Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-18
COUNTY oUpERNoono ARE NOT
AGREED 40 TO OBJECTION OF
HARD suRHAclNo.
RREslpENr DUNLAP FAvoRs
PROGRESSIVE METHODS
Ants Learn Of Attitsds and lmmsdi-
atsly start Movement TO Retire Of
fetal From Office and Select Stand
patte-county Auditors and Trsas-
ursrs Also in session at Dee Moinss.

Special to Times Republican.
Des MONIES, Aug. 1s.-ln his annual
address today before the state meeting
Of county supervisors. President o. H.
Dunlap. Of Washington county, not
only advocated hard-surfaced roads
for Iowa as the best solution Of the
road problem but he recommended that
the supervisors go on record favoring
them. This precipitated a contest, for
number Of the supervisors are
against hard surfaced roads and antic-
ipated any action Of the president by
meeting yesterday and organizing to
capture the election Of officers for next
year
President Dunlap recommended that
the resolutions committee take up this
question Of hard surfaced roads and
declare in favor Of them, and also dis
cuss methods of taxation to be followed
to provide for them.
The supervisors are also deeply in
terested in the Thacher bridge patent
cases now pending in Polk county and
will discuss the question of these
patents 1t Is probable that Henry
Sampson Of the attorney generals Of
flee will speak to the supervisors on
this subject.
The county auditors and the county
treasurers are also holding conventions
here the auditors meeting at the Polk
county court house and the treasurers
at the Randolph hotel. joint meet
ing of all three organizations was held
at the Slavery last evening and was
welcomed by Mayor Hanna, County
Attorney George Wilson, and Secretary
Gels Botsford, Of the commercial club.
Responses were made by President H.
o. Dunlap Of the supervisors associa-
ton. Fl. T. Finley, president Of the
auditors association, and p. H. Mar
tin. president of the treasurers' asso-
citation. Hon. J. F. Wall Of the county
accounting department Of the state
auditors office spoke to the auditors
this afternoon.
For the third time the case of Byron
v. Sewers against the Cleveland Coal
Company has been appealed to the SUI
preme court. Sewers is suing the
company for commissions he claims
are due him from the company for the
sale of their coal lands to the Con-
solidated Indiana Coal Company. He
was awarded verdict for $22,245.S2
by the Wapello district court on Jan.
30, 1915. The company appeals claim
ing that Sewers was paid according
to their agreement, IS per day and ex-
penses for his work for the company
and that he worked 94s days and was
paid s4,255. Sewers AYERS this was his
and that he was to receive also a S per
for the company. Twice the lower
twice the supreme court has reversed
based on the sale Of the property Sept
Z, 1905. was $302,150. was for $15.-
O07.5O but since that time the interest
has increased the sum.
Government Inspector Jenison, in
charge Of the foot and mouth disease
situation in Illinois, wired State veter-
marian Gibson yesterday from Chicago
saying that the records show that none
Of the suspected serum in the present
outbreak Of foot and mouth disease in
Illinois has been shipped into Iowa.
The shipments were confined to 1lli-
nois, Michigan and Indiana. Ten in
fected herds were found in six counties
in Illinois and of these seven have been
buried and the others arranged for.
.
There Were 1,746 deaths in Iowa dur
ing the month Of May as shown by the
report Of DR.. G. H. Sumner. secretary
of the state board Of health. Organic
diseases Of the heart are charged with
being responsible for the greatest num-
Der Of deaths, totaling 232. Cancer
and other malignant tumors caused lat
deaths, acute nephritis and Bright's
disease 127, cerebral hemorrhage Or
apoplexy caused 1875 deaths, tuber-
culosts Of the lungs 100, other forms Of
tuberculosis 16. Senilty caused the
death Of Sc persons.
There were ten deaths from automo-
bile accidents during May and twenty
from railroad accidents. There were
twenty-five suicides and fifteen deaths
from accidental drowning.
Out Of the total number Of deaths $40
persons were between the ages of 70
to so years. 235 from 60 to 70, 1871 from
80 to 80. 1872 from 40 to 40. 11S from 80
to 40, 127 from 20 to 30.