Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-06-17
STATE TO HAVE MAN IN CHARGE
OF FREE EMPLOYMENT b.
REAU AFTER JULY 4.
WILL WORK UNDER IOWA
LABOR COMMISSIONED
Commission Urick Appoints Musea-
tine Man to Position-WiIl Seek to
Connect Those Seeking Work With
Factories and Farmers in Need OF
Help-Fairs Increasing Premiums
Special to Times Republican.

Special to Times Republican,.
Des Moines. June 17.-State Labor
Commissioner A. l.. Trick today an
nounced the appointment of John Z.
Nietzel Of Muscatine, as chief clerk
of the state free employment bureau.
Mr. Nietzel will assume his duties
July >.
The free public employment bureau
was provided for by the last Legislature
and is made a department of the Office
of the commissioner of labor statistics.
1t is similar to the bureaus now con-
Quoted by many of the neighboring
states and is for the purpose of find
ing employment for those WISHING
work and also for the assistance OF
factories, farmers and other employers
of labor and of clerical help in OBTAIN
ing employees. The Iowa bureau VIII
cooperate with those of other states
in sending men to positions IN otnef
states. as we'll as securing help Tor
employers from those other states.
Commissioner Trick and Mr.. Nietzel
will attend a meeting of the officials
of free public employment bureaus TO
be held in Detroit Mich. July l ana :.
Mr.. Trick will attend the meeting or
state labor commissioners and FACTORY
INSPECTORS held the last three days OF
June in Detroit, just preceding the EN-
ployment bureau conference. AT TINS
latter conference it is probable thal
plans will be worked out whereby
these various state employment bu-
reaus can cooperate TO the best al
vantage.
The Kansas and Oklahoma bureaus
lust at this time have had big work
in finding harvest hands for those
states, Kansas having had need for Az
600 men and Oklahoma for about H.
0oo
Many county and district fairs over
the state are increasing their premium
offerings this year and planning
more comprehensive exhibition tnan
heretofore. The fact that they VIII
receive more aid from the state this
wear as provided for by the recent reg
islature, is encouraging the fairs 10
larger efforts The fairs viii now re-
ceive state aid to the amount OF oo
per cent of the amount paid In prem
iums UP to $1,000 and 20 per cent al
dittoual of the amount paid IN prem
i,lms over 81 900. Under the old law
they received 40 per cent of the amount
paid in premiums up to $500 and ~
per cent additional of the amount pala
in premiums over $500. The new
law fixes $500 as the maximum amount
| the fairs can receive, while under the
| old law 5000 was the maximum.
A. E. Kepford, state lecturer on tu-
berculosis. who is now collecting sta
tistics on the number of cases of this
disease in Iowa, the number of deaths
resulting therefrom in 1914 and other
information on the subject, has thus
Jar received replies from about one
third of the physicians of the state.
Out Of $500 inquiries sent out ne mas
received 1888 replies. From the re-
plies already received Mr.. kepford
states it is evident that tuberculosis
in this state is decreasing.
The decrease in the number OF cases
of tuberculosis can be largely at
/ tributed to the intelligence of the peo-
! ple." said Mr.. Kepford The people
! are learning how to ward off this dis
| ease by proper food, proper sanitation
and outdoor living as much as possible.
| We have cards come in here from
| physicians who state they have not
! seen a case Of tuberculosis in three
wears"