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our PUBLIC ORUM
ILL.,. E.. johnson
On Two-Cent Passenger Rates

both the State and the Railway Com
pany testified that the claims of the
railroad were sustained by the facts.
Two cents did not pay the cost of
carrying a passenger a mile. The
State, however, contended that the
railroad was earning enough surplus
on its state freight business to give a
fair return upon the capital used in
its passenger as we'll as its freight
business. For the purposes of the
case, the railroad did not deny this.
but held to it's contention that the
State could not segregate its pas.
senger business for rate fixing with.
out allowing a rate that would be.
sufficient too pay the cost of doing
business and enough to give some
return upon the capital invested in
doing the business regulated. This
was the issue presented to the Su-
,preme Court. It's decision responds
to the judgment Of the fair-minded
sentiment of the country. The Su.
preme Court says that, even though
a railroad earns a surplus on a par.
ticular commodity by charging e a
sonable rates, that affords no reason
for compelling it to haul another's
person or property for less than cost.
The surplus from a reasonable rate
properly belongs to the railway COM.
pany. If the surplus is earned from
al unreasonable rate then that rate
should be reduced. The State may
not even up by requiring the railroad
to carry other traffic for nothing or
for less than cost.
The decision is a wholesome n
and demonstrates that the ordinary
rules of fair dealing apply to railway
companies. The fact that one makes
a surplus on his wheat crop would
never be urged as a reason for COM
polling him to sell his cotton at less
than cost. 1t would not satisfy the
man who wanted bread to be told
that its high price enabled the cotton
manufacturer to get his raw product
for less than cost. In this case the
court reaftirmed the. homely maxim
that each tub must stand upon it's
own bottom" /.
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states have a two cent passenger rate
and whatever loss is incurred is recov-
cred through freight revenue. The JUS
tice of such a procedure was recently
passed upon by the Supreme Court
of West Virginia and the decision is
SO far-reaching that we have asked
L.. 2. Johnson, president Of the Nor
folk and Western Railway whose road
contested the case to briefly review
the suit. Mr.. Johnson said in part:
Some ten years ago, passenger
fares were fixed by the legislatures
of a large number of states at two
cents a mile. AS a basis for such
economic legislation, no examination
was made of the cost of doing the
business SO regulated, nor was any
attention given to the fact whether
such a rate would yield to the rail-
way companies an adequate or any
net return upon the capital invested
in conducting this class of business.
"Such a law was passed in West
Virginia in 1907. The Norfolk and
Western Railway Company put the
rate into effect and maintained it for
two years. Its accounting during
these two years showed that two
cents a mile per passenger barely
paid the out-of-pocket cost and moth
ing was left to pay any return on
capital invested. 1t sought relief from
the courts. Expert accountants for
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1915-07-08

have to say. Mr.. Kruttschnitt. exec
utive head of the Southern Pacific,
has written an article dealing with
tho financing of railroads. He said
In part:
1.-THE financing of a railroad is a
function which the people, through
their servants, the Railroad Commits
sioners and the Legislators, have
never attempted, but it is a most i'm
portant problem, especially to Sec
tons Of a State where new railroads
are needed. The placing of securities
has been left entirely with the pro-
moter and owner Of railroads.
1.-THE immediate determination of
what earnings the railroad shall be
permitted to receive and what bur-
dens 1t shall have put on it is in the
hands of other servants of the public
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OUR PUBLIC FORUM
Hl---JuIius kruttschnitt
On Financing Railroads

the Legislators and the CommisI
sioners.
Managing a railroad is quite differ
ent from managing a government
where the money is raised by taxa
ton. When the expenditures, for
good reasons or otherwise. i~ncrease,I
taxes a be equally increased. The
railroads, while servants of the publ
lie, cannot raise money with such
ease and facility. The railroads must
incomes because while they have
some control ove their expenditures
they have almost no control over their
incomes, their rates being fixed by
public authorities.
There is not a railway manager in
the country today who is not fearful.
that under the press Of increasing de-
mands the transportation systems Of
the country will, in a few years, break,
down. unless the railroads are allowed
to earn larger funds wherewith to-
build it up. There are vast sections
of the country, especially in the West,
where more railroads are needed and
they cannot be built unless the rail-,
ways raise new capital.
. People invest money in order to;
make money, and they are skeptical;
as to whether they "a make money
by investing in concerns that are dealt
with stringently and unfairly. Rail.
road securities must be made more
attractive to invite investments, and,
in order that they may be made moro
attractive. the roads must be allowed,
earnings that will enable them to
meet the increased capital charges."
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1915-07-08
Not So

There is an exceeding bitter cry in
a London paper, from a gentleman
who. seeking a passport, was con
strained thereon to describe Ills
face. He, of course, classcd his
c~ountenance as Intelligent" Anyone
OF US would. But, to his dismay, when
the document came to hand. the
word had been changed to the non
coinmittal oval" Perhaps the of
fetal change was justified. VINO
could decide?
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Notice to Creditors.

Notice is hereby given by the undersigned,
WIS Rogers. Executor of the last will and
ts i:snaea1e OF John 10 M A; co White y late Of the city city
State OF Washington, deceased, to the credit
ors OF. and all persons having claims against
said deceased, or said estate, to exhibit them
with the necessary vouchers to the under
signed. at the office OF his attorney, VIM. Bar
clay. In Sherbrooke, N. d. That the time
within which claims can be presented has
been limited to six months from the date of
the first publication OF this notice.
That NJ. I. Langager, whose residence and
post office address is Blabon. N. d., is the res
ident agent Of the undersigned, and upon
whom service OF n legal process ma be
mad
Dated this 18th day OF June, 1915.
w. S.,Rogers,
Executor OF the last will and
testament OF
John "A. White, Deceased.
VIM. Barclay,
Attorney for Executor,
.Sherbrooke, N. D.
First Publication, une oath, 1851
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ARE REUNITED AT FUNERAL
Brothers, Parted for 40 Years, Meet
at Bier of Sister in Cali
fornia.

Stockton, Cal.-Although residing in
the same section of the state, former
Assemblyman Fl. II. Johnson of Santa
Cruz county and his brother, Living
ston Johnson OF Calavcras county, met
here recently for the first time in 40
years.
Both came to attend the funeral Of
their sister, Mrs. Henrietta Avery, a
prominent resident of this city.
"My brother and 1 have always been
on the best of terms,' said the former
assemblyman, "and I had no idea when
we last separated that it would be
forty years before We would meet
again"
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1915-07-08
Fried Green Peppers.

Wash sweet green peppers. and cut
in halves. Remove the seeds and fry
the peppers hot in olive oil until
thoroly cooked. Have ready a cream
gravy or white auo and pour it over
the peppers after they have been
drained of grease on blotting or
brown. paper and seasoned with salt
and pepper.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1915-07-08
GIRL SEXES EMASHER' ON CAR
Marches Him Five Blocks to a Pc.
lice Station and Causes
His Arrest.

st. Louis.-You're the mar who
Rugged me and tried to kiss me two
weeks ago." cried a young girl on a
street a here, when she grabbed a
mar by the coat collar. The mar
WINGED n protested his innocence,
but the girl merely gave his collar an
other twist.
The passengers crowded about the
couple and the a stopped. The girl,
still holding her prisoner by the col.
lar, marched him five blocks to a pc.
lice station.
The girl was Miss Goldie Him.,
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Good View DIspeIIed Love.

A short time ago a servant in York
shire gave notice to leave her situa-
ton, informing her mistress that she
was about to be married.
AS the time drew near for leaving
she addressed her mistress thus:
please, mum, have you got a girl
yet?" 4
mo, Bridget. Why do you ask?"
Because, if you haven't, I should
like to stay"
"Why, I thought you were going to
marry the swept"
ooh, yes, man," replied Bridget,
hesitatingly, "but when I saw him
after is face was washed I felt !
could not love him" London Tit-Bits.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1915-07-08

Little Robert Bonner, a 100 per cent
perfect baby. acted as host to foul
other babies, each Q? per cent perfect,
at his homo in Pasadena, Cal, recent,
~. 1t was X Of the most remark,
able parties ever held. Reading down
the babies are: Virginia Lynastaff,
four years and ten months; Marian
McDougal, two years and eight
months; Dorothy England, nincteeg
months, Robert Bonner (host), six
teen months, and Shirley May Listen
walter, eight months.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1915-07-08
JULY 27.a1-ovER $4,000 IN PRIZES
FAST TRAcK-MANY EN-
TRIES ASSURED.
WIDESPREAD INTEREST FELT
Inquiries Regarding Prizes and Gen
eral Information About the Meet
Is Being Eagerly Sought by
Dozens of Owners.

Over Four Thousand Dollars worth
of prizes are offered this year by the
management of the Interstate Fail
cur on the dates Of July 9th to 31st
inclusive. The program is II of the
most generous which has been offered
in this country for a long time and
their affiliation with the North Dako.
ta-Minnesota Short Ship Circuit in.
sures a greatly increased advantage.
With this amount offered. which to be
correct, is s4,225.OO. the mana)gers are
confident that one of the greatest
fields of speed marvels ever gathered
in Fargo will be on hand to fight it
out when the bell rings at the Inter
State Fair Tuesday, July 9th.
Towns in Circuit
The North Dakota-Minnesota cir
cult, comprising the cities of Coopers-
town. Valley City, Crookston, Garnd
Forks and Fargo, is n of the most
attractive series of early race meet
ings in the United States or Canada.
With the Fargo fair dates coming at
the very close of the circuit it is a
certainty that the speed barns will be
filled to overlooking with the finest
horses in the middle west. Dozens of
inquiries have already been received
by the secretary of the Fargo Fair
concerning the prizes and general in
formation. and as they are from old
several of considerable reputation
who have heretofore shown in other
and larger fields it is almost a GER
tainty that the best there is in the
racing game will be on the cards for
Interstate Fair week.
Fargo Track Is Fast.
The "Fast Fargo Track" as it is
known among the trainers Of the mid.
die west as withstood the ravagcs of
winter in excellent shape and with a
little working in the next few weeks
there will be nothing faster for racing
in this part of the country. The track
is in charge Of an expert at the pres
ent time and he has promised the
management that it will be in ever
better shape than in previous meets
Several stables are in training in Far
go at present and several more arc
expected within the near future.
THE PROGRAM
Tuesday, July 9th.
2:18 Pace. 1.-THE Industrial
Purse" $4,000
2:12 Pace. "The Directors
Purse" $4,000
Half Mile Run, 2 in 3 ....... $75.O(
Wednesday, July 20
2:35 Pace. Tho Commercial
Club Purse" ............. $4,000
2:30 Trot. THE Grain Grow
ers' Purse" ............. $4,000 OF
Half Mile Run. 2 in 3 ...... $7M,O(
Thursday, July go
(Fargo Day.
2:15 Pace Tho Merchants
Purse" $1,000
PIG Trot, The Gate City
Purse $1,000
Half Mile Run. 9 in 3 ...... $500
Friday. July 80
2:10 Pace, The Interstate
Purse" $500. OF
2:24. THE Manufacturers
Purse" $4,000
Stock Parade.
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j. Waller Wilson, a Clever
Impelsonator, a Wig and
Whisker Artist.
FINE MUSICIAN ALSO,
Plays Flute and Saxophone- Tells
Stories Of Fine Humorous Flavor.
Can Deliver a Good Lecture and Is
an All. Round Handy Man..

J. Walter Wilson is not very hand
some, but he is said to be Il handsome
performer. He does not depend alto
sether upon his own facial features,
but carries with him q great variety
Of wigs, boards, m%ustaches, etc., and
looks and acts like anybody he chooses
from a Hebrew to an African.
Wilson is also IL mighty good talker
and n splendid instrumental musician.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1915-07-08

The farmers Of
this nation need
to become better
acquainted with
the railroad men
and their prob
lens. 1t is. only
those who know
that can give US
information and
the farmers OF
America should
listen attentively
to what the men
who manage rail-
road property
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1915-07-08

me farmers OF
this nation are
vitality interested
in railroad rates
and equity be-
tween passenger
and freight rates
is especially i'm
portant to the
man who follows
the plow for the
farmer travels
very little but he
is a heavy con-
tributor to the
freight revenues.
g n m q aP I h q
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1915-07-08

NATURALLY,
Willie-Paw, where do jail-birds
come from?
Paw-They are raised by the larks,
and swallows. my son.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1915-07-08

eighteen years OLD, a telephone opera,
tor. The man she accused gave sew.
eral names.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1915-07-08

Beauty More Than Skin Deep.
A beautiful woman always has
good digestion. If your digest
ion is faulty, Chamberlain's Tab
let's will do you good. Obtain
able e~verYwhere.-Adv.
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He plays the flute superbly and is also
a dandy artist ell il saXophone.
Wilson has been going about the
country for a number of years anus
ifig the people and making himself Il
rep1lt4 ton. His invasion Of the Vaw-
ter ChantauHua circuit this year is in
the interests OF q good time.
Pocahontas star herald., 1915-06-11
ROAD COMMISSIONER
ADDRESSES OVERSEERS

MdaIeHroos, June G. 1918.
To the road oyerseers Of Randolph
county
Iwish to advise with all the road
oyerseers in regard to good roads.
I an in favor OF good roads and We
must work according to law. The
law Is to work s hours a day. |
don't mean for you road overseers
to work the hands eight hours with
out stopplng-You must treat the
hands right, We want the road
graded up aud rocked and graveled
where It needs It, aud it will never
get muddy We have got the rock
and plenty Of gravel to fix up most
ef the road. We must all work
together and have good roads. l
Pocahontas star herald., 1915-06-11
Watch Your Wife

Keep your eye on your wife.
Not to keep some other man from
stealing her--for wives worth hav-
ing are not stealable.
But keep her contented, for that
will help you to keep cheerful.
And TO keep her cheerful-for
that will keep her pretty.
To keep her pretty is to help
yourself keep your eyes off other
women, very necessary thing for
a married man if he would be happy.
Keep in mind the girl you led to
the altar Cor your wife is that
girl; Just as good, just as lovable,
just as sincere, just as honest.
Keep IN mind also that you were
ready to do almost anything to get
her-and so you are reminded that
it's up to you to make some little
sacrifice IN order to keep her.
Just keep your eye on your wife
and do your share toward making a
success of your greatest business
interchangeable busines of being
a happy married man.
Pocahontas star herald., 1915-06-11
LOOK HERE FOR IT
Many POCahOntaS Reader Will be
Interested

When people read about the cures
made by a medicine endorsed from
far away, Is 1t surprising that they
wonder If the statements are true?
But when they read of cases right
here at home, positive proof is with.
In their reach, for close Investiga-
tion is an easy matter. Read Poca-
hontas endorsement Of Doan's Kid
ney pills.
X. L. Shaver, farmer, Pocahon-
tas says: "My back had caused me
a lot of suffering and my kidneys
acted irregularly. Doan's kidney
pills quickly removed the kidney
weakness ond made my back strong.
er. l haven't had any kidney trou.
BILE to speak of since"
Price 500, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for a kidney remedy
get Doan's kidney pills, the same
that Mr.. Shaver had. Foster. Mil
burn Co., Props, Buffalo, n. Y.
Pocahontas star herald., 1915-06-11
KANSAS HISTORY IN
RURAL SCHOOL EXAMINATION

/. Who was Lovely? What
s the Lovely Purchase?
2. GIVE the date Of our territori-
period and name the territorial
lvernors.
3. Make an outline showing the
ynershIp of the territory now
lbraCed in Arkansas from
rliest account to the present,
anIoning dates and some of the
idenoes of former occupancy.
a.. Tell about the preparation
r statehood aud name some Of the
men connected with this movement.
5. What is meant by the Noun.
tam Meadows Massacre?
g. Name and locate our State
Institutions.
7. Give the purpose and the
character of the Regulators: Of the
Ku Klux Klan.
8. Discuss two of the following:
Holford Bonds, - Hinemon Amend
Observation-Disclosures of State Nor.
NAL School, = Arkansas on Wheels.
9. 10. Write biographies Of
the following:
Cleburne, Baxter, Pike, Crit
tenden,-Jeff Davis, DAVID o.
Dodd.
Pocahontas star herald., 1915-06-11

company, governors to0. sau".,
arrived yesterday from New Haven
to take part IN the military today.
The United States band from
fortress Monroe gave a concert in
honor OF Miss Mary Gusts Lee,
daughter Of Gen. Robert K. Lee,
aud Mrs. Daisy MoLaurln Stevens,
president Of the United Daughters
Of the Confederacy.
SONS ELECT w. n. BRANDON
W. N. Brandon Of Little Rock
was elected commander III chief Of
the United Sons of Confederate
Veterans.
Pocahontas star herald., 1915-06-11
MAY GO BACK
TO RIVER TRAFFIC

Since the decision Of Judge rru.
Der allowing the FRISCO railroad to
charge three cents per mile passen'
ger fare and to raise It's freight
rates good portion Of the freight
from this place coming from st.
Louis aud other points not on the
Frisco is being hauled from Hoxie
by wagon. Il Is said arrangements
are being made by the wholesale
men at Newport to have their goods
delivered to their patrons at points
on the river by boats at much less
cost than by rail. Since the in.
crease in freight rates much stuff
that was formerly shipped from
this place is now hauled to Hoxie
- seut from that place. IL seems
courts have tied up our railroad
omission aud given the railroads
Arkansas the right to charge
old price they please. II has
been so many years ago that
express companies became so
ogant that the people had to do
as they said. About that time
Uncle Samuel came TO their re.
with the parcel post and those
ne arrogant companies were glad
reduce their rates so that they
ght sull continue IN business
,cle Sam might take a notion to
ne a freight tariff to the railroads
then the question will be set
a. There Is no telling what con.
SIS might do.-Black kock Her.
Pocahontas star herald., 1915-06-11
homemade SOAP

Will you please give me a recipe
for making soap hard like the soap
we buy from the stores?"
Ihaye never seen any home made
soap that was as uniformly perfect
as that made by experts in factories.
However, the following recipe
makes very good hard soap; ...
Dissolve a pound can of lye in
three pints OF cold water. Be care
full, because as the water gets hot it
is apt to spatter on the hands and
burn them. .. ..-rI a...I.f o.
Have ready FIVE pounds of fat
that has been melted and strained
through cheesecloth to remove any
speeks. As soon as the lye Is cool
pour it slowly on the grease, stir
ring with a stick, but stop stirring
as soon as it gets about az thick as
molasses. u. ..t.. .
AN agate meat pan is good
tng to mould the soap in, but if
wood is used line it with paper and
put au Uaed paper next the soap.
If harder soap is desired a little
salt Ia added.
If one desires to make on's own
lye FIJI a barrel almost full with
good wood ashes and set on slight
ly inclined platform. Make hole
in a stave near the bottom; pour
water slowly on the ashes and lei
the I've drip from the hole into a
receptacle. This when mixed with
clean fat makes good soft soap. 1t
also may be hardened by the addl'
tion of salt.-Tbe Progressive
Farmer.
Pocahontas star herald., 1915-06-11
BrOnChOS Are Going
is the joke

The European war promises to
mark the final passing of the wild
horse of the range, the disappear
auce of the bucking broncho so
long associated with the west.
Even now there are no wild horses
such as once roamed the ranges,
and with the inroads being made
upon the west by the war, his half
civilized brother, the Dronoho,
promises to disappear. Thousands
af horses have been taken from
Colorado, Wyoming and other
western states. Not only have the
British and French buyers invaded
that section, but representatives of
the Italian government have combed
the country for months. During
the last few weeks an Italian buyer
purchased several hundred horses
and so great was his haste to get
them to his country that they were
sent by express from Denver to the
east instead OF by freight. There
they were hurried aboard a steamer
to Italy.
Pocahontas star herald., 1915-06-11
NOTICE TO TEACHERS

Notice is hereby gwen that an
examination for teachers will be
held at the High School building,
Pocahontas, Arkansas, June, Il, IS,
1915.
Pocahontas star herald., 1915-06-11
what Do You KnOw2

Do you know that an editor or a
reporter for newspaper can in hIs
rounds stop and ask hundred per.
sons ''what Is the newsP" and
ninely out of the hundred will re-
ply, "Notbing special" and yet
so out of that number know some.
thing that, If not found in the next
paper, will astouIsh them greatly
and dIsappoint them more, and per,
haps make them madder than hor-
nets. Don't be afraid to let the
newspaper man know it.
Pocahontas star herald., 1915-06-11

ss0Iysg1"ay .s.--' Psea'''1..s sac
United States and thousands from
far places on the earth have visited
his tomb at Springfield to do him
honor. They used to make tun of
Bill McAdoo back in the home town.
OF course you've heard of Bill. He
dug a tunnel under the Hudson nv.
er and is secretary of the treasury
now. But there are a lot of old
tads back in the old home town who
sort of hope that Bill will fall over
something yet aud land in the con-
somme. And Orvllle Wright was
a regular joke in his oldhome town.
1t is the old home town itself that
is the joke.
Pocahontas star herald., 1915-06-11
YOUNG REFLECTED
BY GONFEDERATES
lOalsVillsan COntlnueddS Command
er in Chief Birmingham
Chosen for 1916 Reunion

Richmond, Va, June 6.-Gen.
Bennett IL. Young OF Louisville was
reelected commander in chief Of
the United Confederate Veterans
yesterday at the annual reunion
here.
Birmingham, Ala, was selected
as the 1919 reunion city, Gen.
Young's opponent was Gen. Felix
II. Anderson Of Crawford, Tex.
J Gen. Young was unable to attend
the reunion because Of illness. The
delegates sent HIM a message Of
symathy.
Pocahontas star herald., 1915-06-11
And Maybe They Can

One-third of the fools iu the
country think they can beat law.
yer expoundlng the laws. One
half think they can beat the doctor
in healing the sick. Two.tbirds of
them think they can put the minis
ter in the hole expouDdIng the gos-
pei, and all of them think they can
beat the editor running a paper.