Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-01-20
Iowa Managers to Confer With
Those Of Other States to
Secure Attractions
CONSECUTIVE DATES PROPOSED
Circuit Composed Of Iowa, Wisconsin,
Minnesota and Indiana Would Have
Many Advantages Riggs Makes
Discovery Of Remarkable School
Director.
Special to Times Republican


next years Iowa state fair. One is a
meeting Of the managers of the Iowa,
Minnesota, Wisconsin and Indiana
state fairs which will occur on consec-
utive dates this year. The purpose or
the meeting will be to endeavor to ar
range a schedule of attractions. BY
these four fairs coming on consecutive
dates. agreeing on certain big attrac-
lions they can secure such attractions
much easier than otherwise.
The other meeting is one OF all the
western state fairs which will be for
the purpose Of agreeing on a uniform
classitications for premiums in stock
and other exhibits. The matter is one
of more Importance than appears on
the surface both to the patrons of the
fair and the exhibitors. Where the
classifications are uniform the exhibit
ors by fainiliarizing themselves with
one classification know what conditions
they must meet at all the fairs and ex-
positions.
The Iowa state, fair this year will be
two days longer than heretofore. 1t
Is about the first there Is to be held In
the country the dates being August 20
to 20 and most of the big herds OF
stock and big exhibitors of other lines
will start In their exhibits at this place
fresh and in prime condition. full
program Of races and other attractions
will be put on this year on Saturday
and run thru to the following Saturday.
Heretofore it has not opened till sun
day and then the Sunday attraction has
been mainly the band concert.
State Superintendent Riggs has found
school officer in Amsterdam town.
ship of Buchanan county, who Is an
officer after his own heart. He Is Ole
T. Rickausrud. He has subscribed for
an educational journal for each one OF
the school directors of that township
and has two CIR three school journals
himself He buys books on educational
subjects and reads them and as a re-
suit OF his efforts that township never
engages q teacher that does not have
first grade certificate and never pays
less than $45 month wages. AT the
recent meeting Of the schol officers
of that township, Mr.. Rickausrud took
a leading part in the discussion of ed
vocational matters and showed clearly
that he is an officer acquainted with
the work.
There has been something Of a con-
test on between the Live Stock Fx-
change Of Chicago and the Corn Belt
Meat Producers Association of Iowa
as to who was entitled to the credit
for winning the suit before the Inter-
state Commerce Commission to get the
switching charge on live stock at
Chicago cut down from 81 a car to 81
a car. The suit was in fact started
by the Live Stock Exchange and was
in its name and 1t therefore has the
prime facie. evidence. Butt the Corn
Belt Meat Producers claim, however,
that the Live Stock Exchange laid
down and that the Corn Belt Meat
Producers came in as interveners and
with Judge Cowan Of Texas as their
attorney, won the suit. It fs UNDER
claims that the Interstate Commerce
Commission has never recognized the
Corn Belt Meat Producers.
The meat producers now claim q
feather In their cap, however, because
the Interstate Commerce Commission
came to Des Moines, the home Of the
Corn Belt Meat Producers Associa-
ton, to hold the hearing on the collec-
ton of the refund of 81 car which
the commission ordered paid back to
the feeders The SUIT to recover this
money was started by the Meat Pro-
ducers who retained Attorney Strock
Of this city to act as attorney for the
members Of the association. They thus
claim with show of reason that the
commission has recognized the Corn
Belt Meat Producers.
Spinal meningitis is being reported
to the state board Of health again. The
reports this winter are coming from
the southern part Of the state where
there have been some deaths.
Judge Zala A. Church Of Greene
county, has sustained the anti-pass
law enacted by the Iowa legislature of
1907, and has declined to issue the
writ of habeas corpus for which ap-
plication was made by H. F. Schultz Of
Storm Lake, the illinois Central at
torney, who attempted to ride on a
pass and was prosecuted therefor by
Attorney General H. w. Byers.
Schultz was arrested in October un-
der charge Of violation Of the law. In
stead OF standing trial he decided to
apply. for a, writ of habeas corpus,
pleading the unconstitutionality of the
act. This raised the issue Of the valid
ity of the law, directly. Judge Church
sustains the law, and of course Mr..
Schultz will appeal to the supreme
court.
1t was test case, the railroad COM
pany appearing by its attorneys for
Mr.. Schultz. Upon its final determin-
alton depends the conduct of the pass
business by the railroads, with respect
to their local attorneys. In the legisla-
ture OF 1907 there was much controv-
ersy over the question of issuing passes
to local attorneys and doctors of the
companies It was claimed that the
companies ought to have the right to
retain the services OF attorneys in Diff
ferent communities Many compromises
were proposed in the several confer
ence committees between the house
and senate. covering the question, but
finally. the law was passed as the
house demanded, absolutely prohibit
ing railroadecompanies from giving at
torneys and doctors passes and prohib-