Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-05-13
Protest Against New Rule.

the privilege Of stopping stock trains
to pick up sufficient cattle to fill ont
, load, which the railroads have just
put into effect, Representative Henry
Bradysand ]. l. Kelley conferred with
members Of the state railroad COM
mission with regard to filing formal
complaint. The practice has been
that the stock buyers might stop a
train II 1t were not fully loaded and
take on enough more stock or swine
to complete the load. The rate for
stopping was s. The roads have
now ruled that if the train is stop
ped the shipper must pay the local
rate between the two stations and
then pay a new rate from the second
station to the destination. This ar
rangement greatly increases the cost
to the shipper. The commerce COM
mission will take the matter up with
| the roads, and IL restoration OF the
old order is refused it will be brought
before the state railroad commission.
Free Employment Bureau.
A. l.. Urick, state labor commission
er, has announced that he will coop
crate with seven other states in sup
plying harvest hands, when the free
employment bureau authorized by the
Thirty-sixth general assembly is es-
tablished in July. The commissioners
recently went to Sioux City. where he
conferred with representatives from
Kansas, Oklahoma, Nebraska, Mis-
souri,, North and South Dakota and
Minnesota. A plan was adopted max
ing circuit Of eight states for the
benefit OF the harvest hands and the
farmers who need help. The harvest
will begin in Kansas about June IL.
Ten days later Oklahoma will need
men. According to the plan Kansas
will be given the men first. They will
be sent on to Oklahoma and then on
around the circuit so that there will
be plenty Of men in each state when
the harvest is ready.
State Health Board Busy.
The state animal health board has
had a good deal Of business of late
routing circuses through Iowa. None
of the big circuses has asked for a
route through the state, but a num-
Der of the smaller ones have made
dates in the state. They first get
partment for having their live stock
taken through the state and then
there Is avoidance of the sections
likely to come into contact with any
trace of the foot and mouth disease.
The circus people are Just as anxious
as anybody to avoid trouble for
quarantine would nearly put one Of
them entirely out Of business.
Contradiction In Law.
One of the nice contradictions Of
the law is found in the game laws as
left by the last general assembly. A
spear is recognized as useful in TAX
ing fish. The law OF Iowa makes pos
session of a spear for fishing unlaw-
full, no matter where the spear is 10
Gated, whether in store or wood
shed or any other place. But the law
also provides that it shall be lawful
to take certain fish at certain sea-
sons of the year with spear.
Board Of Parole to Report.
The board of parole will report to
the governor at this term on the in
vestiagtion of the case of Earl w.
Lindsay, balloonist OF Colfax, serving
term for statutory rape. It is be-
lieved that the recommendation will
be for a pardon. The board will also
report on the case Of John Penny,
Negro sent up from Emmett county
for the murder Of another Negro.
Iowa at Washington.
The bureau of animal industry has
sent an accountant to Chicago to go
over the claims OF owners OF dairy
cattle for maintenance of their live
stock since last fall An early ad-
justment is expected. The bureau
thinks foot and mouth conditions in
Iowa much improved and has releas-
ed from quarantine Scott, Muscatine.
Washington. Keokuk and Poweshiek
counties.
Governor Signs Petition.
Governor Clarke has signed petit
tion asking that the sentence of Leo
NJ. Frank, sentenced to death for the
murder Of girl factory employe in
Atlanta, Ca, be COMMITTED to a life
term. The petition was presented to
the governor by Maurice B. Kovnat,
national secretary of the Anti-Capital
Punishment Society of America.
Census Service.
One hundred persons took an ex.
animation at the state house for the
census service The test was given
under the direction Of the department
OF public instruction, 1t consisted Of
arithmetic, penmanship and geog-
raphy. The state will put about
twenty-five clerks to work tabulating
the census returns about July l.
New Bank Examiners.
F. s. Shaw, auditor of state, has
announced the appointment of three
additional bank examiners. They
are: H. A. Barr of Sioux City, w. 0.
Reed of Union and Claude F. Ander-
son of Pacific Jenction. The bank
examining force is increased to nine
members and the territory is being
redistricted.
Rural Life Conference.
State Superintendent OF Schools De-
zoe has sent out announcements to
the county superintendent OF the