Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1914-07-02
ATTACK ON iowa
RAILWAY BOARD
Corporations Seeking to Have Il
t'ut on Appointive Basis.
CHANGE IN SCHOOL LAWS.

Rural Teachers Relieved Of Burden CT
Attending Summer nstitutes--shon
Dealers Have Convention in ceda,
Rapids Next Week.
Des Moines, June pa determined
effort is to be made at the coming ses.
sion of the legislature to effect import
ant changes in the matter of the APP
pointment rather than election of some
officials. The principal point of attack
is the railroad commission and the at.
torney general AS things have been
going in Iowa for several years these
officials have been somewhat radical
and disposed to take an aggressive
stand for reforms of various kinds
Formerly the railroad commission was
appointive and it was as the result Of
a granger movement that it was made
elective. Now the desire on the part
of the railroads and corporations is
that these Offices be made appointive
by the governor. and the opponents OF
the scheme are already asserting that
the desire is to get them so that they
will be the easier controlled strong
organization has been formed here, so
it is said, to advocate the change and
influential local leaders have been en-
gagged 10 carry on an advertising cam,
palgn in that direction The matter is
to be carried to the legislature and as
part of the general program the
shorter ballot will be urged upon the
legislature
There may also be serious effort
made in the next legislature to effect
changes in the primary law to simplify
it and to make it easier to become
candi dates and easier 10 do the voting
The method Of requiring large mum.
Der of signatures to petitions for nom
nations is regarded as unnecessary.
Radical Change In School Laws.
One of the most effective pieces of
public school legislation in recent
years and which becomes operative
July is the law adopted by the Tnir.
ty-fifth general assembly changing the
date of the county normal institutes
This means that the rural schooi
teachers throughout the state will be
relieved of the burden OF attending
county normal schools during their
summer vacations and pay not only
their tuition fees but the yearly regis
tration of certificates.
Under the provision of the new
school law the county superintendent
shall hold annually at least one, but
not more than two county institutes
during the school year The wages
of the teachers must continue While
they are attending institute if certif
icate OF attendance is properly certi
fed by the county superintendent
Shoe Dealers Have a Convention.
According to the program for the
annual convention of the Iowa Retail
Shoe Dealers association. to be held
in Cedar Rapids, July z to 8, the stats
university will assist the members OF
the association in their work of seek
ing to better conditions and business
for the shoemen. Professor o. E
Klingaman of the university will ad
dress the convention at the close OF
the first days session on salesman
ship The convention will also be ad
dressed by another outsider" in the
person of T. E. LeQuatte, secretary OF
the National Admen's association.
For Bank Checks Of Uniform Size.
An attempt to secure uniformity in
the size of checks and drafts used by
the banks throughout the country will
be made this week by P. w. Hall, sec
rotary of the Iowa Bankers associa
ton. He hopes to get the matter be
fore the secretaries of all the stats
bankers associations at once so that
the question may possibly be taken u.
at the convention of the American
Bankers association at Richmond, i1
October.
Des Mones' School Population.
Statistics compiled by school off
cfals show that the attendance in Des
Mones schools during the last year
exceeded the 1919 attendance by more
than 500 students. The total humble,
of students exceeded $4,000. The cos,
of instruction per capita decreased tc
$27
Finds Man Unconscious.
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