The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1914-08-14
National
Capitol
Events Of interest From
the Seat of Gov.
ernment
EASTERN RAILROADS LOSE


sandwiched IN among the news On the
back pages has appeared the decision Of
the Interstate Commerce Commission In
reference TO the application Of the eastern
railroads for . i've per cent increase In
in freight rats. The spplicssiou W.
made by the railroads four years EGO,
and the decision 10 in effect denial Of
the petition OF the roads, although per-
mission for increased rates on some COM
modities in parts Of the territories in
veavsd have hssn grnDesd. In ksw Ene-
land In the trunk line terYisory every
thing he's been denied. IL 10 estimated
that the average increase will amount 20
one and one-hsf per cent, adding about
SIS, ,OO0.O 900 to ~ annual freight rsven-
ues OF the eastern railroads. The poor
old railroads may not have gotten what
they deserved In this csse, but they have
run the country 20 long that no branch
of the governments appears 10 he courage
ous enough 70 stand up for them.
WESTERN ROADS AFTER MORE
COIN
increases IN freight rates ON all the
railways east OF the Mi@issippi river are
being prepared for submission 70 the
Interstate Commerce Commission.
Managers Of the western lines, accord
ing 70 the best information in official
circles, are prepared 70 contend that
they need more revenue N meet the in
cressing expenses Of operation and 10
point out that their lines are in even
greater need OF relief than the eastern
lines because Of necessarily longer hsuls
and less density Of population.
THE REPUBLICAN CHAIRMAN
A the fall elections grow ce=-er il is
evident that there 10 TO te . spirited con-
test in every part Of the United States
where there is q lighting chance" 10
turn the fortunes Of battle one way or
the other. Naturally the south 10 undis-
puted Democratic territory, and although
the Democrats have . bix majority in
Congre-- at the pre-ent time. the mem-
bers Of that party who are managing po-
litic.l affairs have rather marveled st
the strssetic skill displayed by the new
ehsirmau of the Republican Conression-
sl committee. lie has developed that
the minority membes OF the house had
q definite i5es Of what they we're doing
when they cho-e Congressman Frank y.
Woods, of lows, % conduct thsir cam
psign. Mr.. Woods is q quiet political
worker. and nov that the campaign i- on
NE Democrats, are awakening 70 The fact
that while they supposed nothing va
heing done that Chairman Woods bad
leen building busine~ under them, and
tbey are therefore put to the nece.-ity Of
t<-tirring themselves In order 10 e-cspe
the confisgrstion. WOODS be. di.p<ns>d
With all the brs-< bands, and n the gains
that the Republicans confidently predics
are realized m the Novsmber elections,
then the reason will h. b~cso-e Of the
ne~ methods produced by The lowe poIit-
icsi sesder.
"A DEVICE Or THE DEVIL
Among the ''mortusry tsise-'' dug ous
~ Representative Fowler Of Illinois IN the
support Of the teii~f thst the sntomo-
bile - . device of the devil. he shos-
81 that l6l persons we're killed. By sutomo-
biI~ in the ycsr 1913 snd 6.7s3 IN
jurcd- The number Of d~sths occurring
iron sutosnobiis y greater than thos> re-
suiting from explosions esectrcsty, light
ming. elevators and axphyristion.
TIME WAITS ON ART
Ara sppssn tote sIow moving psrtica-
larry Il tl,e experisncs a she eovermens
(Oen1innd q RsR 1uo.l