Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-11-18
eiLLro De INTRODUCED IN Leo.
IsLATURE ADoLIShtNo DOUBLE
STANDARD.
CAUSE OF MUCH LOSS AND
IRRITATION TO MERCHANTS
Coal Rate Hearing Again Pestpensa-
Carroll May Reject Prehihitory
Amendment Into Poiities-Peohihi-
ton Chairman Wants an Auto For
Campaigning Purpesss-Stats Capt.
tai Gossip.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Motnes. Nov.lS.-A bill will be
strongly urged before the Iowa lesis-
lature for the abolition OF the double
standard in commercial affairs. namely,
the selling by weight and by measure.
1t will simply repeal the law liking the
bushel weight on wheat. grain, veg
etables seeds. etc, and leave it 50 that
all products will be sold by weight
alone. This will be favored! by Com
missioner Barney of thu state dairy &C.
partment and by the Iowa retail gro
Gers association. The grocers say that
the use OF both the measure and the
weight system is the cause OF much
loss and irritation. In some states the
We ght system is now used almost eX-
clusively. In FIVE or six leading grocery
stores OF Des Moines all goods are sold
by weight and never by measure and
i, IS Very satisfactory.
The suit brought by Mrs. McC'Nntock.
of Pennsylvania against the officials
OF the Cedar Rapids and Iowa City in
terurban to compel charging more than
the legal cent fare is pending in the
fedora, court and on the docket for
trial az This time The state inter-
yened il the case TO protect the inter-
est> 81 t-4e pepP1e. %. s''e
lae p'hl"l.E Jas 'iiVe- 500, rs 9 -
OF $500 !aSl year "''' $500 pa
IL oiNloe''uS ~ 'he eu go
slrso .u- on mana a. .!ie
year 81 slso.093' may pc marc 10y t,-e
lawyers 70 get over IN pseseii''S
c~~e'
The case before the Ea'!.oaa or
mission involving IOWA coz! rates '.a~
been postponed once NOR "-'ch mo-
Gates tha- tAe matte" OF a'tihs uP
announced at one time 'hal an Az
ment haa oeen mace as % lA+' ts'S
which would "pFlate lAe iteces4's -
the commission hX!rs the rates
TIE Great Northern Express o'i-
pany mas a!ed us report sl!O" 80 -!
investment II Iowa Of s2,o'l. on "h!C'
investment there IS an income q -
41a. with ret pronts annually o. sos
which does not include any part OF the
business coming to Iowa points from
outside or going outside the state
The positive declaration mas oaeh
Ilif>1S III $3.50 - i'St.N'N - = '7f''-
here by the corporation news ptFea a.
which IS IN position 70 nave ne -lS4oe
facts, ina, Governor Carol! !neehcs 70
recommend 70 1he legislature 'Ae
.nent and thus % reopen that question
for political oufte,lng. II Is a-So ga 'en
that this is % oe done on me 'heorS
nat i was the liquor question: "Alch
GOT into the campaign and caused me
immense loss OF votes No'Ains au-
,AoritatlEe mas peeh siEen o4l as 20
his bu- the source OF TINS ih.orna-
ton would Indicate lAat 'iie veos!4-
m endation Is most Hkely . he given
Nate k=nda! vas N tne ci'E ms
week between trains and ne was me re-
every one put the congressman sup
posed ne would nave AaFq l-H.e
pulling thru Toy 'ioA' but ~
Manaska county "nere Lace vas a.
VocauAg Doll OF 'he 'leAeR. he'1oa-- ;
majority was increased DER ma. u
TWO years ago. IN Jas.,ef couh.s Where
me SIaEU:JatleTS induced fEeS.dS!!t