Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-05-22
EFFORT TO HAVE FEDERAL COL
LECTION OFFICE MOVED TO
CAPITAL cITN -
NO REASON APPARENT
EXCEPT THAT CITY SEEKS IT
IF Change is Made II viii Result in
Rsadiustnent Of Federal Patronage
Dragging Law Compiinsnted For Its
Clearness-A Live Subject

| LES -hciiIeS, haS GIL lies -hotlieS
gets the federal collection office for
southern Iowa it will also mean gen.
eral readjustment of the federal posi-
| lions for Iowa. The commercial inter-
! ests of Des :Moines are moving to have
! the Iowa delegation recommend that
the collection office be brought here
There does not seem to be any political
| advantage in the move and none is be-
! ing considered.
But If the collection office comes
| here from the First district it will
/ probably mean a Seventh district man
/ for collector, and the First and Eighth
districts may scrap ii out as to which
| gets the attorney.
| 1t is known here that strong pressure
| is being brought on the Iowa delegation
/ to have a precedent set for continuance
! in office SO long as there are no
charges against the incumbent. This
I is being worked hard in behalf of Col
NJ. j. Temple, attorney for the south
e-n district His friends are insisting
| that he is entitled TO remain in the Of
fee as long as he gives good service.
and tf2ere IS doubt thar Colonel
| Temple has proved TO be one of the
very best federal attorneys the south
err district has ever had. His deter
mined prosecution Of the Maybray
/ cases showed that he was a good fight
CT. If there are any Of the present
/ federal officials who are 10 be retained
i OF the theory Of one good turn deserv-
ing another the friends Of Temple viii
insist that he shall be included. This
! is also true Of Marshal Clark, but it
: is understood that Collector Weaver is
not candidate for continuance in his
! office.
/ Ii the attorneyship for southern Iowa
| is left to Congressman Towner it IS
stated that :. l. Smith of Decs tur. will
! get the place, tho James Wilson OF
! Cente-yille is candidate. Arthur
/ Springer Of Wapello and B. W. Jones
! of Burlington are candidates for col
F; lector. but it is not known which one
the Congressman from the First dis
] trict will support. The delegatto as
a whole will not fotst upon district
any candidate not the choice Of the
member Of congress from that district.
It is stated that H. NJ. Terrill will OPP
f, pose Frank Clark for marshal. The un-
Outstanding arrived at last winter was
that Clark was one Of I federal Of
| hctals who was to be retained under
4 the agreement entered into affecting
. state and federal distribution Of places.
I 1t is now not probable that the eau
: Gus Of Iowa republicans for the federal
places will held prior TO the coming
i to Washington of the new member
from the Ninth. He will be entitled TO
We Sely 10 = &c
has two federal judgeships and has no
candidate for any Of the minor posi-
tions.
.s. -
! The opinion Of the attorney general
in the matter OF the Interpretation Of
the new law as to road dra sgtng is
being highly complimentary rAits clear
! ness and conciusiveness. 1t will be
accepted as final and road officials
general thruout the state will act in ac-
cordance 1herewith. The decision was
| written by Assistant Attorney General
IN. ]. Lee, conferring, of course, with
Attorney General Cosson and Special
| Counsel Robbins. A summary Of the
findings has already gone out to the
county attorneys and it is expected that
the proper officials will notify the
township trustees and that they will
| proceed at once to levy the special
road dragging tax for this year that
| 1t may be available next year and to
select road dragging supervisors and
district the townships for dragging pur-
poses. Mr. Lee himself an active mem
Der of the legisla ture for two terms,
| took the b-oad ground that it was
clearly the intention Of the legislature
to have the road dragging go on this
year and add to it for the future and
certainly not in the mind Of any iegis-
lature 10 have any cessation Of the
good work already done. The number
Of inquiries which came to the Office
Of the attorney general from county
and township officials regarding this
new road dragging law indicates that
It is live subject in every community.
| The new law permitting foreign cor
porations doing business in Iowa TO
1 file their articles on payment OF fee
hasedson the proportion Of their capital
| stock actually used in business in
| Iowa, Is bearing fruit. The other day
! the Interstate Grain Company, Of Min
(, neapolis, which has a capital of $685.
1 900, paid a fee on 5000 invested in
Iowa business Under the law as ii
was the company would have had to
I pay on the entire capital stock or not
| at all, with the result that it would not
I have paid lnything The state will be