Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-06-12
HEALTH BOARD SECRETARY REG.
oMMENDs ORDINANCE FOR
r IOWA TOWNS.
MARKED BENEFIT TO
NEW ORLEANS SUFFERERS
Ordinances Provides All Weeds Shall Be
Gut When Two Feet in Height and
4 Ono Foot 10 Limit Along Sidewalks
Dairy Associations in Extensive
Advertising Campaign.
Special to Times-Republican.


Des Moines. June 12-That Iowa
towns would do we'll to consider and
adopt a hay fever ordinance like the
one which has been in force IN the CITY
OF New Orleans for the past few
months is the recommendation of DR..
U. n. Sumner secretary of the Iowa
Switchboard OF health. New Orleans
was the first city to adopt such an
ordnance, DR.. ScheppeGrell, president
on the American Hay Fever Prevention
Association, believes that the enforcing
OF this ordinance will soon be followed
by marked benefit to hay fever suf
ferers, Of which , per cent of the pop
niation In most sections Of the United
States are victims. The noted special
isl also believes that a similar ordi-
nance should be enacted in other
cllies IN the interest Of those suffering
from hay fever.
one of the main provisions of the
ordinance is that weeds or grass shall
not be permitted to grow over two
feet high on any lot or area and that
along sidewalks one foot in height
shall be the limit Of vegetation. A fine
OF not less than 81, nor more than s25.
or from ten to thirty days in jail may
be imposed on anyone violating the
ordinance.
The enactment Of this regulation for
the benefit Of hay fever sufferers in
New Orleans was brought about thru
the Joint efforts OF the American Hay
Fever Prevention Association. the New
Orleans city board Of health and the
department Of public works. and the
commission council of New Orleans. It
is explained that 1t was made as lib
eral as Its sanitary object would per-
NIT. 1t requires no previous notifica-
ton as all are supposed to know the
requirements Of the ordinance. Its en-
forcement is direct, as every violatof
OF the ordinance Is punished by fine or
Imprisonment or both
iowa cities and towns would do well
to consider and adopt this ordnance"
said DIT. Sumner IN calling atten ton to
It. 1--WE have considerable hay fever
in this state It Is noticeable espe-
oially in August and September when
the weeds and grass get high. It's a
splendid thing anyway to keep the
weeds ana the grass down and so
many people would be saved much
suffering that such a law ought to be
QUITE generally enacted"
Candidates Expenses.
Henry BRADY, of Boone county. de-
feated candidate for the republican
nomination for lieutenant governor,
spent 81, Se4.o1 on his candidacy. so his
expense account submitted to the sec
Rotary of state Saturday shows. Brady
maintained headquarters In Des
Moines and did considerable advertis-
ing This Is a larger sum than Ernest
Moore. Of Cedar Rapids, the success
full candidate. expended. His campaign
cost him s2,16s.93. The Job pays $4,000
for the legislative session.
Crossley Sentence COMMITTED.
Governor Clarke has committed the
sentence Of William Crossley, Of Sioux
City on the recommen dation Of the
state board of. parole and permitted
his mother to take him to her home in
ST Joseph, Mo. Crossley IS suffering
from tuberculosis. He had served two
years Of a three-year sentence for
conspiracy at Anamosa
Dairy Advertising Campaign.
The various dairy associations Of the
country are subscribing to big fund
which is to be used in a national ad-
vertising campaign to advertise dairy
products. It is the plan 10 have
monthly contributions from dairy as
soctations extending over a period Of
three years. Az soon as sufficient as
sociatfons subscribe enough to make
an income of $4,000 per month for the
advertising fund, which subscription
will continue for three wears. the ad-
vertising campaign will be started
This promises to be one of the biggest
food campaigns in the history Of ad-
verttsing.
W. B. Barney. state food and dairy
commissioner of Iowa and himself a
dairyman. IS interested In the cam
paign. He Is a member Of a number
Of dairy associations turnout the
country. The Holstein Friesian AS
ISOLATION, Of which he is one Of the d.
rectors subscribed $1,000 per year for
a period Of three years to this fund
at their annual meeting held last week