Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-06-17
Given New RULING.

430 OF the code of Iowa provides for a
mill levy for the purpose of erecting
such monuments when there are thir.
ty dead soldiers buried in the same
cemetery. The new law was supposed
to change this so that the soldier dead
OF several cemeteries could be added
to form the required thirty and the
memorial erected in some centrally
located place or town. Application
for money to erect such monument
was recently denied in Buchanan
county. The county attorney there
held that the new law allowed the
erection OF the monument at some
point outside of the cemetery, but still
required that there be thirty soldiers
buried there. He has referred this to
Special Counsel C. A. Robbins OF the
attorney generals Office. who agrees
with him in his holding.
Iowa Parochial Schools.
The normal school department OF
the state department Of public instruc-
tion is still at work on several Of the
parochial schools OF the state to de-
termine whether they shall be given
authority to graduate for teaching and
be given the same recognition as the
state aided high schools. Some OF
these schools have shown they have
most excellent faculties and are well
equipped for. the preparation Of
teachers. Unquestionably some OF
them will be given recognition and
they will receive the same supervision
as the high schools supported by the
public.
Temperance Legislation.
The Iowa w. c. T. U. has had print.
ed for their own use 500 copies of
the pamphlet prepared by the legal de-
partment of the state regarding tenn
perance legislation and the rights
and duties of officials have to do with
the enforcement. The pamphlet is a
popular one and hundreds OF requests
have come for single copies. 1t will
be invaluable in the matter of the en-
forcement of the laws against Illegal
sales of liquors.
The Compensation Law.
Forty or afty OF the mine operators
of the state have within recent
months fled notices with the indus
trial commissioner of compliance with
the workmen's compensation law and
that they desire to come in under the
law. For a year they have been hold
ing out because of the exorbitant
rates that were demanded for the
compensation insurance. Now the
most OF them are getting insurance
at q rate that they can afford to pay.
No Compensation.
Henry q. Sampson, special counsel
in the attorney generals office and
adviser to the industrial commission
err, has decided that school teachers
are professionals and not eligible to
relief under the workmen's compen-
sation act. This decision grew out
of the case of the teachers in Keokuk
county, who were injured in an auto
mobile accident while on their way
to a rural school.
Prohibits PoIygamy.
w. S. Allen, secretary of state, has
sent copies of the joint resolution
favoring an amendment to the federal
prohibiting polygamy,
passed by the Thirty-sixth general as
sembly, to the secretary of state OF
every state in the union. Copies also
will go to the senators and repre-
sentatives from Iowa in congress.
Appeals Going Out.
At the office of Governor Clarke
more literature has been received
with regard to the starving condition
OF the Mexican people. Appeals have
gone out to the people Of the state
to donate toward the Red Cross fund
to aid the people Of the southern
country. f
Copies Of New Road Laws.
Under authority of the legislature
the secretary OF state has had publish
ed 1000 copies of the new road laws
passed by the last general assembly.
1t is probable that the big demand for
the laws will necessitate another is
sue.
Will Enforce Law.
w. B. Barney, food and dairy COM
missioner, says that the farmers and
merchants are not Gambling eggs
which are being shipped. He says
that the department will enforce the
law strictly and that prosecutions will
be begun Immediately.
Gives Supervisors Authority. +,
The department OF justice OF the
state gave ruling that where new
highway is petitioned for in the regu-
lar way, the board OF supervisors have
authority to pay all or any part Of the
damages from the general fund.
Date Set for Hearing.
The date of hearing arguments
against the proposed increase in pas
senger rates in Iowa and adjoining
states from 2 to IN cents a mile has
been set for July by the interstate
commerce commission.
Warning to Offenders, a.1 Ia
The state food and dairy commits
sion has sent to meat markets letters
warning them against sending meat
through the streets in deliveries. un-
less protected from dust. 1t is claim
ed that meat is hauled through the
streets in open baskets, but in COW