Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-09-13
NOTES FROM THE CAPITAL
Des Moines, September 10, 100

| In his decision in the Transfers
Union-Weitz litigation. in which the
former is suing to recover the differ
ence between sum paid Ed Ryan
for services rendered and the amount
due according to scale of wages
agreed upon between the union and
the contractors last My, Justice Hal.
loran holds that the u.lion is not en-
titled to recover for lie reason that
the character OF the contract is con-
trary to public policy. He also con-
tends that the point is applicable to
all unions and that they are clearly
violating section 5000 of the code.
| which says:
ANY corporation organized under
the laws of the state for the trans
acuon or conduct of any kind of bust
ness In tins state, or any partner
snip, association or individual Great
ing INTO or becoming member of, or
party TO any pool, trust, agree
nieht' contract, partnership, associa-
t,on or individual to regulate or fix
the price of any articles of merchan-
disc, or to fix the limit. the amount
or quantity of any article, commodity
or merchandise to be manufactured
mined, produced or sold i'm this state
shall be guilty of conspiracy"
In fact the construction mt upon
the term commodity which the
American and English Encyclopedias
OF Law interprets as anything which
rs a benefit, such as labor interest
etc, Mr.. Halloran is of the opinion
mat unions are maintained contrary
10 the spirit OF the code and against
pubic policy and in direct violation
OF the statutes, which say, ''any or
ganlzation which has for its object
the control of any commodity is
guilty OF conspiracy and punishable
by law. That labor is a commodity
Mr.. Halloran says he does not be-
lleye any one will dispute and that
unions have for their object the
maintenance of labor is another fact
no one will take issue upon.
The eleventh annual convention of
che Iowa State Epworth League will
be held in Des Moines, October 25-
70. The best program ever arranged
TOT state convention has been pre-
pared, including among the principal
speakers Bishop Isaac W. joyce of
| Minneapolis, president of the league:
III. .. r. Berry of Chicago, general
secretary; DR.. w. p Thirkield of Gin
clnnatl, Mrs. Lucy Ryder Meyer of
Chicago, Miss Nellie Sanborn of Des
Moines and DR.. C. b. Spencer. editor
of the Central Christian Advocate,
st. Louis. The leading professors in
| the Methodist colleges of Iowa, and
many prominent laymen as well, will
also have good places on the pro-
| gram. 1T is expected that about six
| hundred leaguers will be in attend,
| ance at this convention, and the Des
| MONIES committees are making pre-
| paratlons TO properly entertain the
| crowd. The chairman of the enter.
| talnment committee is Mr.. A. +. Read,
| 504 Eighth street, Des Moines. The
convention will be in charge of the
state president, Mr.. w. E. Tacka-
berry, of Sioux City. Programs and
credential blanks for the event will
be mailed soon by the state secre--
tary, G. b Roberts of Abel, to every
league chapter in Iowa 1t is plan.
ned to make the convention grand
closing century rally of the young
people of Iowa Methodism.
| The semi-annual apportionment Of
interest of the permanent school fund
| DcCh Ildue ny the STATE AUDITOR
| and the apportionment warrants are
being mailed out. The apportionment
is on basis of sixteen and thirty
one one hundredths cents for each
youth in the county. The total amount
of permanent school fund On the first
day of January, 1900, upon which the
! superintendent is computed, was $4,-
! S,004.16.
A deal has been closed between the
| Des Moines and Northern Iowa and
New York contractors for the con-
| struction of the road and work will
commence as soon as the frost is out
of the ground next spring. The road
will be built by Des Moines men and
by Des Moines capital. just at pres
ent the incorporators are arranging
for sale of the bonds.
A meeting of the various temper
ance societies and the representatives
of about twenty of the churches Of
the city was held i'm the parlors of
the Y. NJ. c. A. building for the pur-
pose of discussing plans for procuring
| funds to carry the fight against the
saloons through the courts. Consid-
cradle enthusiasm was manifested,
and the leaders of the movement are
confident of making the liquor cases
come up for hearing. 1t is proposed
20 raise money by securing the pledges
of 1000 people to give % cents a
month for four months, and in this
way secure a fund large enough to
carry the case to the supreme court if
necessary.
A suit for $333.6O as lobbyist at the
last session of the Legislature has been
commenced against several of the in
surance companies which were inter-
ested in the passage of the stipulated
premium law. The suit has been COM
menced by w. b. Hanes against the
| Southwestern Mutual of Marshalltown
and the Chicago Life, the Midland
Life and the Federal Life. The plain
| tiff claims that he was hired by III. S.
Halbert of the Marshalltown com
pany to see the members of the legis-
lature in regard to the proposed bill,
and explain matters to them so they
would understand it fully.
| SUSPECTED CASES OF PLAGUE.