Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-05-04
TOLD TO KEEP BUSY
Railroad Commission Says Thorne
Must Assist Attorney General
BOARD ISSUES A STATEMENT
says There 10 No misunderstanding
Between Commissioners and the
Attorney General and the Two
Departments Must Work
In Harmony.

departments MUST WORK
In Harmony.
Des Moines.-The state railroad
commission have practically put
1t up to Commissioner Thorne to act
with the commission In the rate case
or get entirely out OF the way. The
board makes 1t plain that whether
Commissioner Thorne acts with it or
refuses to take any part with the
commission In the express rate case.
that the commission, acting Is q state
body. will work in harmony with At
torney General Cosson to win the
state rate fight.
The commission also makes II plain
that Commissioner Thorne's declara.
ton OF withdrawal will have no Of.
feet on its action in the case.
The board issued a statement set
ting forth its position in the contro-
versy and making 1t plain that the
board will have nothing to do with
personal quarrels." In some few quar-
tiers there is an apparent misunder-
standing OF the situation with respect
to the express rate cases about to
be heard before Judge Mcpherson.
This is not q final hearing before
Judge Mcpherson: in fact, it Is only
the preliminary hearing upon q tenn
porary injunction. Whichever way
this case may be decided by Judge
Mcpherson at this time, the case will
have to be heard on Its merits be-
fore the same Judge az later date
Furthermore, there is no misunder-
standing whatever between the rail-
road commission as such and the at
torney general, and these two depart
ments will work In absolute harmony
and perfect sympathy in the handling
OF these cases. With personal guar
rels" the commission has nothing
whatever to do, but with the per-
Torrance Of its duty under the law,
1t has everything to do, and whether
any one person or another may de-
cline to take part in the proceedings
now under way. let the public under
stand once for all, that the attorney
general and the railroad commission
will work together without friction to
protect the interests of the people of
Iowa.
Milk Testers Are Anxious.
The enactment of law by the last
legislature requiring milk and cream
testers to have licenses from the
state dairy and food commissioner is
causing considerable anxiety among
the operators OF the testers.
The new law is effective now
Heretofore the operators of the test
ers have not been required to hold
licenses. Many Of them, not knowing
Commissioner Barney does not in
tend to demand an immediate compli
ance with the law, have been writing
in to him for certificates, fearing that
II they do not secure one at once thai
they will be prosecuted under the
terms of the act.
Commissioner Barney does not plar
to put the law fully into force until
July 4. Within the next week he will
put Representatives of the food and
dairy department into one or two eli
ties in each county. These men will
issue the licenses to all operators Of
milk and cream testers. BY July
1t is believed that by this system the
state will be thoroughly covered
Thereafter any person found operat
ing q milk and cream tester and who
does not hold license will be prose
cuted.
Feeble Minded On Increase.
The inmate population of the state
institution for feeble minded children
at Glenwood and for the insane al
Clarinda is materially increasing.
This question is agitating the mem
bers Of the state board of control.
The members returned from a semi
annual visit to the state institution,
at Fort Madison, Davenport, Mt
Pleasant, Clarinda, Council Bluffs and
Glenwood.
"We find things in good condition,
said Chairman Robinson. "The in
mate population. for some unaccount
able reason, is increasing very mater
Tally at the insane hospital at Clar
linda. II is stationary at Mt. Pleas
ant and Independence, and slightly
decreasing at Cherokee. But Clar
linda shows a big increase In the pas
five months.
AT Glenwood the number Of fee
BILE minded children in the state In
situations Ia greater than ever be
fore. We cannot understand this
The population OF the state is not In
creasing to such an extent that the
population of such an institution
would be effected as 1t is. K There
must be some other cause"
Or. Young IN Federal Court.
Dr.. Oscar A. Young, Des Moines
was up before Federal Judge Nc
Pherson In federal court at Daven
port, charged with fraudulent use Of
the mails. He Is charged with ad
vertising to cure many diseases
which he fails to cure. The couri
took the case under advisement.
File Articles.
The Farmers Elevator company oil
Ericsson. Iowa. filed articles Of In
corporation with $4,000 capital. by
George Boyd and others.
Rate Incident Closed.
The controversy between Attorney
General Cosson and Commissioner
Thorne of the railway board as to
who should manage the express rate
cases in federal court, is over a far
as any more statements are concerns
ed.
Commissioners Thorue said that he