Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-02-26
Fight Maj, order Drugs.

Fight Mail Order Drugs
Investigation OF the alleged Illegal
sale OF drugs by mail order houses
doing business in Iowa, has been I'M
dertakel by George ID. Newcomb Of
Creston, member of the state pharm.
acy commission. He is in communica-
ton with druggists about the state
and others who are said TO have dis
covered points which. will enable the
druggists 20 make a successful fight
against the mail order concerns.
Sales OF drugs and articles handled
by drug store operators by outside
companies by means Of clubs and or.
gandzations Is said to have deprived
the retail dealers OF the cities of the
| state OF considerable business. The
dealers appealed to the state pharm-
acy commission to take UP the matter
for them
The pharmacy commission will hold
conference with Attorney General
Cosson with the object of preparing
the mail order drug case for the
courts.
1t Is said that the mail order houses
take millions OF dollars every year
from Iowa retail druggists There is
scarcely city or town in the state
without clubs working in conjunction
with some mail order house. The
membership In these organizations
runs up into the thousands. In Des
Moines Il IL discovered that one sec
| rotary has forty clubs and makes a
comfortable living managing the az
fairs of the Aclubs.
| AN the druggists OF the state are
working with the view OF finding some
legal point or some irregularity in the
business. which will enable the state
to force these companies to cease
business In Iowa.
iowa Agricultural College.
"The general public has little idea
OF the work that the state college at
Ames is accomplishing" said r. A.
Pearson, president of Iowa State col
lege. "A good many persons think
Ames Is just teaching young men how
to be farmers. SO II is. but Ames !
doing more. The state college bear
the same relation to the state that
an efficient Ere or police department
bears to the city. The college has a
corps of experts who are ready to go
at once to any part OF the state when
plant or animal disease breaks out
and prevent disastrous epidemics
The college faculty constitutes bu-
reau of Information on a wide range
OF subjects touching the prosperity
and welfare of the whole public
These men answer questions written
them and give advice that is OF I'm
measurable value not only to the
farmer. but to practically everyone in
the state. For the prosperity and
health and well-being OF the whole
state is bound Up in that Of the farm
err"
Holds w. n. ketcham insane.
The supreme court ruled that II
l'William H. Ketcham of Algona re-
turns to Iowa he shall be sent to the
insane asylum at Cherokee.
Ketcham. wealthy man, moved to
Algona from Illinois several years
ago. He lost most OF his money In
mismanaged deals and his actions and
ideals became so troublesome to the
people OF Algona that they had him
| adjudged insane and ordered to
Cherokee. Ketcham secured a stay
order from the supreme court, presum-
ably to give him time 10 fight the
case. He hustled back to Algona,
packed his goods and moved to ILL
nois. where the Iowa law can not reach
him. 1t is said. The court dissolved
the restraining order
Rental Returns Aid state.
The state is beginning to realize
considerable revenue from the prop
erty within the capitol extension tract
already purchased A partial report
on rents received for January shows
81 ,306 was received. As fast as the
shacks to the south of the state house
are vacated they are being razed
Some or the better residences
around the capitol will probably be
fheld 80 that the various departments
which win be required TO move out
OF the state house when the legisla-
ture convenes next January may have
place to go without having to pay
rent There are about fifty commit
tee rooms now occupied by state de-
partments which the legislature will
need.
Arbitration Board Needed.
The present coal situation shows
the need of national board Of arbi-
tration to handle industrial disputes
II the operators and miners now in
session fail to agree there will be a
strike that win extend over the cen.
trail west As result the operators
will lose millions. the miners will lose
millions and the public will lose mil
Lions. Then, too. there win be a
great deal OF suffering and, possibly,
riots such as have featured the strikes
In the east, west and north. With q
federal board the operators and min
ers could place their arguments ON
! Ale and await a decision. Then there
would be no chance for financial loss
or bloodshed. The interstate com
merce commission now arbitrates rate
matters. Why, should not some other
commission arb.trate Industrial dis
putes,
Want Prison Contract Renewed.
| Reluctant to give UP the convict
labor contract which expires Nov. /,
1914. at the Fort Madison penitenti-
airy. the Iowa Farming Tool company
has requested that the state board OF
control take, no action to install &
new state prison industry and to
make renewal for at least year the
contract for the manufacture OF farm
tools.
The tool contract pays the state
$4,000 year. A maximum OF $50
convicts are employed In this contract
work.
The state of Iowa has taken q
stand against convict contract labor,
and the board OF control is making
preparations to install some industry
at the Fort Madison penitentiary aft