Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-07-27
REFUSE TO TESTIFY.
Will State officers Take Witness
Stand is the Question
CLAIMED COUNCIL DERfLlcT

Members Of the Executive Council
May Claim Prerosative When
Frank g. Pierce Brings
His Suit.
Des Moines.--The projected suit
Of the Iowa League of Municipalities
against Governor Carroll, Secretary
OF State Hayward, Auditor OF State
Bleakly and Treasurer of State Nor
row to compel them, as members of
the executive council, to assess prop
erty on it's actual value, may be
rather embarrassing for the members
Of the executive council, according
to Information vouchsafed by mem
bers Of the league.
1t is claimed by the latter that
every member of the executive coun-
ell has admitted that the state law
requiring that the actual value of
the property be taken as basis for
assessments, has been violated by
the executive council. 1t Is also
claimed by members of the league
that when informed of the intention
OF the league to bring the suits, men,
bers of the council stated that they
would claim their constitutional priv
ilege and refuse to testify on the
ground that their testimony would
tend to incriminate themselves.
If. as is claimed, the council has
been derelict in its duty in the mat
ter OF properly assessing property,
then the members of the council
cannot very well go on the witness
stand under oath and give testimony
to this effect without pleading guilty
to the charge of violating the state
laws.
Rigid Quarantine Laws Demanded.
Sanitary regulations OF the strict
est kind will be provided for in the
new rules and regulations which the
state animal health commission is
preparing to promulgate In the near
future. Quarantine laws affecting the
Importation of live stock into the
state will also be passed by the CON-
mission.
One OF the most important sub
tects which is receiving the atten-
ton of the commission is the distri-
button by packing houses of refuse
hogs. These concerns have habit
OF distributing their refuse hogs over
the state, with the result that there
is always more or less hog cholera
in Iowa. Regulations prohibiting this
practice will be passed by the COM
mission.
County FAIRS Must Pay Their Taxes.
County fairs which have been get
ting exemptions from taxation, while
using the fair grounds and buildings
for pecuniary profit, are in danger Of
losing all the benefits OF that exemp-
ton as the result of an opinion CIV
en- by the attorney generals office
The ruling is TO the effect that any
county agricultural society which
leases or uses its grounds and build
ings for pecuniary profit, cannot be
exempted from taxation under the
exemption laws of Iowa.
| The state law provides that libra
ries, agricultural societies and sew
eral other organizations shall be ex-
empt from taxation under certain
conditions.
Mahannah Starts on Job.
Fred II. Mahanna, state high school
inspector in charge of the establish
ment of normal training courses in
high schools under the provisions of
the Adams law, has started on a
statewide inspection of the schools
which have made application fer the
establishment of the normal training
course.
The time is very short to put into
operation forty-one normal training
courses and have them ready for the
opening OF scSeol. The legislature
Is blamed because 1t failed to make
the law effective on publication in
stead of July 4th.
Commissioners Clark Coming.
Hon. Edgar. E. Clark, member of
the interstate commerce commission
Is expected In Iowa this week to as
sist in the investigations which are
being made of alleged violations, by
the railroads. Of the federal sixteen
hour and nine-hour laws. The in
vestigations are being conducted by
State Labor Commissioner Van
Duyn and United States Labor Az
ent w. B. Archer
Tax Commission Meets.
The state tax commission met at
the state house to consider plans
for gathering data and statistics for
its report to the Thirty-fifth General
Assembly. The commission has not
yet appointed secretary, but is ex-
pected to do SO In the near future.
Professor BriDcley of the State uni
versity is said to be the most likely
candidate for the place.
New Iowa Corporations.
Iowa Savings bank. Douds Leando;
capital stock $4,000.
Meyer Automobile company, Des
Moines; capital stock. $4,000.
Clifford Ore Concentrating COM
pany. ottumwa; capital. $4,000.
State Troops In Camp.
The Fifty-sitxh regi -lent went into
annual encampment on the new camp
grounds near the interurban Thurs
day. This regiment is under command
of Colonel Chantland. The camp will
be kept up nine days.