Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1916-01-13

convict to the state insane hospitals,
1t has been necessary to get the gov
ernor to suspend the sentence OF
the prisoner.
There are now eighty-two insane
convicts at Anamosa. Many of the
men went insane shortly after being
sent to the penal institution.
Col. ]. H. McConlogue, member of
the state board, says that the state
has too long neglected the insane
convicts. He advocates the erection
of building at one Of the insane
hospitals where the criminal insane
may be sent to receive the same
treatment as given to other patients
at the hospital.
Agree on Rate Controversy.
State officials recently denied that
there is any disagreement between
them with regard to whether the
state OF Iowa can successfully wage
war against the enforcement of the
increased interstate passenger rates
| in the midwestern territory.
Clifford Thorne, chairman of the
state railroad commission, issued a
statement denying that he has reach
ed a final conclusion as to whether
the state can go into the federal
| court to ask an injunction to pre-
vent the passenger rates from being
put into force.
However, he announced that II 1t
| Is determined that the courts do not
have the power to reverse an opinion
OF the interstate commerce commits
sion, the five states-Iowa, Mime
sofa, North Dakota, Kansas and Ne
| braska-will ask congress for a
change in the law SO as to give the
courts power to handle appeals from
decisions made by the interstate
commerce commission.
Iowa Bank Conditions Good.
Bank examiners in annual confer
| ence at the state house reported that
banking conditions over the state are
good. They declared that overdrafts
have steadily decreased since the
state department began a campaign
in that direction a year ago. Depos-
its have increased and there is
general healthy condition existing
everywhere, they declared
During 1915 the state department
chartered sixty-five new banks. or
this number twenty-five took over
former private banks. When the leg
islature convened last year and there
appeared a prospect that private
banks would be regulated, number
| Of them at once Incorporated and
came under the wire voluntarily.
There are ten new banks now In
process of organization. They will
probably be chartered in the next
| few weeks.
viii Not Cancel Quarantine.
The Iowa animal health commits
sion refused to withdraw the order
prohibiting shipment Of live stock
from Illinois to Iowa, owing to foot
and mouth disease in Illinois.
This action by the Iowa board
means that the embargo will remain
| for one or two months more. DR.. Glib
son, state veterinarian, is authorized
to call the board, for special session,
when the situation looks more prom
| Using.
The Iowa men feared that II they
| withdrew the order against Illinois
| live stock, surrounding states might
refuse to accept stock shipments from
Iowa.
Prepare for Pharmacy Examination.
The state pharmacy commission in
session at the state house recently
learned that the executive council is
unable to assign another room to the
board for the laboratory which is to
be established. Therefore the board
| will partition off section OF its pres
ent quarters so that practical work
may be given to applicants for regis
tration as pharmacists. Heretofore the
state examination has consisted OF
answering questions in writing. Now
the board wants to know how well an
applicant can fill prescription. as
well as how easily he can answer
questions. The next examination will
| be held Jan. 10.
State Agents Reappointed.
The state executive council has APP
proved the reappointment of George
L. Bidwell OF Des Moines and James
E. Risden of Cedar Rapids as state
agents working under the direction
OF the attorney generals office. Both
Of these men were appointed when
the law first went into effect last
July and have been serving since that
time.
To Meet Tax Decrease.
According to report to the depart
ment of justice, the city of Burling-
ton has met the decrease in city rev.
enue due to the closing OF the sa-
looms by discharging the chief Of po-
! lice and four members of the police
department The saving will be $4,000
year. Chief Willard, who was re-
moved, had q good reputation as an
enforcer OF law. Burlington formerly
received $4,000 annually from the
| saloons.
So far none OF the other cities Of
the state has begun to retrench.
Guard May Be MobiIized.
Iowa will take all OF her national
guard troops to Chickamauga' for an
efficiency test II the plan embodied
in the Chamberlain bill. just intro
duced in the United States senate. is
passed. The bill provides for the