Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-07-01
EFFORT TO BE MADE TO
WIPE STATUTE FROM BOOKS
Legality to 30 Questioned Because In
spection Brings Large Revenue Above
Expense Of lnspection-WouId Leave
Iowa at Mercy Of Big Oil Companies
Law Has Been Effective.
Special to Times-Republican.

Gals and systems and denounclns
Everything that makes for greater
Iowa, it will be necessary in few
years to start over again. There seems
to be prospect that one very good
ilaw, which makes for revenue and
safety, will be attacked and sent to the
scrap heap provided the makers of
oil become sufficiently grasping. There
is threat that the entire OIL inspection
law is to be knocked out.
| The. claim is made that insofar as
any law of state providing for In
;spection contemplates securing any
funds not needed to pay the expense
of inspection, 1t is in violation of the
lconstitution. The federal supreme
court last fall, in a case involving
fee for inspection of oysters in Mary
i land, held that because the Inspection
charge netted the state revenue OF
$4,000 above cost of inspection, 1t was
Unconstitutional. Such revenue was
virtually tax on commerce.
The Iowa oil inspection law Yields
flor Iowa upwards of $4,000 year
over cost Of the inspection.
1t will be recalled that only few
!years ago. even after oil inspection nao
been common for many years, there
was complaint the state was being
flooded with poor OIL Better methods
of inspection stopped most of the COM
plants. !. But the gasolene era came on
and there was more trouble. Three
years ago the legislature made the law
apply to gasolene, and Iowa has been
able to insist 2on good quality OF car
fuel. If the law should be knocked out
Iowa would be at the mercy of the oil
companies.
Commissioner Barney and his in
spectors run across new one every
now and then and have to be on the
watch to head off every kind OF trick.
One of the latest schemes bordering
close on deception came to the atten-
ton of his department this week. Some
time ago, j. H. Hull, of Marshalltown,
told Mr.. Barney he was going to make
a Substitute For Egg" from rice flour
!colored with tumeric. Mr.. Barney SAID
|if he did he would probably have
right to sell it If properly labeled or
words to that effect. But now an IN
i spector finds on shelf a can OF ma
terial labeled Substitute For Egg
which the label says is made OF rice
i flower" and carrots; but there is also
printed what appears to be a ,certt-
/ ficate signed by Mr.. Barney guaran-
teeing lot Of things about 1T and in
|l dicating that Mr.. Barney thinks 1t a
wonderfully good thing. The depart
ment is convinced this labelling Is a
fraud and intended to deceive and the
maker of Substitute For Egg" will
get chance to explain.
The business of the United States
Express Company is taken over today
by the America,
In Des Moines the change does not
II affect very many employees. few OF
the United States people gets jobs with
the American. But probably not an
employe has a good word for the ex-
press companies and most of them are
glad enough to get out.
/ Mr.. Bourne. who has been agent of
the United States In Des Moines for
thirty three years. is out of job, and
has practically nothing to show for his
labor. Mr.. Chambers, who was with
the United States in various capacities
for twenty-eight years, gets job with
the American on route at $50
month.
j All who have been around the ex-
press offices in recent months realize
that the business has been badly cut
to pieces by the competition of the
mail. The American now becomes the
one big company in this field.
It has been found impossible as yet
to readjust the offices in the state
house so as to give the insurance de-
partment separate quarters from the
office of auditor of state. For the pres
and until this can be adjusted the COM
missioner will have desk in the rear
room of the executive office. The state
imay utilize one of the newly pur-
Ichased residence buildings for an office
for the commissioner or one of the
other departments.
A member of congress recently in
trying to make show of wonderful
prosperity in Indiana and great boom
| for this year, read a dispatch from
INDIANAPOLIS dated June 16, in which
it was stated that $50 automobiles are
lbeing sold every day in Indiana and
| that the licenses issued in Indiana thus
far reach 53,511. 1t was also stated
the largest number went to rural dis
tricts.
But Iowa can go better than that,
for over 80, 900 auto numbers have been
issued this year and they are going at
the rate OF more than $50 day.
Iowa will buy $4,000 number plates
next year.
The insurance company mortgages
and bonds in the possession of tho
auditor of state is now over $56,60O, 600.
The security clerk will open new
account with the companies today and
/ commence over again. The same man
will remain IN charge and thus there
will be no hitch.
state Auditor Bleakly and Commits
sioner English have arranged for a
checking over Of the insurance depart
rnent accounts by the state accountant
at once. The state has an accountan.
on duty at all times so that the ac-
counts of the various departments are
kept checked up constantly.
Fort Dodge TO Expand.
| Fo Dodge, July Fort Dodge gets