Omaha daily bee., 1915-07-01
ITALIANS ARE GOING HOME
Two Hundred in Iowa Fill Out Con-
sulsr Papers for This
Purpose.
CONCRETE BRIDGES DEFECTIVE
From a staff Correspondent

DIES MONIES, la. June 9o-(special
Telegram.) about 900 Iowa Italians have
already asked to fill out consular papers,
signifying their intention OF fighting for
their country. according TO statement
given out this morning by Amino Cava-
liere Conte, the Italian consular agent
at Milwaukee, who arrived here for the
purpose OF assisting his compatriots In
getting started. or these seventy-five re
turning volunteers, about seventy-five
are from Des Moines.
Concrete Bridges Faulty.
1t was announced today that thirty
concrete bridges in eight different coun-
ties OF Iowa have been condemned as OF
faulty construction by the State High
way commission and as a result there
will be by the commission a sweeping
investigation into bridges constructed
recently or under construction now. The
bridges condemned cost nearly $4,000. II
was found that either very poor cement
had been used or there has been such
bad mixture in many cases the bridges
will not last.
OptOmetrIsts Meet.
| The State Association OF optometrists
adjourned today after the election of
A. J. Decker. Newton, president. and
George Goodale, Lenox. secretary. A
change in the rules OF the association
was made so that It will not be necessary
for the association to have the chairman
OF the board of examiners as ex-officio
vice president,
Legislators TO Have Outing.
DR.. d. c. Steelesmith, the member OF
the Iowa house from Osceola county has
issued an invitation to a meeting of the
members of the thirty-sixth general as
sembly at Arnolds park July 10, He
asks the members to join him there ami
spend the following day at the Iowa lakes
! for a general reunion and fellowship
meeting. A great many of the members
those who live not far from the lakes.
are frequent visitors there. and the plan
Is to induce others to meet at the lakes
and learn what is to be found there. Be-
fore the legislature at the last session
there was a proposal for a special law
to permit If the county in which they
are located to raise money by a bond
issue to pay for a paved roadway around
| the Okoboji lakes, but 1t failed because
members did not understand the special
situation there. It is expected the plan
will be revived before the next legisla-
turo.
Real Estate Values Reported.
The county auditors are now making
their reports to the state on the valua-
ton of real property according to the
assessment for this year. All the reports
must be in by the first of next month
In order that the state executive council
may engage in the annual adjustment OF
values as between counties, and orders
to compel a compliance with the rule of
assessment at actual market value II
is found that in many counties of the
state the real estate values are lower
than two years ago, which may indicate
an actual decline in the value OF property
In those counties or a refusal to make
the assessment according to law. The
state Officials will again have before
them a big Job of adjustment of the as
sessed values. The council will at the
same time take UP the original assess
ment OF railroad and similar property
but there will be small change in that for
this year.
Cosson ISSUES Statement.
Attorney General Cosson issued a
statement today calculated to call to the
immediate attention OF his friends the
situation as regards his candidacy for
governership. He said: ITO those
friends and citizens who believe that my
record as a public official, my knowl-
edge of constitutional law gained by
years Of experience in dealing with con.
stitutional questions in tho office of the
attorney general, my experience as a
legislator and as an administrative and
executive officer, and my knowledge OF
the needs of the state and its institu.
uons. together with my stand upon
public questions. makes me the logica
candidate at the next primary I sug.
gest that affirmative work be done IL
my behalf instead of wasting time In
attempting to arrange conferences or IN
critlcising other candidates, present OF
prospective. II win 1 desire to wiz
upon my own strength and not the weak
ness OF some other candidate hay,
sufhcient confidence In the intelliRenc,
ana The discriminating Judgment of Tn,
people OF Iowa to believe that II a ma
Jority or our people think, in view of I'll,
peculiar circumstances and the problem
which VIII confront our state during IN,
next few years, that can render III,
most service, ! will DO selected regard
less OF whether there are two or NOR,
candidates In the field"
To Choose RefOrmatory site.
: 1t Is probable that site for the WON
ans rerormatory will be selected befor
long Members Of the state board q
control visited Cedar Rapids Monda,
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