Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-10-14
New Auto Tax Law.

preparing to put the new automobile
registration law into effect on Jan. /.
Letters are being prepared which will
be sent to all automobile owners urg-
ing them to apply for 1916 number
plates before Jan. 1.
The new law provides for number
plates which will remain in service
for three years. The registration
fees have not been changed. Owners
of cars will be required to pay the
fees annually. In 1916 they will pay
the fee and receive number plate.
In 1917 and 1918 they will receive no.
tees from the state to pay the amount
required for registration. If the
owners do not pay within a reason
able time, the county attorney will
be instructed to begin actions.
Under the new law all fees are
due Jan. 1; 10 per cent penalty will
be added II they are not paid before
April I, and per cent additional for
each month thereafter. Motor cars
are subject to lien for all unpaid fees.
Plan Revenge for Frisco Action.
Live stock breeders associations
throughout the country may retaliate
against what is considered the unfair
action OF the management of the
Panama-Pacific exposition in shutting
out middle west and eastern live
stock and may reduce the premiums
they have offered materially. This is
the opinion of w. B. Barney, state
dairy commissioner. Commissioner
Barney declares that the directory
board OF the Holstein Friesian associ-
alton is to hold meeting and he will
recommend to the board OF which he
Is member that the premiums Of
fered by the association be cut down
from $500 to $500. This would put
the offering on the basis of district
show, as 1t is about what the associa-
ton usually offers to a district fair
Commissioner Barney believes that
many other live stock associations
will take similar action.
Election Cost Figures.
A. J. Small, law librarian, has
compiled figures on the expense to
the state of the 1914 elections and
his account which is published in the
Iowa Official Register shows that the
primary cost $153,499 and the general
election $163,704, a total of $317,203.
Polk county spent more on its cleo
ton than any other county in the
state. last years election costing this
county s6.022.
This is the first time figures or
the cost of elections in Iowa have
been compiled and officials were sur
prised to find the cost of the pri-
maries almost as high as the general
election. In fifty counties of the
state the primaries cost more than
the general election.
Capitol Postoffice Abandoned.
The legislative postoffice at the
capitol will soon be a thing of the
past In the future the lawmakers
will get their mail in temporary
boxes which will be installed in the
corridor on the second floor Of the
state house.
The executive council directed that
H. F. Liebbe, state architect. move
his work room from the basement of
the state house to the room used as
postoffice by the legislature. Ora
Williams, document editor, was as
signed to the room vacated by the
architect.
Thorne Fights Rate Raise.
Clifford Thorne, state railway COM
missioner, is In Washington, d. c.,
for the argument in the western pas
senger fare case before the interstate
commerce commission.
A hard fight is ahead over passen.
ger fares. an effort being made to
boost the present rates.
Mr.. Thorne has pointed out that In
the last seven years under, reduced
maximum fares the passenger earn
ings of the western roads we're $685.
600, 900 greater than in the preceding
seven years with higher maximum
fares
Violating Blue Sky Law.
Henry T. Saberson, In charge of
the blue sky law department Of the
secretary of states office, has learn.
ed that there are a number OF agents
in Des Moines. selling securities
which have not been approved by the
state. He urges persons intending to
buy stock or bonds to demand to see
the permit of the agent to sell such
securities.
Parole Board Report.
The state board OF parole reports
that during September there were
only two paroied convicts who abb
seconded. They have not been locat-
ed. Two convicts who had previous.
ly absconded were located and re-
turned to prison. One man out on
parole was returned to the prison for
violation Of the terms of the parole
Report ls unfounded.
According to the officials at Ames,
nothing Is known there of a report
that Dean Charles F. Curtiss OF the
Iowa State college has been offered
the presidency Of the agricultural col.
lege Of Manitoba. Mr.. Curtiss is now
at San Francisco.
Anti-Toxin at Cost.
The state board of health has dis
tributed tetanps anti-toxin among the
400 stations in Iowa, where anti-toxin
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