Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-07-01
U. S. LABOR OFFICE
BLANKS FOR FREE BUREAU SUP
Piled TO CHARITY WORKERS,
BY POSTMASTER.
CAREFUL RECORDS ARE, KEPT
This Bureau Has Been In Operation
for Several Months, But Many Of
the Unemployed Of the State Do Not
Know of Its Existence.

Horace s. Hollingsworth, secretary OF
the Associated Charities, the applica-
ton blanks for farm help and the
blanks for those seeking employment,
Postmaster Louis c. Kurtz probably
will boom the business of the govern
ment employment bureau operated
through the postoffice in Des Moines.
Mr.. Hollingsworth is still receiving
large numbers of requests for employ
ment and all which he can not fill
from his offices will be referred to
the government bureau.
This bureau has been in operation
for several months but there are
many among the unemployed Of <he
state who do not know of its exist
ence or Of the manner of making ap-
plication. Blanks are now to be had
from Mr.. Hollingsworth.
There are blanks not only for those
seeking help. They are issued from
the division of information Of the bur-
eau Of immigration under the United
States department of labor. All serv-
ice Of the department is furnished
freely to applicants who are not even
obliged to pay postage on their ap-
plications provided they are delivered
to the postmaster or the officer in
charge at their Office or to rural
mail carrier In the rural districts for
forwarding to the proper officer Of
the department of labor, -.
The applicant for employment must
fill in on the blanks the answers to
questions as to his trade, his general
ability, family, former employment
and the kind of work he expects. He
is also asked to state how much he
would be willing to pay for railroad
fare to reach a new position.
The employer seeking farm hands
or other employees is even more care
fully examined by the blanks when
making his application and Is asked
to state Mn detail his demanlas from
his help, the treatment to be given
them and to keep the department in
formed by telegraph of help he has
secured through other sources for
work travelling to the places and find
ing them filed.
Show Changes In History.
Curator Harlan of the Iowa Histor-
ical department has among his col
lections some things that will aid
some time in Interpretation of political
conditions in the great midland region.
he has, for instance, letters and other
material showing that one of 1owa's
first United States senators partici-
pated in political duels, or in other
words that Iowa came into existence
before the time had come to Danish
the duel as one way OF settling ordin-
airy personal disputes, however sloe
we may be in banishing international
duels as one way of settling big dis
putes. Then he also has material
showing that 1t was the custom in
Iowa, as elsewhere, for public men to
profit financially, by speculation and
in other ways, by information which
they received in their official capa-
city. That is thing Of the past. Then
he has some exhibits OF political pass.
es and franks from corporations be-
holden to the public officials who re-
ceived them-something now part
of history. These and other things in
the state museum show how rapidly
we have been making history, even in
the lifetime of one generation.
Campaign for Consolidation.
Frank d. Joseph, deputy superin.
tendent Of instruction, has returned
from trip through Delaware county
in support of a campaign for CONSOLE
dated schools. The county has con-
solidat.on projects under way in Hop
kinton, Union township. Delhi, Onei-
da, Greeley, Colesburg and Edgewood.
The field for consolidated schools
there is particularly good, according
to Mr.. Joseph.
Death Report Issued.
The state board OF health has is
sued a report of the deaths during
March. There were 1929 deaths, Of
which 131 were from Polk county. In
the state tuberculosis claimed 1874
victims, heart trouble 232, pneumonia
271, nephritis and Bright's disease
149. There were 100 violent deaths
OF this number persons were killed
by automobiles.
improvements at State House.
At the heating plant of the capitol
q coal conveyor is being installed at
a cost of $500. An ash conveyor also
will soon be installed and the boilers
will be reset. These improvements
indicate that the state will not move
the heating plant to the south of the
state house for several years.
Favor New Office.
One OF the papers on the program
FIT. Dodge is by the county attorney
OF Linn county in favor of the crea-
ton OF the Office OF public defender.
This is a subject that is sure to be
taken up in the future and there may
be considerable discussion Of the sub
jees. There was some talk among
members Of the legislature about
passing law to that effect, but 1t
came to nothing. II has been tried
out IN some cities Of the country with
success.
Brand New Ruling.
The Iowa supreme court in deci-
sion fled has held against any rule
of law as to men being different from
women in matters of immortality. Har.
~ Rayburn was convicted in Wayne
Of rasartino Ia hnaisa Of ILL