Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-23
SPECIAL TRAINS MAY
BE RUN TO CARRY COAL
New Business Ventures Along Line
Hard Hit by Taking Of Of Trains
gagged in Interstate Traffic Are Liable
Special to Times-Republican.

crn Railroad. They are giving consid-
cradle study to the injunction case now
pending in Federal Judge Reeds court
at Dubuque, wherein a temporary re-
straining order was issued which
stopped the operation OF trains on the
southern end of the line Nov. 20. Trains
have not been operated on the northern
half of the line since early in Septem-
Der.
Towns along the road are now badly
IN need of coal and 1t is planned to
send some coal trains up from Ana
nosa sometime this week so that the
coal famine can be relieved.
The road has been in the hands of a
receiver for some time and the road bed
and physical equipment have suffered.
The heavy rains of the past summer
washed out considerable Of the track
; north of Coggon so that trains had to
be abandoned on the end OF the line
early in the fall. Then G. Z. Farmer,
receiver for the road. went into the
federal court and asked that operation
of the trains on the south end of the
line from Coggon to Anamosa might be
suspended. Poor crops up in that re-
gion this season added to their trou-
bles. he told the court, SO that an in
junction was granted restraining the
operation of trains after Nov. 20.
There are a number of towns which
had grown up along this road where
elevators and lumber yards were es-
tablished and other business Industries
developed depending on the road. which
have been seriously hampered since the
train service was suspended These
towns are Quasqueton, kiene, Robinson,
Prairieburg and Jackson. The road is
just thirty-six miles in length. The
principal owners are Meyer Bros. Con-
struction Company of Chicago. 1t is
claimed that the roads Indebtedness is
not so large but that 1t could be handled
provided the road was once put in
shape and operated under the right kind
of management.
Ernest Ludlow, OF the railroad COM
missioner's office. left today for Ana
most, to check over the company's
books. It Is the hope Of all parties con-
cerned that the road may be financed
so that it can again be put in shape and
resume operation.
An important ruling has just been
made by Industrial Commissioner Garst
and Assistant Attorney General Henry
Sampson, to the effect that a railroad
company. altho engaged in interstate
traffic. Is liable for the payment Of
compensation under the Iowa work
mems compensation act. II has been
ruled that the Rock Island company
should pay the heirs of Salvatore Mole
a weekly compensation Of IS for per-
iod Of 800 weeks.
Mole was an Italian employed by the
\ - IT, nnc
Moines. About a year ago he was en-
gagged with other section men in load
! ing snow into flat car sand hauling it
to the Des Moines river and there
throwing it into the river. While stand
ing on one Of these loads of snow Mole
slipped and fell into the river and was
drowned. His heirs sued under the
workmen's compensation act and the
railroad claimed it was not liable as it
was engaged in interstate business.
This has been the position of the rail-
roads ever since the compensation law
was enacted. The arbitration commit
tees ruling Is that since, in this case.
no negligence is shown by either the
employer or employe. the liability OF the
| railroad Is not covered by the federal
employers liability act, but rather 1t
comes under the workmen's compensa-
!
ton act.
Assistant Attorney General A. c.
| Robbins has recently made a ruling
giving the position Of the attorney gen.
erals office on the question alb to
whether or not an agent in the sale OF
liquor or go-between can be prose-
Icuted. He declares that IL go-betweer
performs an act in furtherance of an
unlawful sale, he is guilty as princi-
pal and should be punished accordingly
The ruling was made III response to a
request from Chief of Police J. c. Craw-
ford, Of Des Moines.
The state banking department has is
sued charter to the Quimby State
Bank at Quimby. The bank is CAPT.
talized at $4,000. The officers are
president, A. J. Clark, Quimby; cash.
Ter. Fred NJ. Buol, Quimby.
| $50
A. E. Kepford, former lecturer or
tuberculosis. now in evangelistic work
lis home for the holidays after closing
d successful campaign at A!Iertcs, Iowa
More than 100 professed conversion in
the AIlerton meetings. A community
club has been formed as the result OF
the meetings. for community better.
ment. Some form of recreation for the
boys and girls which will enlist tnei,
Interest and keep them off the stree,
is to be provided. Further co-opera-
ton between townspeople and farmers
in all local enterprises Is, to be fosteret
by the club. Rev. Kepford will begir
a series Of meetings in Adel Jan. 2.
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The state dairy and food commits.
sion has discovered that some OF tn,
brands Of grape juice on the marke
are not as innocent as they appear
The state chemists who have been ex
aiming samples OF grape Juice, repor
that come of them RIM higher than tn,
standard Of one-half Of per cent o
alcohol, fixed for temperance drinks.
81 can understand now why som
people have liked grape juice 50 ,Fell.'
said W. q. Barney, dairy and foo,
commissioner yesterday. Il am no
ready to give out . report on analyst
, OF the stuH, but can say that som
Of II surprised me-"
The department will not condemn a
brands Of grape Juice, 1t Is reported
Some Of them can get In under tn
J one-half of per cent alcohol standard
Others which can not, may be seporte