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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1913-06-05
GOVERNMENT AIDS
Large Sum IS Provided For Improving
Country Thoroughfares
TWO IOWA COUNTIES GET $4,000
Hawkeye State Is Seventh On List
Closing Contracts That VIII Sc
cure Federal Assistance In the
Building Of Highways.

Des Moines.-Thirty-seven thous-
and dollars will be expended this
summer for the improvement of q
stretch of fifty miles Of the Trans
continental highway passing through
Boone and Story counties. >The
amount, which means an average of
$3.50 mile, is available through fed
eral appropriation, local subscriptions
! and state provision.
Last summer the federal govern
ment offered $4,000 to each state i'm
proving fifty miles of road used In the
postal service. Fifteen states have
made application for the appropria-
ton. Iowa is the seventh to secure
contract.
The last legislature gave $1,000 to
improve the road running past the
Iowa State college.
The contract as far as Story county
is concerned was signed last week.
Boone county supervisors are expect
ed to take similar action at once.
Story county agreed to add $4,000
to the $4,000 which is its share Of
the government money. The cities,
towns and townships through which
the improvement will be made have
agreed to provide $4,000 of this. With
the state appropriation OF $1,000, this
makes a total of $4,000 to be ex-
pended in Story county alone.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1913-06-05
THENEW ROAD LAWS
HIGHWAY COMMISSION ASSISTED
BY DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
PUBLISHES LEGISLATION.
EIGHT MEASURES ARE EXPLAINED
Copies Have Been Sent to County Al.
ditors and One viii Later be Fur
nished for Use of Every Road Of.
fetal In the State Of Iowa.

Des NOTES.-THE eight new laws
relating to road work in the state
have been published in pamphlet form
by the state highway commission and
department Of justice. Copies have
been sent to the county auditors.
Henry e. Sampson, special counsel,
who compiled the material for PAM
phlet, said there will be a copy for
every road official in the state.
In addition to the laws more than
100 legal queries relating to the laws
are answered and forms of reports
and blanks are explained
These are the laws which are an.
notated:
The committee law creating a
highway commission and defining its
duties.
The Ames weed law which makes
the property owner responsible for
noxious weeds on the land and on the
highways adjoining the land.
The law providing that highways
may be registered.
The law giving boards OF supervis-
ors authority to condemn land to the
amount OF five acres where road
building materials may be had.
The law creating special culvert
fund for 1918.
The law penalizing unlawful combi-
nations in making public contracts.
The law authorizing the attorney
general and governor to defend suits
brought for alleged infringement OF
patents covering processes, devices or
materials used in highway construc-
ton.
The law requiring supervisors to
furnish $4,000 bonds.
A good portion of the space In the
pamphlet is devoted to the commit.
tee road law and answers to ques-
tons relating to it.
One law about which little has been
said and which has been in force
since May 1 is the weed law. It pro-
vides that by May Is township clerks
post notices telling what are noxious
weeds and to what extent the prop
erty owner Is liable. The commission
proposes to enforce this law as a part
of its work
Another law which went into effect
is the one ordering supervisors to
condemn property to get road build
ing materials. This law gives the
people a chance to start custer pro-
ceedings against supervisors who re-
fuse to take steps to condemn land.
The commission offers the sugges-
tion to county and township officials
that they report any attempt to tie
up road work through alleged patents
1t proposes to break up the trust, II
there is one.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1913-06-05
Paeklna House Men ont.

Sioux City.-Eight hundred Of the
1000 employees of the Cudahy Pack
ing company went on strike and more
are going out The loading gang start
ed the trouble with a summary de-
mand for an increase in wages. AS
soon as men in other departments
heard Of the strike, they too demand
ed increases and Joined the strikers.
Fear is entertained that the Armour
plant also may be tied up.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1913-06-05
oD.n ass GOO school RulIdino

Storm Lake.-The city's new $685.
900 public school building was open
ed last week. Local speakers and
high school musical organizations par
ticipated in the programme. The
school house is modern and contains
domestic science and manual train
ing laboratories. An immense GYM
nasium is In the basement with
balcony track,
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1913-06-05
Fraud charaes Denied.

Webster City.-Judge Wright made
short work of the foreclosure suit OF
William Anderson and others against
the Jewell Electric company, and the
intervention proceedings instituted by
the Ames Savings bank, Dr. w. 8.
Allen of Jewell and others. Judgment
was given the Anderson faction and
the charges of intervenors were swept
aside
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1913-06-05
Eastern Job for lowan.

Ames.-R. U. Blasingame, Iowa
state college senior agricultural en-
gineer OF Ames, has been appointed
by the Pennsylvania state college
board Of trustees as head of the
department of agricultural engineer
ing,
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1913-06-05
Property In Capitol District.

Although the state is paying about
So per cent more than the assessed
valuation for property included in the
capitol grounds extension, it would not
be fair to determine all values that
way, according to A. II. Dawson, sec
rotary to the executive council. He
gave the following figures to prove his
assertion:
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1913-06-05
Assessed Purchase
SS,200

Some Of the property is assessed
at 80 per cent of what 1t is worth and
some OF it at 40 per cent OF what 1t
is WORTH" Mr.. Dawson said. That
which we already have purchased was
secured at reasonable rate" Mr..
Dawson believes that all the property
can be bought for less than 1880, 900.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1913-06-05
Elites rem csn,s a Hundrsd.

Charles City.-Ten cents for 100
dead flies is the way DR.. j. Niemack,
health officer. Is getting after the
fly nuisance. Boys refused to kill flies
for ten cents quart so he had to-
raise the price.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1913-06-05
ssek Nsw Mater sxstnn,

Winheld-A committee has been
circulating a petition to the city coun-
ell calling for special election to
vote on the proposition to issue bonds
of $12,500 for a waterworks system.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1913-06-05
Pick cerro oordo Roads.

Mason City.-One hundred and ten
miles Of road has been designated by
the board OF supervisors. subject to
the approval OF the state highway
commission.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1913-06-05

lie Mars.-Iawrence Johns, 28
years old, died from the effects of a
kick from horse. He was farming
near Cleghorn. He was brought here
after the accident.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1913-06-05
kills WING; Shoots SELF.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. his wife
dance after warning her not to
tend, James Quick. aged 81. shot b
| through the heart, killing her.
then turned the gun on himself.
may live.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1913-06-05
Iowa Dairy interests.

The government is attempting to
show the creameries which seek aid
how their business can best be run.
Mr.. Thompson, government expert,
is in Iowa for that purpose. Where
a creamery is having difficulty, the
government agent goes in and demon.
strates how improvements in equip
ment, methods of manufacture and
methods of keeping records tending
to better the quality Of the product
can be made. Then the government
goes on and interests the farmers
about the creamery in caring for their
milk and cream as they should. select
ing their stock and feeding them
rightly. A general educational pro-
gramme designed to cover the whole
business OF dairying has been map
ped out for this particular department
Of work.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1913-06-05
Domestic

A few shreds of George Washing
tons hair, set in a small brooch, which
belonged to the collection OF John
Fiske, American historian, were sold
in New York city for $3.50 to a co.,
lector who kept his identity secret.
Joseph r. Wilson, brother of the
president, has accepted position with
a leading bonding company, whose
headquarters are in New York. His
title, II is said, would be assistant
manager of the New York office and
manager Of the promotion and devel-
opment department of Baltimore.
Robert J. Foster, a detective em.
ployed by the National Erectors' asso.
citation during the investigation OF the
dynamite conspiracy" was found not
guilty Of assaulting Frank NJ Ryan,
president OF the International Bridge
and Structural Iron Workers associa.
ton, in INDIANAPOLIS.
A coroner's jury at Long Beach, Cal.
ANNhN NAoh NASs NSAAop0S VI Out
originally too slender TO bear the bur
dens intended for 1t, and which had al
most rotted away, caused the wreck
ing of the pier with its loss of nearly
forty lives.
Former State Senator Stephen X.
Stilwell. convicted Of bribery by Jury
after he had been exonerated by the
New York state senate, was sentenced
TO serve not lees than four years nor
more than eight years in Sing Sing
prison.
Emil Ehrmann, a wealthy manufac-
turer at Terre Haute, Ind, shot and
killed Edward Wade, a teamster, when
the latter went to the assistance OF a
girl striker Ehrmann is said to have
attacked. Ehrmann was arrested on
charge Of first degree murder.
For the benefit of those who cannot
or will not go to church, Rev. Clarence
s. Wood, rector OF ST. Luke's Episcopal
church of Roselle, N. j., has had @
talking machine record made OF q
church service. including choir music
and sermon.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1913-06-05
BRIEF NEWS NOTES
WORTH READING
GENERAL SUMMARY OF HAPPEN
INos THROUGHOUT THE
WORLD.
PUT INTO PARAGRAPH FORM
Everything Of Importance That Has
Occurred In the Past Week Has a
Place In, These Classified Items
Washington

Secretary Bryan announces that
eight nations have responded favora-
bly, to his peace plan, asking that sug-
gestions be submitted in regard to de-
tails. The nations, in the order in
which they have accepted, are Italy,
Great Britain, France, Brazil, Sweden,
Norway, Peru and Russia.
Senator Lawrence Y. Sherman of III
inois was the speaker of the day at the
decoration day services at the Nation
al Soldiers home In Washington. He
pleaded for peace, but declared that no
man now living would see the day
when wars would cease.
"Joy, riding" by irresponsible per-
sons in automobiles borrowed from
their owners received decided set
back in Washington when Seymour
Anderson, negro youth, was taken to
the penitentiary to serve a three-year
term for such an infringement Of the
law, and Charles Jefferson, negro
chauffeur for Representative Mondell
Of Wyoming. began six months SEN
tence for similar infraction.
Maj. Richmond Sylvester, superin-
tendent of the District of Columbia
police, was exonerated and his sub
ordinates were mildly reprimanded
for the disorder that attended the suf-
frage parade March 8.
The public health service has made
public report by Surgeon ]. G. Cobb,
commanding the marine hospital at
Chicago, recommending that the serv-
ice refuse any further investigation of
the treatment discovered by DR.. Pc
ter Duket of Chicago. The recommen-
dalton was adopted.
President Wilson has withdrawn the
nomination Of Joseph E. Davies of
Wisconsin, to be commissioner of cor
porations. 1t was brought to the presi-
dents attention that the position was
an appointiye one, not requiring con.
firmatfon BY the Senate.
A decision that will reduce the cost
OF living somewhat for every house
hold that purchases patented articles
was rendered by the United States Su-
preme court. The tribunal declares
unlawful the practice of manufactur-
ers In fixing retail prices on patented
articles by means Of a notice warning
the dealer against infringing the pat
ent.
President Wilson has aroused con-
gressional circles with a statement
denouncing the industrious" and "in-
sidious" lobby attempting to create
public sentiment" against features. of
the Underwood tariff bill. This was
accepted as referring to attacks on
free raw wool and free sugar.
President Wilson granted an indef1n-
tie stay of sentence to DR.. Theodore
Kharas of Elmira. N. Y, convicted at
Omaha, Neb., of using the mails to de-
fraud and sentenced to four months
imprisonment and $500 fine. The pres
ident's action saved Kharas from 60
ing to Jail. ...
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1913-06-05
State Tax Asse ssme nts.

Members of the executive council
OF the state are puzzled what to do
to equalize the tax assessments which
are coming in from Iowa counties
daily. In many cases 1t is shown that
farms are not assessed, comparative
ly, as high as city property. The fig
ures in some cases are astonishing
to members of the council. By au-
thority of the recent legislature the
council Is empowered to get actual
valuations on farm and other proper
ties. AS an example of the figures
coming into the secretary of the
council daily, the figures received
from Cass county are interesting:
Total value of farms as shown by
sale prices, including in all los pieces
of property scattered In fifteen town.
ships, s1,4S5,2S416.
Same property is assessed at $685..
916.00.
Same property is taxed on one
fourth, or S139, $1,000.
Farm property assessed at about
one-third its actual valuation, as
shown by sales, instead of at full
value as required by state law.
Farm property taxes on less than
one-tenth of its actual value, instead
of one-fourth of its actual value as
required by state law.
Fifty-eight properties outside of the
city OF Atlantic show actual value as
represented by recent sales of $751;
6S4.00.
The same properties are assessed
at s54,420.00.
The same properties are taxed on
s13,605.OO.
The average assessment is two
thirds of the actual value as shown
by the recent sales and the average
taxable value is one-eighth of the
real value instead of one-fourth as re-
Quired by state law.
The aim of the executive council
will be to urge the county boards in
each county to equalize this tax by
putting a blanket raise on the farms
or a blanket reduction on city prop
erty. Many other reports from
counties in Iowa show conditions sim.
liar to that in Cass county.
Another Arrest by v. S. Marshal.
DR.. Theodore Milen was arrested at
Pennington by Frank Hardy, deputy
United States marshal, on an indict-
ment returned by the federal grand
jury charging him with using the
mails to sell fraudulent medicines. He
is said to have been associated with
eight other doctors held on similar in
dictments.
Arraigned before w. C. Macarthur,
United States commissioner, Milen en-
tered a plea Of not guilty and was re-
leased on a bond of $1,000. His case
will be continued until the next term
of court.
All of the nine doctors indicted by
the grand jury are now in custody.
Three Of them, DR.. j. Hanson, DR.. Sar-
ah Hanson and DR.. w. F. McColl,
however, will not appear in federal
court here until next term. They are
under indictment in Chicago for a
similar offense.
OF the six doctors to be arraigned
in Des Moines only one has pleaded
guilty, DR.. B. j.. Chenoski. He was ar
rested at Ottumwa. Judge Smith Nc
Pherson will not pronounce judgment
upon Chenoski until the next term of
court.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1913-06-05

France gained sporting victory
over America on the Indianapolis
speedway when Goux, driving a Peu-
geot car, won the 500-mile motor race
and $4,000 in cash prizes. Wishart, in
an American Mercer, was second.
Merz, in an American-made Stutz, cap
tured third place.
At least a score of persons were
drowned from small boats in Hampton
Roads by the tornado which hit Nor
folk, Va, razing houses and doing
great damage to other property.
Hampton, Newport News, Portsmouth
and Old Point Comfort were also hit
hard.
The New York city administration is
preparing to supply cheap ice to the
poor. A definite move in this direction
was made when Borough President
McAneny requested the board of esti-
mate to appropriate $4,000 for the mu-
nicipal ice plants he intends to estab-
lish.
In returning II indictments against
owners and officers of lid" clubs, the
st. Louis grand jury criticised both
the police and the breweries for the
existence of organizations, many Of
which, 1t was stated, were formed for
no other apparent reason than to evade
the excise laws.
Oscar NJ. Auerbach, convicted last
winter Of the murder of Harry W. Fish
er of Chicago, was granted a new
trial by the Michigan supreme court
Auerbach is serving life sentence in
Jackson prison.
After a legal battle the attorneys for
Theodore Roosevelt, in his libel suit
against George A. Newett, publisher Of
the Iron Ore Of Ishpeming, Mich, won
an important victory when Judge Elan
nigan, passing on the question whether
Newett might show that other newspa.
pers published reports that Roosevelt
was addicted to excessive drinking and
whether individuals heard such re-
ports, ruled that such evidence could
hot be admitted.
Travelling northeastward a colony of
grasshoppers five miles wide and IS
miles long is reported in northeastern
New Mexico. 1t is reported they are
entirely denuding the land of grass as
well as all kinds Of foliage.
Mrs. Rolla H. Peck and three chill
dren were burned to death by an oil
explosion at their home at Strasburg,
Mo. 1t is supposed Mrs. Peck had
poured oil into the stove. Mr.. Peck is
cashier of bank at Strasburg.
Thomas e. West, chairman of the
board of the st. Louis Union Trust
company, and BENJAMIN L. Winchell..
president of the st. Louis & San Fran
cisco (F'risco) railroad, were appoint
ed joint receivers of the railroad COM
pany in the United States district
court in st. Louis ON application of
the North American company, one OF
the railway SYSTEMS security holders.
- srFs
Willie Hoppe, the perennial billiard
champion, successfully defended his IT,
tie at 1872 balk line billiards againsht
Koji Yamada, the Jap, at the Hotel AS
tor in New York. The American wop
by the score of 500 to 33.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1913-06-05
Measure Blanks Reaoy.

Before registration can be made
under the new weights and measures
law blanks for that purpose must be
obtained from the state dairy and
food commissioner. w. B. Barney.
commissioner, says that the blanks
will be ready by June is. 81 am get.
ting inquiries about registration ev.
cry day. Mr.. Barney explained.
Some men want to know what scales
are to be licensed and the like. Only
those scales that win weigh more
than 1000 pounds are to be register
ed. Although the weights and meas
ures law is in effect we have not
made registrations as yet. Registra.
tions are to be made under the SAM.
tary law and the cold storage and
warehouse law.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1913-06-05
Personal

Edwin A. Wilson, a prominent real
estate dealer of Springfield, ILL.,, was
killed by the locomotive of a west.
bound Baltimore & Ohio passenger
train.
Reuben N. Stephenson, nephew of
United States Senator Isaac Stephen
son of Wisconsin. and Miss Mildred
Harth surprised their Milwaukee
friends by telegraphing from Chicago
the announcement that they were mar
ried there.
A coroner's jury exonerated Arthur
Pelkey, the fighter. whose blow killed
Luther McCarty in the prize ring at
Calgary. Alberta.
Samuel Gompers, the labor leader,
is confined to a sanitarium in Atlantic
City, N. j., suffering from general
breakdown.
Daniel G. Arthur, manager of the De-
Koven Opera company, has identified
a man found drowned in the Hudson
river off Nyack, N. Y, as Robert &.
Campbell, once manager of the Ring.
ling shows and former president of the
American Bill Posting company Of
Chicago.
The wife of former Secretary of
State Philander c. Knox, was hurled
from their automobile as 1t skidded a
sandy spot on the road to Atlantic
City, N. j., near English Creek. Suf-
fering severely from the shock and
bruises, she was carried into a farm
house nearby and given attention.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1913-06-05

volplaning from height OF 1900
feet in a blazing biplane, the British
aviator Coloyns Pizey. and q passen'
ger. II. Fellows, reached the ground In
safety at Salisbury. England and
stepped from the machine just as an
explosion Of the gasoline tank wrecked
a.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1913-06-05

Walter Hines Page, newly appointed
United States ambassador to the court
OF st. James, was received by King
George, to whom he presented his let
tiers of credence.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1913-06-05
New Road Law Books.


A book containing all the new road
laws, answers to questions relating to
the laws and information regarding
the state highway commission has
been sent to the different counties. II
was published under the direction OF
the state highway commission and the
attorney general.
Henry e. Sampson. special counsel
in the attorney generals office, has
devoted a considerable portion OF his
time for the last month In preparing
the copy for the book.
Cromwell Awaits Decision.
Frank Faraday of Cromwell, Ia,
called at the railroad commission Of
fee to learn whether the commission
has made decision In the case
brought by Cromwell citizens to
force the Burlington to stop trains at
Cromwell The commission has made
no decision. The case was heard sew.
eral months ago.
Cromwell is but six miles from
Creston. 1t is impossible in day to
make return trip to the county seat
from Cromwell.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1913-06-05

Travelling northeastward a colony of
grasshoppers five miles wide and IS
miles long is reported in northeastern
New Mexico. 1t is reported they are
entirely denuding the land of grass as
well as all kinds Of foliage.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1913-06-05
Declare Liquor IL Menace.

Osteopathic physicians of the state
in the concluding session of their an
nual convention at Still college went
on record as favoring the supervision
OF the liquor traffic by the state de-
partment OF health, claiming that 1t
is menace to the public health and
should be recognized as such by the
state. The resolution adopted declar-
ed that liquor is the cause of infant
mortality, and is responsible for the
mental and physical condition OF de.
fectire children. as well as the in.
mates of the home for feeble minded,
insane asylums and prison cells.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1913-06-05

Victoria park. in the London west
end. was the scene of rioting when
trade unionists and Socialists at
tempted to hold demonstration In
support of votes for working women
The crowd stormed a truck on which
were Sylvia Pankhurst and other mill
tant suffragettes. and dragged 1t out
side the park
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1913-06-05
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