Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-09-14
GOVERNOR WILL ESCORT TAFT
State Executive Arranges To Meet
Presidential Party With STAFF
When Train Reaches Line.


Des Moines.--Governor Carroll and
his official staff, headed by Adju-
tant General Guy A. Logan of the
Iowa National guard, win welcome
President Taft to the state when he
visits Iowa this month and will con-
tinue with the presidential party en-
route through the state.
Members Of the Iowa delegation in
congress have been invited to join
the governor and his staff as well as
the state officials. One private car
will be secured for the Iowa party
1t will be attached to the presidents
train. Arrangements probably will
also be made to care for Iowa news
paper men in this car.
Governor Carroll began making the
arrangements on his return from o
speaking tour of the state. The Iowa
senators and congressman will be
notified of the plans.
The present plans are to meet the
presidential party at Council Bluffs
where he enters the state, on the
morning of September 28th, and &C
company II to Fort Dodge. Webster
City, Waterloo, Iowa Falls, Des
Moines and Ottumwa. The president
spends two days in the state. The
governor and party will leave him
at Ottumwa.
Health Board Makes Report.
Condemnation OF former general
assemblies in curbing the building OF
modern improvements at the Fort
Madison penitentiary is one of the
strong points on the report OF con
ditions at Fort Madison, submitted
to Governor Carroll by DR.. B. l.. Elk
er of Leon. president of the state
board of health, and DR.. Guilford Fl
Sumner, secretary.
The board Of control and prison
officials are praised for the excellent
manner In which they have kept uE
the Institution under the circum
stances.
Following the campaign of David
Brant, editor OF the Iowa City Repub
lican. against the prison and stats
officials connected with it, Governor
Carroll requested the state board OF
health to investigate. The report
filed deals mainly with sanitation,
and is an exhaustive treatise. The
report will be printed and circulat
ed widely.
In conclusion Is the following
statement:
"Our conclusions are that the best
efforts of the officials are being put
forth to manage the Fort Madison
penitentiary in the best possible
manner. taking into consideration,
the means furnished for managing
the institution"
Thorne Represents Iowa.
The state board of railroad com.
missioners appointed Clifford Thorne
member of the state commission,
to assist a committee composed Of
state railroad commissioners in
fighting an appeal from the decision
OF Judge Walter Sanborn in the Min.
nesota rate cases, which will soon
come up before the United States
supreme court.
Judge Sanborn's decision does
much 10 destroy the power OF state
railroad commissions, ii is said, and
the talent from several commissions
in the middle west is going to be put
into an argument for reversal OF
the decision.
The committee will be composed
OF one representative from the state
commissions OF South Dakota, Ne
braska, Kansas, Oklahoma and Iowa.
VIII Protect II Cheaper.
when the cost Of indemnifying
the workmen exceeds the cost OF
killing him, the workman will be pro-
tected," said John Mitchell, vice-pres.
ident of the American Federation OF
Labor, in an address Monday.
In addition to plea for employ.
ers' liability and workmen's compen.
sation laws, Mr.. Mitchell urged that
congress and legislatures should act
III .tHe Interest Vi humanity III eli
acting laws compelling employers to
install safety equipment. In return.
he said, the unions should strive for
the highest standards OF efficiency.
Dates Set For Federal Court.
Dates have been set by Judge
Smith Mcpherson of the federal
court for the holding OF court In tne
six cities in Iowa in which the Unit
ed States court convenes. Des Moines
is the last city in which court is held.
Following are the dates on which
the federal court will convene In the
various Iowa cities: Council Bluffs,
Sept. 10; Davenport. Oct. 8; Keokuk.
Oct. II; Ottumwa, Oct. 90: Creston,
Nov. 7, and Des Moines, Nov. Fl.
State Has $1,000 Loss.
Word reached the state board OF
control of the destruction by fire Of