Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-11-30
TEMPORARY INJUNCTION IN IN
TERURBAN CASE MEANS At
TACK ON STATUTE.
STATE WILL BE REPRESENTED
WHEN HEARING is HELD
Stakeholder Complainant Has Best of
Argument to Date-lmpement Deal
ers to Demand Better Accommoda-
tions at State Fair-Desire a Separ-
ate Building.
Special to Times-Republican.
ate Building.


Des Moines, Nov. 3o-The restrain
ing order, or temporary writ Of injunc-
ton, issued yesterday afternoon by
Judge Smith Mcpherson, in the Cedar
Rapids Iowa City interurban case, IS
accepted by the state officials to mean
that the whole question of the right of
Iowa to hake a 2-cent law will be tried
out before the judge. The petition in
the case, on behalf of Elizabeth Nc
Clintock, of Pennsylvania covers the
Whole matter, and every phase of the
law can be discussed and every weak
ness De attacked under the same. 1t is
also regarded as certain that no more
spot could have been found
for the attack. The plaintiff is a stock
holder and nonresident who sought TO
have the company continue making
money by charging higher rate for pas
senger service and met with the 2-cent
law. Now she shows that last year ana
This year the company lost about 500
600 for each year If anyone has
right 10 complain of the hardship and
Injustice Of the Iowa law it is just such
A complainant That ii would not have
been possible TO have brought the case
before any Judge more inclined TO fav-
or the success of the suit is Also well
recognized. The fact that the railroad
com mission and the attorney general
are made defendants in the case makes
ii certain that the attorney general VIII
have charge of the case, and a hard
fight will be made to show that the
Iowa law is not contrary to the consu-
tuition.
Judge Mcpherson also has under his
nat a case of vast Importance at least
- the farming interests OF the state
bii1 some phases of it remain yet 10 be
argued out by the court. This is the
case involving the constitutionality OF
the law which requires that the makers
of stock foods shall virtually make
public the stuff that they put into the
stock foods. This was attacked by large
concerns and there has been no at
tempt at enforcement since the courts
took hold of the matter. The STOCK 1000
makers believe that the law IS all
wrong and they say they Will be drlV-
en- out Of business if they have 10 COM
ply With H. But on the other hand II IS
pointed out that q great deal OF the
/ stock food sold is of little value and II
Z rs contents were known to the farmers
hey would al once see how foolish
lhey are 70 pay fancy prices therefor
Al present the farmer has no way O
deciding between the good and the bad
The implement dealers of the state
who are here 10 attend their annua
meeting. will probably take up tbs
question of securing better accommo'
da,ions at the state fair. II is recalled
that someone presumably speaking 10
them last summer made an attack il
the ewspapers on the state board
agriculture for refusing 10 pay pre-
rniums. Ii was found afterwards tina
the matter Of dropping all premium
for implements and machinery was
the suggestion of the manufacturer
who saw the irnpossbility Of any fai
competition between makes of differ
ent kinds Of machines. But the nipple
ment dealers do believe that the
should have a building at the fair es
oecially for the Iowa machinery Tn
IMPLEMENT exhibit at the fair
regarded as one OF the three big fea
lures, the others being the livestoc
and the amusements including races.
few years ago the implement men too
the lead in demanding of the stat
board that suitable building b
erected. but the breeders of hogs GO
in ahead Of them and they dropped tn
matter for the time being.
It is an interesting story which gc
out in Chicago at the opening of tn
international stock show, about no
the king OF England became quiz
chatty with Professor Kennedy, {
told by Robert Ogilvie, who is alwa!
one of the judges at the Iowa fair
1t was in brief that Ogilvie and Ker
nedy got shunted off to the sheep pei
at the royal show at Lincoln and Ke,
nedy was introduced TO King Edwar
who Immediately engaged him in col
a versation and asked all about the view
4 Of Americans as TO sheep and shet
breeding. 1t was stated that Edwa.
/ really showed remarkable knowledge
what is being done IN that line and WI
familiar with the. work in livestock
1 Ames.
| Emory English, state printer. nm
B that this is the duh season in sta
printing matters. and that it is di
ficult to find enough work for the sta
to keep the office going at full bla
He is already engaged in handli
blanks and other matters having rel
l ton to the primary ana regular ele
/ tions next year. All of the regul
j reports are out of the way and d.
posed of and the chief work is on SIN
matters for the various state officia
y Perhaps not before in years has i