TEE FULTON COUNTY NEWS, McCONNILLBBUlO. PA.
FULTON COUNTY NEWS
Published Every Thursday.
B. ff, PSCK, Editor ind Proprietor
McCONNELLSBURG, PA.
JANUARY 18, 1917
Published Weekly. J1.0O per
Annum in Advance.
EilereuMthePoatonloe at MoGonnalltburg
P aaeeoond-elaas mall matter.
Candidates' Annomcements.
lOR ASSOCIATE JUDGE.
I hereby announce myself to
the voters of Pulton County as a
caniildate on the Nm-Partisan
ticket for the office of Associate
Judge, subject to the decision of
the voters at the Primary E'ec
tion to be held Tuesday, Septem
ber 18, 1917.
I pledge myself tbat if nomi
Dated and ehcted, I will dis
charge the duties of the office,
fearlessly, honestly, and to the
verybestofmy ability. 1 re
spectfully solicit the vote and in
fluence of all wno deem me
worthy ot support.
. David A. Black,
Taylor township.
BOW FAR LS KN0BSV1LLE?
Mot So Far That the Statements of Its
Residents Cannot Be Verified.
Rather an interesting case has
been developed in Knobsville.
Being so near by, it is well worth
publishing here. The statement
19 sincere the proof convincing;
J. C. Fore, Knobsville, Pa,
says: "A severe cold settled in
the small ot my back. My kid
neys troubled me badly at times
and the kidney secretions were
painful in passage. I was lame
and stiff from rheumatic twinges
and my limbs and wrists became
swollen. I got no relief from the
doctor's treatments. Finally, 1
used Doan's Kiduey Pills and aft
er one box, I felt relief. When
ever I take cold now and am
troubled by my kidneys, Doan's
Kidney Pills always help me."
Price 50c. at all dealers. Don't
simply ask tor a kidney remedy
get Doan's Kidney Pills the
same that Mr. Fore used
Foster-Milburn Co , Props , Buf
f alo, N. Y.
Advertisement.
SALUV1A SUMMARIZES.
We gladly note that the two
mothers Mrs. Iteuhen K. Sipes
and Mrs. James Mellott who
had contracted measles last ween
are both pretty well over them
and in a fair v'jy to recovery,
although both were very sick for
a few days. Eirl, the second
son of R. R.Sipos is recovering
fro.i measles.
DeKalo Metzler, accompanied
by bi3 mother Mrs. Thos. fc
Metzler, was taken to the Cbam
bersburg hospital last Thursday
for an X ray examination and
medical treatment. For some
time DeKalb has been seriously
ailing at times entirely helploss
He seems to be tffl'cted with
some peculiar, unknown disease.
Lester tbj only son ot Rev. and
Mrs. E J. Croft, of Dane, has
been quite ill with pneumonia
during the last few days.
Mrs. Evan Hockensmitb, who
Is afflicted with rheumatism,
swooned and tell one day last
week, since which timo she has
been very poorly.
Bernard Gibson, formerly ot
Youngs town, 0., but recently
touring Illinois and Indiana, ac
companied by John W. Gibson,
of Wells Tannery, visited Jameo
A. Stewart and family, including
John W. Stewart, on Tuesday ot
last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Emory Ilessler
and son and daughter attended
the wedding reception given
their niece Marden Sipea Peck
at the homeof the latter 's parents
Mr. and Mrs. G. Ellis S.pes
near Need more, on Thursda
evening of last week. E. R
Hendershot took them in his
touring car.
Wm.Deavor,sawyer for IWcht
ley Bros. & Co., and his force of
men, have moved tho sawmi 1
plant and a portable bungalow,
into the deep hollow a'ong ih
Lincoln Highway on eat Side
ling Hill
John Drake, a Berks county
weather prophet, predicts heavy
snow storms January 21 and 22
and a thaw at the end of th
fnonth.
SAFETY DEMANDS "
FEDERAL CONTROL
OF THE RAILROADS
Only Way to Meet Emergencies
ol Nation, Says A. P. Thorn.
STATES' RIGHTS PRESERVED
Principle Which Railways Hold Should
Govern Pojulntory System In Inter
ests of Pulilio and tho Roads Com-pi.lsp.-y
Oyc'.em of Federal Incorpo
rator! rvuiod.
WaHliliurtoii, Deo. 4.-Tlmt the Inter
eKtH of natl'iiml dcfi-iine require that
control of railway linen Hliould rent
Willi the federal government and not
with the Htiitt-H whh the duim ad
vanced I' Alfred P. 'J'lmui, cuuiihuI
to the Hallway KxciHitlves' Advisory
Commit lee, In concluding lilx prelim
inary Ntnteniont of the case for tin
railways lie fore t ho Newlnndu Joint
Committee on Interstate Commerce.
"We miiKt lie elllclciit-iiH a nation It
we are to deal Hiiccewfiilly with our
fictional I'im'WiiclcH," nii lil Mr. Thorn,
"and we must uiM'reclnte that cfllclcnt
tntiiMMrtatlon Ih iiii esxcntlal condition
of uatlomil elllclency. If we are to
halt and weaken our transportation
HyNtenm by state lines, liy the perma
nent Imposition of liurdcux liy unwise
regulation, we will make national elll
clency Impossible."
State' Rights Would Not 8uffer.
Mr. Thorn cited many Instances in
which shippers In one state were In
juriously affected hy hpIMhIi regula
tions Imposed on tho railroads by
nelKldioiiiiK states. He pointed out
'hat federal regulation would be no In
vasion of the rights of the states but
would lie the means of preserving the
rlKhta which they acquired when they
entered the Union, one of which was
the rljfht to the free movement of their
products across state boundaries.
What tho Railroad Advocate.
Tho principles which the railroads
believe should be Incorporated In any
Just system of regulation were sum
marized by Mr. Thorn as follows:
1. The entire power and duty of rcg
illation should be In the hands of the
national government, except as to mat
ters so essentially local and Incidental
that they cannot be used to Interfere
with tho efficiency of the service or . .e
Just rltjhts of the carriers.
2. As one of the means of accom
plishing this, a system of compulsory
federal Incorporation should be adopt
ed. Into which should be brought all
railroad corsiratlons engaged In Inter
state or foreign commerce.
3. The Interstate Commerce Commis
sion under existing laws has too much
to do and Is charged with conflicting
functions. Including tho Investigation,
prosecution and decision of cases. The
latter duties should bo placed In the
hands of a new body which might lie
called the Federal Itnllroad Commis
sion, lteghmal Commissions should
lie established In different parts of
the country to assist the Interstate
Commerce Commission by handling lo
r.l discs.
4. The power of tho Commission
should lie extended to enable It to pre
scribe minimum rates and not merely
maximum rates as at present. This
would iiM-rease their power to prevent
until:-) ills, rliiiliiallnns.
Jun'.ire to Public and Roads.
5. It i!iii;i!d be Hindu the duty of the
iniii-Male Commerce Commission, in
the exercise of Its ixiwers to tlx rea
sonable rates, to so adjust these rates
that they shall bo Just at once to the
public and to the carriers. To this end
the Comu 'sslon, In determining rates,
should consider the necessity of main
tabling c'.clei.t transportation and ex
tensions of facilities, the relation of
expenses to rates and the rights of
shippers, stochhilders unu creditors of
the roads.
0. The I"'erstnto Commerce Com mis
slou should be Invented with the pow
er to fix the rates for carrying mails.
7. The federal government should
have exclusive power to supervise the
Issue of stocks and bonds by railroad
carriers engaged In Interstate and for
eign common e.
8. The law should recognize the es
sential diferenoe between things which
restrain trade In the case of ordinary
mercantile concerns and those which
restrain trade In the case of common
carriers. The question of comjietltlon
Is not the only fair criterion.
0. The law should expressly provide
i'or the meeting and agreement of truf
fle or other ofllcers of railroads In re
siiect of rates or practices. This
should, however, be safeguarded by
requiring the agreements to be filed
with the Interstate Commerce Commis
sion and to be subject to be disapprov
ed by It.
"My legal proposition," Mr. Thorn
said, "Is that the Constitution as It
how Is gives full authority to Congress
to regulate the In: trumentalltles of In
terstate commerce in all their parts
If the power of regulation Is to reach
the public requirements, It must be co
extensive with tho Instrumentalities of
commerce."
Mr. Thorn explained that the roads
are not asking either of the Committee
or of Congress any Increase in reve
nues, but that they are merely asking
the perfection of a system which will
be responsible to any need that may
arise.
Stony Cities.
In Jaffa and Jerusalem, as in
Malta, everything is of Btone. Even
the very cisterns or tanks on the
housetops are of stone. But in
those stony cities the stone does
not stop with tho street level. The
dwellers descend and burrow into
the earth beneath. In mnny of the
Jerusalem and Bethlehem build
ings there are basements, subbnso
menta, crypts, subcrypts and dungeons.
The Other Girl
In the Case
What Winona Saw Through Hci
Window.
By ADF.UA DURAN
Winona glanced out of Iho win
dow at the cr)l avenue and
watched the April dusk descend.
The streets began lo fill -wills the
usiiul Saturday night truffle, and the
whiz and clatter of (lying carriages
and motorcars mingled with the
strident ringing of car bells and the
fhouts of ininoitiiniite cabmen.
Abruptly a big blnek nutomobile
like n giant tarantula slid up to tho
curbing in front of the hotel oppo
site and stopped. A ninn jumped
out and extended his hnud to the
young woman who had risen to fol
low. There was something instant
ly familiar about tho straight,
square shoulders under the cape of
the long black coat and the way his
gray alpine was drawn down over
his eyes.
Winona ennght her breath and in
voluntarily stood up. Yes; it was
Richard (Jrayson, and he had not
even ghinccd in her direction.
For the brief space of a second or
two a variety of emotions surged
through Winona's brain first a
flush of jealousy and indignation,
then a pang of siidiras, and then ev
erything seemed to be going black.
But she clinched her dainty white
hand and pulled herself together
and looked across again nt tho scene
that had so deeply moved her.
By this time the lady had alight
ed from the automobile with the at
tentive aid of Richard Grayson.
The lights of the street were bright
enough for her to see that his com
panion was a wondrously pretty wo
man, that they were laughingnnd
talking merrily, apparently oblivious
to surroundings, and that she took
his arm with a plainly affectionate
gesture as they went into the hotel
together. .
For some minutes afterward
Winona stood motionless, a pain at
her heart which she dared not de
fine even to herself.
There was the brilliant flash of
light in the apartment directly op
posite. With a little gasp of aston
ishment she saw young Grayson
stoop laughingly and kiss the girl.
An older man was standing at a lit
tle distance, and she recognized him
instantly as Dick's father. lie, too,
laughed and came up, saluting the
girl fondly on cither cheek.
It was the bride, she knew, for
that was the bridal suit. She had
been there herself once to call upon
a girl friend who had married and
was in. Washington on her wedding
journey.
With her face on fire Winona
turned away and went to her desk
in a corner of the room. Sho took
up two letters. The first read:
Dear Nona May I come tomorrow even
In for a few moments? 1 have some
thing Important Hint I want to tell you.
Say yea. will you notT Sincerely,
DICK.
This, then, was what he had
meant to tell her of his marriage.
Her brief dream of happiness col
lapsed like a house of cards. She
choked hark a sudden rise of inward
bitterness and unfolded the other
letter. It ran:
Den rem Winnie Do run down to Palm
Beach and slay with us In our dear little
bungalow. Jack has Invited friend,
somebody from somewhere, and I am de
pending upon you. dear girl, to help me
out. Let me know by return mail. Be
seechingly. CLAUDIA.
Without hesitation Winona sat
down and took up her pen, jabbing
it viciously into the ink :
My Dear Mchurd-Sorry. but It will not
be possible for me to receive you tomor
row evening, as I am leaving town for
soma time. Voura In haste.
WINONA PAUI.DINQ.
She scaled and directed this and
rang for her maid. Then she dash
ed a hasty acceptance of Claudia
Spcncc's invitation and sut staring
through the window at the black
vacuum of night.
When the maid cnitte in she
thrust the two letters into her hand
and ordered her to take them di
rectly to the postoflice. She crossed
the room to a cheval glass. The
face that looked back at her was
youthful and delicately lovely.
She was blond and patrician, with
just enough pink in her checks to
redeem her face from pallor. Iler
hair was pnlc gold, but shining.
That other girl was pretty, too, but
in u rich, dark fashion that belong
ed to the south.
Dick's mother was from Dixie,
and she recalled, with a pang, that
he was a worshiper of soul hern wo
men. A little sob ehook her. She
turned away, covering her face with
her hands. Hot tears sprang
through her quivering lushes, but
the dashed them awny in self con
tempt and went into the next room
to pack her trunk.
She reached Palm Beach eighteen
hours later. Her courage had ral-
lied amazingly under the stimulat
ing change of scene, and she felt
almost happy again us they drove
home through borders of sun kissed
palm and palmetto.
An hour afterward Winona
emerged on the funny, squat little
piazza of the bungalow, radiant in a
gauzy gown of pink liberty chiffon.
Mrs. Spcnce caught her by the hand
and drew her up to tho small coterie
already assembled and waiting for
her.
'"Mr. Grayson, Miss I'aulding,"
sho said conventionally.
Winona started, lfinhcd, paled
and poised herself admirably. She
held nut her hand. Dick had risen
and was pressing her fingers with
elaborate cordiality, but his own
were cold with excitement, and he
subdued his voice to hide its un
steadiness. The group fell into conversation.
Then, two hy I wo, they drifted
nwny, leaving them together, alono.
The mijvn had ciiiiic up, flooding ev
erything with its nlngic white light
till it wos as clear as day.
Young Grayson looked nt Wino
na, and she met his glance with an
indignant flush of her eyes.
"What made you run away from
mo, Nona ?" he asked gravely.
"Yon! Why, I was not even
dreaming of you!" she retorted,
with pink cheeks.
"Kvidcntly. That is'why I asked
you the question."
"You have forfeited all right to
ask me questions of any sort," she
flung hack unguardedly and bit her
lips when it was too late.
"Winona, what do you mean by
that?" His eyes held hers dorni
nantly, and she found her lips fram
ing tho words despite herself.
"That other woman that that
your wife ! She blurted it out
in sheer desperation at last.
"Ah I" And, considering the
gravity of the situation, her com
panion did a most rcmarkablo thing
he lutighed uproariously. When
his mirth had somewhat subsided he
bent over and caught her little
hands in his big oucs and held
them. His words fell ropidly:
"The dear old governor took it
into his head to marry a second
time when down in Richmond last
month. An urgent telegram culled
him back to Washington on busi
ness, and he was forced to leave her
behind. As luck would have it, the
very day he was scheduled to ar
rive he was taken with the grip. I
had to go to the train to meet the
lady, while he remained in the
apartment to receive her."
He paused a moment for breath.
Then he went ou: "I found your
note in my box about 10 o'clock. It
hurt me, and it made me angry too.
I put down everything and took the
first train south in response to a
pressing invitation from Jack."
A swift little sob of relief escap
ed Winona's lips. She looked up
with luminous eyes. The color surg
ed into her face.
"But but we were never more
than friends. There was nothing
I you there never was anything
between us." Sho finished with a
flash of the old coquetry. Her lips
were still parted scurlet, humid,
tremulous. Young Grayson made
no effort to resist temptation.
"But there was going to be
there is, and there always will be?"
A step sounded on the gravel walk.
"Answer me quick I"
There was.
Lightning's Affinity For Oak.
Electricity in the clouds, like its
companion lower down, loves to seek
the earth, the great reservoir of all
electricity, and it finds the most
available way to do so, choosing al
ways Hie be6t conductor, conspicu
ous among which are tho much ma
ligned lightning rods, the high trees
or tho elevated steeples. It has its
choice of trees as well as other
thing and will leap over half an
ocre of trees to find an oak, for
which it appears to have a special
attraction, and it will pass a high
point to find a building that has
metal about it.
Remorse at Last.
A young man hud lost his aunt.
He 6eemed so dejected thereby that
a friend, aware of the true situa
tion, asked :
"Why do you look so sad ? You
never appeared to care for the old
lady?"
"1 didn't," said the youth dole
fully, "but I was the means of keep
ing her in n lunatic asylum for a
number of years. She has left me
all her money, and now I have got
to prove that she was of sound
mind."
Why It Is "Carnation."
. The carnation was cultivated by
ancient Greeks, who gave it the
name of Dinnlhus. flower of the
gods. They used it for mnking
chaplets, whence the name "corona
tion" was derived. It was partaken
of nt great banquets as a kind of
salad, and during the reign of
Charles II. it was used in the mak
ing of a liquor.
Still Wondering.
The deaf man got out of the
tramcnr on to the other line-of rails.
"Look out I There's a car com
ing!" cried the conductor.
"What?" said the deaf mon.
"There's a cur coining."
"What?"
Just then the cor caught and
knocked down the deaf man, and as
he picked himself up he said:
"1 wonder what that fool kept
me there talking nbout!" London
Mail.
A Laughing Face.
How it blesses Iho street, a face
laughing all to itself! As one sees
it the corners of his mouth begin
to twitch, loo, with God's good gift.
Ryes light, strangers greet know
ingly, hearts soften,, spirits rise,
lives brighten, and the world grow
friendly within the circle of the
Incrry echo. William C. Gannett.
HUMOR IN ELEPHANTS.
Thess Clumsy Creatures Art Trloky
and Dearly Love Joke.
Elephants dearly love a joke.
When engaged in the timber trade
in Burma 1 observed some queer
pranks played by them.
On ono occasion I saw a calf play a
most ludicrous trick on its mother.
The older animal wus hauling a log,
which fifty coolies could not have
moved, from a river to the sawmill,
quite unconscious of any guile 'in
tho bosom of her offspring. The
youngster took a turn with his
trunk around one of tho chain
traces and pulled back' with all his
might. This additional weight
caused the mother to stop and look
behind her, but on discovering the
cause sho gravely shook her head
and prepared to resume her task
of drawing the log to tho mill.
This was just what the little imp
expected, and before the strain was
ut on ugain ho kicked out tho iron
100k which fastened the long chain
to the log. As the mother again
begun to pull ho held back with all
his strength on tho chuin until her
muscles were in full play and then
suddenly let go.
The effect was disastrous in the
extreme. Down went the old ele-
Sbant on her knees, and her driver
escrihed a most graceful and pro
longed curve before he landed on
the ground. Hut, like a cut, he
struck on his feet, and, blurting out
some heavy Burmese exclamations
of wrath, ho whispered a few words
into the ear of tho amazed victim
of this unfiliul practical joke. She
seemed to understand him at once,
and there ensued one of the most
exciting chases it has ever been my
good fortune to witness.
The culf scented danger the mo
ment he saw the driver whisper to
his mother, and he placed a large
stack of timber between tho enrag
ed animal and himself as speedily
as possible, but after n hard chaso
he was cornered. The maternal
trunk smote him on the loins. Ho
gave a shriek. At u second stroke
he dropped to his knees anil took
Ins p it n i -1 1 1 1 n 1 1 1 bravely and patient
ly. A few minutes later he walked
past us to his shed, but his trunk
was drooping, mid the great tears
were coursing silently down li is
great indiu ruhlier cheeks.
1 was sorry for the poor little
fellow, and I noticed that nt dinner
time his mother was gently rubbing
him down with her trunk and mani
festing ttiuny signs of affection.
Chums.
The Sidesaddle.
It Is generally understood that
the sidesaddle used by Indies in
horseback riding was the invention
of the famous Catherine do' Medici
while she wus queen regent of
France, say about 15f)9. Among
her many other accomplishments
Catherine was an expert horsewom
an and often spent days together
in hunting and following the chase.
It wus while gelling used to her
new manner of riding necessitated
by her sidesaddle that the queen re
ceived the fall which fractured her
skull and enrne very neur terminat
ing her career.
A Carnival of Dwarfs.
Czar Peter of Russia celebrated a
marriage of dwarfs with great pa
rade in 1710. Dwarfs of both sexes
within 200 miles were commanded
to repair to the capital. He sup
plied carriages for them and so ar
ranged the affair that each coach
should bo seen entering St. Peters
burg with twelve or more of these
small folk. The entire company of
dwarfs who took part in the festivi
ties numbered seventy, and all tho
furniture and other things prepared
for them were on a miniature scale.
NORTH MAGNETIC POLE.
It Is Not a Stationary Point, but Is
Constantly Shifting.
Only the experts understand that
the north polo and the north mag
netic pole are two entirely different
things. As a matter of fact, there
are few localities on the earth's sur
face where the compass points due
north. Tho reason is because the
north magnetic pole or area lies in
tho vicinity of King William's Land,
just off tho arctic coast of North
America, in Bothnia.
When this magnetic polo is be
tween us and tho north pole the
compass points due north. As we
go either cost or west from this line
it is easy to sec that the compass is
off to a certain degree. If we were
to travel north of the magnetic pole
the needle would point south; west
of it the needle would point east.
Sir James Hoss in 1S.11 located
the north magnetic polo approxi
mately ot a point up in Bothnia.
In 1003 Captain Roald Amundsen
in the ship (Ijoo set out on n three
years' expedition, relocated tho mag
netic polo and mado tho "northwest
passage" for which mariners have
striven since the days of Henry
Hudson.
Terrestrial magnetic force is dif
ferent in every part of the curth's
surface and is not always the sumo
at a given point. It is subject to
regular daily and yearly changes.
Amundsen posted himself near
tho seat of the magnetic power and
for nineteen months, day and night,
with his party, took reodings of
their instruments, both inclination
and declination. He also made
-hort excursions into the region of
the magnetic polo and was able by
the aid of the declination observa
tions to. prove that tho magnetic
north polo does not have a station-
ory sfluntion, but fs c lfl
moving.
But tho general location is where
Sir James Ross first had the honor
to pluce it. Chicago Tribune.
Piper Legends.
Tho Wends ore tho center of
many legends. Tho Tied Piper of
Hamclin was a Wend; so also was
tho piper of tho Ilarz mountains,
who appeared so many days a year
and played unearthly tunes, and
whosoever heard at onco fell into a
frenzy, from which there was no
escaping. All theso pied and weird
pipers assembled once a year at the
Brocken. where there was a general
carnival, tho arch fiend leading the
concert on a violin, witches rolling
around and fiddling on the skulls
of horses and the pipers adding to
the fiendish din tho concert of their
unholy instruments. Chambers'
Journal.
NEW POLICY NEEDED
IN GOVERNMENT
RAILWAY CONTROL
Helpfulness and Encouragement
Urged by Alfred P. Thorn. ,
CREDIT MUST BE IMPROVED
Increase of Transportation Facilities
Necessary to Secure Relief From
High Cost of Living May Thus Bs
Providsd For by the Railroads.
Washington, Nov. 28. A new polley
of government railroad regulation,
based ou constructive principles of
helpfulness and encouruKeuieut Instead
of upon principles of repression and
punishment was urged by Alfred P.
Thorn, counsel for the Hallway Execu
tives' Advisory Committee, the first
witness on behalf of the railroads be
fore tho Newliimls Joint Committee on
j Interstate Commerce, which has Insti
tuted a Kciierul Inquiry into the prob
lems of railroad regulation.
"It Is proposed by the Joint resolu
tion of Congress," said Mr. Thorn, "to
go into h comprehensive Ktudy of the
whole 8uuJoctt of transxrtatlon, to
make a new assessment, after 2! years
of experiment, or Its history, Its pres
ent conditions and its future needs.
The rallroiidg aeeept the view that reg
ulation Is a permanent and enduring
part of government In America and
that the first duty of the carriers Is to
the public. That duty Is to afford
reasonable facilities on reasonable
terms and at reasonable rates, and this
must be done before any private Inter
ests can be considered."
Certainty, Safety and Sufficiency.
Mr. Thorn contended that the real In
terest of the public Is In being assured
of certainty, safety and siifllcteiiey of
transportation facilities, rather than In
rates. The first consideration of the
public- is to obtain transportation facili
ties. What the cost Is, is in reullty a
second consideration, he said.
Mr. Thoin proposed an Increase of
transportation facilities as a method
of securing relief from the high cost of
living. "There have been less than 1,000
miles of new railroad constructed In
the United States during the past year,"
he said, "less than In any year since
1848, except the period of the Civil
War, and yet the cost of living Is dally
advancing owing to a shortage of sup
plies which might be remedied by se
curing access to new areas of produc
tion. Credit Must Bs Improved.
"This leads to the consideration as to
whether railroad credit is as good as
the public Interest requires. It Is im
possible for railroads to earn enough
to supply the necessury new fuellltles
from .current revenue. They must be
provided from credit Investors can
not be coerced, but must be attracted."
Among the conditions affecting rail
road credit which deter investors he
mentioned tho following:
"llrst, Itnllroad revenues are not
controlled by Investors, but ore fixed
and limited by governmental authority
und not by one but by several govern
mental authorities, which do not recog
nize responsibility for assured results
to investors and are uncoordinated.
"Second, Kuilroads cannot control
and the government cannot and does
not limit the expense account
"Third, The present system of regu
lation is based on a policy of regulation
and correction and not on a policy of
helpfulness and encouragement
"Fourth, The outstanding obligations
of the railroads have already exceeded
the financial rule of safety and involve
a disproportionate amount of obliga
tions bearing fixed charges.
"Fifth, The Investor must accept a
subordinate obligation or security with
no assurance of a surplus of earnings
to support it
"Sixth, Other competitive lines of In
vestment present suiierlor attractions.
"Seventh, The railroad business Is
largely controlled by political Instead
of business considerations.
Look Forward, Not Back.
"We may debate about whnt has
caused the present conditions," said
Mr. Thorn, "but we cannot debate about
what the people need. The President
has taken the view that we must look
forward In this matter and 'make a
fresb assessment of circumstances' In
order to deal helpfully and Intelligent
ly with the problem. Abuses are
no more prevalent In the railroad busi
ness today than in any other business
humanely conducted. The great ques
tion now Is whether the existing sys
tem of regulation gives the public re
liable assurance of sufficient present
and future railroad facilities.
"Those who oppose any change must
make their appeal on the ground that
the present systems assure the public
of the continued adequacy of trans
portatlon facilities. If they do not, no
argument based on the desirability of
the present dual system of regulation
will be accepted by public Judgment.
The question of 'states' rights' Is not
Involved. If the regulation of transpor
tation facilities privately owned should
fall government ownership must fol
low, and then all power of the states
over the railroads would disappear.
MIet us debate this question, then,
Hot upon any mere theory or jealousy
as to the distribution of governments
power, but upon the large issue of
what the public Interest requires In
respect of the assurance of adequate
transportation service.".
FAT MEN OF GENIUS.
Hugo, Dumas, Rossini and Balxao Wars
Big of Brain and Body.
It is frequently averred that fat
ia deadening to the brain and con
sequently a foe to intellectual activ
ity. But ia this so? Some of tho
Greatest men the world has evoi
nown were pump even to obesity.
Napoleon was decidedly rotund. Dr.
Johnson was fleshy even to flabbi
ness. So was his biographical shad
ow. Bos well.
The world and an overcoat, it ie
aid, could hardly contain the glory
of Victor Hugo's frame. And the
embonpoint of the author of "Les
Miserables"-wtts most richly deserv
ed, for his favorite dish was a con
glomeration of veal cutlets, lima
beans and oil, roast beef and toma
to Banco, omelets, milk and vinegar,
mustard and cheese, which he swal
lowed rapidly nml in immense quan
tities, washing down tho whole with
huge drafts of coffee.
Rossini, the celebrated Italian
composer of operutic music, hod not
been able to bco his feet for eh
years ere his death. He has been
described as a "hippopotamus in
trousers," and yet his enormous
bulk did not prevent him giving lo
the musical world such operutic
treasures as "The Harbor of Se
ville," "William Tell" and "La (In
za Lidru."
Jules (laliriel .latiin. eminent ns a
French dramatic critic and a most
nrolific writer, would have broken
down uny twentieth cenlury sof.i ot
which he might have happened b
sit. Then, tnke. the passinnntt
Alexandre Dumas, author of "Tin
Three Musketeers." "Monte Cristo'
and u host of other famous works
He could eat three beefsteak:
where any other man ate one.
Tho most fertile of nil Trend
romancers, Balzac, is said to have
looked more like a hogshead than
man. Three ordinary persom
stretching hands could hardly rencl
round his waist lx)udon 'it-Bit
A Curious Boat.
According to a Chinese legend,
there lived in Canton 200 years be
fore Christ an artist named Litr
Kao Poung, who won on immortul
reputation owing to the fnct that
he was able to fashion out of a bean
pod a bout, complete with rudder,
sails, mast and all other necessary
appurtenances. Moreover, on tho
exterior of the boat were engraved
various maxims by Confucius. For
this masterpiece, it is said, the F.tn
peror Tsi Fou paid him 1,000 tr.els.
No Change.
Tho dinner wus very bud.
"Another new cook, eh?" sail
Mr. Dawson. "It is strange whnt a
time we hove with cooks. The Dix
ons have no such trouble. Dixon
was telling me only yesterday thai)
they havo hud the same cook for ten
years."
"Yes, dear," said Mrs. Duwson
sweetly, "and did he tell you who
sho is?"
"No. Who is she?"
"His wife." New York Times.
Executor's Notice.
Estnte of A. J. Fore, late of Dublin town
slap, I'u., deceused.
Letters trsinmentarT on the above estate
bavin been grunted to the undeislKned, ull
perons indebted to the wild eMute are re
quested to make puyment. nnd those huvluif
claims to present Die mime without delny,
CUAS. McOKIIKK.
ll-83-et. Uurnt CuuIdm, Pa.
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