Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-04-05
The Cummings Bill Will Pre-
vent Cut-Throat Methods Be-
ing Employed in Iowa
TOO LATE TO SAVE REPUBLIC
Standard Took Over That Concern Just
Before the Law Went Into Effect
Hoped That the Law Will Give the
Independent in Iowa Some Protec-
ton.
by Ora Williams1

| Special to Times Republican,
Des Moines, April 5.-Whle the
| Cummings bill to prevent the destruc-
ton OF competition in the oil business
/ has passed the legislature in a form
which is generally believed to be such
| that cut throat methods will not again
be resorted to, it could not become a
law in time to prevent the consolida-
prevent the swallowing up of one of
| the strongest independent companies
in the state. The taking over of the
Republic Oil company by the Stand
ard will be much regretted. The Re-
public had about a dozen plants and
these We're all in good cities and where
much business was done. The Stand.
ard has 124 plants in Iowa and, of
course, one wherever the Republic has
one. But as a matter of fact the Re-
public plants were generally better
and the oil dealt in was of higher
grade than the Standard. Now the
| Standard will abandon and tear down
every one of these large Republic
| plants in Iowa. In Des .Moines the big
plant of the Republic company on the
south side will be destroyed as soon
| as possible, "a large number of en-
ployes will be without employment,
and all the business will be done from
the Standard plant on. the east side.
1t is hoped that the law just passed
will have the result of giving some
l-protection to any other independent
lines in the state and to others yet to
be organized.
The house sought to prevent estab-
!ishment of had precedent yesterday.
When a requisition is asked for pris-
oner' outside the state and an agent is
sent to get the man the agent is in
structed that unless the man is
brought back and tried on the charge
made the state will not pay the ex-
pense of the trip. This is to prevent
saddling on the state the expense Of
petty prosecutions where there is no
real intention to convict, but merely
to collect a debt or for other reasons
The house was asked to pay claim Of
$3.50 in a case where the agent of the
state failed to bring back his prisoner
The governor had refused to audit the
bill.
One of the latest bills to go before
the house is one by Meredith which
forbids Sunday theaters. 1t does not
undertake to regulate Sunday games
and sports, but is confined wholly to
theaters.
The house passed a bill by Hart to
remove the attempted discrimination
in the matter of amount of collateral
inheritance taxes due the state. The
state law now undertakes to make
those collateral heirs who live in for
eign countries pay more than those
who live here. 1t was found that under
the treaties existing with all countries
save the Norway this cannot be
done, and SO the practical operation of
the law is to discriminate against Nor
way alone. The house decided this
was unjust.
A number Of bills are pending in the
house relating to adjustment of the
terms of members of boards of super
visors to fit the biennial elections PLAN
These have now been referred with
other bills relating to salaries to a,
committee consisting of Head, Wright.
and Jepson. 1t is pretty certain that
there will be provision that in some
counties there may be more than three
members.
The Cedar Rapids superior court bill
came to it's death late yesterday after
noon in the house. The judiciary COM
mittee reported adversely on the bill
and the report was adopted. The law
yers of the house committee found
MANY objections to the bill, so they
said, and 1t was killed off.
~ ~ $50
The house passed bill authorizing
the board of control to employ an addi-
tional home finding agent for Iowa, and
increasing the allowance for this pur-
pose to $4,000.
The house spent more time than
seemed to be necessary in deciding
that it would not appropriate anything
for further decoration of the state
house. The bill appropriating $4,000
came over from the senate and Weeks
opposed it because SO much trimming
had been done already and because
If was understood that the approprla-
lions were to be for necessities only.
The house adopted motion to lndef1n-
itely postpone the bill, but later re-
considered this by a vote of 43 to AZ
49,. aofaa4ad tho bill on roll CALL