Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1916-08-24
VILE GET ROAD AID.
Governor Sends Notice That
Iowa Will Meet Demands.
IowA's PORTION is si4s,l75
Secretary Of Agriculture Advised Iowa
viii Raise Necessary Amount To
Secure Federal Aid Provided
BY Rural Post Roads Act.


rotary Huston of the department of
agriculture of his acceptance, in be-
half of the state of Iowa, of the pro-
visions of the rural post roads act.
The governor does not believe that
his formal assent at this time will be
OF any practical value, but gives it in
order to notify the department at
Washington that Iowa. wishes to COM
ply with all OF the features of the bill
possible at this time.
The bill declares that no money APP
portioned by its provisions shall be
expended in any state until the legis-
lature shall have assented to the pro-
visions of the act, except that, until
the final adjournment of the first reg
ular session of the legislature held af-
ter the passage OF this act the assent
of the governor of the state shall be
sufficient.
A number of the road booster or
CARNATIONS believe that If they will
pay one-half OF road improvement
which is approved by the state high
way commission the government will
pay the other half. Governor Clarke,
however, is inclined to think that they
should wait until the legislature meets
before attempting to start any of
these Improvements expecting to get
federal aid
Iowa's share of the first allotment
Of this federal road money would be
S146,175. To be entitled to this
amount Iowa must provide an equal
amount.
Early Day Salaries.
One indication of the marvellous
growth and prosperity of the state
of Iowa during the seventy years
since its admission into the union
in 1916 is to be found in the great in
crease in the cost OF administering
the state government In the library
OF the State Historical society at
Iowa City there is a newspaper of
the year 1912 which contains an esti-
mate OF the amount of money which
would be required to operate state
government. The writer who was an
ardent advocate of statehood, felt
certain that $4,000 would be suffi.
cient. The following salaries for
state officers were recommended:
Governor, $1,000; secretary of state,
$500; auditor 500; treasurer, $500;
attorney general. $500; and six Su-
preme court judges at $1,000 each.
| About $11 900 was deemed a sufficient
sum to afford compensation for sixty
legislators; while mileage and other
1 incidental expenses would require the
remaining $4,000. AS a matter of
fact the salaries Of state officers and
the compensation of-legislators as fix
| ed by the first constitution of Iowa
were even lower than those suggested
In the above estimate.
Elect state Institution Teachers.
The state board OF education an
nounces the employment of the fol.
lowing new instructors:
State Teachers College, Cedar
Falls-John T. Charles, assistant pro-
fessor of education, $i,s00; J. B. Paul.
| assistant professor Of education, ST.
500; Peter Lutem, instructor mathe-
mates, $1,000; Catherine Wilson, in
structor in English, $1,000; Margaret
Uttley, critic In teaching, $1,000; AL
ice Wagenvoord, critic in primary
teaching, $1,100; Maude E. Thompson,
! Instructor In home economics, 5000;
Margaret Van Horsen, instructor in
home economics, s1.f00; Nina Baum
gartner, critic in teaching; Eulalies
Turner and Mary Murphy, critics.
Iowa State college at Ames-Dr. r.
F. Hall, chemistry department; F. c.
Churchill. agricultural extension.
Many Deaths In March.
In March 1884 persons died in Iowa,
according to the state board of health
reports.
| OF this number 3S5 were of ages
between 70 and so years; 1923 between
GO and 10 years; and S21 under
year.
Organic diseases Of the heart was
the cause of the greater number of
deaths They claimed 247 victims in
| the state.
Pneumonia was second with 231
deaths and other diseases claimed as
follows: Cancer, 156; acute nephritis
and Bright's disease, 1877; apoplexy,
1874; tuberculosis, 116. One one death
from infantile paralysis was reported.
Small Damage From Hall.
The state insurance department
has received reports that the damage
to crops in Iowa by hail so far this
year has been very light However in
some of the surrounding states heavy
losses have been reported.
Books For Iowa Soldiers.
or twenty-three library commissions
In the United States, the Iowa library
commission is the first to ship books
to the national guards OF the state
who are now stained at the Mexican
border ~
The Iowa library commission ship
ped to the Iowa Y. NJ. C. A. at Browns
vile, Texas. five cases which contain
ed about $50 works of miscellaneous
nature, selected with special REFER
cree to the wholesome entertainment
of tire Iowa boys doing good duty on
the border.
Prepares For Legislative Session.
Adj. Gen. Guy E. Logan. custodian
of the state house. is getting ready
for the session Of the next legislature.
which convenes in January. Many of
the committee rooms Of the house and
senate are to be cleaned and the fur
niture repaired.