Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-01-15

Fight against Hog Cholera.
1--WE have two problems to solve in
our fight against hog cholera" said
Dean C. III. STANCE OF the. Iowa State
Veterinary college. "One is the pro-
duction of sufficient serum to meet
the demands of the state and the 9TH
er is the organization of some Off
cial supervision for the distribution
and administration Of it. The depart
ment had considerable difficulty in
filing the orders which came in dur
ing the past season due to the fact
that orders began coming in before
the plant was in working order. Many
farmers would write to the plant ask
ing for serum as soon as it was avail
able. This meant that the plant was
away behind before 1t began to make
any serum whatever. With anly $685.
900 to work with it was some time
before the orders could be filed. At
the present time the plant is ahead,
however, and II Is hoped that about
$3.50 900 worth can be made and stored
for future use. The serum can be
kept for several years II properly
stored and each county expert was
urged to order his serum now so that
when the rush comes again next year
he will be prepared. We can never
be sure OF the control OF cholera un-
til there is man in every county to
superintend the work. At present. any
one may obtain serum and we are
glad to cooperate with every one In
terested in the fight, but there is no
one to direct the work and 1t is scat
tered | suggest an organization Of
county officials or some one. whose
duty it would be to get right after
an outbreak as soon as 1t appears"
State Parole Board.
Even If a prisoner hasn't friend
in the world, the Iowa indeterminate
sentence law gives him opportunity
to get a parole" said w. II. Berry,
chairman of the board of parole.
''The board of parole almost continu-
ally is going over the records of all
the criminals confined in the two
state prisons, learning the history OF
the men before they entered prison
and after We have investigated
mems records and recommended to
the governor that they be set at lib
erty when these men hadn't a soli-
tary person to plead their cases for
them. We go over the dockets and
get every bit of Information possible
from every prisoner who has been in
long enough to come up for considera-
ton. We write to men who have
known them and try to find out what
kind of men they are at heart. Then
we go to the prison at Fort Madison
or Anamosa and talk with them and
with the warden. Sometimes we will
decide that we had better wait six
months before recommending one
way or the other as to some prisoner.
On our next visit we talk with him
again and perhaps recommend a par
ole or advise that he be confined
still longer. He has more than one
chance. His case. theoretically, and
practically, to large extent, is be-
fore us constantly. The prisoner in
Iowa doesn't need to have influence
to have his case brought before US.
II is the business of the board of par
ole itself to take up his case"
Judge Hobson Files Papers.
Judge A. N. Hpbson of West Union
has filed with the secretary of state
his nomination papers for the prim-
airy in the Thirteenth district. There
were over thousand signatures on
the blanks.
Applications for nomination papers
were requested by Judge David Mould
of Sioux City, Judge Henry Silwold OF
Newton, Judge Thomas L. Maxwell
Of Creston and by o. B. COPYRIGHT Of
Waterloo, and y. M. McGrath OF
Eagle Grove.
Iowa Humane Society.
The Iowa Humane society win hold
its annual banquet and meeting Jan.
10. Thomas A. Mansfield was re-elect-
ed president at the annual directory
board meeting: ]. Leonard Callahan
was reelected vice president, c. M.
Young. secretary; John A. Cavanagh,
treasurer, and Frank s. Shankland,
attorney. The board Of trustees in
cludes w. 4. Coffin. j. Leonard Cak
lahan and C. l.. Gilcrest.
May Enter Congressional Contest.
Democratic politicians in the terri
tory around Sioux City will boom W.
b. Palmer for the democratic nomina-
ton to congress In the Eleventh DIS
trict Mr.. Palmer has disposed of his
interests In the wholesale commission
firm of Palmer & Co.. and is now at
liberty to enter the political field.
Governor Calls Special Election.
Governor George w. Clarke has an
nounced he will call a special election
in the second congressional district
for Thursday. February 10. The cleo
tion is for the purpose OF selecting
a successor to the late Congressman
I. s. Pepper.
State oil Inspector Fees.
The fees of General NJ. II. Byers.
as chief oil inspector for Iowa, for
the year just closed amounted to s14,-
S22.26.
This is only for one district. The
districts report separately. All the
fees go direct into the state treasury
and are placed In the general fund
OF the state. The inspection business
has been steadily gaining each year.
suffrasists to Hold Conference.
Suffragists Of the Mississippi VAL
ley states will hold conference In
Des Moines April I'd. Sd and 4th. Miss
Flora Dunlap. president of the Iowa
Equal Suffrage association was noti-
fed that Des Moines had been de-
cidea upon in letter from Miss Har-
riet e. Grim, chairman OF the com
mittee on location. About two hun.
bred delegates representing states ex-