Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-11-20
FREIGHT TARIFF REApJuerMENT
NOT ACCEPTABLE 70 IOWA
siIPPERs. .
p,scR,MINAT,oN AGAINST
IOWA 70 NOT REMOVED
n Propossd 9shsdules Ar Aeesptsd By
interstate Commerce Commission
Iowa Railway Commissioners viii
Continue Fisht-Rats Men Attend
Conference at Dee Meinss.


'partment OF the Iowa railroad commits
sion, having done lot Of figuring on
tho proposed schedule Of rates with
which tho railroads doing business in
Iowa wish to comply with the inter-
state commission order ~ to readjust-
ment Of rates to and from the east. 1t
10 found that what the carriers have
really proposed is that they continue
tho discrimination, which have been
from earliest railroad times imposed
against Iowa industry.
At the conference held here this
week there was much surprise at the
discovery Of what would really be the
situation IL the interstate commerce
commission. should approve the rate
schedules proposed by the railroads.
They are declared by the rate men to
be little better than the old rates which
the commision decided should be aban-
doned. IS .
Rate men were here from the inter-
Tor Iowa cities and from those along
the Mississippi river. They were agreed
that the proposed rates could not be
tolerated. Unless the railroads back
up there is going to be apother big
fight on hand, and the Iowa commits
sion will stay in the game to the fin
ish. The fight for fair rates for Iowa
is one that is hard to end.
Colonel Mcconlogue Of the board Of
control, the lawyer member. who Win
Assistant Attorney General Robbins
defended before Judge Fahey the at
tack on the law under which the IN
ebriate hospital Is operated at Knox
vile. Is very much pleased with the
ruling Of the court on the case. Judge
Fahey upheld all the contentious OF the
state board.
The court held that az q matter OF
fact the pretense that the persons sent
to Knoxville are deprived Of the right
OF trial by jury, or that they have lost
their rights by failure to provide for
having a Jury determine whether they
are dipsomaniacs. Is not true at all;
but on the contrary there is ample pro-
vision for q trial by Jury II 1t IL de-
handed by one accused. 40 to the
failure to provide for grand jury In
dictment the court merely pointed out
that the constitution has been amended
SO that commitments can be made
without grand jury Indictment.
The theory of the state board In the
handling of the institution at KNOX
vile is that 1t lisa partsd1 tho generai
ay4tem for care Of the insane. that the
are in fact mentally IN
competent, that they have all the rights
to insane persons. and this
includes the right to have their cases
by the courts on habeas
corpus proceedings. The requirement
that one out on parole shall make re-
ports is declared to be not unreason-
able.
One possible effect Of the decision
may be that persons at the Knoxville
will go into court with
habeas corpus proceedings to deter"
mine whether they sre cured, and this
NAV be in some cases an unnecessary
expense. but it can hardly have any
effect on the discipline Of the institu-
ton.
There has just come to the supreme
court for decision another phase OF
the cases growing out OF the tragic
death of Mrs L. j. Chapman and three
children at Pisgah, Harrison county,
some years ago by reason Of explosion
Of kerosene with which gasolene had
been mixed.
The surviving husband brought suit
against the dealers who sold the oil.
It had been tested and labeled at Sioux
City and some Of the oil from the
barrel had been used with safety. But
the dealers, Messrs. Pfarr, Gebert and
Hunt, had to pay Judgment of $1,-~
SIS to Mr. Chapman for the tragedy.
Now the firm has judgment Tor 49,
173 against the Standard Oil Conn
pany to get back their judgment in the
former case and costs The defense Is
that as a matter Of fact the oil was all
right when sold. that the mixing In OF
the gasolene probably occurred at the
store after a part Of the oil had been
sold from the barrel. and anyway that
the Standard OIL Company can not b
held responsible for oil after It comes
into the possession Of dealers.
Members Of the supreme court and
the executive council had q conference
afternoon an the archives de-
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