Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-11-09
RAILWAY COMMISSIONERS RE
TURNS FROM RATE HEARING
IN EAST.
HoNoREp ~ BEING GIVEN
TASK OF CLOSING ARGUMENT
Thorns Also Finds He Ran Ahead Of
Ticket in stats Election Without
Campaigning ~ Republican candi-
dates Tender Banquet to State Chair
wan n awson-stats House News.
Special to Times Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines. Nov. 9-when Clifford
Thorne returned to his desk the latter
part OF the week. not having had any
time to give to the campaign and be-
Ing absent on election day. he was
gratified to find that he had been elect
ed by a very large vote. running much
ahead Of his ticket. In Washington
and elsewhere he had been confronted
with the declaration repeatedly made
as coming from Iowa that he did not
have the backing Of the home people
and that Iowa was not with Thorne in
the fight he has been making for fair
rates. But Mr.. Thorne is disposed to
regard the vote he has received as
some indication that perhaps after all
it Is a mistake for anyone to assume
that Iowa is ready to humiliate him
on account OF what he is doing.
1t was a high compliment to Mr.
Thorne that he was given the closing
argument In the big rate case. Orig
inally the case was started and cdr
ried on by others and Mr.. Thorne was
brought in later. In the first hearing
it will be recalled that Mr.. Brandels
was given the closing oral argument
and then was when he made an adj
mission that seriously crippled the de-
Tense. This time Mr.. Thorne was
given the closing, following seven 9TH
er lawyers.
A decision in the rate case will prob
ably be rendered in very short time.
The supreme court has been asked
to decide on the responsibility Of live
stock record association Tor damages
because Of error In registration OF
horses. w. L. DeClow sold two mares
to men living in Washington. They
were registered in the French draft
horse book. Later it was found the
registration was obtained by fraud and
should never have been made. The
officers Of the association, living at
Fairfield, withdrew the registration. A
district court gave judgment against
the association for damages to the
owners of the horses. The case is now
appealed.
w. W. Cardell, who was elected SUI
perior court Judge at Perry over Rob-
ert s. Barr, the present incumbent. will
have to get the supreme court to ap-
prove Of what was done before he can
feel himself secure in his seat. 1t
seems that Cardell was not candi-
date for the non-partisan nomination
and Bars name went on the ticket
without opposition. Later Cardell was
brought into the race but there was no
way to get his name on the ballot. So
his friends wrote his name and he was
elected in that way. Now the question
is raised whether or not the non-par-
tisan law permits Of irregular voting.
The other features Of the primary and
general election laws do not apply.
The incumbent will claim that as a
matter OF fact the election Of Cardell
by writing in his name is not legal,
and the courts will have to decide.
The contest appears to have been a
personal one and involved nothing.
It Is probable that one Of the first
applications of the new law which
gives the Iowa railroad commission the
full authority to order changes in the
highway crossings over or under rail-
roads will be along the line Of the Bur-
lington in Union and Mills counties.
Dwight Lewis of the commerce counsel
office attended meetings at Creston
and Malvern to consider this subject.
Mr.. Beard Of the highway commission
was also there. All of the bad places
considered involved the Strengthening
out of the crossings SO that the traffic
may go directly in line with the high
ways instead Of compelling short and
sharp turns. In one case an agree
ment was made to broaden the bridge
over the rsilroad and to leave. until
such time as better bridge must be
built when the new bridge VIII be made
much better.
Under the new law the commission
may not only recommend but order
important changes to be made in such
crossings. The bill was recently
adopted and will prove of great advan-
tage in clearing up the situation as |
to dangerous crossings.
Candidates for state office on the
republican ticket gave dinner to
$3.50