Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-04-17
RECEIVED IN DES
MONIES INDICATES PLAN TO
WAIT.
ELIGIBILITY CONTROVERSY
PROBABLY WILL be AVOIDED
Politicians Think Lee Is Only Scoring
For Next Gubernatorial Raee-Iowa
National Guard Not to 30 Called Out
For Service on Mexican Border IN.
less Situation Grows More Acute.


didacy of c. G. Lee. OF Ames, will not
get much further than to Webster
City and back, is belief which pre-
walls in some quarters. 1t has been
from the first regarded as quite prob
able that Lee is simply scoring for the
next race and getting into trim for the
future.
When the papers come down from
Webster City for fling with the sec
rotary of state, the latter official is
quite likely to ask the distinguished
jurist from Anes to give an interpreta-
ton to a clause in the state constitu-
ton which reads that as to any dis
riot judge, he
Shall be ineligible to any other Of
flee, except that of judge of the SUI
prenle court. during the term for which
he was elected
Now, of course. in those days when
some persons are insisting that it
would be just as we'll to be very strict
in following the state constitution, and
others are insisting on having the con-
stitution violated by having referen-
dunn vote on one millage tax but not on
others-Judge Lee might be in an
embarrassing position trying to con-
vince fellow judge that it would be
right to ignore the plain intent of the
clause above quoted.
But inform ton which has leaked
out indicates that this kind of con-
troversy will never come to head.
A meeting of members of the tenn
porary commission on the Iowa ex-
hibit at the Panama Pacific exposition
is being held here today for the pur-
pose Of considering some OF the prelim-
inaries In regard to the meeting next
Monday TO which commercial organi-
cations and other associations will be
invited to hear the general report on
what was done at San Francisco. A
program will be arranged for the meet
ing. The leader in the movement Is w.
w. Marsh, of Waterloo, who will be
present next Monday. on his return
from Excelsior Springs. Reports indi-
cate that the meeting next week will
be good one.
Adjutant General Logan. of the Iowa
National Guard, is not at all disturbed
over the warlike reports regarding the
situation in Mexico. He has received
no hint or suggestion from the war de-
partment to get ready. He has not
| been asked to state whether he is
ready or how many men he might be
| able to put into the field The war
department has all this information
| now.
The first information Logan will get,
| if he ever gets any. having to do with
military operations in the south, Will
be an order.
| AS a matter of fact the Iowa National
Guard Is now. as it has been RICH;
! along. quite ready to mobilize about
| 5000 men on a days notice and start
them off in any direction. In less than
| a week thereafter the number could
be doubled by filing UP the Iowa guard
com panies to the maximum. The COM
mander Of every company has list OF
persons who would be enlisted in a
| day if an yorder come for the moving
| Of the troops.
| But the, military department Of Iowa
will not be disturbed over the situation
and is in no need of doing anything re-
markabIe until an order is received.
| Judge Henderson, commerce coun-
sci, has just received notice from the
interstate commerce commission. of tbs
order suspending the operation Of the
proposed change in rates in Contra
Traffic Association territory from east
ern points to the Mississippi river bas.
ing points.
This brings another phase Of the
rate controversy squarely to the front
When the commission decided the Iowa
cases, the most important part Of th'
decision was that which directed re
vision of the Iowa proportional on thru
shipments and the division OF Iowa in
to zones for applying the rates cas-
and west But along with this was
material reduction in rates from tn
Mississippi river points and from in
terror Iowa points, and a reduction IL
the Iowa proportional on all bushes
thru the state.
Since the commission made it's or
der as to these various changes tn
railroads in Central Traffic Association
territory which is practically the Chi
cago, announced raise in rates to tn
river which rise would offset the re
auctions secured on the Iowa proper
tional and other ways. The intent wa
to nullify the effect of the rate victor
go far as 1t meant any reduction il
rates for the benefit of the public. Thi
Il is the increase which has been held u
. on request of the Iowa commission an
the commerce counsel The interstat
commerce commission directs that tn
rates be not raised until a showing
made of the need for the same.
| There is another phase of the matte
! still to be determined. IN fixing up tn
new rates the. railroads made sue