Omaha daily bee., 1910-07-01
RAIL CORPANYS SHOWDOWN
Railroad Commission Seeks to Learn
It's Authority.
SUIT AGAINST GREAT WESTERN
Point al Issue wAether Road Mast
Accept LOADED Coal Cars Of
other Companies - state
Business.
lFrom a staff Correrpondentl


gram.)-Attorney General II. w. Byers 20
day Instituted suit in the district court
that viii in effect test the authority of
the Iowa Railroad commission and dc.
termne the exact difference between state
and interstate commerce in certain import
ant cases.
The suit Is to compel the Milwaukee rail-
road to accept loaded cars of other COM
parties at Davenport for shipment To points
en- the Milwaukee line ct Iowa rates. The
railroad company contends that such ship
ments are interstate in character unless
| the coal is reloaded in the cars of the
company or such cars as they offer. The
commission ordered that such shipments
be regarded as state business, but the
company defies the commission. The COM
pany also claims the right to refuse to
accept carloads of freight offered in the
cars Of other companies and the commits
sion insists that tho company has no such
right.
jewelers. Officers.
The Iowa jewelers. association elected the
following officers: President. H. Nelson,
Fort Dodge; vice president. John Hind,
Iowa City; secretary, Fred Edgar, Eldora;
| executive committee, Fred Shepherd and
J, NJ. Goldstone of Bennett. The optone-
trists elected the following officers: Presi-
dent, George A. Feige, Des MoinesS vice
president. H. Replogle, Shenandoah; secre-
tary and treasurer, George l.. Goodale.
Lenox.
Parse for Missionary.
Miss Annette Newcomer of Des Moines,
for twelve years state secretary OF tho
IChrlstian Women's Board OF Missions was
presented with s6Oo by the Iowa Christian
convention in session at Boone to take a
| frir he tab NariOI
VISIT many Christian missions. She will
leave Des Moines this fall on her trip
Rate Question Interests.
The announcement of the decision of the
Interstate Commerce commission In order
ing reduction Of freight rates In the west
ern territory created much interest among
shippers here The local shippers have been
preparing, through the office OF the at
torney general, to commence suit In federal
court to open up the question Of freight
rates and to get in some manner before the
courts or the commission the issue of al
legged Determinations against interior Iowa
points. They regard 1t possible that the
last decision OF the commission will make
change In the situation, but they are
going ahead with preparations to make
showing as to dlscrimina lions. They were
disappointed that the roads did not restore
a
promised when the federal suits were dis
missed, but say that this will not affect
their suits.
Bank Change.
| The secretary of state received notice of
an increase in the capital of the Iowa Saw
ings bank, Fairfield, from 100000 to 100000.
| The German State bank of Wall Lake,
| capital $500, was organized, with c.. M.
Herring, president, and w. N. Clausen,
cashier.
Cancels ChautRuqua Engagements.
Senator Cummins today Cancelled all his
chautauqua engagements prior to July 20,
owing to III health. He came home after
the arduous work Of congress and found he
was nearly broken down His doctor has
advised him TO make no speeches all sum-
mer
Opposed to New Consultation.
The temperance forces of the state find
themselves suddenly divided In the matter
OF how to proceed to secure statewide
prohibition In Iowa. The representatives of
the Anti-Saloon league have issued a state
ment to the effect that the recent ballot
ing shows that there is no hope Of secur-
ing the passage favoring a constitutional
convention next winter. The representa-
tives of the amendment association and of
the prohibition political party are out in
denunciation of this scheme and say they
| will fight 1t. They say the cost would be
at least $2OO,OOO for a convention and there
would be no assurance OF good consti-
| tuition.
Moving to Repeal Law.
1t Is expected that at the county con-
ventions to be held Saturday resolutions
will be adopted by many of them in oppo-
sition to the primary system of making
party nominations, thus paving the way for
repeal of the entire law. There were a
great many who opposed the primary at
the outset and who have never been sat-
isfled with it. The greatest opposition
Is in southern Iowa, where In many ooun-
ties the old system of holding mass con-
ventions" prevailed and where county pri-
maries had never been held. The friends of
the law will, however. make resistance to
any move for repeal Some amendments
will be made to the law.
| Quarrel Among Democrats.
Senator DeArmand of Davenport Is out
in an interview denouncing Judge M. j.
Wade for his attitude In the recent prl-
mary In support Of l. s. Pepper of Musca-
tine. when according to the Scott county
senator, Pepper had promised to support
DeArmand. He accused the democratic
national committeeman OF bossism and be-
trayal.