Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-01-12
IOWA AND KANSAS JOIN TO OP-
POSE HIGHER PASSENGER
FARES ON RAILROADS.
WILL ASK INTERSTATE
BOARD TO REVIEW CASE
Kansas Charges Commission Acted
Uris~fuiiy in its investigation os
Passenger Rates-Matter Will Be
Carried to Courts if Board Refuses to
Take Up compIaints-Eist Held to
Be Deadly Weapon. i
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pes Moines, Jan. 12,-luwa and Kan
sas are going to fight the increase in
passenger rates. The rates are sched-
uled TO go into effect Saturday. Iowa
has Joined with Kansas in the at
tempt to have the interstate commerce
commission investigate the new tariffs
! recently filed by the railroads.
! The protest which has already been
! filed with the commission at Wash
ington by Kansas charges that the ma
tional body acted unlawfully in its in
vestigation Of passenger rates which
resulted in the increases. The pro-
test demands a thorough investiga-
ton of the tariffs.
+ Clifford Thornc, chairman of the
Iowa commission, declares that the in
terstate commerce commission has re-
fused to accept the first tariffs filed by
the railroads and the railroads then
prepared new tariffs in accordance with
the recommendations of the commits
sion.
1t is up TO the commission as II
whether or not it recognizes these pro-
CATION of the tariffs or permit the rail-
roads to put them into effect without
an investigation. 1t is believed the
commission will not interfere or stop
the rates from being put into effect
plated. If the commission refuses there
is apt to be a fight in the courts. If
it decides to investigate all of the
a Oh n
stop the increase.
1t has been realized from the start
that there was far less chance of win
ming the cases before the commission
against the increase in passenger fares
than OF winning the freight rate cases.
The various state commissions went
into the freight rate fight confident that
many Of the important increases would
never be granted but in the passenger
rate cases 1t has been realized from
the start that it was going to be a hard
matter for the states to prevent the
increases being granted.
State Wards III.
Dr.. George Mogridge, superintendent
Of the institution for. feeble minded
children at Glenwood, yesterday sent
TO the state board of control for three
for taking the temperature Of the sick.
He reports that so many children in
the institution are i'll Of la grippe and
other ailments that a new stock of
{ thermometers is needed to meet the
needs. ..'
New Law Ends Litigation.
l. Now that the mulct law has been
repealed the supreme court finds 1t un-
/ n he
to whether or not Nick HAITI, of Ply
mouth county. is entitled to a consent
petition 10 operate a saloon. HAITI cir
culated petition in Plymouth county
and when It was canvassed by the
| board Of supervisors 1t was declared
insufficient. He appealed to the dis
trict court and the lower court sus-
tanned the supervisors. Then he ap-
pealed to the supreme court.
The high court says in Diminishing
the case that since this litigation was
| begun the mulct act has been re-
pealed by the legislature leaving no
| valuable rights of the appellant al
| stake.
The question raised is purely
academic one" says the ruling, and
under well established rules the court
will not attempt it's decision"
Fist Deadly Weapon.
In sustaining the ruling of the dis
trict court Of Pottawattamie county
in the case of William Ssyles. con-
E!cted IL the trial ct Council Bluffs Of
the murder of John G.. Runyon on May
I, 1914. the higher court yesterday
found that the fist, under some cir
cumstances can be a deadly weapon.
Sayles struck Runyan in the neck with
his fist and two hours after the blow
was given Runyan died. The physicians
asserted that death was due to the
! blow on the neck from the fist. The
trouble between the two men arose
when Ruyan tried to prevent Sayles
taking a bicycle belonging to a mes
senger boy.
Moore Secures Nomination Blanks.
Ernest Moore, of Cedar Rapids, yes
terday applied to the secretary Of
states office for nominal ton blanks for
lieutenant governor. He expects t.
make a contest for this position. Henry
Brady, of Boone. is out for this office.
Other candidates are being talked OF.