Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-06-04
.DOLuV[R SELECTED
As ROOSEVELT AIDE
Iowa Senator Said to Have Been
Chosen to Lead Railway
Legislation Fight
STUDYING PROBLEMS AT ISSUE
Will Follow Plans Outlined BY Pres
ident at indianapolis - Maj. Gen. A.
w. GreeIy Visits Fort Des Moines
Iowa Society of the Colonial Wars
to Hold Banquet.
Special to Times-hepublican.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, June 4.-Senator Jona-
than P. Dolliver of Iowa is expected
to lead the presidents fight in con-
gress for the Roosevelt program as
outlined in the Indianapolis speech.
The president wants laws passed pro-
viding for the physical valuation of
interstate railroads and for the super
vision of capitalization thru the
regulation of stock and bohd issues.
{ Senator Dolliver left Washington af-
ter congress adjourned with the pur-
pose Of devoting his summer to the
study of the problems involved in this
great question. He had numerous con-
ferences with President Roosevelt re-
garding the additional legislation with
which the latter desires to supplement
the rate law and learned that this
would take the direction of restrictions
upon capitalization. Senator Dolliver
went to Massachusetts to investigate
the operation of the laws of that state
on the regulation of securities issued
by public utility corporations
OF course, the details of the presi-
dents notions about railway valuation
and supervision of capitalization are
yet to be worked out. He has merely
announced his views on the broad sub
ject and will look to congress to de-
velop them in the shape of satisfac-
tory laws.
Senator Dolliver was the most con-
sistent champion the president had in
the rate fight He clung to the rate
bill thru all its troubles on the t1oor
of the senate. Dolliver was left in an
embarrassing position by the presi-
dents change of position on court re-
view in the last days Of the struggle,
but that did not affect his loyalty to
the, president.
Senator Delivers railway views
have undergone a wonderful change
during the last few years. When he
was first elected to the senate he was a
prominent member of that large group
of men known as railway senators.
The Burlington road was supposed
to name Iowas representative in the
senate. Governor Cunmins made such
a hot issue Of railway regulation that
1t became apparent. that Delivers re-
election as railway Senator would be
impossible. Consequently he executed
skillful handspring and came up as
an aggressive advocate Of federal reg
ulation.
In fact, Dolliver almost became a
radical by the vigor with which be pur-
sued the railroads. He was one of the
four republican senators to vote for
the La Toilette amendment to the rate
law requiring the immediate valuation
of the properties Of interstate rail-
ways.
Fort Des Moines yesterday enter
tanned onee of the most noted men in
the United States army, in the person
Of Maj. Gen. A. w. Greely He is chief
ly known as an arctic explorer, but
served with distinction thru the civil
war. In May. 1882, while in the north,
members of his party reached a point
which was the farthest north up to that
time. While returning in 1883 his par
ty was imprisoned by the weather at
Cape Sabine until all but seven had
perished. The survivors were rescued
by relief expedition under the com
mand of Winfield Scott Schley For his
great tervices to the country and sci
ence Greely was rapidly advanced, ,1n-
til today he is in command Of the
northern division of the United States
army. ~,
He is now on an inspection tour and
therefore spent the day In examining
conditions at the post He inspected
the barracks, buildings and troops
within DOORS but the rain forbade the
usual parade and review. Lieutenant
Colonel Murray has also as his guest
the generals aide de camp, Captain
Warfeld.
The Iowa Society Of the Colonial
Wars will hold It's annual meeting and
banquet in Des Moines Monday, June
II. The program has not been ar
ranged but it has been settled that the
banquet will be held at the Chamber
lain in the evening.
The officers of the society include.
Governor-Willard F. Torbert, I,u-
buque.
Lieutenant governor-Col. Thomas
f. Cooke of Des Moines.
Deputy governor James B. Mason,
Des Moines.
Treasurer-Dr. I. $. Bigelov, Du-
buque.
secretary-Dr. John E. Bready, ru-
buque.
chaplain-Th Rev. William salter,
Burlington.
Historian-President George E. Mac
Lean, Iowa City.
LARGE CROWDS EXPECTED