Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1913-10-30
PROBING PLUMBERS
FEDERAL GRAND JURY WILL
LOOK INTO QUESTION
OF COMBINATION.
RESTRAINT OF TRADE IS CHARGE
Sioux City and Des Moines Associa.
tions VIII Probably Receive the At
tention of lnquisltoriaI Body as Be-
Ing Heads Of Organization.

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Ing Heads Of Organization.
Des NOTES.-THE federal grand
jury at Sioux City has begun probe
into the alleged illegal operations of
the Iowa Master Plumbers associa-
ton, which has its headquarters in
Des Moines. An attempt will be made
to indict the officers of the associa-
ton under the Sherman act which is
designed to break UP unlawful com
binations.
The fact that the government had
begun an inquiry became known at the
federal building here. George Bidwell,
deputy United States marshal, and
George N. Murdoch, special agent
for the department of justice at Wash
ington, d. c., served supboenas upon
Robert Knauer, secretary Of the or.
ganization, and R. E. Knauer, his
father, who also is a member OF the
association.
The Knauers were ordered to pro-
coed to Sioux City forthwith with all
of the books and papers of the or
ganization showing its transactions
during the last year or two They left
with Mr.. Murdoch for Sioux City and
will appear before the federal investi-
gators.
The government has secured evil
dence tending to show that the Iowa
Master Plumbers association has
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1t Is charged that 1t threatened and
has boycotted certain firms, (which
sold supplies to plumbers not afflliat-
ed with the association.
According to Murdoch, all the Off
GERS of the organization will be called
to testify in the probe. An attempt
also will be made to indict the Off
GERS of the Sioux City Plumbers as.
ISOLATION and possibly those OF the
Des Moines Plumbers association.
Fair Grounds Property.
The amount of property owned by
the state at the fair grounds will be
known by the fair board soon. The
executive committee now is busy
making an invoice. This is the first
one to be made.
The efficiency engineers last win
ter recommended to the retrenchment
and reform committee OF the legisla- |
ture that an invoice be taken. Mem
bers Of the fair board thought the |
suggestion a good one, so they set |
the executive committee to work.
1--WE want to find out how much
we own" Pres. c. E. Cameron said |
He guessed the property worth about |
100000. Secretary A. r. Corey made |
like estimate. o. A. Olson, vice |
president, Is the other member of the |
committee.
Along with taking an invoice the |
committee will check up this years,
finances. 4
"A better showing than we had an
ticipated is TO be made" President |
Cameron declared I'VE made good
money this year
Publicity Campaign Planned.
Members of the state board OF
health and other physicians of the
state are to be asked by the health
department to write short articles to
be used in a publicity campaign to
be launched in few weeks.
1--WE don't want to give any physi
clan notoriety or anything of the
kind" said the secretary. "We ex-
pect TO get men best fitted to write
on certain subjects. The articles are
not to be signed"
DR.. Sumner said that the board will
have a number of speakers available
for county or district meetings dur
ing the winter.
A district health meeting was held |
at Britt last week. 1t WAS called by
Dr. A. J. Cole, member of the legis-
lature from Hancock county Physi-
clans from Hancock and Kossuth
counties attended. Or. Sumner, L
Higgins, sanitary engineer, and DR..
A. e. Kepford, tuberculosis expert,
made talks.
State Highway Board.
when the highway commission
told its side Of the story 1t was
shown that the new road law was not
to blame for conditions In Fremont |
and Shelby counties" Gov. George w.
Clarke said few days ago. II could
not believe there was much merit to |
the charges that had been made about |
incompetency. From what ! have |
seen and heard of the commission and |
its engineers every one is capable. |
The road law may have some minor
defects, but II Is measure that will |
result In Iowa getting good roads. |
They must come at once or Iowa will |
be behind the times. And we don't |
want Iowa following other states"
ketcham Wins In High Court.
The supreme court overruled the |
motion Of E. J. Van Ness, Kossuth |
county attorney. and L. ]. Dickinson,
Algona attorney. to modify the courts
stay order In the &C nmitment OF VIII
Lam H. Ketcham. Algona resident, to
the Cherokee hospital for insane. But
In doing this the court reserved tho
right at any time to change rits ruling |
provided a sufficient showing be made
by the county authorities to warrant |
the putting of Ketcham in the custody
OF the Kossuth county sheriff as
asked.
Articles Of Incorporation.
Articles of incorporation for a
100000 automobile supply company |
have been filed with the secretary OF
state. The concern is located at
Sioux City under the name OF the
Motor Mart company. 1t is said that
this company is the largest of its
kind west OF Chicago. The officers
and incorporators are r. A. Bennett,
A. T. Bennett and F. w. Kemp.
The Tabor company, Keokuk. also
filed articles; capital stock. $4,000.
To deal in building material and
merchandise. B. c. Tabor, president, |