Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-02-07
COMMISSIONER THORNE PRE-
PARED TO CONTEST CON-
FORMATION OF BRANDElS.
DEEMS HIM TRAITOR TO
LIVE STOCK SHIPPERS
Thorne Has Backing of Leading AS
sociations in lowa-Confusion Re-
sardine County Salary Increases
State Association Putting on Series
Of Dairy Meetings This Week.
Special to Times Republican.

3 Special 10 IlmeS- RepuDllcan.
Des Moines, Feb. 7.-Chford c
Thorne, chairman of the state board o
railway commissioners, will put up ;
hard fight against the confirmation o
Louis Brandeis as justice of the su.
preme court After receiving a tele.
gram Saturday morning from Senator
Cummins Commissioner Thorne started
for Washington Saturday night.
Commissioner Thorne feels that Mr.
Brandeis does not properly represenl
the feeling of the people in railroad
matters. His attitude in the eastern
rate cases in which he was an asso
ciate counsel with Thorne was such
that Thorne charges he threw his in
fiuence with the railroads at the last
moment, which Thorne says was the
act Of a traitor.
The beef cattle associations Of the
state were busy last week sending
kilograms to Washington against the
confirmation of Brandeis.
The Corn Belt Meat Producers As
ISOLATION is especially antagonistic TO
Brandets This organization has been
one OF the most persistent and effec-
tive in fighting for reduced shipping
rates OF any organization in Iowa. 1t
was responsible for making Clifford
Thorne railroad commissioner and has
been in all Of the big rate fights for
the past fifteen years
In Doubt as to Salary increases.
Officials in many counties which
have shown a gain In population and
who are therefore entitled to raise
in salary in accordance with their in
creased population are asking the state
auditors office when this increase is
to, start. VIII II start the first Of
January or Will it be necessary to wait
until the census figures are all prop
erly certified and officially printed :?
u. F. Wall, chief OF the county account
ing department has taken this ques-
ton up with the attorney generals
office
The state banking departmer has
been asked to pass on the legality Of
change tn the capitalization OF bank
which It is proposed to reduce from
100000 to s50,o 1t was held in one
case that this could not be done.
Attends Valuation Hearing.
* John "A. Qufher. member Of the stat e
board Of railroad cornmissi oners, has
returned from the valuation hearing on
railroads held in Washington last
week. The fixing Of the railroa Dis
valuation is one Of the most important
undertakings ever before the inter-
state commerce commission. in the
apiuion Of Commissioner Guiher. The
valuation is to be made as a basis on
which to determine future railroad
rates.
The railroads viii put UP a hard
fight to gain a valuation in accorda nee
with their views he says. One Of the
Interesting points argued was the
value OF the right OF way. It Is ques-
ton as to whether it should be valued
according to It's average farm value or
according to its value for railroad pur-
poses and whether IT shall be figured
on the basis Of what it was worth
when the railroads first acquired it
or its present value. Many points Of
this sort will have to be decided on
before the valuation can be arrived at.
Dairy Meetings.
The state dairy association IS putin g
on a series Of dairy meetings this
week. Today they are meeting at
West Liberty and State Dairy Com
missioner w. 3. Barney is among the
speakers. A meeting is to be held al
Marenso Tuesday and Newton Wednes-
day, Other meetings are to be held.
The state association Is following this
method of spreading the gospel of bet
ter dairying.
More District Candidates,
Il J. L. Brookhart. of Washington.
secured nomination papers Saturday
from the secretary of state as a can
didate for represen tative from Wash
ington county. H. r Keagy, of IN
dependence, and r w. Anderson. Of
Pulaski, are candidates for representa-
tive.