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Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1916-11-23
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MACH FLETCHER'S
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Morb<Oafota.

6nrgo. - SSn Song Yra1rie,
Mfinn., tp11r6en bom @ountpagerten
g. 6. Clement iomte bon S. s.
gdramm nn6 2ol1is @arpeoabl bier
5ebn raiienreine Mildfibe gefauft,
Sic auf SEN 6armen bon S. @.
s6ram, @lpnbon> 8. @arpe6abl
uno &11rb undergraduate tper6en. Ser
3med oes Mnfaufs lit sic @e9pin=
m1rg elmer beiieren Sorte Mil6fube
fir oas County.
DepiIs Safe. - Ser 81. S.
8angs=gIod, Elm Steingebau0e, in
tpeldem ii6 @ei6dfte un6 8iiros be-
fainter un6 ange1ebener bieltger Sc
l@aftsleute befan6en, tpmr6e 6nrd
6euer ponitarroiig ger tort. Ser 6urd
Dos 6ener, 6eiien lriprung mo6 nidt
feltgeitent tp11r6e, entitan6ene S4a=
6en be1duft iid m1f ungefabr $780,
900; 6as @ans auein miro G1f $780,
600 geidatt.
GaeIe. - Ser 6rei5ebn MeiIen
iii6Ii9 BON bier mobnbafte Oscar
Seitmann, Elm Sr1nggeiene legte 1id
cine Stange 9pnamit auf sic 8ruit
un6 bradte iie CUR @rplolion. Mad=
burn, Sic porbeifame1t un6 iaben, 6ab
SOS Oa9 6eS @anies meggeiprengt
tpar, fon6en sic in 6eben 5erriiiene
|2ei9e.
BaribaIl. - Sn bem Sonfins
giientpaorengeihaft mur6e ein @in=
brub periibt; cine &epolper 1tn6 meb=
rere Melier 1p11rben geitoblen. Ole
Ebiir aunt @eloIdronf 1par offen,
un6 es befunoen 1id 5000 barin, 6od
tpar 6aS @el6 nnberiibrt %geblieben,
6emnah es ith mobl MIR ltm Die
Shot nidtsn11tiger Sl1ngen ban6elt.
@ran6 Sorts. : Ser 100
Sabre alte Mugr1it @ar1om bat bel
Ser @raiioententpabl nit SEN iibri=
gen @ablern ser 5ta6t ieinet
gtimn5ettel abgegeben. Srot 6es
boben Offers bringt er ollen politi=
id1en greigniilen no6 6asielbe Snte=
reIie e%1ttgegen, ais CUR 3eit, tpo Der
|Stoot in sic Union o1tfge11ommen
n1tr6e.
g en- Mt - Gin 9eutider
nomens Nif. Tbin, ser in ser @ao=
neb=Mine, 6rei Meilen olt1id bon
bier beidaftigt tuar, tpatr6e BON Ell
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1916-11-23

tpid)tiaer 9taatsGmter nel 5u beie-
ten. Dbglei6 aft 8emerbern Inn Die
lelben fein Mangel it, bat Serr
8nrnquiit erflart, es prelllere ib1n
%ourd)aus nidt, nno Dor ebeltens Mto>
%natsfrilt leien feline grnennungen gu
er1parten. Meiitgeln6t lit oas bon
oem Demofraten Saml1el 9. Morts
befleioete Mmt bes GerltdernngSfom=
mil1ars, NIT meld)em Soften ein Sab
resgebalt bon $4,000 perbnnoen lit.
= 3ablreid)e @uttern1ad)er baben
SEN llnterri6t fiir Mildapirtbl6oit
an Ser llniperlitat mlfgenonlmen.
Scr &a1rl1s begam am Mto1t=
toa uno erltreft iid) nidt malr al1f oas
tbeoretiide @iilen, ion0ern er miro
SEN Jorr1ern Dor allem praftlld)e
gSiufe fir sic Ser itellrng bon Bnt=
ter, &ale uno Nabmeis geben.
81 inneapoIis. = 6. US.
thurman liegt inn 5taotboipitol an
elmer @ergiftlu1g oarnieoer, oere11
9:satur BON Sen Mer5ten bislang nidt
bat feltgelteut tperoen fD'nnen. Ct
butte iid) Dor einigen Sagen ein paar
3abne 5ieben lalien uno ieitber 51peds
@eilung 6es 3abnfleiides Elm tbm
perlhriebeneS Mh1nopaller gebraudt.
Gieler Sage betrat CT cine 8trtb-
ld]aft uno tranf ettpas Sbnaps;
qleid) bara1f fiel er betpuBtloS 5l=
lummen. gs i9eint, 6ab 6ur6 ste
@erbinoung bes @dmaps nit benz
Munomolier irgeno Elm itarfeS @ift
gebil6et lporben lit. Sein 31tltano
miro uls auBerit fritiib be5eid)net:-
2sn elmer ont Mi6map gelegenen So
BRIT, sic Iib nit ser Ser ltellung BON
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1916-11-23
2nqen %,uiberleqt.

Berlin, brabtlos iiber SappiGe>
90. geop. - Sic bon Ser britiidert
M6miralitat o1sgeiprengte @ebaup=
tltng, 0ab Sic Munmidaft 0es bon
einem oel1tiden Saud)boot perienften
amerifanii6en Samplers Golltmbia
brutal bebanoelt u11o tpdbreno zines
Sturmes ge5mungen 1por0en lei, in
Sic 8oote 5u flieben, miro 0urd oie
6rabtlos BON Maorio gemel0eten Mn=
gaben bes in Gorunna gelanoeter
&apitans 6es Sdiffes mi6erlegt. Ser
&npitan erflarte aus0riidlid, 0aB
Ser &ontmo11oe1r 0es l1=8ootes nit
Ser Iorpebierung bes Sdiffes 48
'Stu11ben tpurtete, bis ser Sturm lid)
gelegt batte nn6 Sic Gee rnbig ge-
mprDen 1pQr.
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1916-11-23
vTremn6id1afts" =8elueiie.
Mfben, iiber 2onoonr 19. gto

Mfben, itber 2on6or, 19. Nob.
- @i5eaomiral 6ournet, Der &om=
manoant ser neutrality-suspicious.
6lotte inn Mittelmeer, iiberreidte ser
griediiden &egierung ont Samitag
eine 9ote> in Ser Sic @uslieferl111g al
Ter @affen, Ser geiommten Mrtiaerie
11n6 Ser gar5en Mltnttion Ser griehi=
16en Mrntee an Sic gntentemadte &C.
foroert miro. Sour 10000 @etpebre
sic iebt bon Sen nod IN SEN &erba1r=
Sen belaiienen Irltppentbeilen benltbt
.tper0en, braud)en nid1t a1sgeliefert
51 meroen. 9ieie Nahridt traf ant
Sonntag iiber Mtben in 2onbon ein.
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1916-11-23

nem groBen @tid 2ebm, 6os berab=
fiel nn6 i'm I'M @enid traf, oaf Ser
|Steue %get06tet. = &arl Maier> Elm
moblbetannter @irger 6teies Sta6t=
6ens, mel9er bon einem biS jebt nod
unbefamten Gbater 5tpei @duBpun=
Sen 6urb bie 8rnlt erbielt, lit i'm
@oipitaI gu &eulab ieinen 8erlebun=
gen erlegen.
@ebron. = Das @ebquoe Ser
bieligen George 9. 8rabeI Mercan=
tile 60. lit NIT 6em ga1r5en @aaren=
lager einem @ranbe gum &aube &C.
fauen. Ser onf $4,000 gei9abte
@da6en lit 1111r tbeilmeiie 6ur9 Ser
iiderl1ng geoedf.
8ismard - Die Mitglie6er
ser ct. @ifolansy@emein6e in Cor
rilon, in melder Ser bodtp. P. &ona=
pentura, s.. g. g., felt Sabren le=
gensrei6 mirft, baben @run0eigen=
tbl1m erporben, 11m 6arauf cine
@farri6a1le un6 Sbtpeiternbous gu
errid]ten. Mit ser Mrbeit loQ 1ofort
begonne1 Der6en.
@iib=9afota.
@oIin Gle gefiirdtete @elid=
f~ornfranfbett bat iib bier unter 6em
&in6pieb eingelte1t, nn6 5ablrei@e
6armer mel0en &erluite. giner Ser
ont idtperiten 8etroffenen lit Ger.
@an6erpol, 6em an einem Gage bier
Stiid frepierten.
@auboD. = Gin 6erer nnbe=
fa11nten %l1rlprungs fam iii6li6 bom
&itteriee Montagno6t in Gong ut16
pernidtete Sen 6armern Gbriit. Sal
nrer un6 @ermann S6ulb fiinf5ebn
Stod @em.
belmont. - Ser 6euti6e
2anotpirtb @ermann 2ebrfamp fan0
ouf Ser 6abritroBe cine 8orle, sic
$40 entbielt. Muf l1mfrage iteute
es ii9 beraus, 6aB sic 80rie bon 0em
SSt16ianer 3arciB 9rappeau berloren
m1r6e. Ser 6in6er iteute 6as @el6
3uriid un6 erbielt bon 6em Snoianer
aIs 2obn ieiner @brlidyfeit sic @a1fte
6es 511n6es.
@anobu. - Sic fleine @elena
Milore6, Godter ser Gamilie sSSacob
8ieler, fiel in einen NIT @aiier ge=
fillten 8ottib nn6 ertronf. @ie SOS
l1ngliid geidob, fann nidt feltgeite1t
mer6en, 90 6us &in6 babel ni9t
beobodtet tpur6e.
8ierre.- @egen Gangens bon
Meoihusratten innerbab ser Shon=
3eit tpur6e Mnor. @ofer 511 elmer
@el6buBe bon 1914 fir adt 5alle
berurtbeilt. Sbomas 9. Slion muB=
tie SOS gIei@en @ergebens tpegen
$t16.40 erlegen nrb Clinton Stuff
$500. = Ser Sabresberidt 6es
9taats=g Observation-Disclosures lit Sent
@onberneur borgelegt mor6en. Ct
6edt ni6t MIR Die int Mmte geidebe=
nen Mrbeiten, ion6ern a1t@ Sic Cid
tigfeit Ser &ommiiiton CUR Musmer=
5lng bon @tebieuden. @s miro be-
ridtet, 6uB nod immer 6dne bon
Mntbrar borfommen. &in6eriddbe
in berihieoenen@egenoe iino pie6er
anfgetreten, sic @eiterberbreitung lit
aber 6a1rh 5eitige Mmpenoung Ser
rihtigen Mittel perbiitet tpor6en.
gdafidabe lit inn Staate gan5li@
orsgerottet tpor6en. 9ie pom Depar=
tement innerbalb Ser lebten 5met
Sabre obgeboltenen Sdhpeine6olera=
&erbiitungsfurie babe1t iid a1s groBe
t@ilfe BEL Ser @erbiitltng bieier &ranf=
beit ertpielen. Ser M11sbrud bon
u0purine" mnter Efer0en int MIRO
liden EbeiIe 6es Staates fat Sic Mnf<
merflomfeit 6es Staats= 1tn6 81t11=
6essIepartements in Mnipruh &C.
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Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1916-11-23

gefampfnng Ser &ranfbeit gelungen>
tie pelentli6 ein5uoammen.
DallaS. = Mus 6ur6t Dor Ser
Srrenanitalt ma6te Ser ebemolige
gountp=Muoitor un6 @ei6aftsleiter
Der Smitb 2umber 60, 8. 9. Stills,
ieinem 9uiein our6 grbangen Elm
gn6e.
Srene. = Die bieligen 0%ffentli=
9en s@a1len iin6 boriibergebeno ge=
l6lolien tporoen, meil feitgeIteQt 1pur=
De, ooB 0onal6 9onnellp, gobn Ser
6amilie @eorg 9onneqp, ser sic
Sdnle bel u6t, an Ser &inoerlab=
ml1ng erframft lit.
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1916-11-23

Ssn ser Observation-Disclosures Gng~
lambs it1r6 iiber $4,000 6ra1ten be-
i6aftigt.
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1916-11-23

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: 2lm=mabl mn> $<ad9t>1tto
Ser Kl<ir<r 1T ,pidhtio
. fir @leiber molen mir, bB SIR wibt, ob ieoer 9ln5u9, 1eoer I
z leberroh, in Der Shut, :jeoes &leiounssftd&, bas SIR ani@aat, ;
. elmer i%or9fdlttgen @eoba4tung pono Nnsmabl mnter5o9en m1roe. {
z Sic gbatla@e, bb bes nit umierm @orratb eei@ab, benefit, bb
: es mad @urem 1rbeil Elm 9utes Garment fir ben Preis TT. I
z 9e 8eadtung, ueld5e be1 &leibern bier geidentt miro, lit bas 9ez {
. lultat% lamgjdbriger @rfabrung. Sen bentgen @rforoe1nt1en entz Z
= ipre@enbe &Q6tnette lQ0en 1fe fret bon @taub um0 9red. eebeS Z
: @arntemt 6anqt at inppi0uelen @augeru, 1poburb es, ome Sal ;
= ten at itblaqen, int Sya0on bletbt. @emtge A}etboben perlan9eu, {
. 6b lo9ar 6enben, 5oden un0 lnter5eug l~orgfdltige &ea@tung
: 9e1@entt tom0> /
8 Sbr per0et ausinben, bab &ptr grobes Snhre6e 9aben, @ndb oe
: @erl@iebembett Der @reHe 5u b0ren> bic eS @n@ erlanben, etnen I
: An5ug ooer l1eberrod a%ns5niu@en 5n bent Yret1e, ben Sbr be5ab=
: len moQt*
: gir woaen @uer @el@dft unb tmr tuoQen, 6mb Sbr bic bette $50 !
. re, bic SIR fr @uer @elb taukn t6nnt> erbaltet. I
: gir perfQufen Softer, %Mn5ugtaften rn0 gfetetaiben. @6nbe fnr
: M}dauer umb &na6en. @erabe jebt pertaufen nr A}ndlers, 6auits I
: banbGube, @adtnapS umo aue @ortem &letoer fnr DaS tate
: gelter*
: @onnmt uad5 benz Seem @lot6es" @tore fr Cure @Ieiber@e6ar= ;
: ut0e. Sbr merbet faben, baB biier @ore eine CUTE &letoer> :
: piemjtitattott IL.
Der New Clothes' Store ;
. OSCAR uAcn1soN $40 81. eermatnarase wM. j. RAu
.
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Stop Mu Paper.

rac,iVai a notice fro m the
20 master at rogers to discontin.
ueh . Pod to a wea ltby citizen.
We have given this man and his
| family a number of nice notices
in the columns of this paper, and
some of them were so we'll writ
ten that they appeared not only
in the dailes of thia state, but
were even copied III the New
York dailies. A son won high
hcnors at college-we wrote him
up In our best style; another mem
Der cf the family married we
published a column writeup of
the wedding; two of the fanny
had been in the hospital = each
got consoling notice from the
Pod. IF they had undertaken to
buy all this wsth money they
woul.. have failed. 1t cost none y
to put the notices In tyne, and
money TO buy the paper TO print
them on. For this expenditure of
money we receive a discourteous
notice on his part from the post
master to discontinue his paper.
Under the circumstances hah he
been as good as he thinks him.
self 70 be, be would have written
and asked the amount ne was ir
arrearage and won d have sent
the little 80 cents he owed on the
paper. along with a courteous re
quest to discontinue it. The
trouble with these people is that
they have some money, and a
little of the education money can
buy, and they think that they
are better than other people, and
it is their business to show other
people how smart they are. We'll,
it just makes US tired, that's all.
: Pea Ridge Pod.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-12-01
Certainty, Safety and sufficienoy.

Mr.. Thorn cOntended that the real in
terest of the public is in being assured
OF certainty, safety and sufficiency 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 reality a
second consideration. lie said
Mr.. Thorn proposed an increase of
transportation facilities as a method
Of securing relief from the high cost of
living There have been less than 1000
miles of new railroad constructed In
the United States during the past year."
he said, less than In any year since
1S4S, except the period OF the Civil
War, and yet the cost OF living is daily
advancing owing to shortage Of sup
plies which might be remedted by Sc
curing access TO new areas of produc-
COn. So ~-ss
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-12-01

A couple of Gil Hendren's men
have been at work IN the AUDI
tors office examining accounts
We agree vita the Bedford
Democrat.
We hope the repub lean state
administration will hurry and
get rid of Gil Hendr II. Pick
him 10 and throw him at OF the
SAFE house with II his progeny
-for f there eva~ va eech
IN democrat r1rty 1t Gl- Il
ire Du1licans VII maxi a corr
ois aniEg If the democrat
SUE RS at tn state house they
vi. ee doing rat service TO
tbs lte and - the democrat
- tt + ~ Democrat.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-12-01

Washing Embrolderies.

Bran water baths are good for
worsted and cotton embroideries.
They should be made by adding .
quart If fresh bran to three quarts
of water. Boil this for half an hour,
strain md then pour into couple
of bow, add cold water until it il
lukewalm. put in the embroidery
and rub till clean, rinse in clear.
water ald then place In The second
basin of bran water, drying the AZ
ticle as quickly as possible. Away
iron on he wrong side.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-12-01

We know of a number of families who
are regular readers of the Courier at
are net subscribers, they borrow the ra-
per from their neighbors. We are "a /
to know that the Courier is thus pro-
ciated, but why not subscrio Ire
price is small and we would a. cate
having these names on our n ing list
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-12-01
= - GoaI IL Nine Certs a
il.shel.

Petersbrry, | d November 20
-~oultiy coz. MINES have print.
ed advertisements in all the local
papers this week offering to de-
LIVER the best Of lump coal to any
part of this city for 9 cents a
bushel. nut coal at s cents and
slack at AZ cents Coal dealers
here are charging 9 cents for
mine run and are receiving 10
cents a busheI on track here.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-12-01

Every up-to-date Dubois coun-
ty farmer should have his own
printed letter heads and envel-
opes with the name Of bis farm
home printed thereon. especially
the envelopes with the return ad-
dress We can print you 100 of
each for 81 so on good material.
Give US your order.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-12-01
The Rev. FRI u Hicks 1917
Almanac.

The Rav. hi r Sticks Alma
mac for 1917 comes out brighter
and better than ever. Mis- 'p'en
did portrait in four colcr wo1k
taken from lie in May 1916,
proves that this old man of the
millions y very far from being a
dead man." Every home. office
and business in America owes 1t
to this faithful i I ie"d of the
people to send for ~ Almanac
and Magazine for 1917 This
almanac 10 Csc by mail. Il s
monthly Magazine With Almanac
one dollar . year Send 70 Word
and Works Publishing Company,
34Ol Franklin Avenue, st. Louis,
Mo.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-12-01
4 DETECTIVES RusE.
Glover Method by Which He Secures
Some Evidence.

"G had to resort to queer ruse
once to get an admission from a
man / was after" said private de-
tectiye. S'There had been some
trouble at club between two young
men. One threw aglass of wine
into the others face. The other
did not resent the insult as he
should have done. When his ia
Their heard of it he threatened to
disinherit his son unless he whipped
the man who had thrown the wine
in his face The father was a mem
Der of the same club, and he made
a wager OF a wine supper that his
son could and would whip the other
fellow. Soon after this the son met
the man who had insulted him and
whipped him. The fight occurred
on prominent street, ara as two
of the young mans friends were
with him at the time there was talk
of an action against them and his
father for conspiracy. Our agency
was retained to get the evidence
needed
at was decided that it would BE-
necessary to get an admission from
the father Of the young man who
had made the assault. l was told to
get it. | tried many WAYS and failed
He did not know | was a detective.
He had known me for a number o.
years, but thought was engaged in
other work. had another plan to
get from him what | wanted. | told
him a New York publication was
having the affair written up and il
Illustrated.
81 said | had seen the picture Of
the fight which had been prepared
for it. He was pleased at. the pub
licity that the fight was to get, for
the story of the affair at the club
had been printed, and he wanted it
known that his son had avenged the
insult. | intimated that If he cared
to see it l thought | could get him
the picture that had been prepared
for publication. He was eager to
see it.
81 had a friend, p newspaper art
ist, vino nade me picture. He
made faithful copy o. the street
scene WIRE the feht occurred, end
he me le 4 fer l:kraess of the fig.
ures III It. t. picture showed one
man stealing up I'D sd another and
striking him from tie rear. Behind
him were tyo nther r:en. who were
supposed 10 have accompanied him
TO see fir play The father was
thought to have been in the neigh
borhood, hit as he wasn't seen he
was left O. the picture. He exam
ined it cn-Hfullv.
"'Who re thnee two meny he
asked, pointing to the two onlook-
ers.
"'Thev ire TIE two Blacks, who
went alOn- with voGr son TO see
that he eot far play | told him.
""That'7 al! right he said, brit
who is this pointing at the man
who was striking at the other from
behind.
"'Why. that's your son. I told
him.
That's a lien he exclaimed
MY son stood right in front of mir
and hit him squarely in the face.
told him to do that and stand up If
front of him all the time. I wa,
right across the street, and the tw'
men who were with my son wer
close enough to see all that hapre1
&c They will tell you that he d
not hit him from behind. He fact
him fairly and whipped him fairl
That was the way we made it up te
do. If that's printed I'll whip the
man who made itp
at wasn't printed, nor were there
any court proceedings taken on &C.
count Of the alleged conspiracy. Ehe
: "a l-AE IL.
In the Clouds.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-12-01
Texas Peanut Crop Wol III
$25,200,0Oo.

$50. coo acres average 81 bus
hels TO an acre. or over q, 100000
bushels. The average vii be
doubled next year. Are worth
Sl.2O per bushel or $72 an acre.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-12-01
LEGAL BLANKS.

Warranty Deeds. QGit Claim Deed
Chatt!e Nor gages, Real Esta.e Mortga-
gees, Inventories Suponeas, Warrant
Reports etc. for Sale at the COURIER
bFFICR
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-12-01

This leads TO the consideration as to
the public interest requires. 1t Is i'm
possible for railroads to earn enough
to supply the necessary. new facilities
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 the following:
First, Railroad revenues are not
controlled by investors. but are fixed
and limited by governmental authority
and not by one but by several govern
mental authorities, which do not recog-
nize responsibility for assured results
to investors and are uGcoordinated.
Second, Railroads cannot control
and the government cannot and does
not limit the expense account.
Third, The present system OF regu-
lation h 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
disproportionate amount of obliga-
tons 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 superior attractions.
Seventh, The railroad business is
largely controlled by political instead
OF business considerable
Look Forward, Not Back.
eve may debate about what 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
fresh assessment OF circumstances IN
order to deal helpfully and intelligent
ly with the problem. Abuses are
no more prevalent in the railroad bust
ness today than in any other business
humanely conducted. The great .ques-
ton now is whether the existing sys-
tenn 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
portation facilities. IL they do not, no
argument based on the deSirabiiity OF
the present dual system Of regulation
will be accepted nv public Judgment.
The question OF states rights IS not
involved. II the regulation of tranSpor
tation facilities privately owned should
fail government ownership must fol
low. and then all power of the states
over the railroads would disappear
LET Us debate this question. then.
not upon any mere theory or jealousy
as 10 the distribution Of governmental
power, but upon the large issue OF
what the public interest requires In
respect OF the assurance OF adequate
transportation service"
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RaIpfuInass andEncOuragement
Urged by Alfred P. Thorn.
CREDIT MUST Be IMPROVED
Increase of Transportation Facilities
Necessary to Secure Relief From
High Cost of Living May Thus Be
Provided For by the Railroads.

Washington, Nov. 2S.-A new policy
OF government railroad regulation,
based on constructive principles Of
helpfulness and encouragement instead
OF upon principles of repression and
punishment was urged by Alfred 2.
Thorn, counsel for the Railway Execu-
tives' Advisory Committee, the first
witness on behalf of the railroads be-
fore the Newlands Joint Committee On
Interstate Commerce, which has insti-
tuted a general inquiry into the prob
lens OF railroad regulation.
1T is proposed by the joint resolu-
ton of Congress- said Mr.. Thorn, Ito
go into a comprehensive study OF the
whole subject Of transportation, TO
make a new assessment. after 20 years
of experiment OF its history. its pres
ent conditions and It's future needs.
The railroads accept 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 ne considered :"