Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-05-20
Preparing Copy for Code.

al ouPPlSHeut W the COue VI 1919 SlF-
ing the acts of the Thirty.sixth gener-
al assembly, will be begun by the
state printer at once. U. q Ehitney,
reporter of the supreme court, who
was delegated by the general assem-
bly, to prepare the laws for publica-
ton, has the first installment OF
copy ready. The work is to be ready
for distribution July I. The general
assembly ended the practice of pub
fishing the session laws. The supple
mental supplement is to take the
place of the book Of session laws, and
each law amended or changed in any
way Is to appear in the supplement
in its altered form. Legalizing acts
which do not go into effect by pub
LEGATION in newspapers will not be in
cluded in the supplement and will get
no publicity. The state binder bound
$500 copies OF the supplement to the
code 1913. According to the act OF
$500 copies are to be issued. which
will include the supplement to the
code, 1913, the index and the supple
mental supplement of 1915. In addi-
tion $500 copies will be issued of the
supplemental supplement, 1915, with
the index. The only thing worrying
the state officials is the index. The
copy is not yet complete, and there is
fear that it will not be ready so that
the index can be issued with the sup
plement on July 1, as directed by the
general assembly.
Heavy Increase In Deposits.
Deposits in Iowa's state and savings
banks on April 10 amounted to $685.
947 ,450. an increase of s5,S59,529 over
the corresponding period of last year.
according to report issued by the
state banking department. The first
can of 1915 was issued Feb. 2. Since
that date the deposits in the state
banks increased $4,72S,sS9. This is
considered an exceptionally fine show
ing considering the war conditions.
The overdraft in the Iowa banks
showed a decrease of $290,777.22, as
the result OF the campaign against
overdrafts which the state banking
department inaugurated The total
overdrafts on April 10 amounted to
1,93S, 1885. The state officials are
not satisfied with this. They expecr
to have the amount reduced at least
one million by the time the next call
Is issued. The report does not take
into account the national banks Of
he .kn 30 In hav lyc
have total assets OF $402, 43S,179. The
saving banks have deposits of 1884,
901,651. The state banks have $104,.
o45,79s.41.
Fires Investigated.
After investigating rumors with re-
gard to the origin Of several fires at
Atlantic, the state fire marshals force
has reported that German sympathiz-
ers had nothing to do with them.
Charges had been made that barn
containing twenty-three horses intend.
ed for shipment to the allies, was
burned to prevent the animals from
being shipped to the war zone. 1t
was also reported to the state depart
ment that several cars loaded with
food supplies consigned to England
were burned by German agents. The
state agents report that barn con
tanning twenty-three horses was set
afire by an incendiary. The structure
and contents were totally destroyed.
However, there is nothing to connect
the Germans with the act, but there
appears to be clue connecting the
case with fires which occurred year
ago at Atlantic in which $4,000 worth
of property was destroyed.
Senator Jones on Board.
Governor Clarke has announced the
appointment of Senator F. F. Jones Of
Villisca as a member OF the state
board of education to fill the vacancy
caused by the resignation of Gardner
Cowles. He Is also appointed for the
six year term beginning July l, 1915.
The senator will resign his seat in
the senate and will take his place on
the board of education at the meet
ing at Ames. He is greatly interest
ed in the work Of the educational in
situations, being the father OF the plan
of appropriations adopted by the
Thirty-sixth general assembly. The
governor also announced the appoint
ment OF Charles A. Saunders OF Man
lila and Tom Downing Of Washing
ton as members OF the animal health
commission.
More Counties In Contest.
Twelve new counties have been en-
rolled in the statewide boys corn
contest, conducted by the Iowa State
college with cooperation OF the Iowa
Bankers association, since the list
of twenty-six counties then subscIib-
ing to the movement was made pab-
lie two weeks ago. This insures that
a boy from each of thirty-eight coun-
ties In Iowa will be given trip to
the Panama-Pacific exposition.
Liberty Bell In Iowa.
Governor Clarke received tele-
gram from the mayor of Philadelphia
stating that the liberty bell has been
officially routed through Des Moines
on its trip to San Francisco and that
1t would arrive here July l, stopping
four hours. The exact time OF arrival
has not yet been fixed. 1t will come
on a special train over the Rock Is
land.
Make Final Appeal.
A final attempt was made by friends
of the Hilsinger quarantine bill to
persuade the governor to sign the