Omaha daily bee., 1914-07-05

made TO secure further reductions in |
Iowa on the Iowa proportionals OF inter |
state rates west OF the Mississippi river, |
in view Of the reductions to the Missis- |
slppi river.
May AbandOR Part of OF Fees.
1t is probable the state viii back up on
the collection of its fees for oil inspec-
ton and reduce the fees to actual cost
OF the work done, The dealers in gasoline
have complained that the fees are ex-
cessive and that they produce a revenue
for the state, which is contrary to law,
insofar as II relates to any Interstate
traffic There is n movement on foot to
have the fees reduced so that the oil
companies will not longer complain OF the
heavy tax on them. Users of gasoline may
also be enlisted in the cause.
Law Examiners RcRppOinted.
The chief justice OF the supreme court
has reappointed as law examiners for the
state Messrs +. w. Sargent. Ralph Prin-
gle and Charles LegBett. The terms are
three years and these members OF the
board commence new terms with this
month.
| The supreme court probably win not
meet again, at least not formally, during
the summer. The members scattered fol-
lowing the session of the State Bar as
sociation. Justice Weaver, who was in
jured at Burlington. has. recovered from
the bruises he received on a boat
] Management OF Union station.
| Judge Mcpherson has before him IN fed
erai court a case which Is OF growing i'm
portance, inasmuch as the amount in
volved is increasing rapidly, This is a
suit between the Wabash and Milwaukee
railroads on the one side and the major
| ity stockholders OF the Des Moines Union
railroad over the proper management OF
the Des Moines Uunion railway station
and terminals. The two roads named are
minority stockholders and insist the prop
erty should be managed so as not to show
any profit but merely at cost The ma
jority stock is owned by +. NJ. Hubbell
Sons company and they take the position
that only so far as the two roads hamed
are concerned should the service be at
! cost, but as to others It should be on a
profitable basis. About 100000 Is now
tied up awaiting the decision of the court
as TO its distrtbution.
Name of Railroad Changed.
The Southern Iowa Traction company
has been changed to the Centerville. Al
bia and Southern Railroad company. op.
Grating twenty-five miles of road be-
tween the two cities named. State Off
cials have been notified OF the change OF
name. The company was able 10 make
a profit one year but generally the busl-
ness has been a losing one. The profi-
able year was 1912 when, according to
the reports made to the state, the pro-
fits were $4.4S5,s6. But last year the net
loss was s24O4.96. and three years ago
the loss was S2.Os6.l7. The road was origi-
nally built by the Drake interests,
Another Treaty Involved.
! The state treasurer has received notice
that the courts In Linn county have sus-
1 tsined his position with regard to the col
lection OF collateral inheritance taxes on
an estate which goes to collateral heirs
in Sweden. II involves the same ques-
tion as that of the Danish treaty which
the supreme court passed upon last week
and decided IN favor OF the state. The
courts hold that the treaties made with
foreign nations do not touch the matter
OF inheritances as applied to the Iowa
law and similar statutes, The Linn
county case will be appealed.
Reopen Iowa Rate Cases.
! II is probable that the Iowa rate cases
will be reopened before the interstate
commerce commission soon for the ad-
! iustment Of some determinations alleged
to have followed the previous orders OF
the commission The interior Iowa cit
les and those along the Mississippi river
insisted on reduction OF rates from the
east, and both got reductions; but IT Is
claimed now that the reductions on the
Mississippi river rates was so much more
than on the interior rates that there Ia
discrimination which puts ali interior
Iowa cities at disadvantage. II will
be 20 straighten this matter out that the
commission will be asked TO make some
supplemental orders.
would stIDuIRte as 90 Facts.
| The court has asked that as 10 the
Earle Jones habess corpus case the at
ltorneys get together and try 10 stipulate
as to the facts surrounding the sentence
ling OF Jones at Corning. so that the dts
cussion next fall will be entirely on the
legal phases Of the case Attorneys for
Jones have made accusations against the
court as to the regularity Of the proceed.
lings. These will not b considered on
the habeas corpus proceedings, The
chief argument will be on the consti-
tutionality Of a constitutional amendment
and laws following the same. In grant
ing the writ the court made II plain that
in no degree was any part OF the case
decided on it's merits. but merely that a
sufficient ground was laid for a discus
sion OF the case. Among attorneys IL