| THE PA T RIOT Published Weekly By THE PATRIOT PUBLISHING COMPANY, j! Office: No. 15 Carpenter Avenue < !; Marshall Building, INDIANA, PENNA | Local Phone 250-Z ! jj FRANCESCO BIAMONTE, Publisher ] A\ Entered as second-class matter September 26, 1914, < 4 1 at the postoffice at Indiana, Pennsylvania, under the J ]' Act of March 3, 1879. 1 j; SUBSCRIPTION | j; ONE YEAR . . $1.50 | SIX MONTHS . $l.OO j! i; The Aim ol the Foreign langoage Papers ji of America i| \ To HELP PRESERVE THE IDEALS AND SACRED TRAD- I 1 JI ITIONS OF THIS, OUR ADOPTED COUNTRY, THE UNITED <! STATES OF AMERICA; To REVERE ITS LAWS AND IN !; SPIRE OTHERS TO OBEY THEM; To STRIVE UNCEABING- I| J LY TO QUICKEN THE PUBLIC'B SENSE OF CIVIC DUTY; j! IN ALL WAYS TO AID IN MAKING THIS COUNTRY GREAT- '! L[ ER AND BETTER THAN WE FOUND IT. I| SRYAN AGAINST OWNERSHIP BY THE GOVERNMENT 61MS Newlands Committal His Views on Railroad Control. COMPETITION PREFERABLE. Federal Regulation Should Not Be Al lowed to Exclude Exercise of Btate Authority, He Contende—Thinks Rail road Stocks Should Reprosont Actual Value and Be Stable aa Government Sonde. Washington, Dec. 11.— William J. Bryan, who startled the country ten years ago by advocating government ownership of railroads, appeared be fore the Newlands Joint Committee on Interstate Commerce last week in sup port of the claim that the states should be allowed to retain authority over the regulation of all transportation lines within their borders. Mr. Bryan ex plained that he had long regarded gov ernment ownership as Inevitable, but only because of railroad opposition to effective regulation. Against Government Ownership. "Personally I cannot say that I de sire government ownership," he ex plained, "because I lean to the Indi vidual idea rather than to the collec tive idea; that is, I believe that gov ernment ownership is desirable only where competition is Impossible." Alfred P. Thom, counsel to the Rail way Executives' Advisory Committee, previously had presented before the members of the Newlands Committee as one of his reasons for urging a bet ter balanced and more systematic reg ulation of railroads the argument that this is the only alternative to govern ment ownership. Calling attention to the restrictions lmposi>d upon the 1 transportation lines by conflicting state laws and regulations, to the practical cessation of new construction and to the Impossibility un< er existing conditions of securing the new capital needed for extensions and betterments of railway facilities, he warned the Congressmen that unless they provided a fair and reasonable system of regulation that would enable the railroads to meet the growing needs of the country's busi ness the national government would be compelled to take over the owner ship of the lines with all the evils at tendant upon such a system. Preservation of Competition. Mr. Bryan, on the other hand, holds that the further extension of federal authority over the railroads would be a step in the direction of government ownership. He advanced the view that the centralization of control in the hands of the national government would impose too great a burden upon the regulating body, would offer strong temptation to railroads to interfere in politics and would encourage the gen eral movement toward centralization of power in the federal government at the expense of the states. He said that he did not object to consolidations of railroad lines so long as they did not destroy competition, that he knew of no complaint against great railway systems because of their size and that he believed that the preservation of competition was the test to be applied to all consolidations. Regulation of Securities. Mr. Bryan d' tared himself in favor of national re? .lation of railway stock and bond issues, but added that he saw no reason why that shoul exclude the states from acting on the same sub ject as to stnte corporations. "I would line to «or> t'-p stock of a railroad, as loir* r -ivate hands, made as substantial and as unvarying as the value of a government bond," lie as serted. He suggested that railroad capitali zation be readjusted to equalize it with actual valuation of the property rep resented, making due allowance for equities, and that when this was done the roads should be allowed to earn sufficient Income to keep their stock at par and to create a surplus. The latter, he tentatively proposed, might be allowed to amount to 25 per cent of the capital. Railway Earning* Low. This subject of railroad capitalisation and the amount of railroad earnings received further attention from the committee during its recent sessions. In answer to questions by Senator Cummins, Mr. Thom submitted figures showing the net earnings of the roads In recent years. These figures show that during the five years from 1905 to 1910 the average net earnings were 5.25 per cent of the net capitalization, while for the fire years from 1910 to 1915 the average was only 4.59 per cent. The total earnings on the stock, computed by adding to the net oper ating income the Income from the se curities owned and deducting bond in terest, were for 1910, 7.09 per cent; for 1911, 6.17 per cent; for 1912, 4.97 per cent; for 1913, 5.94 per cent; for 1914, 4.06 per cent; for 1915, 3.44 per cent, thus showing an almost contin uous decrease throughout this six year period. It was announced that Hal ford Erickson, formerly chairman of the Wisconsin Railroad Commission, would submit more complete informa tion on this subject to the Committee at a later date. Curious Courtship. In the strange land of the Tarascan Indians in Mexico the visitor, after at taining something of a friendly foot ing, may still witness some of the equally strange practices which the first Spaniards observed. In courting the lover goes to the well where his be loved la accustomed to fill her water jar. H« holds her shawl until she ac cepts him, and then with a stick he breaks the Jar which she holds on her head and gives her a betrothal baptism of water. ► Tiie Orohid. The orchid is a peculiar plant, for, strange as it may seem, there is no distinctively orchid odor. One smells like the violet, others like the rose, the hyacinth, the daffodil. Orchids are the monkeys, the mimics of the vegetable world, in odor as well as form and tint No other flower resembles an or chid, but orchids are forever aping butterflies, pansies, roots, spiders, pitch plants, birds and what not And they are not absolutely certain to look Just the same twice in succession. Watch Your Pep. Pep is a slang word invented to con vey the idea of those who are always up and about, who are full of "ginger," who never go to sleep at the switch. When you are full of pep you can go a long way toward doing almost any thing. But pep runs out If your stomach goes back on you because you don't know how to take care of it; if you consort with weak minded people, taking on the color of their weak mindedness; if you burn the candle at both ends, then your pep runs low. Watch your pep.—Life. Throne Jewels. In the "gold pantry" at Windsor cas tle,, one of England's chief royal pal aces, is the gold tiger's head taken from Tippo Sahib's throne in 1789. It Is life size, and the teeth and eyes are of rock crystal. Another relic captur ed at the same time is the Jeweled bird called the uma, shaped like a pigeon, with a peacock tail. The feathers blaze with precious stones, and a great emerald hangs from its breast. Ac cording to an old Indian legend, who ever owns this bird will rule India. *' =1 A Collapsible Method By SADIE OLCOTT Summer la the time for outdoor sports, winter the time for indoor games. Yes, they are games—not sports—the best that can be done to pass the time when we are housed. Yet they may serve another purpose. Phillls and I were in the library. We had fixed a table for plngpong, called by some parlor tennis. The name Is an aspersion on the real tennis, which is one of the finest games played. Phil lls was at one end of the table batting a little celluloid ball with a tiny wood en racket, I at the other doing the same thing. "Forty lore," said Phil on making a point. "What did you call me?" I asked. "I didn't call you anything." "You said forty something. It didn't sound like Bob, but you may hare in tended it for Bob." "Dear me, how you do hear things! You'd better get an ear trumpet" She won the game, and we proceeded to the next. I had gained nothing by my attempt to introduce a love scrim mage and had given her a love game. We each made the same number of points and Phil cried: "Deuce!" "That's like a girl," I said. "One moment you call me love and the next devil." "I've called you neither I" •She made a point and said, "Van tage!" "Ifs all advantage with a girl," I re marked. "She can call a fellow love' and not mean It, whereas If the fellow does any spooning he's held to a strict accountability." '"That's only when he's a desirable parti." She enforced the words with a ball that hit me in the face. "I have made no such pretense." Whether it was the sting of her words or of the miserable little globe, there was some asperity in my dis claimer. "Who accused you of making a pre tense?" Though I was endeavoring to turn the subject from the game to some thing very near my heart. I could not seriously accuse her. so I made no reply. "That's the end of the set." she said. "Shall we play another?" "I'd much rather sit by the fire." She tossed her racket on the table and, going to the fireplace, stood be fore it, rubbing her hands as If they were cold. They were not, as I soon learned. She knew what was coming, and it rattled her a bit Rather, I should say, she hoped for what was coming. I had worked up to the decla ration point a number of times and stuck there. It's one thing to tell a girl you love her when she has been struck by lightning and falls Into your arms in a critical condition; it is quite another to do the deed in cold blood. At any rate, my efforts had all been failures. "Why did you intimate," I asked, go ing to her and leaning against the man tel over the fiieplace, "that I am not a desirable parti?" "I didn't." Stuck again. I looked through the window at the snow piling up in drifts. If one finds a task difficult under certain circum stances he thinks it would be easier under other circumstances. I was In a comfortable room with a cheerful open fire before me, but I thought I could get out what I wanted to say out in the snow. "Let's go out and snowball," I said. She looked disappointed, but acceded to my request She donned a warm Jacket and a woven hood, and we sal lied forth. "You stand there," I said. "I'll stand here. You throw the first ball at me." How I was to make a proposal while pelting her I didn't know. I hoped something would turn up to help me. it did, but Phillls turned It up; I didn't Phil made a snowball and threw It at me. I dodged It. I threw one at PhlL It went wide of the mark. She hit me on the chin. Something—perhaps it was the sting—put an extra amount of force into my arm as I threw the next ball. I couldn't see that It had hit her, but she put her hands to her eye and sank down on the cold snow with a moan. I ran to her. "Phillls, dear! Sweetheart! Forgive ! me! I am a beast to have hurt you!" I pulled away her hands, and she looked at me with inexpressible sweet ness. I kissed the wounded eye. Now, that eye should have been either iuflamed or cold or snow wet. It was neither. A few bits of snow were on her shoulder. The snowball I had thrown was squashed against the fence directly behind her. "Phillis. dear, let us go back to the library." I supported her into the house, and we stood again before the fire. "Oh. Phillis!" I exclaimed. "Suppose I had darkened that dear eye forever!" , She shuddered. "If I had I should have devoted my life to you. Would you have let me?" j "Yes, Bob." I drew the sofa before the fire, re moved her wrap, and we sat dowu to the happiest hour of my life. The deed was done. There should be a school for maiden> who are troubled with balky lovers They should be instructed to collapse and collapsible metlkods should l»e civ en I' f'n. Mi i toned!' Ai MOORE HOTEL D'INOUNA Barnes Specialists Nuovo efficacissimo tratta mento per i sofferenti. Special ista per UOMINI e Donne. Una sola visita di quest'esper to specialista vi portera' a con oscenza della vostra condizione fiscia ed incaminarvi per la via della salute. Ricorendo a questo grande dottore potrete forse rispari miare le torture di un operazione chirurgica. Centinaia di ope razione a uomini e donne sono state risparmiate dal pronto uso di metodi scientifici moderni. FATTO—I. Io ho molti an ni di esperienza ed oggi ho una grande pratica come speciali sta e dottore di questa parte del lo stato. E perche' cio' ? sempli cemente perche' tratto i miei pa zienti onestramente. FATTO—2. Io sono ben for nito di tutto il necessario per curare malattie croniche alle quali sacrifico tutta la mia at tenzione e tutto il mio tempo. Le malattie non sono piu' problemi implicati per lo specialista mo derno. FATTO —3. Ogni persona sotto la mia sura sara' certo di ricevere un trattamento con forme agli ultimi metodi, e gli verra' fatto tutto cio* che puo' fare un dottore graduate, regi strato e licenziato, con anni di esperienza di queste malattie. Quando si tratta di malattie ge nerali, croniche e speciali, per curarle con successo si richiede molta coscienza, pazienza ed e sperienza. Poiche' si richiede quel campo di medicina e vi ci sia specializzato. Io credo fermamente di cono scere e sapere queste malattie e curarle con le mie specialita' come qualunque uomo vivente. Perche' non consultare subito uno specialista coerente e sapi ente e che vio conoscete essere capace ed abile a guarire qualun que vostro malanno? FATTO—4. Io vi posso dare referenze di un numero infinito di miei pazienti una volta am malati di diverse malattie che ho curato durante i miei lunghi anni di pratica. Sia rigurado alia mia onesta' come riguardo la mia abilita'. Queste prove saranno sufficienti di soddisfare la persona piu' incredula riguar do all'efficacia del mio metodo di cura per tutte le malattie sia del sesso maschile che femmini le. FATTO—S. Io non vado die tro a nessuno, dei metodi scola stici ed accademici moderni, ma uso i miei sistemi allopapatici, o meopapatic ed eletrotipici es sendo questo i migliori sistemi della scienza esculapica moder na. FATTO —6. Donne malate internamente trovano immedia te fin dal principio della cura. Le signore sono pregate di farsi ac compagnare dai loro mariti o persone di famiglia. Gli uomini che soffrono di ma lattie vengono completamente guariti. Malattie di debolezza negli or gani della persona vengono gua rite e ristabilite alia forza e vi- ! talita' primitiva. A 1 Dußois Hotel in Dußois, Pa., ogni mercoledi* dalle 9 a. m. alle 8 p. m. A 1 Pantal Hotel, Punxsutaw ney, Pa. Ogni martedT dalle 8 A. M. alle 8 P. M. Voter's Catechism. D. Have you read tke Consti tution of the United States I R. Yes. D. What form of Government & thisf R. Republic. D. What is the Constitution of | the United States ! R. It is the fundamental law of this country. D. Who makes the laws of tke United States! R. The Congress. D. Wkat does Cotigrena consist I off R. Senate and House of Rep resentatives. I D. Who is our State Senator! R. Theo. M. Kurtz. D. Who is the chief executive of the United States! R. President. D. For how long is the Pressident of the United States elected? R. 4 years. D. Who takes the place of the President in case he dies! R. The Vice President. D. What is his name! R. Thomas R. Marshall. D. By whom is the President of the United States elected! R. By the electors. D. By whom are the electors elcted! e R. By the people. D. Who makes the laws for the stete of Pennsylvania. R. The Legislature. D. What does the Legislature consist of! R. Senate and Assembly. D. Who is our Assemblyman! R. Wilmer H. Wood. D. How many State in the un ion! R. 48. D. When was the Declaration of Independence signed! R. July 4,1776. D. By whom was it written! R. Thomas Jefferson. D. Which is the capital of the United States! R. Washington. D. By whom are they elected ! R. By the people. D. For how long! R. 6 years. D. How many representatives are there ! .. INDIANA COUNTY BOY DIES AT THE BORDER Word was reecived here Mon day night of the death at Fort Bliss, Tex., of Charles T Turner, formerly of Pine Flats, this county. He was a member of the Twentieth infantry, United State army, and had been in the service four years. He was a grandson of Mrs. Sarah E. Tur ner, who has conducted the Turner hotel at Pine Flats for many years. She is now in Florida and arrangements for the burial of the soldier have not been completed. Turner is the first resident of the county to lose his life along the Mexican border. RECIPROCITY. 8 a There is one word which may g H serve as a rule of practice for all g ♦♦ one's life —that word is reciproc- g 2 ity. What you do not wish done 2« M to ymirself do not do to others.— ♦♦ H Confucius. R. 435. According to the pop ulation one to every 211,000, (the ratio fixed by Congress after each decennial census.) D. Which is the capital of ths state of Pennsylvania. R. Harrisburg. D. How many Senators has each state in the United States Senate ? R. Two. D. Who are our U. S. Senators f R. Boise Penrose and George T. Oliver. D. For how long are they elect ed f R. 2 years. D. Who is our Congressman f R. S. Taylor North. D. How many electoral votes has the state of Pennsylvania? R. 38. D. Who is the chief executive of the state of Pennsylvania f R. The Governor. D. For how long is he elected? R. 4 years. D. Who is the Governor? R. Brumbaugh. D. Do you believe in organized government? R. Yes. D. Are you opposed to organis ed government? R. No. D. Are you an anarchist? R. No. D. What is an anarchist? R. • A person who does not be ieve in organized government. D. Are you a bigamist or poli gamist? R. No. D. What is a bigamist or poly g&mist? R. One who believes in having mors than one wife. D. Do you belong to any se cret Society which teaches to disbelieve in organized govern ment? R. No. D. Have you ever violated any l«»ws of the United States? R. No. D. Who makes the ordinances for the City ? R. The board of Aldermen. D. Do you intend to remain permanently in the U. S. ? R. Yes. i . I trade marks and coryright« obtained or no H B frt*. Kind model, sketches or photo* and de- ■ I gcription for FRCE SCAHCH aw. report H |3 on patentability. Bank reference*. ■ PATENTS BIJILD FORTUNEB for fg m yon. Our free booklets tell how, what to Invent H I and save you mon<>y. Writ® today. k SWIFT&SO.S St., V.'Lshington, D. C. - Subscribe for The Patriot, $1.50 a year in advance. SM OKB % M jg^ ETTEfi AeLAIN-eNQ^ QUADRI PATRIOTTICI Cartoline Illustrate. Libri d'ogni specie dietro ordine Il rinomato DIZIONARIO TASCABILE Italiano-Inglese e viceversa edito dal Fratelli Treves di Milano. 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