Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-03-26
Employers, Liability insurance.

thAkiiOg VIII DO
come effective July 1, Warren Garst,
industrial commissioner, so stated in
an address before the state board OF
control and the superintendent OF the
Iowa institutions at the capitol This
arrangement can be made. he declar-
ed, by rule which the industrial de.
partment has power to make under
the law.
Mr.. Garst asserted that although
the law grants compensation for in
jury to the employees under the direc-
ton Of the board Of control. it does
not apply to members of the board
nor to the executive officers Of the
state institutions.
The state, counties and cities are
In position to carry their own in
surance, he said. The commissioner
advised every community to assume
its own risk where possible for the
reason that 50 in premiums Is paid
in TO companies issuing insurance to
evary 81 paid out as damages or COM
pensation for injuries.
''The weak point in the Iowa law Is
that the compensation is limited 20
400 weeks" Mr.. Garst said. III man
is still in need of compensation at the
end OF 400 weeks, the law will not
work to his advantage I do not know
why the legislature ever fixed limit,
but suppose it was necessary that
some time be fixed The maximum
under the compensation act is $40 a
week and the minimum IS, but in no
case shall the payments exceed 30
per cent of the pay of the workmen."
In answering questions, Mr.. Garst
said that II an inmate of state in
stitution Is injured by a patient. the
inmate would be entitled to compen,
sation just as il he had been hurt by
machine.
Stocking Game Preserves.
More than 100 game preserves OF
the state will be stocked with Hun
garian cartridges this week. The work
of shipping the birds from the state
game farm at the fair grounds has
begun The approach OF the warm
weather has caused the game birds
to begin to mate, and therefore the
state game warden Is in hurry TO
get them to their future homes.
Charles Howard, superintendent In
charge OF the game farm, consigned
birds to preserves near the following
cities: Anamosa. Central City, Man.
chester. Independence, Oelweln. De
corah, Riceville, New Hampton, Wav'
erly, Waterloo. Grundy Center,
Clarksville. Charles City, st. Ansgar,
Iowa Falls, Webster City, Forest
City, Burlington. Lansing. Seymour
Clinton, Abel, Fort Dodge, Abba, Gen.
terville. Emmetsburg, Dubuque,
Blakesburg. Monrovia, Ames. Madrid,
Upton, Washington. Garrison, Traer
and ottumwa Birds will be sent to
twenty cities in the Shenandoah dis
trict.
AS soon as the partridges leave the
farm this week, the game keeper Is
preparing to increase his flock OF
pheasants. He is now securing eggs
and by the end of the season he ex,
poets to have between 1000 and 3,o0o
birds, so that they may be distributed
about the state on the preserves next
spring, II the experiment with par
tr.dges Is a success. A. number o.
ducks and geese also will be raised al
the farm for distribution next year.
The Rainsbarser Case.
The state board of parole heard ar
guments for and against the release
from Anamosa prison OF Frank and
Nathan Rainsbarger Mrs. Nettie Ha
ley, former wife OF Frank Rainsbarg-
err, now living at Vinton, was one OF
those who opposed liberating the
men
s. e. Waterman, detective OF Mar.
shalltown, and Grant Tyler Of Hardin
county appeared in behalf OF the
Rainsbargers. Those who appeared
agains. them were: william Johns OF
Ackley, Mrs. Nettie Haley and Mrs.
Charles Link of Vinton, Dan Turner
and Henry Finster of Steamboat
Rock, w. p. Soach, Judge John Stew
ems OF Boone, Vance Wilcox OF Des
Moines, who was former sheriff OF
Hardin. county, and Dan M. Lynch OF
Ackley. Former Warden Barr, now
OF OskaloosaS was called before the
board to tell Of the behavior OF the
men while in prison.
Waterman gave the board newly
discovered evidence which he claim
ed sufficient to prove the Rainsbarg-
ers innocent OF the killing Of old man
Johr son in Hardin county in 1887.
The men were sent up for life In
1887. They are old men now. Only
one OF them is still able to work.
state Hortlculturist Talks.
"This Is the time when persons who
want to beautlfy their lawns should
sew grass seed" said Wesley Greene
"The seed thrown on the ground viii
gre dually be worked in by the freez-
ing and thauing of the surface OF the
ground. Persons who wspt to avoid
labor may burn of their lawns, but
there is no advantage in doing II. We
begin TO look for spring too early ev-
cry year. II will be April % before
the trees begin to bud out. 1t takes
several weeks OF good warm weather
to bring out the blossoms OF the fruit
trees"
Earl Jones Denied Release.
Earl. Jones, Corning musician charg-
ed with having forced Grace Runyon,
daughter of a Corning banker, to
elope with him at the point of gun,
was denied release from Anamosa
prison by the board Of parole.
Jones will be given an examination
at ths July term of me board and the
board will announce a decision Ia
October, in the regular routine
through which the case must 60
The musician was sent TO the pen
itentiary last November. He pleaded
guilty,
Animal Value is High.
The total value of all the ores and
minerals produced by all the mines
in the United States IN 1911 was
$3.50, 393, $50. The total value OF farm
animals on Iowa farms January !,
1918, together with the total field