the
state in conference in Des Moines
with State Superintendent Deyoe,
discussed features of the Cowles-Rit-
ter bill passed by the last legislature
This bill provides for life certificates
for teachers under certain condi-
lions and also changes the law rela-
tive to normal institutes. Most of the
discussion was relative. to the nor
NAL institute provision in the meas
| ~ Souhty w
clare that the language of the act is
ambiguous.
Indications are that the superin-
tendents will express themselves as
opposed to the Cowles-Ritter bin as
a whole. while favoring heartily the
Adams bill for normal training in
high schools and the Shane bill for
l fraa t,,itinp for etudapto wbn hava
to 90 outside their home district to
secure the benefits of an accredited
high school.
Most Expensive In History.
| The coming two years Of the state
administration will be by far the most
| expensive In the history Of the state.
The extraordinary appropriations go
far beyond the record of any recent
legislature, something over two mil
lion dollars was appropriated. The
record OF the last four legislative ses-
siors Is:
Thirty-first @. A. ----------$1 $50, 900
Thirty-second G. A. ------- 100000
Thirty-third G. A. -------- 1,121,000
Thirty-fourth G. A. -------- 100000
The Thirty-hrst and Thirty-second
general assemblies each ordered
state tax to be collected to the
amount Of $2.250.0o0 a year; the Thir-
ty-third ordered $2,300,0o0 a year and
the Thirty-fourth put 1t up to $2.40o.-
900 year.
Iowa Railroads File Annual Report.
Four of the railroads of Iowa have
Just fled their annual reports on
which assessment Is made. The
Burlington reports net earnings on
Iowa business last year as $3.50,
217; the Milwaukee reports profits
of $2,304.s77; the Northwestern re-
ports profits OF $3.oS7,Sss. and the
Omaha road reports net profit of
$294,9S0. These four companies re-
i ported that they paid taxes in Iowa
last year amounting to s1.421. 900.
Case Transferred to Des MoInes.
At the request Of Clifford Thorne.
railroad commissioner of Iowa, the
hearing Injunction charges Instituted
| by the express companies doing bust
ness in the state against the Iowa
railroad commission was continued
by Judge Smith Mcpherson in the
| United States district court to the
next term OF court In Des Moines.
inspectors Cut OH.
The omission of the publication"
clause in the food and dairy bill has
necessitated laying on" many In
spectors until July when the law
becomes effective. The department
has no funds. A publication clause
makes q law effective upon publlca-
ton. Otherwise all laws become ef-
fective on July /. following passage.
Commissioner Barney is forced to
reduce his inspection staff in the
larger cities. The senate eliminated
the publication clause.
cosson To Give Decision.
Attorney General Cosson has been
called upon to hand down an opinion
defining the term moneyed capital.
as used In the act passed Dy the
Thirty-fourth general assembly fixing
a tax on moneys and credits.
This bill provides for the taxing of
banking stock and moneyed capital
at the regular property rates. This
part Of the bill is effective at once
and assessors over the state are hav-
ing difficulty already. Numerous
county attorneys have asked for opiH-
ions.