Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1916-03-09
TO PREVENT DISEASE
Plans Being Made BY the State
Health Board for Meeting.
DISEASE PREVENTION WEEK
Governor Will Be Asked To Issue
Proclamation and Citizens Of State
Will Be Given Special instruc-
ton In Health Rules.

Des Moines.-Dr. G. H. Sumner, sec
rotary of the state board of health,
has declared for preparedness against
disease.
He is planning to call conference
soon to be attended by the governor,
members OF the state board of educa-
ton, representatives from the facul-
ties Of the three state schools and
Of the board of control and its insti-
buttons, together with the state board
of health to work out some statewide
plan of disease prevention.
DR.. Sumner will ask the governor
to proclaim disease prevention week
in which the subject can be given spe-
cial study all through the state.
DR.. Sumner. in speaking Of his plans.
says: II am in favor of at once hav-
ing a conference of the state board
of health when the governor shall be
present and undertake the advance
step Of studying preventive means
and immunizing means, and l think
the state should be represented and
with these should be the board of
control"
DR.. Sumner believes that study and
investigation should be taken up in
the state laboratories for the purpose
Of determining immunes in all Of the
communicable diseases. He says that
new method has come forward of
late known as the Schick test which
Is a simple skin test by which 1t can
be ascertained whether or not a per-
son is immune to diptheria. He de-
clares that If this test is all that is
claimed for it a great advance has
been made in preventive medicine,
and that through investigation other
methods can be worked out which will
indicate whether or not a person is
immune from other diseases.
Officials Seek Additional Funds.
At a meeting of the retrenchment
an reform committee of the legisla-
ture held at the state house the ques-
ton of additional funds for handl-
ing the automobile department was
taken up. The regular appropriation
for taking care of this work has been
exhausted and Secretary Allen is ask
ing the authority of the committee to
use an additional appropriation of
$4,000 which the law specifies can be
used II the consent of the retrench-
ment and reform committee is OBJ
tanned.
Labor Commissioner A. L. Urick
was before the committee asking for
additional help in his department.
An extra clerk will probably be au-
thorized to take care OF statistical
work.
The members OF the committee in
attendance were Senator Leslie E.
Francis of Spirit Lake, Representative
A. ]. Kane of Dubuque, Representa-
tive Justin Barry OF. Cherokee and
Senator A. C. Savage of Adair.
Buy Quarry for Prison Labor.
The state board of control has pur-
chased l41 acres of land in Lyon
county for the purpose of opening up
quarry as prison industry to sup
ply crushed rick for the improvement
OF Iowa's highways. The stone also
will be sold to railroads for construc-
ton work, and to cities for paving.
The land purchased Is in the north
western part OF Iowa. The Rock 10
land route lies within three miles OF
1t to the south and the Illinois Gen.
trail comes within one mile and half
of 1t to the north. Both companies
are expected to construct switches to
the state quarry, the state supplying
the right of way and doing the grad
ing.
The price paid for the property is
less than 800 an acre. II has an in
exhaustible supply of Sioux Falls
granite, the stone appearing on the
surface.
Rush In Auto Registrations.
Automobile number plates are now
being received at the state house at
such rate that the registration de-
partment probably can keep up to
date in sending out plates. For time
there was a shortage OF 10000 plates.
This has been reduced to less than
5000.
The department is prepared for
rush of registration in March. Car
owners who neglect to register before
April 1, will be required to pay a
penalty.
The oldest automobile which has
been registered for 1916 is a Ford
which was manufactured in 1905. 1t
is still in use. The next Oldest car
registered this year was purchased in
1909.
Employment Found for Many.
The state free employment bureau
has put 175 farm laborers to work in
various parts OF the state. During the
winter the department was busy get
ting in touch with the farmers who
need farm help for 1916 and made
contracts to furnish men on March /.
Wages offered were good, ranging
from $50 to $45 a month.
The department still has good list
of single men who have not yet been
placed. Farmers may get competent
help Immediately by sending word to
the state department
States Most Expensive Trial.
It is interesting to know that 1t
probably cost Iowa more money to
convict Charles Thomas of Des
Moines, charged with the murder of
Mabel Scofield, than any other pris-