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eAMroELL STUDIOS

Staatsburg, N. Y., April T.-That Miss Helen Dinsmore Huntington is acting as nurse for her fiance, young Vincent Astor, at her beautiful home, Hopeland, near here,I is gleaned from the meagre reports that are coming from the Huntington household, where Astor is seriously ill with pneu- monia. The young couple were to have been married on April 30. Of
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1t Certainly Is.

It is easier for the average wolnai to muster up courage to face mouse than openly defy fashion.--The Chca go News.
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HENRY ROBERTS & CO.,, Insur- ance and Bonds. 123 1-2 w. 2nd Ave
 Phone. S19 2-25 If.
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CoYae Demonstration.

P. A. Stanley of New Orleans, rep resenting the Importers Coffee com pany is in the city arranging for a demonstration next week of Jackson Ware coffee in connection with the
 EcoQcmics course of The
 Th6 coffee is distributed in ep M Gillespie Brothers
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course the ceremony will be indefi- nitely postponed pending the young millionaire's recovery Mrs. Ava Willing Astor, divorced wife of Colo nel Jacob Astor and mother of Vim cent Astor, is aiso i constant at tendant at the bedside of her sick son. She recently arrived from England where she has 6 permanent residence to attend her sons wedding.
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Forecast. Unsettled, probably thunder show CTS; colder.
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Daily Reminder.

Daily Reminder. Begin right with a boy at eighteen months and you won't have to thrash him at eight years.
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WEATHER REPORT

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Needed i'm Every Home

Just think what convenience and pride
it gives to every housewife to be prepared
for emergency. She can be of immediate
service 10 her family, neigbbors or friends
in case of accident or sudden illness and
spare a great deal of suffering by keep
ing n bottle of DIR. Jones' Liniment handys
A slight injury may eat into the flesh
and develop into n bad wound. Pneu-
monia may develop from a slight cold,
etc, hut IL little Of DIR. Jones Liniment
applied in tho nick of time gets to the
sore spots at once and effects relief.
For youngsters with earache, chilblains
OF frost bites DR.. Jones Lipiment will
relieve the pain Immediately.
Old people are usually afflicted with
coughing spells, rheumatism, cold and
cramps in the hands and feet and other
pains peculiar TO the aged. DIR. jones'
Linimeut applied whenever needed stimu-
lates the circulation, stops the pain and
proves o blessing.
The comforts Of home are incomplete
without !. bottle of DR.. Jones Liniment.
Sold by Evans Pharmacal Compa-
ny, Frierson's Pharmacy, Belton and
all Druggists.
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HENtAlIEN EADRRo R1ERReEs
Brother of Murdered President Wa,
Hiding hi Ewnssiite. j -.
(By- Associated press)

Brownville. Tex, May latter hid.
ing from the Mexican Federals In
Adoatefey for several months. genia-
min Madero, brother o.. the late Fran
ctsee M@AeFe, ea..4s etiS ae e sacii,-
sion when the. eonatItptiunai,ats cap.
tured the city, arrived in BroWaseJlle
ffGdAy with his faniiis. They were
anlchg party OF fifty five. Americana
Irefugeea, 49, y fEss ,,+y,ss,.
BHen5aInin Maaero %sat intd iii5ias
sc tss5 tine sifa fIF1t stssFs 1Sitiei aiiti
Emilio Madef0, were arrested Sy the
HueFta Goyernmant- ON n ofarEeS OF
pi0tting against the. 81. .eraIs.
They were taken to q prison nt Vera
Cruz aud later were relied Ased. escaped
10 q United States kuHbcpt ana caise
.t6 the Emitted States, 81 .}
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IN town o few days elia week on bus.
inessg AS a,
Miss BERTHE varina Jackson of
Storeviile is on visit to her sister.
Mrs. D.. A. BurrisB.
/ Mr.. s. M. McAdams spent last
Tuesday in Laurens on business.
Mr.. j, B. FELTON, OF Anderson, sup
erintendent OF education, visited the
Iva High School last Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs- J. e. JoneE are on
q visit to the iatter's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Morgan Jones of Hollands
Stnrsa
azlss Eva Price Of Gas;onia, n. c..
is on a visit to friends and relatives.
Miss Annie Halford left today for
Anderson to- attend the chautauqua.
Miss Margaret Black has gone to
Starr to visit her friend. Miss Eula
Stewart.
Mr. ]. F. Gilleland and daughter,
Miss Sarah and Miss ida Bell have
returned from weeks. visit to rel
atives In Arkansas.
Rev. s. j. Hood begun n meeting
last Thursday might at Generostee
church.
Case 6 Son, piano tuners of Spar
tanburg. have been in town this week
on business.
Mr.. William. GilliIand OF Camden,
Ark. Is, spending awhile with, her
brother, Mr.. j. T. Gilliland.
Mfr. Everett 3. Willis. who has been
spending sometime with his family
here has gone to Clifton on business
trip. -.,s,. .......s
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Trane.lrnN r!rnyrM
lthghe60 tLEUEEU
'rn0 fnnlHInn CECCIOll
BUIB UUIVEIIgU UEgUIUIV
MEETING HELD YESTERDAY
FOR THAT PURPOSE
BUT FEW CHANGES
Report Made By E. c. McCants,
Superintendent of the City
Schools Was Satisfactory
{ Saturdays Daily


y In accordance with the notice given
several days ago, the trustees of the
city schools of Anderson, officially
known as district No. II, met in the
rofiice of E. c. McCants, superintend-
ent Of the city schools for The Du--
pose Of electing the teachers for the
coming session. All selection; were
made and the superintendent made re-
mort OF what has been done during
tie pas; year and suggested thos"
changes necessary for the hest results
during the coming year.
The following Is q compicte lIat OF
the teachers elected for tie coming
year: Superintendent, E. c. McCants;
principal c. w. Wiser. Teachers:
Misses Nellie Summersett, Elizabeth
ForncS, Sam W. Anderson, Euuice
Gideon. Georgia Marshall. Annie Cecil
tT. eLaIa Brown, Talulah CrowtiIer,
May IJssell, Willie Maynard. Mrs.-An-
ME .Allrn. Mrs. Daisy Wilson, Mrs.
Lottic FAtes, Misses Cleo E>iley. Mar
tia Clark Bessie Tucker, Alma
Turner, Eva, Tribble, Puth Archer,
iHia;s.. isa;s:.: Er'ss:s!:: Ns,. Ccch-c. i;:!se
AEcew, Olivia Duckett, Irene Prince,
Helen Burriss. Eddie Davis, Leonora
Hubbard, Annie Erskine, G., w. Cham
bers, Misses Jean Harris, Eliza Major,
Lena Clinlscales, Miriam Lee, Anna
Brown, Vera Pruitt, Evie Lewis, Mrs.
c. n. Buchanan, Misses Mary Acker,
Cornelia Snelgrpre:. Vermelle; O,Neal,
Leila Moseley.,
Negro schools.
H. H. Gassaway,,. Maria Gassaway
Carrie Gassaway, Alice Webb, Matte
Moore, Irene Taylor Christine Thomas,
Couyous Jones, M. j.. M. Earle, Ola
Todd. Ida Watson, Bertha Adams, Ja-
ME Lou Williams and Gertrude Richly
It was impossible to say last night
just what schools the various teachers
would be assigced to or: what classes
! they will hahaie. !. It is certain that q
number of changes are to be made in
the various, teachers classes ana It
Is probable that some transferring
will be done from school to school.
The trustees we're very fayorably
impressed with the splendid work ,ac-
complished during the last season aud
they so stated to e. c.. McCants, the
superintendent. ~
MI. MeCants told reporter for The
lntelfigencer last night that he was
already making plans for better work
next year than had ever been done
here before and that he was highly
pleased with the splendiA selections
| made by the trustees Of the teachers
for next year.
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PRIMARY REFORM
r PLANS ARE LAID
Hon. John }. McMahan of Co.
lumbia Suggests Now Is Time
For Action

Columbia, May 1.-JohR ]. Mcha-
han, former state superintendent Of
education, will lead the fight in the
state convention to place safeguards
around the primary. In an interview
today he said:
Tho ward One Democratic Club
of the City Of Columbia at O splendid
ly attended meeting adopeted by en-
thusiastic and almost unanimous vote
the following resolutions instruct
Ing" its fifty three delegates to the
County Democratic convention for the
genuine reform of the primary"-not
hypocriticai phrase, but O measure
with teeth in it''--as the saying goes
In regard to the trust regulation.
Resolved that the delegates
to the County Convention are
hereby instructed to vote and
work for the adoption of The a.
mendmeDts to the party consid-
tuition and rules safeguarding the
primary elections by requiring of
all voters in the primary, proof
OF qualifications to vote in the
general election and thus to make
good the pledge to support the
nominees Of the primary
This Club two years ago leu In in
structinR' for Woodrow Wilson, and
deserves the credit Of turning the tide
| for definite action at the State Con-
yention, but for which Wilson's nomi-
nation at Baltimore would have been
impossible. There can be- no greater
service to the State, than the achieve.
| ment of equal success In the present
endeaFor.
I'VE want our friends throughout
the state to know that they are not
alone and that the fight will be Inana.
The above resolution will be adopted
| by the Richland County Democratic
Conyention, and will be presented to
the state convention backed .by Rich
lands twelve delegates. not only def
initely instructed, but personally en-
thusiastic in individual conviction and
advocacy. a'
"The reform of the prlmary'-once
without friends. has coT1be to win
ming slogan, and consequently many
false prophets are now In the ranks
OF It's supporters. They are endsa-
yoring to seduce the movement from
Fits legitimate results and turn 1t in
ITO a mere covering OF the sores and
fpdtrid places. .a..S - ~
at is most unfortunate that those
who should be cooperating In perfect
Eagreement for the full reform needed
are now differing among. themselves
as. to details and are playing into the
hands Of standpatters who oppose any
change whatever. The latter will be
aim ,st without representation in the
State convention. hst 'their eanse may
have ADLER champions in their un-
! natural alliea who are now to the
! ercst as cnnnromisers and tempor.z-
era:
"The time is at hand for :irE act::55...
Conditions are ripe for the real re-
form. To accept less is a cowafdly
surrender" - -.i E-
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Most Prompt and Emeient Cure for
Bad Colds.

:Viisn you nave Dati coid yosi want
= remedy that will not only give re-
lief, but effect prompt and perma-
Fnent cure, a remedy that Is pleasant
to- take, remedy that contains MOTH
ing :aiurious. Chamberlain's. Cough
Remedy. meats all these requirements.
1t acts on natures plan, relieves the
lungs, aids xpectoration. opens tine
seeretions and restores ,the system to
% healthy condition. This remedy has
a worldwide reputation and use and
can always be depended upon. Sold
by Evans Pharmacy.
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Evening Star.
0 o o o o o 0 0 Q 0 0 0 0 0 0

The Song to the Evening Star" I"
sung by Wolfram in. Act Ill az
"Ta.tnheuser,"a is the story of VIII
Hfram'., upselfish devotion 70 Elizabeth,
and is one Of che meet frequently
sung arias from Wagnsr.s operas.
idkc deaLh's dark shadow nis1s her
. ElnnnI extendeth. - l..
Her sable wing Ger all the vale she
T benieth: 2i .. ,ss,;s. ,5sne
Tho soul that longs to tread Yon path
.aof neEt..; ~, 80
Yet breads to pass .he gate of gear, ana
night. ,qs,. =. ~, ~ 4,
I look on thee. oh star in heaven ana
= Z" FART ..,g,,. ~ II.
Thy geltle beam thro' trackleas space
thou learest, :. 4
The liogr or ,darAaess is by thes nlEde
!. bright. ,s .gs..:. - ...,.. ~ !.
Thou lsad'st us upward with pure,
+ kindly light. - II
On, starsuf eve, thy tender beam s
smiles ON my spirit's tronbied dream;
From heart that ne,er its trusbs slbe-
!, traSNd. i9i, 's Sc Il
Greet. when she passes. the peeFiess
nlaid,sss tEly.tl .izS .Fse,ist IL S
Bear her beyond this vale OF sorfow,
To fields OF ligit that kro8 no Elof-
y, row. ~; III - &. 2
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J Henitll . Pnefor la anecesa.

TIE largest factor contrzbufinR To a
mans snccass 81 uaaaahsA5!y health,
4 lirzz .s.ssss a.. Z. Z .ss=s.zsi y
ssssss=s sie4- .'sS&l as bowels ara res
saiag he m. ,nes " ven when they arc
ecrstfba ted hen, yon are ccnstf.
phse you VIII afd rG&AinR Quite so
go6d as chantl ertain'a TAblets. They,
not only. InosS the boweis, hut 1mz
rove ths nppe tite ana streng gthen the
digestion. Tliet afG9 sold lSst
IshArhaey.
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8 . oto7 20 . 0 o 0 oSa 0 90 a
il IVA NEWS q
o a.isg Q
20 o. ESQ % O O. 0: o o o. 90 o Q q
NEWS

Iva Nay 4t.-TNne Civic improvement
ass octaai1n9 met Ia the Auditorium of
the Iva Rea0ol Last "Wednesday after
noon at 5 clock and o very. enthusias.
tie mosttfE wae held MIR John Hicks
OF LaHfens tent for school snpplies,
was present at this meeting and made
q VERY sint tesestine talk. Several pur-
ctinsea were made. such as fountains,
globes and III ighgries. III
a essrp psdtsses Glnnes %aa given NJ the
home % Mrs. WI. tRicGee Wednes-
dEg In hDli0r OF her sixteth birthday .
Her cAilfEeis came In With we'll fiBed
Z y sssssess a naoae sibaa dinner
s6s sasFaSf s s istss fys 8 ;igtgss
d sIisss Lola, Half and Mr. Marion
Craft were piarrieG last Sunday after
noon " y teY r. italsfiD as his rex.
idences
Tine Les 80 Il iass met at the home
o1 sEras a Rslsirlss Wednesday, af-
~ = - :ss -
m riessl b q rs,oai
SislisssoiGs sswsst course was served
.hy aIifa xasins Js kSops sister or the
holsters Z 4 IL q ss3gS y s5ss
Mr. 81 EnErfsa has returned
5hnnae after abort stay with Sela-
.sT5ats - - - - Nj -.
Mrs. q s. AZ qfs Macon, ea.s is
aTandl lts== -zssyTT isisS 81 tho home OF her
cousin. Rlrss - = G. oygnasF,d - !. Z.
Mr. Rt laas arm ca from
q susine sEse and ;Isspy-
.sssl sr I sIS s 4 Ps slsa stssRss gsysIssI
~ sBlssk 81 " carael wes
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ATLANTA LIKED TT
Strauss New Opera Which Created
A Row In New YORK. a.;s

A Row In New York. saeiy
Atlanta. May I.-Pr q strange trick
of fate. the new Strauss Opera ''Ros-
enlSavelier" which called down the
Edenunciations OF leading New York
critics on it's premiere performances
q month or two. ago. fwas received. with
open aTms by the Atlanta audience
and, Was one of the big triuinphs. Of
t'Rosenkavalief'ts swns condemned in
New York because the music was said
to be freakish and OF a futurist tinge,
and even iisnsoraf IN some ofethe nigh
ly colored spots OF fsorchestRation, par.
ticularly In the overture. When the
Metropolitan left New York for A:=
lanta, the general impression was that
II would not remain on the. Fepotolre
permanently. But. In the face. OF this
reeantinn given II here. those plans
may change, and Atlanta. may go
down lin history aB the first Aneri.
can city to- chow appreciation OF q
sceEA written by the greatest living
cdmpossf OF this generation. &
The reception given Rosenkayalier
was diaSnetrscally opposite that which
the new pnera by Dsnaroseh, 'tCy-
ranc. received last year. II received
o compiete host from Atlanta. q third
OF the peopis leaving ths The nouse after
Southern audience VIVA fully sa- .~y,,,s
ed By Al AZ s7 =:..=e,a.a..A tse=.s.=ss.;
opera, which wns q complete l;a1so.
and has now beer relegatsd to the
operate Junk heap: g5 - s IS
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Croner.FolIers.

Tewnville. May AT the splendid
home of Mrs. ane Mr.. A. C. Cromer
in; Fork Township on the 2sth, OF
April Nfr. T. NJ. Fellers and Miss Lii
lis Cronter were happily married by
Rev. NIB. Hawkins.
This excellent young couple have
the hest wishes of their many, friends.
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/. ...l1R6I.sAlI..E...

FOR, s. SAt1Ep's have for Sale 2,050
acres OF fand, containing about g.
100000 feet of timber, nearly all
lnng Ieaf The land is the very
best In she state, yielding a bale OF
colten to the acre without fertilizer
Abply, II interested to the st.
aAtirga' Lend q Investment CO., ass
B5sstiRS street, Charleston, s. C.
4-24-4t
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(By Aasocla prsaal

WashinEtoa. April, sHs-AU I'M
official reports reaching HpasA- I
tntgen ietest tod ght that Dr.. Esls .
! Yafa Ryan. an Asserls5a -. fIie
EeSr5iGe fssk5 u;=ssed Sia4s
] government looking 176sT FSsfSt7 4
gee8, WIS 60 be a2eSnse& aSs s {
spy at AEexieo City tofncfrdM /
morning caused 5eerctaEs .Efsy-
an 10 make ;tils sat steijEs I
tetions IN Beaatf Of NE. fisEi
B to Spanish minister. Eenaral {
y HuehtaSs representative here i'i;s
9 q Q 90 o Q o o oao q 3 o ose
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Hl.eansat::-.ae 0niei.fp- -.

5 NY sister 3 faliaabaTsi a6a an attack
of trifaunht Ism isl lia arm, sETttes a
well-known HeAi dent OF Newton. Iowa.
- gave ltm = bottle Of tshaIet AIMS
EI$niuaD ieh no applied 70 hIs arm
~ Ia hf6 he FeSt mi IL nc ylfuif,s
atisn was gone. F,af cerpnic mus
9eular rheurnattsn yoa win sfisid ilSth.
ing better than Chamberiain's Liais
nenl, Sold BY EsaIs PHARMACY.
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rea4ahsIf,s GtaSA

CsaaaaheIl's Stare
Campbells Store, ANEW club was
admitted with the following represen
tation: w l.. Anderson. w. C..
Campbell, r. e. Campbell.
White Plain.
White Plains. q new club was repre-
sented bv j. B. Spearman and w. ] {.
Johnson.
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Rehela sfartInR AnlerlNnl1.

Nogales, Ariss4 Ainy ARK iIlforina-
.tion brought here by refI5 Esus ,IIifiist
James Byfneton, an Americas impFis-
i9sisd Hiiis fss1aths at CaIiIsas, S5a6f0,
MEXICO. without q trial 60 slowly Siy4
Itns OF negleels Another pre- sssE; ssas
sent today TO constis ssssLl1a alista dse
niandias his inIasdiste Esfeass. s
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Cure for stomach Disorders.

Disorders of the stomach may be
avoided sby the use of Chamberlain's
Tablets. Many very remarkable cures
have been affected by these tablets
Sold by DHans' Pharmacy.
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has Iittla TO advance OF self merit ana
Therefore unworthy OF the public eans
sdenee and support,
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James MsFston. ope-legged swim
s.srs., 81 ". and aSSsd T5II5i1 e,oiss
- l, ana May Shirley. 4 from drowning.
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. o Q q geo go osiS 90 O q 8 . o q D /
) HRRkE PROTESTS AGAINST : /
: -s - Eal. = SsEIlzil ~ n ~ = saSv
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S. tNsSpearuJaa, q, L, McCarley, G
r Martin. W s. Campbell. j A
Strickland.
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opera, which wns q complete Ga1So.
and has now beer relegated to the
operate Junk heap: s. s 81
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-02

young and helthy we do not think OF
how our rellitiyes are old and aptoo die
any time at all and so we do not rite
as often as we otto and are sorry AFTER
wurd when 1t is too late.
HENRY Begg was tellen me about
his aunt yesterday and how she yoos-
too send him presunts and siimtimes
munney when there was serkus com
men which the neerest one now is two
weeks from Wensday.
This makes it all the sadder for Hen
nry. The price of tickets TO serkus
is a kworter for boys the signs OF us
and Hennry's aunt yoostoo always
send him fifty sense for two tickets II
he should wanto take anuther boy
with him az they often do.
The serkus witch is common here
two weeks from Wensday is Simmons
& Sapp's worlds greatest nickul plated
three rings ne plus utter Fearless ae-
real marvul equine sensation and ZOO
Iogicle aggregation with the world IA
nous Roamin Hipperdroam and sele-
brated artusts in the sublimest spec
ticles ever staged for the Qualification
Of Man witch copied from the bills as
nearly as possibul, and it looks as II 1t
was goen to be pretty good show.
/ CESS all the boys are goen exsept
HENRY and me witch are not surten
but hoapful. Two weeks from Wens
day.-Saturday Evening Post.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-02
THE SPRING TONIC.

In April the patent medicine tonic
aourishes. AS the first warmth of
spring brought a feeling Of lassitude,
the farmers wife in older days would
20 searching through the woods for
YARDS from which 10 make brew
as a tonic for the whole family. The
city man. feeling the laziness Of
spring fever coming over him.
brought from the corner drug store a
Ascent package OF old Doc" Some
body's spring tonic, consisting of the
same useless YARDS" a liberal dose
OF pure alcohol, and perhaps a touch
Of strychnine But things are chang
ing: there are not so many taking
spring tonics" as in the older days.
Men have learned. says the Journal of
the American Medical Association,
that the best spring tonics are the
gifts OF benehcent nature.
A full breath OF fresh afr, brisk
walk along a grass-grown road, a
plunge in the cool waters OF the old
swimming hole-if the water Is pure
and COLOR the morning shower IL in
the city, fresh green food. or the pur-
suit after a bounding golf ball over a
springy course-those are real invig-
orators, true tonics.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-02
Capital Comment
BY CLYDE H. TAvENNER
CONGRESSMAN from the Fourteenth District.

this case by the Pittsburgh Coai com
pany. DR.. Warne presented an anaiy'
sis of railroad figures the like OF WHICH
the commission had ne.er seen petore'
Working from the railroads own re-
ports of their finances, DR.. Warne COM
piled 500 graphic diagrams which as a
whole revealed on the part of the
railroads a most bold and cynical Ell
fort to deceive the public and the
commission, and thus secure the righ'
to mulct the consumer upon an argu'
ment based on false pretehses.
The Warne exhibits show that the
apparent reduction in railroad earn
ings is not due to increased wages, as
claimed, but to a very large increase
in expenditures for maintenance of
way and equipment and structures.
Thus the case resolves upon the point
whether the commission will approve
these increased expenditures. II is
the inference in the Warne testimony
that these increased expenditures
were purposely made to show an ap-
parent reduction in earnings.
The gross earnings of the American
railroads last year were 10 per cent
greater IMAM III 1917, lHc lhSicdSO NS
ing s131 100000. Whether this in
crease and more was taken up by
wage increases DIR. Warne set out to
show.
The tables showed that the proper
ton of wages to total operating ex-
penses was less in 1913 than In any
year since 1898.
On the other hand, the proportion
of maintenance of equipment to total
operating expenses was larger in 1913
than in any year since 1898. The pro-
portion of expense for maintenance OF
way and structures to total operating
expense was larger than in 1913 than
in any year since 1907.
These two items of maintenance in
creased enormously last year for some
strange reason. Had they been nor
nal the eastern railroads last year
would have shown the most profitable
year of their history in spite of the
wage increases.