Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1913-07-17
RAILROAD REPORTS
REQUIRED TO SHOW CAPITALIZE
TON TO THE BOARD DUR
ING PRESENT SESSION.
WOULD ARRIVE AT ACTUAL VALUES
Many Believe that Assessment Of Full
Value Cannot be Enforced Even
Though the District Court Has
Rendered a Decree to that Effect.

'HooSH tne DIStrICt court has
Rendered a Decree to that Effect
Des Moines.-lowa railroads have
been asked by the state executive
board to report their capitalization at
the hearing to be held before the
equalization board at the present ses-
sion OF that body.
The members of the council expect
such information to be of value to
them In arriving at the actual value
OF railroad property in the state. An
order issued some time ago by Judge
Hugh Brennan Of the Polk county dis
trict court requires the council to en-
forces the law providing that the
assessed valuation Of property must
be the actual value.
Members of the council probably
will follow the courts instruction.
They have instructed George Cosson,
attorney general, to take the case to
the supreme court, but this will not
be done until after the council meets
as Ooaru OF equallZatlon.
The question that is to be deter.
mined by the supreme court is wheth-
er district court has a right to is-
sue an order for the executive council
to carry out. 1t is claimed such pre-
cedent would keep the council in hot
water all the time.
There are those at the state house
who have not taken the Brennan or
der seriously. AS an employee of the
council said: Some persons at the
state house think the whole procedure
is joke. They say Frank Pierce is
joke No. 1; the proceedings in the
suit joke No. 2, and Judge Brennan's
decree joke No. 81
New Gun Law Benefits Thugs.
Thugs will be the chief persons to
profit from the new law against car
rying guns and other weapons" was
the declaration Of John Fletcher, as
sistant attorney general, when he was
asked concerning the laws applica-
ton. In explanation Mr.. Fletcher
pointed out that the thug Is a law.
breaker anyway. He will have no
hesitation at breaking the law against
carrying weapons. The law abiding
citizen, however, will hesitate before
going to all the trouble OF getting a
permit to carry weapons. The result
will be that less persons will be pre-
pared to protect themselves and the
thugs will benefit accordingly.
According to the wording OF the
law, not even the sheriff of a county
can carry a weapon without first OBJ
tanning permit from the chief OF po-
lice, declared Mr.. Fletcher. In cities
Of the first and second class, the
chief of police Issues the permits. In
smaller cities the mayor has the au-
thority, and In rural communities the
authority is given by the sheriff Ev-
cry peace officer has to secure a per-
init.
Lucrative Places Open.
Unusually attractive positions are
to be filed soon by the United States
civil service commission, according
to bulletins just issued. The. exam
nations will be taken Aug. 4. The po-
sitions are:
Specialist in transportation OF farm
products, $4,000 to $4,000 a year; spe-
cialist in marketing perishable prod
ucts, $4,000 to $4,000 a year: special
list In cooperative organization, $4,000
to $4,000 a year; assistant in cotton
seed marketing and utilization, 1880
to $4,000 year; assistant in co-opera-
tive organization accounting, $500 to
81, 400 a year: and assistant in cotton
marketing, $500 to $4,000 a year All
positions are open only to men at
least 20 years old. The vacancies
are in the Office Of markets, depart.
ment Of agriculture.
The commission also wants young
men from 16 to 20 years old as shop
apprentices in the bureau of stand
ards. department of commerce, and
Is willing to pay from $3.50 to $40 a
year. The examination may be TAX
en- Aug. 6.
Low Rates to Fair.
In a lengthy decision OF the state
fair railroad rate case. the state board
ordered the railway companies OF
Iowa to offer a rate of cents a round
trip mile to the state fair this year
The companies are given until July
II to file notification OF the rate with
the commission and with their vari.
Gus passenger agents.
Although the commission was not
called upon to decide certain points
over which there was contention at
the hearing. 1t argues at length to
show that the fair board is a depart
ment of state. that the legislature had
the right to pass the law, and that 1t
is not unnecessarily discriminatory.
States Pension Roll.
Five Iowans now are on the state
pension roll. They have been put, on
since July 4. when a law pensioning
survivors Of the Spirit Lake relief ex-
petition in 1857 became operative
The men are: Thomas B. Bonebright
of Webster City, A. H. Malcolm of
Rolfe, John N. Maxwell OF Webster
City, Guernsey Smith Of Hawkeye,
and Roderick A. Smith OF Okoboji.
There are other survivors Of the ex-
petition, but they have not applied
for pensions. Twenty dollars monthly
is the pension to be paid.
Plan to Eliminate Middieman.
Mitchell county farmers intend to
eliminate the middleman's profits on
the produce. grains and supplies they
buy and sell. They have organized
the Farmers Supply company OF Or
chard. The company is capitalized at
$4,000. The corporation is authorized
to buy and sell any article or thing a
farmer may want to buy and sell. The
directors are F. w. Mcfarland, John
Casey, William Graham, C. o. Knud-
son, Frank chatham, Cell v. Wood
ward, w. R. Lack and Raymond lew.
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