Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-01-25
State Manufacturers Associa-
tion Petitions Commission to
Change Express Rates
HEARING TO COME IN FEBRUARY
Railroads Withdraw Order Increasing
Minimum Freight Charge - Byers
Decides Candidates Can Not Pay
for Circulating Primary Petitions
After Sufficient Number Signs.
Special to -imes-Republican.

Special to --rimes-Republican.
Des Moines, jan 25.--A. G. Hutchns,
secretary Of the Iowa State Manufac-
turers' association. filed q petition with
the state railroad commission this
morning asking for rehearing on ex-
press rates.
The commission recently promul-
gated a schedule of rates. In connec-
ton with 1t the explanation was made
that the new rates were reduction OF
= per cent from the established rates
Of the express companies In this state.
Explanation disclosed that the reduce
ton did not amount to anywhere near
20 per cent, for the reason that the
published rates of the express COM
panies used as basis Of existing rates
were not, in fact, the actual rates
charged.
It Is in view of this discrepancy
that the manufacturers association
asks for the rehearing. The board will
fix Feb. IL as the date for 1t.
At that time the companies will be
put on the grill for the facts con-
corning their business, in view of the
discrepancy between their published
rates furnished the board as basis
for its new schedule and the actual
rates in force.
1t is not unlikely that the board will
make statement at that time ex-
planning that it was q victim in the
matter. %,
News has reached the manufactur-
ers association that the railroads have
withdrawn the order increasing the
minimum rate from 90 to 40 cents
Feb. L.. Some mystery attaches to this
matter.
Attorney General Byers has decided
two important points with respect to
the primary law, which will be reduced
to writing, soon. and made Of record.
He has held that candidates for Of
fiice cannot legally employ men to cir
culate nomination papers to secure
signatures All SASSSS VI tAlC AAAAAiAA S'.A
number required by law.
And he has held that the secretary
of state and county auditors cannot
lawfully furnish blanks to candidates
for signatures in excess Of the mini
mum number required by the law.
If additional blanks are desired by
candidates they must have them
printed atStheir5 own expense. but they
cannot then be circulated at the ex-
pense of the candidate.
1t requires ITO signatures to NOM
nation paper to get the name of a
candidate for county office on the re-
publican primary ballot in Polk coun-
ty. Under the decision of General By
ers the auditor Of the county cannot
lawfully furnish to the candidate Pc
tition blanks for more than substanti-
ally the 10 required by the law. If the
candidate desires to have a larger pc
tition he must have the blanks printed
not hire men to circulate them for
more than ITO signatures.
The same limitation applies to all
candidates for all offices within the
numbers of signatures required by the
law.
E.4 A. reunion Of the old time railroad
men of Iowa to be held in Des Moines
early in the summer, probably early in
June, has been projected by the Iowa
Railway club. 1t is proposed to assem-
BILE all Of the great army of men who
were identified with the roads prior
to 1883 and while no definite estimate
Is possible now, 1t is believed that
several thousand will be in attendance.
1t will be a meeting of man and man,
officialdom will be forgotten and no
"brass collars" as the officers are gen.
orally, known, will be In the throng;
every IMAM who worked on an Iowa
railroad, whether as section hand, sec
ton boss, engineer. conductor, super
intendent, president or in any other
capacity prior to 1888, regardless of
whether he is now in or out of the
service, will be eligible to participate.
| Only preliminary plans have been
made for it and not much publicity
| has beer given the project However,
every railroad man who has heard OF
it is enthusiastically in favor of it and
| promises to lend his aid iHmaking 1t a
huge success. So far as known 1t VIII
be the first reunion Of veteran railroad
men ever attempted In the country. 1t
ia the idea Of w. H. Gwen, superin-
tendent of the Des Moines valley d.
vision of the Rock Island. who has
been identified with Iowa lines for
| many years:
Yesterday supt c. w Jones Of the
Iowa division of the Rock Island and
president of the Iowa Railway club
Supt. w. H. Gwen of the Rock Island,
c. H. Gordon. formerly trainmaster OF
the Milwaukee, and f. NJ, Wentworth,
Iowa representative Of the Pennsyl-
vania lines. the latter three forming
special committee Of the Iowa Rail-
way club. met with members of the
Des Moines Commercial club to enlist
the latters aid. This was enthusiastic