CONGRES SIONAL
COMRHTTEE BEGINS
RAILWAY INQUIRY
Proposed by President fo Bet-
ter Condition of Carriers.
MAY CHANGE PRESENT SYSTEM
Dfficlals of Roads Prepared to Advocate
Federal Incorporation, Supervision of
Securities and Extension of Authority
of Interstate Commerce Commission.
Nov. Ten members
of Congress, five Senators and five
members of the House of Representa-
tives, began here today an inquiry into
the subject of public control and su-
pervision of railroads that may lead to
the revolutionizing of the whole scheme
of governmental regulation of the coun
try's transportation lines. Incident
» look into
ownership of rail
telegraph lines
Washington, 20.
ally
the committee is te the ques
tion of government
ways, telephe and
and express companies.
The of the committee
which will conduct this important in-
vestigation are Senator Newlands of
Nevada, chairman; Senators Robinson
of Arkansas, Underwood of Alabama,
Cummins of Iowa and Brandegee of
and Repres Ad-
amson of Georgla, Sims of Tennessee,
Cullop of Ir Indiant, Esch of Wisconsin
and Hamil of Michigan The in-
quiry was re
by President
Wilson in his message to Ce in
December of last He
ribe wd
as its p to determine what could
be done
me
members
Connecticut, entatives
ommended
MZress
year des
urpose
conditions
rated
Ye
“for bettering the
roads are o
£ them mor
untry as
under which the rail
and for makh
ants of the ¢
pe
¢ useful ser
a whole."
Prominent Men as Witnesses.
obtain the 1
ted by the ope
the transportation lines the committe
has invited pr
ers,
all
ns of
In order to lews of
interests affod
ninent si
‘es of ©
pp rs
representativ mmercial or
ganizations
mists and others
The
commissioners
began
detract from the powers ne
They
officials of
by state bodies
shortly by
organizations who are expe«
ister thelr opposition to the increase
tal authority over wages
and conditions of labor.
Milef terest in the hearings
ters fn the proposals that will te pot
foromed by copueermtotivaes of tha rail
roads, rH B rporid thos shag will
ad vdeate sion of federal m
thority « uritie
practical
these matters
they 0 on record in favor of fes
tex] to reg
of governmen
cen
an exten
ver rates and sec
exclusion «
It is under
eral incorporation of
Legislative Program of Railroads.
From
1
tained » fol
ive source
1 anthoritat
rogram
*omimitte
its
to demon
one of the prin
investigati
fpal defects
of railroad regulation
coordination r
ent system
the lack of
the
lati
by the
ask that er
of the rates
esnilt Ying fi 0
simultaneous and confiictd
on by the federal
They will
ng regen
government and
$5 sta
tes therefore
tire mental control
and practices of interst
carriers, except purely local
be placed in the hands of a federal
body so that interstate traffic may
regulated referer
ving to the state
govern
ite
matters,
he
without ite to state
commissions
local matters and
As a part of this
gory system of federal
incorporation is recommended,
accompanied by federal supervis
railroad stock and bond jssues
A reorganization of the Int
Commerce Commission will be asked
alite the fs=ion prop
iy over
ties
plan, a comp
to be
ion of
eratate
in order to en comin
erly to exercise its Increased powers.
It is nl posed that the preparation
and prosecution of cases against the
raflroads shal] delegated to some
other agency of the government, possi
bly the De artment of Justice, go that
the may devote its ener
gles to its administrative functions
With the c« thus relieved
of some of its present duties and equip
ped to
50 nr
be
commission
mmission
mndle its business more prompt
iy, the on roads will urge that the pe.
ried during which the commission may
now suspend proposed {increases In
rates be reduced from ten months to
80 days, with provision for reparation
to be pald to the shippers if the ad.
vance shall be declared unreasonable.
They will also ask that the commis.
sion be given the power to prescribe
minimum as well as maximum rates
80 that in meeting complaints of dis.
crimination the commission may order
the advance of a rate which it consid.
ers too low.
. One of the most important recom:
mendations for which the raflroads
will ask favorable consideration is
that thé commission be specifically
authorized to take into account in
rate regulation the effect of rates
upon total earnings in the light of ex-
penges.
While the Newlands Committee fis
required, under the resolution creat.
ing it, to submit a report by January
2 next, it Is not anticipated that the
Committee will have come anywhere
Rear completing its labors then.
Dentre Reporter, $1.80 per year,
LOOALS,
Cap’, 0. M. Boal spent a few days
Inst week with his daughter, Mrs,
Work on wiring the residence of ©,
M. Arney for electric light was begun
on Wednesday by W. C. Booger.
Don’t fail to see the pretty thinge
on sale at the ladies’ bizaar, in the
Bartholomew storeroom, Baturday,
D., Ross Bushman made a trip to
Harrieburg, Gettysburg, Carlisle, and
other pointe, from Friday until Mon-
day.
Mr. and Mre, Milford Luse and
daughter Margaret have moved to
State College and for the winter will
be located at 246 B, Burrows street,
Mitses Esther and Ruth Parsons, of
Burnham, were guests at the homes of
H. E. Homan and Clyde Bradford,
respectively, over Bunday.
Word bas come from Philadelphia
that Miss Bertha Wolf, formerly of
Centre Hall, is very ill, her condition
being such that her recovery is doubl-
ful,
Within the past week three globes
on the electric street lights have been
shattered, p'esumably by town boye.
IVs an evil practice and potent of
direful results.
Miss Grace Ripke, daughter of Mr,
and Mrs, A, C. Ripka, has fully recov.
ered from a six weeks’ illness, the
greater part of which time she was
confined to bed.
Druggist H. L. Kline left on Wed-
nesday for Pittsburgh where he will
remain for a week. He expects wit-
pnessing'the SBtate-Pitt football game on
Thanksgiving day.
Rev. and Mre. 8B. (. Btover, of
Boalsburg, motored to Centre Hall on
Thursday and were guests of Rev, and
Mrs, R. R. Joner, at the Heformed
parsonage, for the day.
Because we had such delightful
weather through October and Nov-
ember, it makes it all the harder to be-
come reconciled to the fact that cold
wintry weather is due almost any
day.
Mrr. Mary Fortney is sariously ill
at the home of her niecr, Mre, James
B. Bpangler, near Tusseyville. She is
pow eighty-nine years of age, ana up-
til last Friday was able to get about
as usual.
Pennsylvania's army eallies forth
to-morrow (Friday) snd for two
weeks will put in a strepuous cam-
paign, during which time everything
having borps is liatle to get it in the
neck.
While we peed it right now, we
may need that additional water to be
pumped from the well recently drilled
tare, so why nol hurry up the pump-
log outfiLy
Charles D. Frazier, who farms the
George Homan farm, at Aaronsburg,
wae in town last Thursday snd favor
ed this office with a call. He reported
the water situstion as a serious one in
his community.
Dr. H. H. Longwell is sporting »
new Ford cqupe, which will permit
the making of trips over the country
roads this winter with a greater degree
of comfort, The car was purchased
from the Boozer & Smith agency.
A party of Greensbarg hunters mo-
tored to the Walter Garity place, in the
Seven mountaine, on Tuesday, await-
ing the opening of deer sesson. The
party includes Messrs, H. J. Baker,
Roy R. Rnghb, Edgar Miller, Joho
Keppie, John Alwine, and Lioyd Miill-
er.
Harry E. Bible, the efficient clerk
in the John Meise store, Bellefonte,
passed through his former home terri-
tory—Centre Hill—on Friday In
search of turkeys, and succeeded in
purchasing a flock of ten from Frank
Bogdan. The price paid was twenty-
five cents a pound, live weight.
After you have subscribed for The
Centre Reporter for your son or dsugh-
ter or friend who is away from home,
buy as many additional Christmas
gifts as your purse will allow but keep
in mind that the Reporter will bring
to your friend fifty cheers—one a
week—and every one will be a re-
minder that the folks at home have
an interest in those who have gone
out to battle for life,
Korman Bpicher came up from Phil-
adelphis on Monday morning to get
ready for the opening of the deer sen
sop, Mr. Bpicher prefers taking his
snrual vecation awsy from bis duties
as mail carrier in the City of Brotherly
Love, in the picturesque Beven Moun-
taine, which stand close to his birth-
place, He is a member of the Brad-
ford hunting clab this year, The few
days preceding the lst of December be
spent with his uncle, Michael Bpicher,
at Pleasant Gap,
The borough counecll met in * regu.
iat" deselon on Friday night, at which
time the matter of purchasing an elec
tric pump, to be installed at the reser-
voir, was discussed. A representative
of the Myers’ Pump Company met
with the eduncil and presented a prope
ositiop, After a clear understanding
of the local conditions and needs the
sgent sdvised referring the matter of
the a'ze of electric motor required to
thelr company’s expert, in order that
be moade, [tls thought that a pump,
complete with electric motor stltech-
ment, may bp purebased for 400,00,
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Aaronsburg,
alvin Moyer, of Freeburg, is visit-
ing hie sister, Mre. Kathryn Phillipe.
Mre, Amanda Musser is visiting rel-
Mr. and Mre, George Bnyder, on ap
auto trip from the eas', stopped for a
brief eall at the OC, GG. Bright home,
On Baturday the William Babm
property was sold to A. 8B. Btover for
$607.00.
A pumber of people from here at-
tended the funeral of W, H, Corman,
at Rebersburg, on Monday.
Mr. and Mre, Ralph Halpee, from
Bmithtown, were BHunday guests of |
Mr. and Mrs, John Halves,
Mre. Appa Btover will accompany
ber niece, Mre. Fred Cranston,
fow weeks,
W. A. Guisewite and A. Bower are
scheduled for butcheriugs gvery day
until Christmas, There are a lot of
heevy porkers on the list,
Mre, James Wert is caring for her
daughter, Mre, Bohn, who was
brought
hospital,
Ev. church will be beld on Funday,
Rev. Brown, the pastor,
Bowerrox, of Clintondale,
part in the service,
The sale of real estate of Mrs,
Myers, on Friday, was well attended,
Warren Bower purchased two lots for
$600.00, while Ammon Btover bought
the tracts of land in town. Consider-
ation $1500.00.
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DEATHS,
John T. Ruhl, of Tylersville, died
on Monday morning after sn illness
of about ove week. Had he lived up-
til Thanksgiving day he would have |
been seventy years old,
nearly all his life in Bugar Valley
where be accumulated wealth. He |
was a member of the Lutheran ccareh |
at Tyleraville,
He is survived by his wife and four |
children,
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Transters of Real Estate
Oliver H. Wolf's beirs to Harry C.
Zsigler, tract of land in Miles Twry.
$560,
F.J. Weaver, Exr., to George W,
Keister, tract of land in Haines Twp.
$8 00.
bleck,
$50.
Smith,
$700,
Harah
tract of land in Potter Twp.
ter Twp, $400,
Elisabeth M., Crownover et bar to
$1.00.
Sudden Cold.
Look out—it's
dangerous.
ile
CASCARA ED QUININE
The old family remedy ~ in tablet
form-safe, sure, easy to take, No
ates—no unpleasant after-effects,
Lures colds in 24 hours—Grip in 3
Lr fo, &
. uine
Mr. Hill's on it-25 & a
At Any Drug Stare
ris Twp.
CYRUS BRUNGART
' JUSTICE OF THE PEACE
CENTRE HALL, PA.
dal attention given to collecting,
es of all classes, including deeds, mortgages |
agreements, ole. marriage licenses and hunter's |
licenses secured, ‘and all matters pertaining to the |
office attended to promptly. oct8. 1916
OILS & GASOLINE
I receive carload shipments and
can supply you at all times at low-
est prices.
Bring your barrels and drums
and try my oils and gasoline,
William McClenahan
WHOLESALE DISTRIBUTOR
CENTRE HALL, PA.
relisves your
from the ia 3 Nos
You noth== to dwvestigate,
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Music ROLLS
for your Player Piano
COME AND HEAR
“THE BOY SCOUTS PARADE"
and other Popular Pleces
Every Friday Ev’g Until Holidays
A¥Cut out this ad and present it at our store and
receive a 40c roll of music for 30c. You must
have this ad,
GEO. E. MEYER, Boalsburg
Oysters
From now you will find
us supplied with the choic-
est quality of Oysters the
market affords.
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CUBE PMV. DPD POOVIROOBRReY soveooeeeeososone “err 0000 soecense
Two grades—for stew-
ing and frying,
FRESH CRACKERS
THE GOOD CRISPY KIND,
that fairly melt in the mouth,
BREAD, PIES AND
CAKES
ALWAYS FRESH AND
CANNED GOODS
of various kinds.
GOOD
Pennington’s
BAKERY
In the Hotel Building
CENTRE HALL
{3980 S000 PFS O VNEGTR OIE DOGO
New Fall and
Winter Goods
SWEATERS.-
wool, and all wool,
- Cotton
soc to $7.25
part
FB COTTON AND WOOL UNDER-
WEAR for men, women and chil-
dren.
HEAVY HOSE—~Wool
ton ; Fine hose for children.
or Cot.
CAPS AND SCARPFS for
and children.
WORK SHIRTS,
Overalls for men
BED BLANKETS in wool,
and cotton and cotton.
HORSE BLANKETS
Stable blankets.
FRESH CAKES AND CKACK-
ERS
SUNBURY BREAD, fresh every
day.
Misscs
Ble RT .!
llouses and
wool
anh
Still 5 and 10 cent loaves.
H. F. Rossman
SPRING MILLS, PA.
COOPER PIDP I OBOP PRP PONS OINIONPCORPLROEIQRORPRRQ@RRRD Yee”
JUST RECEIVED
Carload
Red Cedar
Shingles
Which we are offering at
Special Prices
Zettle & Lucas
CONTRACTORS & BUILDERS
Proprietors
Centre Hall Planing!Mill,
Centre Hall, Pa,
This ia not excep-
ro tres
old iat inner air tube way.
THE MARKETS,
GRAIN
Omron] woellly Uy Praobd & Moi,
Whe (now)... AER
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Purley... ‘ wr
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Butter
AMES W, SWABB
JUSTICE OF THE PEACE
LINDEN HALL, CENTRE CO.,
Deeds, Mortgages, Wills, &c,
PA
written and ex-
Automo-
bile Licenses,
Nov. 20-1 yr.
sees ee0seccc sensoevsoresee
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ce ruriG000000000000000000
Insurance and
Real Estate
Want to Buy or Sell ?
SEE US FIRST
Chas. D. Bartholomew
CENTRE HALL, PA,
BOBNHLEILRGDLOREBO0e LOGE
Brings restlts—a Reporter adv,
A Be Line
demanding.
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