Omaha daily bee., 1913-11-29
ADVISES COURSE IN HYGIENE
Special Committee Makes Report to
Association.
STUDY PHYSICAL EDUCATION
william p. Jarvis, Former Organizer
for Owls, Files suit for Two
Thousand Against Lodge
Officers
cFrom a staff Correspondent

school science course Of study for the
Central. Association Of Science and Math-
ematics Teachers In its report to the
association, In session here. recommended
teaching personal hygiene as a part of
the subject OF physiology.
The committee, Prof James J. Smith Of
the Austin High school OF Chicago. chair
man, which was appointed a year aro 70
devise course Of high school science
study. recommends that personal hygiene
be Introduced in the freshman year ana
concluded in the sophomore year. It ad-
o'ses two-year course OF physical edu-
cation, making a complete course of in
struetion on the human body.
Lodge Organiser Sues.
William b. Jarvis, ousted from his
oItlce as organizer for the local order OF
owls for alleged disloyalty to the order
To-Day nled suit TO recover the sum Of
U'Voo Jarvis alleges he has been de-
prved to that amount through the AL
legged violation of his contract by the
local lodge. c. A. Horner. Jesse AcklIn
ana Jacob G. Beck, trustees, and q. A.
kenderdine, deputy supreme president Of
the order for Iowa, are named defendants
In the action. All OF them are prominent
lodge men.
Inquiry Into Health Conditions.
The State Board OF Health is entering
upon campaign for securing all DOS
sible Information relating to sanitary
conditions in the cities OF the states and
especially with reference to drainage and
water. The last legislature directed the
state board to ''use all means at it's com
mand to make special effort to improve
the sanitation and health conditions" of
the state and appropriated money TO be
used In the employment of persons TO
enforce sanitation where local boards are
unwilling TO cooperate. The board hopes
to be able to use this money also in
making the investigation and especially
In making analyses OF water in the var
ious cities Special attention is to be
given to pollution Of the streams. Al
ready the board has secured maps OF
various cities showing the drainage dis
trtcts and Information as TO garbage dis
posal and other matters and the work
has but just started. There is some COM
plaint in some cities because OF the fail
ure to have this work done In other
years
Plan to Change Insurance Laws,
1t is known that for the first time IN
the history OF legislation on the subject
OF insurance the old line companies and
the mutuals have reached an agreement
in favor Of the repeal OF the Iowa law
which forbids combinations for the max
ing OF rates in insurance. For a long
time the old line companies have been
moving to have the law repealed. They
claim that as a matter of fact the law
prevents them doing business in the state
at fair rates and as a result the Iowa
companies are being driven to the wall
But the mutuals have always held out
for the law. Now, at a recent meeting
of the association OF mutuals, they came
out strongly for repeal OF the law and
deviation from the established rates
made by some central authority. 1t is
therefore expected that in the near fu-
ture the anti-compact law will be re-
pealed.
Favor Iowa Building at Exposition.
A representative of the San Francisco
exposition enterprise is in the state and
engaged In visiting various commercial
clubs and booster organizations, with a
view TO raising funds. in some way.
that Iowa may have representation at
the exposition, two years hence. II is
proposed that a meeting be held In Des
Moines at an early date for the purpose
OF interesting the business men OF the
state In the enterprise. The legislature re-
fused to make any appropriation for a
building. but authorized the city of
Waterloo to erect a building for the
state. II desired. But the Waterloo
scheme failed. also Now 1t is planned 70
raise money by popular subscription and
make an Iowa exhibit.
ThOrne and Ripley Correspond.
Chairman Clifford Thorne Of the Iowa
railroad commission, and L. p. Ripley.
president of the Sante Fe railroad, con-
tinue their correspondence regarding rail-
road values and the possible benefits TO
be derived from government ownership.
In his last letter to Ripley the Iowa
| chairman states that in addition TO the
benefits of direct profits from the rail-
road operation, the public would. under
government ownership secure an i'm
mense profit In the Increased value OF the
lands owned by the railroads. For in
stance. the lands OF the Northern Pacific
represent one-fifth OF its entire value
Very much OF the increase OF value on
some of the roads in Iowa was repre-
sented by lands The public would secure
whatever OF increase there might be as
| 10 these.
Anticipate Increase in Rates.
j. H. Henderson. commerce counsel for
Iowa returned today from washington
where as a member OF the committee
looking after rate matters. he attended
the preliminary hearing on the proposal
OF eastern railroads for a per cent in
crease in all their rates. The railroad
companies have started out with a strong
showing and It seems certain that un-
less something new is turned up in the
case. that the commission will grant the
increased rates In the east. This will be
followed. in the opinion OF the railroad
commissioners. with case 70 secure an
advance in rates IN the west
Affects Thirty-Ftve other Laws.
The petition for rehearing In the Des
Moines saloon case indicates that II the
rule as applied here is to prevail. then
there are thirty-five other acts OF the
legislature legalizing various official acts.
that will go to the discard OF they are
attacked. The court held that the legis-
lature has no night TO legaliEe the acts
OF a notary where the act OF the notary
Is a mart Of a contract Or agreapnAnt apd