Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1916-04-13
relephone Hearing continued.

Tetephono hearing Continues.
Telephone interests sprang a sur
prise in the telephone transmission
hearing at the state house before the
Iowa railroad commission by filing
copy OF Judge Henry Silwold's ruling
In the Mahaska county District court.
BY this decision the Oskaloosa Trac-
ton and Light company is ordered
to pay $1,000 to rebuild rural tele-
phone lines which we're put out OF
business by the construction of a
transmission line along the same
highway occupied by the telephone
wires.
The question before the railroad
commission is whether electric COM
panies, when receiving franchises,
should agree or be ordered to pay
the expense OF rebuilding rural
grounded telephone lines which might
be put out of commission by the con.
struction of electric lines in the i'm
mediate vicinity.
Governor Clarke Aids Cleanup Week.
Il desire in this public way to call
the attention of the people Of the state
to movement by the Federated Wom-
ems clubs of Iowa to institute what
may be known as Cleanup week"
beginning April "a. Sixteen thousand
women are behind the movement and
are inspired only by an unselfsh de-
votion to the public welfare.
81 hope the people of the state will
cooperate with these women and help
them in every way possible. 1T
would be very helpful IL the mayors
and newspapers of the cities and
towns of the state would call special
attention to the week to be devoted
to said purposes and urge that meet
ings be held in that behalf and also
IL the women Of the state would see
to 1t that the purpose and value of
the movement be not lost in any COM
munity."
Rule Out Blanket Insurance.
e. H. English, state insurance COM
missioner, has ruled that group" in
surance cannot be written in Iowa.
Group insurance is a new scheme
by the large insurance companies OF
writing insurance on the employees
of concern without regard to age or
physical condition.
The Iowa law prohibits the writ
ing of insurance unless there is a
physical examination Of the appli-
cant.
Must Register for Stuff Election.
The assistant attorney general has
ruled that in towns where voters
must register registration will be re-
quired for the vote on the equal suff-
rage constitutional amendment June
s.
Registration is not required for the
primary, according to the law. But
special election, for which registra-
ton will be necessary, the attorney
holds.
State Board Sends Out Treatments.
In the past three months the state
board of health has sent out to physi.
clans over the state 227 immunizing
treatments for diphtheria, ia curative
treatments for diphtheria, eleven te-
tanus antitoxin treatments, sixty-eight
typhoid fever treatments and 40
smallpox vaccinations. These are fur
nished to physicians at wholesale
rates.
Cuts Down Expenses.
The state board of control is econ
omizing this year in the matter OF
sending superintendent of state in
situations to national conventions.
Last year, 10 men were sent to con-
ferences, many of which were located
on the Pacific coast. This year but
seven will be sent.
Issue Court Reports.
The state is now issuing volume
No. 1863, Iowa Supreme court reports.
1t contains the opinions OF the Janu-
airy. 1915, term. The copy for volumes
ITO and III Is in the hands of the