Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-11-20
COMPLAINTS OF NINE IOWA
FIRMS PASSED UP TO INTER.
STATE soARo.
REApJUsrMENr DEMANDED
WOULD EFFECT SAVING
Eco and Poultry Shipping Ranks Next
70 Creamery Industry in etate-Hiah
Court Rules Against Claimant in
ceo~ith Bank Failure - cessen's
Anti. Gambling ordsr.
Special to Times Republican.


Des Moines, Nov 20.-The Iowa rail-
road commission has just passed up to
the interstate commerce commission
the complaint Of nine different firms Of
dealers in eggs and poultry of unfair
rates on these products. Next to the
product of the creamery the product Of
the poultry house is most valuable in
Iowa. It is claimed that the rates
charged for eggs and poultry to the
markets is unfair as compared with
the rates from other places. and a re-
adjustment Of rates is demanded that
will effect saving in the future. The
complaints also make claims for over
charges which will be worth a great
deal to the shippers. In accordance
with the Iowa law the complaints will
be prosecuted before the interstate
commerce commission by the Iowa rail-
road commission, the commerce coun-
sci taking charge of the cases.
The supreme court decided that while
John H. Haswell had a valid claim
against the First State Bank of Cor
with, his claim was not preferred one.
This Is the last Of various cases in
volving the last bank failure in Iowa,
four years ago.
Haswell was a cousin of Cashier
Standring. who looted the bank. Has
we'll sent $4,000 to Standring to be in
vested in mortgages and he got forged
paper in return He wanted his claim
to be made preferred because it was in
the nature of a trust. The court con-
sidered the case twice.
The recent circular letter sent out by
Attorney General Cosson calling the
attention of executive officers Of the
state to the fact that many complaints
were coming Of violation Of the laws
against gambling, brought to him
great variety Of communications. Many
Of the executive officers who received
the letter wrote thanking him for the
suggestions: q few wrote grumbling
about the matter and indicating de-
sire to be left alone. Quite a number
of persons not In official position wrote
thanking the attorney general for his
timely reminder Information is that
generally in the state an honest EFFORT
is made to enforce the law and that
gambling is less common than FORM
erly
DR.. A. f. Kepford has received word
from national headquarters Of the Red
Cross to the effect that permission has
been secured from the postoffce de-
partment so that postmasters in Iowa
may put on sale the Red Cross seals
which are now being distributed to the
state to he sold In aid of the national
movement to suppress tuberculosis.
This Is OF great Importance to the Red
Cross and assures that they will be on
sale in every part Of the state.
Joe WALL 81 the state AUDITORS Office,
is preparing model blanks for the use
Of the state and county officials IN
making the semi -annual settlements
with the state treasurer and county
treasurers. Until the law was modified
by the last legislature not settlement
had been made in forty years that was
legal. The old law required the actual
counting Of cash. and thus practically
was never done. 50 that the settlements
made we're illegal Now the law author
ICES counting certificates of deposit In
banks; and blanks are, being prepared
so that there will be uniformity in the
reports fled in every county OF the
state