Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-09-04
STATE WILL CONDEMN FOR
NEEDED UNIVERSITY GROUNDS
Board Probably viii Meet Next week
to Appraiss Land Needed For New
euiidinas-Railroad Commission to
Hear Arguments on Additional Train
Service.
to .rimes-Renuhlica.n.

valuation by condemnation proceed
ings for some ground needed for state
purposes at the university at Iowa City.
mp the state because 1t is the state
shat is going to pay for the land. The
chief Justice named 3. Murphy, F. NJ.
Nfotesberry and w. w. Marsh as a
jury to fix the price and it was ex-
pected the jury would meet at Iowa
City next Tuesday to view the ground
tch the state desires 1t may not
y however, that all can attend at that
time. The land desired Is for enlarge
ment OF the state university grounds in
order that the needed buildings may
be erected. The law under which con-
domination proceedings, are had was
passed by the legislature without dis
CtEssion.
The iast issue Of the National Com
pensation Journal. published at
Lansing, Mich. being a journal. devoted
wholly to the subject Of WOrkmen's
compensation and laws relating there
to. gives first place to the decision of
Assistant Attorney General Sampson
on The Problem OF the One-EyeG
workman" This is regarded as the
most Important topic Of the month and
the decision by Mr.. Sampson is the
first to go extensively into the sub
ject and to decide on broad general
principles. This is the decision wherein
it is held that under the Iowa law, the
loss OF eye. where one has been lost
IN previous employment. is not to be
classed the same as the loss of both
eyes at once, and the same principle
as to legs and arms. The Iowa law
seemed to be so worded as to cause
a. great inju~.fce to employers and to
tequire discrimination against partially
disabled workmen, but under the de-
rision given the matter is cleared up
60 the satisfaction of all persons.
The railroad commission will hear
arguments on the 22nd In regard to the
need Of additional train service on two
branch lines OF railroad In the state.
These are the Calmar branch of the
Milwaukee and the Algona branch of
the Northwestern. The complainant
commercial interests along these
branches presented their reasons for
desiring more trains, q long time ago.
but the railroads asked time to pre-
gent facts as to the income from
branch line trains. and the railroad
commission directed that certain data
he collected. It is supposed this data
is now ready and that the matter can
be closed up soon
The case against the Burlington in
regard to the Van Wert-Shenandoah
line was set for hearing this month
also but will be dropped because OF
the fact that the Burlington is now
operating an additional train which 1t
IS said is satisfactory to the patrons
living along the line.
In no one Of these cases has an effor.
as vet been made to invoke the power
OF the commission to order an addi-
tional train where there Is only one,
the state law recognizing that two
trains day each way is the minimum
for adequate service.
D. C. Mott. Of the parole board, is
engaged in compiling the statistics re-
1ating to the enforcement of the penal
statutes Of the state which are an
rually published.
"All criminal statistics are faulty,
he said, "but find in going over these
tina: our Iowa statistics can not be in
very good shape. For instance. in go
ing ever the report from One county I
found in a number Of cases where, fines
had been inflicted for intoxication
there were repetitions, the same per-
sons having been several times fined.
That fact will not show in the records.
But on the whole we are getting better
the past. as they understand the law
better. We had to send back num-
Der Of the reports for corrections but
they have complied readily. suspect.
however, that not all criminal cases
appearing in the petty courts of the
state are reported to u.s."
These reports are intended to show
the number Of different persons con-
yicted of crime in all the state. the
character of the sentences. the cost of
the courts and all other such facts.
1t appears from the reports that the
sentences of fines differ very greatly in
different cases and In different parts
of the state.
Decision Is expected next week by
Judge Hamilton in the quit at Fort
Madison to test the legality of the
ordinances Of the city undertaking to
regulate the state penitentiary and to
defeat the efforts Of the warden at eff
fecting reforms. The court indicated
at the time of the argument that decis-
ion would be rendered soon. In case
the decision is one UNFOLDING the radi-
cal ordinances the state will appeal
II and nave the supreme court decide,
but there is no thought that such an
outcome is possible.
The state supreme court conveneS
again the latter part Of the month and
Q new docket of cases will soon be
out and in the hands of the lawyers. A
great many new appeals are being filed
and all sorts Of documents in the old
cases. Chief Justice Laid is the only
one Of the members OF the court who
IS doing his summer work In chambers
at the state house the others choosing
:Uricus places for their labors in me
hented term. All will he here by the
ed t. commence work for the fall.
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Greene Rssidsht Dies Suddenly.
Special to Times Republican.
4 Greene, Sept. 4. Richard Fiddick
died suddenly OF what was suppose to
be heart failure Thursday at II o'clock.
Mr.. Fiddick was In his usual health
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