Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-05-27
Iowa at Washington.

| VeueS AtShuCIsOu, COmnuCiSC Souh
sci, Is In Washington and appeared
before the interstate commerce com
mission to argue for reopening of the
western Iowa rate case so far as II
arects rates into western Kansas. He
also looked up the records In the
Iowa Southwestern Railway company
case. The commission advised him
that this case would be heard in Des
Moines. Patents granted: Enoch s.
Brown, Alton, corn harvester; Will
liam H. Calnan, Clinton, portable dis.
tributing machine; Joseph Dain, OF.
tumwa, manure spreader; Conrad E,
Haas, LIE Mars, border strip for walks,
roads and the like; James ]. Kirby,
Boone, umbrella attachment; Carl
Lorezon, Davenport, moving machine;
Arthur r. Ogburn, Newton. machine
brake; VIM. Hosterman. Fonda, in
ternal combustion engine; George l..
Shumaker, Long Point, mail bag
holder.
Death Report BY State Board.
The report of the state board OF
health on the record of deaths in
Iowa for teh month of February last,
shows that tuberculosis and preu-
monia and similar ailments are re-
sponsible for q surprisingly large
proportion of the deaths in this state.
OF the 1,02s deaths reported there
were 106 due to some form of tuber-
culosis or diseases OF that nature.
There were 1872 deaths due to vari-
Gus diseases of the respiratory or
gans, including 239 to pneumonia. Or
ganic diseases of the heart claimed
246 and cancer 1877. There were If
teen reported deaths from railroad ac-
cidents in that month. AS to age the
largest number of deaths take place
between the ages of 20 to so years,
3S1; but between so and 80 there
were 261 deaths, and 81 died who
were over 90--which shows that in
Iowa the people live to old age fire.
quentiy.
Iowa to Be Freed Soon.
Iowa will be absolutely free OF
quarantine for the foot and mouth
disease in cattle and the federal au-
thorities will withdraw all restric-
tions on the state on June 22, accord
ing to word received by DR.. ]. I. Glib
son, state veterinarian, from the head
of the western division of the federal
animal bureau at Chicago.
DR.. Gibson was called to Chicago
to appear before the senate commit
tee appointed to investigate the orr
gin of the foot and mouth disease in
this country. After conference with
the federal officials, he notified the
Des Monies officials that Iowa will be
out of quarantine in another month.
1t is expected that DR.. !. d. Paxton,
who has represented the federal bu-
reau in Iowa since last November,
will be withdrawn from this state at
that time.
Working Forces Combined.
At the regular meeting of the board
OF trustees Of the historical depart
ment the report of Curator Harlan
for the period since the January meet
ing was received and plans outlined
for the work OF the department for
the next few months. The work OF
transferring Of the public archives
OF the various state offices to the his
torical building by the executive coun-
ell has been in the main completed,
and the further care and custody of
the materials is placed in the histor-
ical department by a measure passed
by the Thirty-sixth general assembly.
The working forces heretofore en-
ployed under the council and those
OF the historical department under
the board of trustees are consolidat-
ed under the direction of the curator
and after July all will come under
the head Of the one institution.
Survey of State Colleges.
Plans have been made for survey
OF the Iowa institutions Of higher
learning by the United States bureau
OF education, at a meeting held at
the Office of the state board of educa-
ton at the capitol. p. p. Claxton,
United States commissioner Of educa-
tion, and Dr. X. c. Babcock, dean of
the college of liberal arts Of the Uni
versity of Illinois, met with the Iowa
educators to arrange the details of
the investigation. AS to the nature
Of the investigation, the board made
the following statement: "As was stat
ed some time ago, there is no inten-
ton to open up the old coordination
question which was before the jThir-
ty-fifth general assembly, but to de-
termine what can be done along min
or lines to bring about greater econ
omy of effort and of expenditure as
among the several institutions"
Find Big Shortage.
The shortage discovered by state
examiners in the office Of county
treasurer in one Iowa county has
reached $4,000. 1t is believed that
1t will 60 to $4,000. Vouchers for
$4,000 are also missing.
The examination will be finished |
soon. The state then will probably |
take action. The treasurer in Ques-
ton went out of office Jan. l, 1915,
and moved out Of the state. The short
age resulted from the officials failure
to charge himself with taxes receiv.
ed. The items are of such a nature
that they may be called errors II
the official has the money to reim-
burse the county.
Blue Sky Permits Ready.
Blanks for fling applications for
permits to sell securities under the