Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-06-24
NEW CASES CALLING ron RATE
ADJUSTMENT COMING W
DAILY.
CARLOAD TRAFFIc ON OIL =.
TAKEN W At WASHINGTON
Iowa to Assist in Presentation Of Case
Involving Inersass to Points in South
Dakota and Minnesota - Iowa Bar
Opposed to judicial Rsea,i-Ne Else.
tor in Second District.
Special to rimes-Republ,can.

Special to Times-Republican.
Des Moines, June 24.-The state rail-
road commission is busy with great
many matters relating to adjustment Of
rates, and new cases are coming up
every week The rate department Is
'arge, but 10 kept busy.
The other day Des Moines shipper
started out with a complaint as to an
increase of rates on canned fruit and
vegetables from Des Moines to points
in the southwest. The commission in
vestigated and found it true. but in the
meantime the shipper found that there
had been reduction from Fort Dodge.
where he also does business, and he
withdrew complaint.
The commission has taken up with
the interstate commission the matter
of fixing carload rate on mixed car
lots of the products of the Marshall
Oil Company in interstate traffic. This
can now be done under the Iowa CLASH
fication.
The commission has directed Judge
Henderson. commerce counsel, to as
sist in presentation Of a case involving
rates from Iowa to points In South
Dakota and Minnesota where The rail-
roads intend to increase.
The commission will insist upon the
Rock Island road making a wider UNI
der crossing at Corydon where the road
goes over a highway.
The supreme court will meet tomor-
row for the purpose of placing on file
the decisions written up the past
month. This will take the place of the
usual July sitting. There will be no
cases submitted until September. A
number Of big cases are in the hands
of the courts. as for instance. the one
involving the possession Of mile of
railroad in Des Moines, in controversy
between the Des Moines Union and the
Milwaukee.
thorough discussion Of the new sub
ject Of the judicial recall is anticipated
by the members Of the Iowa State Bar
in the address of President
C. G. Saunders at the convention IN
Cedar Rapids this week. The associa-
ton may even go on record as depre-
eating the agitation in favor Of includ-
ing judges In the recall idea. 1t is GER
tain that the great majority Of the
lawyers are in favor of standing by the
courts in maintaining their independ-
ence Of popular sentiment.
It is all a mistake. Lafe Young was
in. fact nominated for senator on June
3. He was nominated for senator and
his name will go on the official bal
lots and the people will have chance
to vote for him next November. His
was made for the state SEN
ate, however, in the Ida-Plymouth-
Cherokee district. It was on the pro-
platform. and unless he takes
action to repudiate his tendencies in
that direction he will stand as the pro-
nibition candidate in that district.
A convention will have to be held in
the Second district to nominate Taft
candidate for presidential elector, or
the Taft ticket will go short one name
in Iowa. An effort was made to nomi-
nate by writing on the ballots, but 1t
failed because, there was too much
There were 25s votes cast
for candidates for presidential elector.
E. S. Brown received Is in Scott and
E.. Brown 80 in Clinton. Alec McLen-
nan received 81 in Iowa county and
Alex Mcclellan 81 in Johnson. These
came nearest to nomination, but no.
body got the as per cent.