Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-20
EXPECT RATE ATTACK
IOWA COMMISSION LOOKS FOR
NEW MOVE BY THE .'s
RAILROADS.
MAY SEEK TO KNOCK
-a---.- OUT CENT FARE LAW
Members OF Iowa Board to Attend I'M
portant Meeting in Omaha. to Take
Action Relative to Increase in Inter-
state Passenger Rates-lowa to Lift

Special TO Times Republican.
| Des Moines. Dec. 2O.-Members of
I the Iowa state railway commission
will attend the conference of the rail-
road commissioners of the middle west
which is to be held in Omaha We'd
vance in passenger rates allowed the
railroads by the interstate commerce
T comm ssiOn will come up for consid-
Grafton and the a5visa bilty of further
i action against these increased rates
will be discussed.
Railroad Commissioners Clifford C..
Thorne and James Wilson will attend
from Iowa as will also Attorney Gen
eral George Cosson. The Iowa COM
mission held a conference Saturday to
discuss IoWas position. 1t is conf
IDENTIFY expected here that the railroads
wall attempt some move to have the
passenger rates within the state in
creased. AS has been suggested this
may take the nature of an injunction
to enjoin the state from further en-
f1rcement or the : cent fare Jaw.
The Iowa commission Saturday fled
a protest with the interstate commerce
commission against the increase in the
freight rates Oh III CLASSES and rice from
Texas and other southern states into
this territory and also on the increases
on sash and doors from the Mississippi
river west. There is gradual increase
on many items in this territory, it is
claimed. which Is resulting in a con-
siderable total advance in freight
charges
Attic the state board of agriculture
ruled that the charges of gambling on
the Chickasaw county fair grounds
and also at the Lyons county fair
We're not sustained and that the fairs
were entitled - their state aid Audi
tor Frank S. Shaw is Still Withholding
the payment of the warrants. He de-
clares he will not decide definitely as
to whether or not they should be paid
until he gets an opinion from the Of
foe Of the attorney general.
II the foot and mouth disease con-
ditions in Illinois continue to improve
It is probable that Iowa will lift its
quarantine order against that state
some time in January. This was the
statement Of DR.. ]. l. Gibson, state
veterinarian. today after his return
from Davenport. DIR. Gibson has been
attending the convention of eastern
iowa veterinarians at Davenport and
the foot and mouth disease situation.
| IN Illinois was given consideration at
the meeting.
The Iowa restrictions against ILL
Of
disease in the neighbor state have
been strict. Not only has Nv stock
! been barred but also hay. milk and
cream and other products The Iowa
authorities were anxious 10 lake every
precaution possible against am out
break of the disease in this state.
Within recent weeks however the SIT
uatlor in Illinois has improved mate
rally and it is thought that all dan
ger will be passed within short time
unless the trouble breaks out anew.
Altho corporations claim that iuries
. and courts are always against them in
! damage suit cases. nevertheless they
sometimes win as is shown in the
nlgher courts ruling or the case of
Farl Westcott, deceased. Young West
cou met his death when a motorcycle
ne was riding crashed into a street
car at Second and Mulberry streets.
Waterloo. His father sued the COM
pany Tor damages but the company
was able TO prove contributory nesli-
gence on the part of West cott in the
lower court and wor ont The case
was appealed TO the higher court and
this tribunal also declared from rhe
evidence submitted that 1t was plain
the deceased was at fault and not the
street car company
The news sent out from WASHINGTON
70 the effect that Senator Cummins
would have the support Of Roosevelt
| and Of his progressive following in his
ambitions for the presidential nouina
ton confirms the position of Roose-
Welt as it was indicated to Senator
QUINN ins last suInIneT 4 close friend
OF the former president called on
Iowas senior senator in Des Mojnes
last summer before any public intina-
ton was had that the senator woulc
come out for president and told him
| that as matters We're shaping them
selves then he would receive the sup
port of Theodore Roosevelt Senator
Cumnins was encourage to make the
race for the nomination. He was told
| that he could come as close to uniting
| the bull moose and the standpat
strength thruout the country generally
as any man in the country Senator
Cummins' friends state the senator
! felt much encouraged with this assur-
ance and it went long way IN fnffu-
encfng him to come out fer the office
| Senator Cumnins' friends here re-
port progress in all parts Of the middle
west. An effort is being made to or
Eanize New Mexico. Arkansas and
Missouri for Cummins Other states
will be organized as fast as men can
/ of organization "
Governor Clarke, is being urged in
some quarters to be a candidate for
the third term but thus fa- the gov
ernor has declined to commen. in any
manner whatever On the matter Many
| of his friends here say they do not be-
1ieVe the governor cares for Il third
term especially If other candidates
now in the field develop strong fol-
j iowings.
The governor * filling man? speak
/ ing dates these dag at farmers insti-
tutes and consoiifia-Ai school .:eGjca-
| tons. He is an ardent advocate of
| the consolidated school and has spol-
en- at a number of such dedications in
recent weeks.
I Toiedo Wins and iose:.
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