Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1916-02-17
May End Booze shIpments.

May End Booze Shipments.
II the action in which the constitu.
tionality of the Whitmore bill is at
tackled wins, it will absolutely check
the shipment OF beer and liquor into
Iowa for private consumption, the dry
forces Of the state declare.
The drys are attacking the consti-
nationality of law passed by the
last assembly as temperance meas
ure. 1t was framed at secret eau
Gus of the drys of the senate. The
basis OF the attack is that the body
OF the bill refers to liquor for pri.
vate consumption, but this phase is
not mentioned in the title.
II was on the strength of the Whit.
more bill that Judge Carpenter o:
the federal court at Chicago enjolned
the railroads from refusing to &C.
cept. liquor shipments into Iowa.
Census Almost Complete.
Ninety-seven counties OF Iowa have
2,320,191 population. according to the
1915 state census. The same counties
had 2,1s1,7s3 in 1910.
A. U. Swan, director OF the state
census, will finish work on the last
two counties within the next few
days. II is expected that the results
will show gain of per cent.
The results in Taylor and Bremen
counties show that Taylor has 16,549
people, compared with 1912 in 1910
Bremen has 16,96s, compared with
1888 five years ago.
Plan Seed Corn Week.
The seed corn situation is apparent.
ly so hopeless that Governor Clarke
has taken official cognizance OF the
matter and decided to issue a procia-
nation for special seed corn week"
The week will probably be Feb. 2S.
to March 4.
The attention OF the state will be
turned to the matter of seed corn at
that time.
1t is reported that many sections OF
the state will have to import all their
seed This is especially true In the
northern counties of Iowa.
Wilson Enjoyed Iowa Visit.
Officials who were with the presi.
dent on his western trip spoke in en-.
thusiastic terms Of the reception In
Iowa. They said they had been led to
apprehend that anti-preparedness sen.
timent would manifest itself to such
an extent as to be uncomfortable. In.
stead the president was given a rous-
ing welcome.
The president personally was high
ly pleased with the way Iowans turn.
ed out and the welcome they gave him.
The Des Moina IS demonstration was
highly appreciated by him.
To Attend Military Maneuvers.
Adj. Gen. Guy E. Logan has re-
ceived information from Washington
that the field artillery of the Iowa
National guard will participate in ma.
neuvers with the regular army at
Sparta. Wis, on dates to be selected
between June and Aug. %. The
officers will attend a military school
at Sparta previous to the maneuvers.
Return from Inspection Tour.
Jas. II. McConlogue o. the state
board OF control has returned from
a tour OF inspection of the most mod
ern reformatories in the east. The
most up to date plans will be used
In the building of the new women's
reformatory for Iowa. which will be
on the cottage plan.
Cannot Reduce capitalization.
The state department has ruled
that 1t Is illegal for bank to reduce
its capitalization. One bank in the
state has made the request that II
be permitted to reduce its capitaliza-
ton from 100000 to $4,000. No such
reduction will be permitted by the
state department.