Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1918-06-20

The officers of the Southwestern
fairs, who held a conference at Kan
sas City recently. will suggest to ali
prize winners that they take % per
cent of the premiums won at the
fair this fall, in Thrift or War Saw.
ings Stamps, according to A. r. Cor
ey, secretary of the Iowa State fair,
who attended the conference. A res
olution was passed, requesting the
management Of each state fair to
tender to each exhibitor who won a
premium, as many War Savings
Stamps as would be considered ac-
ceptable.
Bayard Fuller, the Sac City boy
who was shot by a guard at Jeffer-
son Barracks when he started to run
away, was mentally unbalanced, and
cannot be held responsible for his
act, according to Investigations Of
his mental condition made in 1916 by
R. H. Sylvester Of the psychological
clinic at Iowa State university and by
Max 3. White, superintendent Of the
Clarinda state. hospital. The boys
father, DR.. 2. Fuller, makes public
the facts in a letter to the press,
answering the charges Of willful de-
sertion.
Afternoon teas. and church $50
!ciables" where food is served, are
unpatriotic. Dean w. F. Barr, as
sistant state food administrator, is
offering strenuous objection TO the
fourth meal, served so often at wo-
mems afternoon parties, or church
functions. Unless these form one OF
the regular meals Of the day they
should be eliminated, the dean says.
There is no objection to the serving
OF ice cream, in addition to regular
meals, providing no additional food
is offered.
Food Administrator Deems is in re-
ceipt of communication from Her
bert Hoover urging the storing OF
grain as against possible bad years
ahead, and in consequence there,
should be no anticipation Of unlimit-
ed wheat bread until the war is over.
II we are honest with ourselves we
will maintain restrictions regarding
the use Of substitutes, both domestic
and commercial, and will continue
the requirement Of high milling ex-
traction and elimination Of non-es-
sential use.
Physicians and surgeons generally
have responded to the call for service
in such numbers that many of the
smaller towns and rural districts are
without physicians, DR. G. H. Sumner,
secretary Of the state board Of health,
reported on his return from Washing.
ton, D. c., where he conferred with
the United States public health au.
thorities. The government however,
is asking for 500 more physicians
from Iowa.
George p. Thompson, aged 5S years
engineer on the Illinois Central, was
instantly killed recently when freight
train No. 73 crashed through bridge
two miles east Of Arion and six miles
west of Denison. Seven cars of stock
followed the engine to the bottom Of
the ravine. The accident was caused
by the giving away of the piers OF
the bridge which had been weakened
by heavy rains.
Approximately 100000 women OF
Iowa subscribed for a total Of $l4,-
&56, 265 worth Of liberty bonds Of the
third issue, according to reports just
completed by Mrs. w. w. Marsh,
state chairman for the women's com.
mittee. These reports are based on
figures sent In from the eleven con.
gressional districts and are actual
subscriptions taken out by the wo-
men.
With total enrolment Of 3,772
for the year, the Cedar Falls Teach
ers' College attendance for the year
1878 Just closed was very salts
factory. The war activity part taken
included $40 men placed in army SER
vice and others have enlisted and
now await orders to report. The fac
ulty and student contributions to Y.
M. c. A., Red Cross and other war
funds was more than $4,000.
AAO W0k uOCo AOI bcSA W put a
crimp in the purchase OF autos IN
Iowa. In the last thirty days the
state automobile department has sent
out licenses for 20,250 new cars.
There have been $4,000 registrations
of cars since Jan. /. The department
has not yet caught up with its work.
They are now going over the mail re-
ceived on March 81.
George Hedges, chief engineer az
the university power plant at Iowa
City, died from the effects OF burns
received while working with a large
cutoff valve In the main steam pipe
at the plant The valve blew out,
deluging him with steam. He was
taken to,the hospital but lived only .
short time.
| Sixty-one limited service men from
this state recently started for Van
couver, Wash. where they will enter
the aeronautical branch Of the serv-
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