Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-05-04
HAS BEEN HANGING FIRE
SINCE LAST DECEMBER
Delay Taken to Mean That Court Will
Hold Statute 10 valid-Another Case
From Polk May 30 Appealed to Test
ConstitutionaIity - Interest Created
in Anti-Tippins Law.
Special to rimes-Republican.

involving the validity Of the workmen's
compensation law. The arguments
were made to the court last December
in this case. Nothing mas been heard
from it since.
| While the legislature was in session
there was some inquiry about the case,
as many of the members desired that
/ if there was to be decision rendering
the law nugatory, the legislature
should try to fix up new one; and the
| fact that no decision was rendered was
accepted by Senator Clarkson and oth-
! ers as conclusive that the court does
not have it in mind to declare the law
invalid. The case as presented to the
court however, is said to be as strong
as the state would have liked.
| No matter what is done in the case
already submitted it Is probable an
other very important case involving
that law will be appealed from Polk
county, involving the status of all those
employers who have not rejected the
law nor have taken out insurance. The
district court here is holding back de-
cision probably in order to get the
views of the supreme court on the
\ validity Of the entire law first.
\
| In the monthly trade letter Of the
Iowa National Bank some optimistic
expressions are found that will cheer
the business men. The report declares
that there is money enough In the
United States, the present circulation
being s3,4s4, 100000, compared with
100000 a year ago. TIE present
need is for the things that VIII make
this money turn faster and d better
market for investment securities is
quite as important as the greatly IN
creased volume Of exports. In regard
| to foreign trade the letter says:
with exports ranging from $780,
900 900 to s3oO, 900. 900 each month and
imports running between s100,000,0o0
and s125oOO, 900 per month we are
building up an enormous credit bal
ance abroad. There is &C evidence
| that this balance IS being paid thru
the sale Of American securities abroad
and in fact those close to the situa tion
believe that foreigners are nov. buy ing
practically as many OF our securities
az they are selling and that their hoia )
-lipss have probably not been reduced
since the war began by mare than q
billion dollars, still leaving perhaps
four billion dollars. OF our secnEAaaes
owned in foreign countries. Only 9
small proportion Of :his foreign credit
lis being paid to US in money, as ouI
imports OF gold in January in excess OF
our exports amounted to only about
six million dollars and IN February
less than twelve millions"
The Northwestern Livestock insur-
ance Company, Of this city, after 9
few years Of precarious existence, mas
reinsured its business in the newly
! formed Iowa State Livestock Insurance.
Company. The latter acquired tht
right to do business about two months
|ago.
Secretary W. E. Holmes, Of the Sioux
! City Commercial Club, held consulta'
ton with DR.. Newman, assistant adult
ant general of the department OF Iowa
with regard to the annual encampmen'
of the 6. A. R.. in Iowa this year.
The encampment will be in Sioux
City in June and there win be some
features different from previous meet
lings. The long parade of veterans VII
be done away with and they Will mere
tly march from the hall to the base
ball park where the two military com
panies will give military display. Inc
veterans will be comfortably seated
The department heads approve the
plan.
Col. D. J. Palmer, commander-in
chief, will be present at the encamp'
ment: and there will be delegations
from the departments of Nebraska
South Dakota and Minnesota, making
it more than a state affair.
The assertion Of Judge Hays, OF tn
Fifth judicial district, that the anti
tipping bill was the most importan
single piece Of legislation of the las
legislation session has stirred up SOM
interest in the workings Of this law.
It has been suggested that In place.
like shine shops where the tips arr
taken into account as part OF thu
compensation Of the workmen, the Law
may be evaded by a contract which
gives to the workmen all sums received
over and above fixed charges, to b
reckoned as part Of the wage
There has been an assumption tina
the giving Of tips on trains passint
across the state line can not be stopped
by state laws; but a number OF law
yers assert that the giving OF til
can not be regarded IN any event as al
interstate transaction, because the OF
tense is committed entirely at on
place. 1t is certain there will be
great many inquiries as to the oper
alton Of the law and some confusion
after the LIST Of July.