Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1916-01-06
LIVE STOCK HEARING
Iowa Officials Attend Investi.
gatien Held in Chicago.
CONDUCTED BY SEN. KENYON
Plan Introduced to Establish Live
Stock Department at Washington
With Cabinet Head--Would
Mean Much to Iowa.

Des Moines.-Dr. J. l. Gibson, state
veterinarian, has returned after testi-
flying at the investigation of the fed
eral methods of handling the foot and
mouth disease, conducted by Senator
Kenyon at Chicago. He heartily in
dorsed the plan suggested by w. w.
Marsh of Waterloo that the govern
ment establish a live stock depart
ment at Washington with cabinet
head, instead OF continuing the work
by bureau under another depart
ment.
THE live stock industry of the
country has grown important enough
to warrant the establishment OF
Washington department" SAID DR..
Gibson. Iowa is especially interested,
for rs cents out of every dollar re-
ceived by the Iowa farmer comes
from live animals and animal prod
ucts. Iowa's live stock interests total
00.000,000. But this department only
has $1,000 appropriation to look aft
er this big industry. 1t is not enough"
The state official says that at the
Chicago investigation the enemies Of
the federal bureau made 1t uncomfort-
able for the witnesses. w. w. March
and G. w. French Of Iowa severely
raped the federal authorities. While
on the stand, Colonel French asked
DR.. Gibson If, there was an element
Of danger in returning his herd to
Iowa, after being cured OF the foot
and mouth disease.
81 replied that there is danger until
after the herd has wintered in barn
with other CATTLE" said DR.. Gibson.
"They also tried to rap me for not
disinfecting after visiting the Marsh
herd a week before released the ami
mails from quarantine. The herd was
released by the federal authorities
ninety days previous"
New Law HeIpo Guard.
The armory hoard OF the Iowa Ma
tional guard convened at the state
house to rerate the armories OF the
state to comply with the conditions of
the new state law.
Under the old law each company
having standard armory was entitled
to $1,000 year for rent Of the build
ing. The new law increases the rent
allowance to $1,000 year for each
armory, providing that certain stand
ards are met. The state requires a
room 60xs0 feet with no posts as a
place to drill, with plenty OF side
rooms for equipment and instruction
There are probably fifty armories
of the state which will meet the
standards, it is said. They will draw
about 100000 annually for rent, an
increase OF about $4,000 over last
year. There has been a steady i'm
provement in the armories in the last
few years, and many of the military
companies now own their homes. Some
of the companies have club rooms in
connection.
Bogus State Agents.
The state department of justice has
been annoyed somewhat by persons
over the state who represent them
selves to be special agents. Attorney
General George Cosson says that spe-
cial agents carry credentials issued
by the governor or the department OF
justice, and that where there is doubt
as to the identity of state officer, he
should be required to show his APP
pointment papers.
There are now three commissioned
state agents. They are: o. o. Rock.
G. A. Bronson and George Bidwell. J.
Il. Risden probably will be appointed
early In January. The force of four
men permitted by the law will then
be complete. The department of jus
tice has four or FIVE men doing special
work, and they are being paid from
the attorney generals special fund.
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Law Enforcement Easy Now.
Attorney General Cosson reports
that with changed public sentiment
and stronger laws, the state of Iowa
will be better able to enforce prohi-
bition, beginning Jan. 1, 1916, than
1t was when the first prohibition law
went into effect In the early eighties.
More than 100 bootleggers have
been arrested by Cosson's agents
within the last six weeks in addition
to a number OF gamblers. white slav-
ers and bank robbers.
Parole vioiator Caught.
Edward Bogues, an escaped parole
violator from Iowa, talked too much
and caused his own recapture. At
Pontiac, Mich, he boosted that he es-
capped from Iowa and the police heard
1t. They notified the Iowa officials.
Bogues will be returned to the Ana
mosa reformatory. He was sent up
originally for breaking and entering.
Unable To Handle Grip Epidemic.
One-third of Iowa's 2,500,000 popu-
lation is suffering from the grip. ac-
cording to an estimate made by DR..
q. H. Sumner, secretary OF the state
board of health.
He admitted the health officials are
powerless to combat the grip.
DIR. Sumner thinks that persons are
most likely to get the grip in motion
picture houses, street cars, railroad
trains and halls and home not prop
erly ventilated.
Sumner advises particularly against
overheated rooms.
State Has Birthday.
Iowa was So years old December
2Sth. On Dec. 2s, 1916. the state was
admitted to the union. The annivers-
airy passed without any notice in
Iowa, as far as the state officials
were advised. However, the Iowa So
ciety in California celebrated in hon
or of Iowa's becoming a state.
Members of the Iowa society sent