The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-09-13
NOTES FROM THE CAPITAL
Des Moines. September TO- 1900.

In his decision in the Transfers
Union-Weitz litigation, in which the
former is suing to recover the differ
'ence between a 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 May, Justice Hal
loran holds that the union is not en-
Titled to recover for the 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
She laws OF the state for the trans
actlon OF conduct of any kind of bust
ness IN this state, or any partner
snip, association or individual Great
ing lnto or becoming member of, or
party to any pool. trust, agree
ment, contract, partnership, associa-
ton 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 in this state
snail be guilty of a conspiracy"
IN fact the construction put upon
the term commodity" which the
american and English Encyclopedias
OF Law lnterprets as anything which
oeneflt. such as labor interest.
etc, Mr.. Halloran is of the opinion
.haI. unions are maintained contrary
70 the spirit of the code and against
public policy and in direct violation
OF the statutes, which say, 'sany or
ganizatlon which has for it's object
tne control of any commodity is
sulity OIL a conspiracy and punishable
ar. Halloran says he does not be-
lieve any one will dispute and that
nniors have for their object the
maintenance of labor is another fact
no one will take issue upon.
The eleventh annual convention Of
the Iowa State Epworth League will
be held in Des MONIES, October a5-
rs The best program ever arranged
1or state convention has been pre-
pared, including among the principal
speakers Bishop Isaac w. Joyce of
]
: Dr. y. +. Berry of Chicago, general
secretary; DR.. w. P. Thrilled of Gin
clnnati, Mrs. Lucy Ryder Never of
Chicago, Miss Nellie Sanborn of Des
Moines and DR.. G. b. Spencer, editor
OF the Central Christian Advocate,
OF. Louis. The leading professors in
the Methodist colleges of Iowa, and
many prominent laymen as well, will
also nave 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-
parations to properly entertain the
crowd. The chairman of the enter
talnment committee is Mr.. A. Z. Read.
oO4 Eighth street, Des Moines. The
convention will be in charge of the
state president, Mr.. W. L. Yacka-
berry, of Sioux City. Programs. and
prudential blanks for the event viii
be mailed soon by ting state secre-
sasy, = ReDe ,,t ct Of. te every 6; |,
ned to make the convention a grand
closing century rally OF the Young
people of Iowa Methodism.
The semi-annual apportionment OF
interest of the permanent school fund
has been made by the state auditor
and the superintendent warrants are
being mailed out. The apportionment
IS on a basis of sixteen and thirty
one one hundredths cents for each
Z youth in the county. The total amount
OF permanent school fund on the first
day of January, 1900, upon which the
apportionment is computed, was 81
4s,oo4.1 6.
meeting of the various temper
Ance societies and the representatives
of about twenty of the churches of
the city was held in the parlors of
the x. M. G. 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
70 raise money by securing the pledges
OF 1000 people to give 25 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.
SUM IOl pooo.OU DIS 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 H. 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.
COTTON CROP RUINED
Plantations and Crops in Brazos valley
Leveled 60 the Ground.
Waco, Tex, Sept. 1.-THE chief
damage done by the storm in this
Section was to frrit treas and 4l,a