Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-10-15
state Must Defend suit.

for $4,000 and costs.
The amount sued for is the sum
realized from the sale Of the drained
lake beds of Rat and Swan lakes,
near Laurens. The money was paid
into the state treasury some months
ago. The Pocahontas supervisors
have made several demands on State
Treasurer Brown for the money, but
thus far have been unable to get it.
1t Is said that the reason state OIL
GERS refuse to turn the sum back to
the county is because the county is
unable to give title to the lake beds.
On the other hand, the supervisors
claim that the law directs moneys
secured from the sale of lake beds
of the kind shall be turned into the
road fund of the county in which the
lake is located. The mouths of the
Pocahontas county board have been
fairly watering for weeks over the
amount of gravel $4,000 would put on
the county roads. and are, Of couI Sc,
sorely disappointed over their inalil-
ity up to this time to get the money.
luCy hdNC OtuCICu ftuc suit again
the state to be brought at once in Or
der to test out thoroughly the points
at issue, and, IL possible, force the
state to return the money.
Palmer Announces Appointments.
Appointments to the staff OF Col
d. ]. Palmer, commander in chief OF
the G. A. R., were announced in gem
eral order No. 2, which has been is
sued from the headquarters at the
capitol. The STAFF will be as follows:
Quartermaster general-Col. d. R..
Stowits, Buffalo, N. Y.
Judge advocate general-Harry
White, Indiana, Pa.
Inspector general-Charles E..
Beach. Burlington, VT.
National patriotic nstructor-Cyrus
A. Brooks, University Park, Colorado.
Chief OF staff-George A. Hosley,
Boston, Mass.
Senior aide de camps. C. Spear,
Algona, la.
Assistant adjutant gensral-Fiilip
s. Chase, Providence, r. !.
Assistant quartermaster general
and custodian of records. Henry
Holcomb, Philadelphia, Pa.
The following members OF the ma
tional council Of administration will
constitute the appointive members
Of the executive committee: George
A. Price. Brooklyn. N. Y; Will
liam J. Patterson. Pittsburgh, Pa;
James J. Healy, Chicago; A. G. Han
back, Baxter Springs, Kan; H. M.
Pickell, Des Moines; Frank NJ Ster-
rett, st. Louis, Mo-; Philip G. Wood.
ward, Anoka, MINI.
Plans for EpiIeptic Colony.
The plan for the state epileptis col
ony to be established at Woodward
probably will provide for ten build
ings, the cost Of which is yet to be de-
termined, according to ]. II. McCon-
logue, chairman Of TIC board C. con-
troll.
One group Of six buildings, with
four other structures for the opera
tion of the colony, will be built in the
next two years and additional build
ings will be added as the money is
available, according to the tentative
plans of the board members.
In the cottage plan which has been
adopted for the institution, the struc-
lures will be erected in groups OF six
each. There will be three buildings
for each sex in each group. The male
children will have a building. The
male adults will have another. The
third will be for the male patients
who are insane for time while the
spells are coming or wearing OF. The
female patients will have a similar
set of buildings.
Cleanliness Aids to Safety First"
A bath and clean shirt as proven
tatives of accidents have recognized
value among many Iowa manufacture
ers, according to Warren Garst, state
industrial commissioner.
"A man feels better and more re-
spectacle when he is Clean" said he,
"and there is no question but that the
installation Of bathtubs and other
conveniences in Iowa factories has .
tendency to lower the accident rate.
The great merit of the workmen's
compensation act is that 1t prevents
accidents. 1t will eliminate frcm rs
to so per cent Of them, especially fat
al accidents. Workmen do not want
compensation but protection at their
work. The law is giving them both,
but the latter is much more import
ant. Employers are finding out that
II is more profitable to prevent acct.
dents than to pay indemnity"
Pioneer Editors Meet.
Pioneer editors Of Iowa held re-
union at the historical building. Tho
old time moulders of public opinion
recalled the experiences of the early
days and paid tribute to the great edi-
tors who have passed away.
Harvey Ingham served as chairman.
Maj. w. H. Fleming, former secretary
to several governors; Charles M. jun
kin OF the Fairfield Ledger; +. NJ.
Mills, owner OF the Iowa Register in
1864; Alex Miller of the Washington
Democrat; John p. Irish, formerly
owner OF the Iowa State Press at Iowa
City; Late Young, ST.; Henry Wallace
and Professor Macy OF Grinnell cob
lege made addresses.
ParentTeaehers' Association.
The departmental meeting OF the
Iowa Congress of Mothers and Parent
Teachers association will be held in
Des Moines Friday afternoon, Nov. 6.
The congress and association are
made a part of the Iowa State Teach