Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-07-23
PUBLISH MEASURES
TO BE VOTED ON
BY NEXT LEGISLATURE TO
BE WIDELY ADVERTISED.
INCLUDES WOMAN SUFFRAGE
Proposed New Laws are Brought to
Attention of People Now that
They May Vote for Men Fav-
orable TO Their Ideas.


| will be voted on for the second time
| by the general assembly next winter.
The law directs that these amend
ments be published in two newspapers
| in every congressional district for
three months before the fall election.
Therefore the publications will begin
| in August so as to be completed be-
| fore the election in November.
The amendments are:
Providing for holding Of state, coun-
ty and township elections in 1916 on
the date of holding the presidential
election and thereafter as the legis-
lature may direct.
Providing for the exclusive taxation
OF classes of property for state rev.
enue purposes and such property not
to be taxed for county, township or
municipal purposes.
Providing for the initiative and ref
erendum with reference to the enact.
ment OF laws, or laws enacted by the
general assembly, and amendments to
the constitution.
Providing that all persons over q
years of age, and citizen Of Iowa,
may vote.
These four amendments were pass
ed bv the Thirty-fifth general assem-
bly,. They are to be submitted to the
next general assembly. If approved
they will then go &c the people for
final ratification.
The object Of publishing the
amendments at the present time is so
that the voters may familiarize them
selves with the measures and elect
men to the general assembly who will
vote on the amendments according to
the will Of the voters.
The proposition providing for the
exclusive taxation Of classes of prop
erty for state purposes is measure
for the taxation of railroad properties
by the state The railroad tax system
has always been the cause of dissatis-
faction, it is said.
The last amendment will provide for
woman suffrage. 1t will have strong
support by organizations already
formed.
Plant at Prison May be Bought.
The board of control visited the
state prison at Anamosa to consider
the engineers estimate on the valua-
ton of the plant of the American
Cooperage company which is located
at the penitentiary. The board may
decide to purchase it.
The contract which the American
Cooperage company has with the state
for the employment of convict labor
will expire this year. The board will
not renew the contract. This places
the company in the position OF either
selling the machinery to the state
or moving out. On the other hand the
state expects to keep the men EN-
ployed and one Of the ways of doing
it will be to buy the butter tub max
ing machinery and go into the manu-
featuring business itself The plant
employs between twenty-five and If
ty men.
The board of control has discovered
that there is exceptional clay for brick
making in large quantities at the site
of the epileptic colony at Woodward.
A quantity OF II has been shipped to
Knoxville for testing There is also
evidence that the land purchased for
the institution is underlaid with coal
Urges Hoyie Censorship.
The Iowa Humane society is urg-
ing the Iowa delegation In congress
to push the adoption of the bill pro-
yidng for federal censorship OF NOV
ing picture films.
The state society was among the
first to take up the agitation in favor
OF federal film censorship and has
been in correspondence continuously
with the Iowa members of congress
In letter received by c. NJ. Young,
secretary of the society, from Con-
gresham Horace NJ Towner he said
the bill had been given considerable
hearing before the committee and
probably would receive favorable in
dorsement.
State convicts Sent to Ames.
Twenty men will be sent this week
to Ames from the reiormatory at Ana
mosa to work on the college grounds
under the Iowa highway commission.
The count at the present time is 6S3,
OF whom 35 are females. Since the
last biennial report 6S.7s1 letters, 1884,
$50 papers and 1914 packages OF mer-
chandise have been received at the re-
formatory. There was sent out dur
Ing the same period 47,5O4 letters and
800 packages OF merchandise.
State board Ends Controversy.
The state board OF education and
the state board OF health patched up
their troubles at the last meeting.
The board OF education sgreed to give
in to the health officials with regard
to the state epidemiologist and labor
atory provided for by the last legisla-
ture. The educators placed the blame
for the controversy on former Pres.
John G. Bowman. The board declar-
ed Bowman established the labora-
tory, hired the epidemiologist and be-
gan doing health work without their
knowledge.
Il was agreed that the board Of
health should name the epidemiolo-
gist and shall have supervision over
his work, although the salary will be
paid from the university funds under
a special appropriation made for the
purpose by the legislature. II the
plan is carried. 1t will mean the re-
firing Of DR.. Woods. epidemiologist,
who Is drawing a salary of $500.
The board OF health intends to cut
the salary OF the position to s2,4O0 or
$4,000 a year.
The board OF education recently let
the contract for the laboratory for
the plant propaganda at Ames.