Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-10-08
FOR STATE CONTROL
ENACTMENT OF LAW FOR THE
REGULATION OF CHARITIES
WILL BE URGED.
WANT CENTRAL AID BUREAU

Public Officials Would Be Given the
Authority over All Organizations,
Thereby Protecting the Public From
Imposition BY Fraudulent Solicitors.
Des Moines.-Attorney General
George Cosson, at the request of the
Chamber of Commerce of Des Moines
will draft bill to be submitted to the
next general assembly providing for
the establishment of municipal wei
| fare bureaus for the registration and
supervision of all charity enterprises
The law to provide for a penalty for
false solicitation, Misrepresentation
and failure to account for funds to
the bureau.
Attorney General Cosson consented
to draft such measure at meeting
of representatives from the various
charitable and philanthropic agencies
of the city held in the rooms of the
Chamber of Commerce. The meeting
was held jointly with the directory
board to discuss needed legislation to
prevent duplication of work and fraud
| in solicitation.
| Gels Botsford, secretary of the
Chamber of Commerce, made the rec
ommendation following the talk made
by w. B. Southwell for legislation
which would place all charity enter.
prises under a central bureau.
The proposed law as outlined by
Mr.. Botsford provides for the organi-
| zation In cities of the state Of well
fare bureau to have general supervis-
ion over solicitation for charitable
work, to require registration with il
Of all charity cases, to prevent solicit.
ing for charities by others than those
authorized by it, to require all charity
organizations to open their books and
accounts to it for audit and provide
for the punishment of persons who
solicit without authorization Of the
bureau or make misstatements, mis-
represent or falsify as to books or
conceal records.
State Commission Issues Appeal.
The state highway commission has
Issued an appeal to the public for
greater care on the public highways.
II asserts that this state last month
had twenty-one road fatalities. Six.
teen persons were killed on grade
crossings, three lost their lives by
reckless speeding and two were killed
as the result of narrow grades and
bridges. There was a score or more
of accidents in which persons were
seriously injured.
The commission uses the Uhl cross
ing, Polk county. as an illustration Of
the dangerous crossing. Two persons
were killed there during the state
fair. With the picture appears the
following: death waited years here
for a victim, then he got two.
Fifteen OF the twenty-one deaths
were due to the speed mania, the
commission says. 1t declares that au-
tomobilists have become careless and
take too many risks. especially in rae
ing with trains to crossing.
Nine threshing machine outfits
went through wooden bridges during
August, the commission says in the
September bulletin. August bridge
contracts totalled 100000.
Inspectors Watching Farmers.
The state dairy and food depart.
ment, has declared war on the Iowa
farmers who are violating the SAM
tary law.
Encouraged by the success OF In
spector II. E. Forester in convicting
two farmers at Oelwein and two at
West Union of violations OF the law
and having them fined. the depart
ment has determined to have all its
inspectors pay particular attention to
farmers from now on and see tina.
they are prosecuted wherever they
are violating sanitary regulations.
Farmers have been escaping the
campaign for sanitation which has
been directed by the department
against milk dealers, grocers and
other business men. but they are to
be immune no longer, according to
the announcement from the depart
ment
Compensation Law.
An employer who fails to comply
with the Iowa workmen's compensa-
ton law is liable to an injured en-
ploye In any amount which jury
may see fit to set under the common
law as modified by the compensation
act. This is the substance Of an opin-
ion submitted by Henry d. Sampson.
assistant attorney general. to War
rem Garst, state industrial commits
sioner.
According to the opinion the negli-
gent employer is virtually at the
mercy OF the employe as the three
principal common law defenses OF the
employer contributory negligence.
the assumption OF risk and the fell
low servant rule-are denied the en-
ployer under part OF the workmen's
compensation act.
Legislative Job Goes Begging.
The office of state representative
seems to have lost its charms for at
least three prospective members. Two
progressive and one democratic nom.
inee have signifed their desire to
withdraw their names from the race
for that office. The Bull Moosers are
n. Gallup and ]. H. Doreland of Coun-
Gil Bluffs, nominees from Pottawat-
tamie county. The democrat is ]. H.