FEDERAL GRASP
GIVEN A SLAP
'ublic Service Commission
Announces How It Consid
ers the Law on Subject
assume responsi
llity in the matter and take the
eccssary steps to safeguard life," ;
ays an opinion by Public Service.
lommlssioner Milton J. Brecht, in j
lrectlng changes to be made on a
rosslng ot" the Pennsyvania com-:
lained of by the borough of Home- !
ood. The company had raised the
oint that the commission was with- 1
ut justification as the railroad was :
eing operated under Federal con-.
01.
"It evidently was not intended ;
lat this supervisory function of
le commission should be supersed-j
il when the operation of railroads
as placed under Federal control,
therwlse all construction work at|
rossings would have been held to
e under the supervision of Federal 1
uthoritv, which our records show |
not the case." continues the de-•
sion. " U number of applications
ave been led in this department!
>r additions, extensions or recon- 1
ruction work by the United States ,
ailroad Administration, or where;
joined in the petition or appeared j
i a protestant before this Com- i
issions In all matters of that kind I
as been duly recognized and given j
motion by the Federal Govern- i
ent."
The Commission orders safety j
ites to be operated night and day j
id removal of a water plug by |
pril 1, ami that plans for elimi-1
ition pf the crossing be made by |
arcll 31. 1920.
The Commission held that the re
sal of the American and American '
ailway Express companies to ac-:
ipt money for a payroll from the
enderson Coal Co., on the day fol
wing receipt of it was not unreas
lable. The Delaware Valley Rail
ad Company, a short railroad in
ike county, is ordered not to aban- j
in its service without Commission
iproval.
All Get Credit. — Adjutant Gen- j
al Beary has issued a supplement
order in which he commends the |
ork of the Swarthmore and Amb-i
r units of the Reserve Militia in!
ding in the intiuenza epidemic, i
ames of the men who took part i
e given as was done in cases of
en of other units whose services
ere acknowledged in previous or
srs.
Big I.lst. The Public Service
immission today began an entend
l series of hearings, including the
guments in the Philadelphia Su
irban Gas and Electric Co. rates,
n executive session will be held lo
orrow. On Wednesday hearings
I ASTRICEFS |
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I Tomorrow. We Our Great j
I Vz Price Fur Sale j
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s Every article bears the original price ticket—none have been re- |
marked—when we tell you its former value we are not quoting you
• an inflated, but its REAL, TRUE WORTH. ul
Astrich Furs are always distinguished by their Superior Quality
and Distinctive Style. 1
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I $275 Hudson Seal Capes . $137.50 $70.00 Lynx Muffs $35.00 |
I SBS Hudson Seal Capes... $42.50 $69.50 Skunk Muffs $34.75 j
I $75 Hudson Seal Capes.. ~537.50 $65.00 Nat. Lynx Muffs . . $32.50 j
I $125 Red Fox Scarfs $62.50 $55.00 Taupe Fox Muffs . . $2 7.50 j
I 8125 Black Wolf Scarfs $62.50 $50.00 Taupe Fox Muffs . . $25.00 |
I $l2O Black Wolf Scarfs.. . $60.00 $40.00 Oppossum Muffs . . $20.00 j
I SIOO Skunk Scarfs $50.00 $39.50 Mole Muffs $19.75 J
I $75 Lynx Scarfs .t537.50 $35.00 Nutria Muffs $17.50 |
I S7O Kolinsky Scarfs $35.00 $35.00 Red Fox Muffs .... .$17.50 j
I $65 Lynx Scarfs $32.50 $35.00 Seal Muffs ........ .$17.50 |
I $55 Seal Scarfs $27.50 $29.50 Mole Muffs $14.75 |
$55 Lynx Scarfs $27.50 $25.00 Taupe Wolf Scarfs . .$12.50
$55 Cross Fox Scarfs $27.50 $25.00 Black Lynx Collar . .$12.50
$55 Wolf &i $27.50 $15.00 Seal Collar . ....... $7.50
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MONDAY EVENING, ' HXHRISBURG ffij(Aft TEXEGRXPH JANUARY 27, 1919.
will be held In Harrisburg. Phila
delphia and Smethport.
District Boards. State Draft
headquarters has issued a call for
all local boards to tile reports show
ing aliens registered within their
districts. The record of the district
board No. 1, Middle district, S'cran
ton. shows 43.319 claims and peti
tions passed upon, of which 19,178
were denied. The bulk of them
were industrial. District board No.
3, Western district, Greensburg,
passed upon 30,057 claims and pe
titions, of which 8,734 were denied.
District board No. 2, Western dis
trict, Erie passed on 40,218 claims
and petitions, 6,676 being denied.
Scott Referee—Ex-Senator John
R. K. Scott, of Philadelphia, has
been named by the courts to referee
the election of the Philadelphia V.
M. C. A., which seems to be a mat
ter of legal controversy these days.
Pi rent en Get Started.—Delaware
county firemen have Joined in the
light against the new rates of the
Springfield Consolidated Water Co.,
now in the courts after a Public
Service decision.
"Skip-Stop" Hearing.— Philadel
phia people seem to be getting ready
for an interesting hearing Wednes
day when the "skip-stop" oom
plaint will be taken up.
Attended Dinner.—W. Harry Ba
ker, secretary of the Senate, and
other legislative officials returned
yesterday from New York, where
they attended the Pennsylvania So
ciety dinner.
All Eastern Charters. —The first
six charters signed by Governor
Sproul were all for eastern con
cerns. All but one were for Phila
delphia and vicinitv.
llcrshey Increase. —The Hershey
Chocolate Company has filed notice
at the Capitol of an increase of
stock from $1,000,000 to $5,183,900.
it took place recently.
Woodward a Grandfather—James
F. Woodward, Secretary of Internal
Affairs-elect, received ward that he
had become a grandfather, a son
having been born to his daughter,
Mrs. Sloan.
Bryan Coming—William Jennings
Bryan and Ex-Governor Frank B.
Willis, of Ohio, wilt visit the Hill
to-morrow. They are to speak in
Harrisburg in the evening.
Sproul's Great Speech—"Governor
Sproul made one of the greatest
speeches I ever heaul and it struck
the sentiment at the Pennsylvania
Society dinner." said Lieutenant-
Governor Edward E. Beidleman. The
Governor spoke on federal tenden
cies in regard to state rights.
Hearing OfT—The Public Service
Commission has issued this state
ment: "The Public Service Commis
sion appointed a hearing on the
proposed change by the Pennsylva
nia railroad and Philadelphia and
Reading Railway Companies, acting
under authority of the director gen
eral. in changing commutation itck
ets so that they are good only during
the calendar month instead of for
thirty days from date of purchase
as ordered by the commission. No
tice of the investigation and hearing
by the commission was served upon
the director genearl of railroads
who. in a telegram received to-day,
requested that the hearing be post
poned. without date, pending the re
sult of review of the question by the
railroad administration, and advised
that he had directed the railroads to
defer for one month action in mak
ing proposed change effective. Hear
ing on the 29th has been postponed
upon the director general's request."
M'ApOO INSISTS
NATION SHOULD
CONTROL RAILS
Says Waterways of Country
Cannot Be Developed With
Competition Hindering
Santa Harbnra. Cal., Jan. 27. —W. G.
McAdoo, former Director General of
Railroads and former Secretary of
the Treasury, made public to-day a
telegram in which he urged five-year
Government control of the railroads
as a necessity for the development of
inland waterways and for the co
ordination of the railroads and wa
terways with the new American
merchant marine. The telegram, ad
dressed to Albert Krell, chairman of
the Miami and Erie Improvement
Committee of the Cincinnati Cham
ber of Commerce, said: *
•'lt seems to me futile to expend j
great sums of money on the develop- j
ment of our inland waterways unless ,
our Government adopts an intelligent |
policy about railroad control. The i
future of waterways development is j
absolutely dependent upon a Govern- !
ment control which will enforce the j
operation of the waterways and the j
railroads and a co-ordinated and ar
ticulated system which will give the
people the benefits of an efficient
combination of water and rail facili
ties. This cannot be accomplished
under the present railroad law, which
provides that the railroads cannot be
controlled by the Government for a t
lenger period than twenty-one
months after the return of peace.
Within a twenty-one-month period
no substantial development of exist
ing waterways can be made, nor can
their operation in so brief a period
afford any adequate test of their
values.
"Upon the return of the railroads I
to private ownership, which must be
made within a twenty-onp-month pe
riod, as the present law provides, the
cutthroat competition of the rail
roads under private control with the
partially-developed waterways will
effectively destroy water transporta
tion as heretofore and the people's
investment in these facilities will con
tinue to be of little, it any, value.
"I have urged the Congress to ex
tend the period of Federal control of
the railroads for five years, because
that will give us time to develop |
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Stop Itching Eczema
— j
Never mind how often you have tried
ar.d failed, you can stop burning, itching
eczema quickly by applying a little zemo
f urnished by any druggist for 35c. Extra i
large bottle, SI.OO. Healing begins the
moment zemo is applied. In a short
time usually every trace of eczema,
tetter, pimples, rash, blackheads and
Gimilar skin diseases will be removed.
For clearing the skin and making it
vigorously healthy,always use zemo, the
penetrating, antiseptic liquid. It is not a
greasy salve and it does not stain. When
others fail it is the one dependable
treatment for skin troubles of all kinds, i
The E. W. Rose Co., Cleveland, 0.
some of the most important existing J
water routes, co-ordinate them with (
the railroads and prove their worth |
as a part of a great American trans
portation system.
"I also feel that the Government I
should control the railroads and the !
Inland waterways for a period of five ]
years, so that they may in turn bo j
co-ordinated with our Government
merchant marine, which has been ;
built at a cost of moro than twß bll- |
lion dollars and which, under exist
ing law, the Government controls for i
a five-year period.
"Unless we look at this great prob- ]
lem with vision and from the stand- j
point solely of the American people, !
instead of from the standpoint of the j
selfish interest of private railroad \
owners, private steamship owners, |
private shippers, private investors, or J
any other single class, we shall not i
measqre up to our obligations to 'the ;
American people nor realize the great j
opportunities and destiny that lie j
ahead of us."
Six-cent Fare Is
Again Held Proper
The six-cent fare of the Lehigh 1
I Traction Company, operating in
j Hazleton and vicinity, against which I
i complaints were filed with the j
I Public Service Commission by Minej
Workers' Unions at Lattlmer Mines j
j and West Hazleton, has been upheld J
j by the Commission In an extensive j
! opinion by Chairman W. D. B. Ain- j
' ey. The report of the Commission |
does not take into consideration the j
stock of the company, amounting to >
$1,000,000 upon which no dividends:
have ever been paid and does not j
include the bonded and other debt, j
aggregating $700,000, for valuation
purposes.
j The report holijs that the cost fig
ure of the property is $845,601.94,
and that the cost of operating dur
ing 1918 was $197,737.32, not in
cluding bond interest, which with
an annual reserve of $25,936.18 for
depreciation to keep the property
in good repair for public service,
and a fair return of $59,192.14 to
the stockholders on the Investment
of $845,601.94 establishes the am
ount the company should receive
at $282,864.64. The six cent fare
brought in only $282,358.50 in 1918
and the five, cent fare considerably
less.
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Harrisburg Academy j
Many New Courses offered for
the second semester at The Harris
burg Academy.
On February Third begins the
second semester, at which time,
i owing to the large number of new
j pupils, entering on this date, new
courses will be started as follows:
Chemistry
Elementary Science
Solid Geometry
Trigonometry
Advanced Algebra
United .Stntea History --
Civil Government
llrglnners l.atln
Elementary French, etc.
The few remaining vacancies in
j the school are available to day pu
pils who make application on or
| before February Third. Call at
The Academy Office or phone
I Bell, 1371 J.
ARTHUR E. BROWN,
Headmaster.
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