Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-07-30
EXPRESS DECISION.
viii Have Tendency To Strengthen
Case Decided by Judge Mcpherson
DECLARES RATES MUST Be SIMPLE
Ruling Requires That New and Plain
Methods Must Be Adopted BY the
Carriers For Stating Rates
That All May Understand.

Methods Must Do Adopted ey thS
Carriers For Stating Rates
That All May Understand.
Des Moines.-The decision of the
interstate commerce commission In
the express rate case is regarded by
Attorney General George Cosson and
his associates as one of the most i'm
portant rulings the federal body has
made. 1t will have tendency to
strengthen the ease decided by Judge
Smith Mcpherson favorable to the
lower tariff in express rates which
the Iowa railroad commissioners or
dered put into effect year ago.
The Iowa commission last year de-
clared express rates in the state
we're too high and ordered lower
tariff after hearing participated in
by the companies and shippers. The
companies appealed from the decision
and took the case into the federal
court, where they asked Judge Smith
Mcpherson to issue an injunction
against the rates. Judge Mcpherson
refused to enjoin the state and the
rates went into effect.
The decision of the commerce court
requires that new and simple meth.
cd of stating rates be adopted by the
express companies in order that they
may be understood by the general
public and all hidden rebates and
little tricks of which the public is
not aware are ordered taken out Of
the rate schedules.
The decision further requires .
new classification. The rate for car
rying parcels by roundabout ways
shall be the same as for the short
est ways. The system of double COL
lection is ordered done away with.
The commission suggests that vel.
low label on the package be the
mark to designate charges paid. q
white label will show charges were
not paid, and where there is no Ia
bel, the company is to deliver with.
out charge and shall correct errors
later.
The express companies are given
until Oct 9, 1912. to show cause why
the commerce courts decision should
not be made effective.
Wants Change In Primary Law.
There are two changes I would
like to see made in the primary law
during the next session of the gener.
al assembly," said Frank s. Shank.
land. II think the provision requir.
ing a candidate to have 35 per cent
Of the total vote cast for the office
to win the nomination should be re-
placed by a provision giving the
nomination to the candidate who has
plurality Of the vote cast. l also
am in favor Of . change being made
in the law that will result in the
death of th4 practice Of distributing
cards and stationing paid workers
near the polls. The present law
fixes the limit at which workers may
be stationed at 100 feet from the
polls. would make this distance
500 feet, and add such restrictions as
would entirely abolish the paid work.
or system on election day."
State Shoot Winners.
Lieut.. Frank J.. Fincel of Company
A of the Fifty-third regiment, won
the individual shooting championship
At the rifle range in the closing days
shoot Of the Iowa National Guard.
Lieut.. Don A. Preussner Of Manches-
ter, winner of the event for the past
two years, was eight points behind
Fincel, and occupied third position.
Sergt. c. o. Briggs took second
place with 262 points. Capt H. G.
Utley was fourth. and Capt. E. A.
Ringland was in fifth position.
Lieut.. Don A. Preussner retained
his state championship title in the
rapid fre shooting contest, making a
perfect score in ten shots at zoo
yards. Sergt. C. NJ. King was second
with 49,; Sergt. George Beaver,
third; sergt. w. "A. Meyer, fourth;
and Lieut.. Fred Fisher, fifth,
Talks to Iowa Teachers.
The state fire marshal was in Ne
vada speaking before the teachers
normal being held there. His subject
was fire prevention and he explained
to the teachers the easiest and best
methods of presenting the subject
to the children. Mr.. Roe has a mum.
Der Of such speaking dates, showing
that the campaign in the interest of
protection from fire Is widespread in
the state.
Mr.. Roe attended the meeting OF
the State Fire Marshals of North
America at Detroit last week. A
number of the Canadian marshals
were in attendance at the meeting.
Helpful ideas were advanced by the
marshals present. The Canadians
have the forest fires to fight, and con.
sequently have a much larger loss
than the American marshals.
Editors Favor Woman Suffrage.
Iowa editors spoken for by mem.
bers Of the Corn Belt Editorial asso-
citation, at their meeting in Des
Moines, favored woman suffrage. A
resolution was adopted following an
address by Miss Mary Stafford, presi.
dent Of the Iowa Equal Suffrage as-
ISOLATION at the convention, which
favored the submission Of the equal
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