Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-09-25

trial.
The leaders of organized labor are
placing much dependence on Judge Nc
Pherson in their struggle with the Iowa
Telephone Company. The fact that the
attorneys for the telephone company
passed over the Iowa judge and went
to Minnesota to secure an injunction
and the fact that Judge Mcpherson re-
fused to approve the injunction without
original evidence before him, leads
the labor leaders to the belief that
when Judge Mcpherson hears the case
at Council Bluffs next month he will
dissolve the Sanborn injunction and
disapprove of that method of fighting
out quarrel between employers and
|employes. Judge Mcpherson has never
shown any great disposition to favor
corporations at the expense of the Ia
boring men. The strike is being car
ried on resolutely, tho there is nothing
to indicate that any considerable head
way is being made against the Iowa
company. Much quiet work is being
carried on, but the strikers did not
at any time resort to violence or do
Anything that was in the least danger
Gus. The taking of evidence in the
injunction case is progressing here.
Two men have the past week been
making an investigation into the civic
system in Iowa. One is Professor Bow
en, OF Columbia college, ard the other
George Pottle, Of Lewiston, Me-, mem
Der of the state board Of assessors. Mr..
Pottle has confined his Investigations
largely to the assessment and taxing
systems OF The state. The state of
Maine has entered upon policy which,
in his Judgment, might well be followed
by other states. The state board of
assessors, which corresponds to some
extent with the executive council OF
Iowa, is under instruction from the leg
islature to carry on continuous In.
yestigation of assessment methods In
different states and to make biennial
reports OF suggestions for the improve
ment Of the system in Maine. This
year the board makes an inquiry among
some of the midland states and some
Of the states near to Maine. Next
year some other branch may be taken
up, and so on for a number of years
with. the result that If this policy is
carried out long enough the state Of
Maine will have the best taxing system
in the world. Professor Bowen's in
vestigations relate more directly to the
topic OF Capitalization of power and
authority in the various states. He
went back into the history of the board
of revi and found that at one time this
board had powers much greater than
now. On the other hand there has been
distinct Capitalization of power in
some other directions, as for instance,
in the matter of direct assessment Of
Columbia university de-
sires information on these subjects
which information will be used in the
various college publications.. Professor
Bowen gathered vast amount of In
formation while in Des Moines. There
is great interest everywhere in the
principles of state government and es-
pecially in the matter Of assessment
and taxation.
When Gov. Cummins returns homo
from the cruiser christening he will
find awaiting him stack OF letters
several feet deep containing for the
most part invitations for hirn to make
speeches. He Is wanted everywhere.
in demand. He is wanted in Kansas
City at fair or horse show, Kansas
wants two or three speeches and other
states are after him. How he will di
vide up his time is problem for him. |
George l.. Dobson, ex-secretary of state,
Is another who is In demand. He goes
into Missouri for two or three meet
ings the first of next week, later into |
Nebraska and then into Ohio and the
east. Capt Hull, chairman of the con-
gressional committee. has asked Dob |
son to open the campaign In this coun-
ty at Mitchellville on the 4th Of mex.
The fact that the democrats have
started out to get Rourke Cochran for
a few feature meetings. in the Third
district indicates that they are in earn
est This will not tickle the free silver
element very much.
The annual trophy shoot of the Fifty
second regiment is to be held in AL
gona Oct. on the range CT Company
+, under the direction of Capt. Smith,
inspector of small arms practice as
signed to that regiment. Emmets-
purg holds the cup now. Teams Of
five from each company will attend.
The Forty-ninth is to have a similar
contest about the middle Of October at
Cedar Rapids In charge of Capt. Cush-
man.
llNNlE HAGUEWOOD FUND.