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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-04-03

HAIR GOODS A SPECIALITY
Switches and transformations made
from combings at Miss Towne's. Room
l6, J. P. Merrill Block. Skowhegan. TIA
DUMP CART READY TO HOOK on,
single driving harness, complete with
breast plate and collar; pair large lea
Their leases: small stove heater suit.
telephone instrument. James kins-
ley 159 West Front Street, Skowhe-
gan. fWl4'
HOME CANNED STRING BEANS
and corn at reasonable price. J. A.
Jordan, Bingham 1wl4
ENJOY YOUR OWN RADIO SET
while you pay for 1t. Send for our easy
payment plan and descriptive litera-
ture, We sell Radicals, Grebe Neu-
trodynes, and other high grade sets.
Address your communications TO I.
care of independent Reporter Com
pany VIA
FULL SET OF SCHOOL METHODS
consisting of FIVE Large bound sed BOOKS Ses
teachers guide. Price reasonable.
write for further information. Mrs.
Bert C. Greenleaf, North Arson. RID 2.
2w14F'
A NEW GENUINE OAK ROUND
extension dining table. Also re-
movable leather bottom genuine OAK
dining room chairs and genuine oak
sideboard in Al condition. Mrs. w.
II. Harvie, skowhegan RID 3. 2w14F
NEARLY NEW MCCORMICK MOWER
and iron edge potato sprayer, Cheap
for quick sale. Leland Currier, Box
&c, Skowhegan. 3w14
EASTER, BIRTHDAY, SYMPATHY
Sorry You Are Ill. Comic, Why Don't
You Write, Birthday Folders, Many
other cards for all occasions at 10c
dozen, postage &c dozen. Birth an
nouncement, Birth conRratulatloh
cards, envelopes to match, pink or blue
&c a piece, postage &c; by dozen soc
postage &C. Miss Mary r. Dean, Mad
ison RID |. 3wl4t
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NEW HOME WITH ELECTRIC
lights, sewer connections. bath room,
steel range, hot and cold water; well
located; for $3.50. Clyde II. Smith.
Lewis Caswell. TIA
SMALL FARM ABOUT TWO MILES
from Norridgewock village on the Oak
land road; cottage house and stable;
farm; also good for berries and veg
etables: free from rocks; near M G.
II. r. Siding; mail delivered. VIII
take part down and balance on easy
payments, or mortgage on other prop
erty If well secured. Address al let
ters to II. l.. York, Oakland, Me-, RID
35, residence Martin Stream. 4w14F
FARM FOR SALE--SKOWHEGAN
Situated 512 miles from village; 1875
to $50 acres; fine state of cultivation;
good orchard and pasture, together
with farming tools; 6, to tons of hay
in barns: household furniture. etc. Will
be sold to settle an estate. For full
particulars write: Charles F. Danforth.
1-3-5-7 F. H. Market, Boston. Mass.
4w14
S85O.OO BUYS A TEN ACRE FARM
located on State road, near schools and
neighbors; room house; good barn;
wood for home use. An ideal chance
for poultry business. Clyde H. Smith,
Lewis Caswel. TIA ID.
ONE AND 0NE-HAbF STORY
house, ell, stable, hen house and ga
rage. Four acres land never failing
water; one mile from village. Price
reasonable Mrs. Anna NJ. Mcintyre.
Norridgewock RID 9. 4wl4s
FARM CONTAINING 40 ACRES
with or without stock and tools. Land
in excellent state of cultivation. Free
from rocks; machine worked fields;
estimated 900 cords hardwood pasture
for rs head. watered by trout brook
ITS apple trees; on electric car line; 10
miles from Lewiston; near villages;
mail and groceries delivered; tele-
phone; near school; S-room house;
screened piazza, shed, barn, ice house,
corn house, hennery and silo. Build
ings in good repair. Lightning rods
running spring water in house and
barn. For price and particulars write
Walter S. Briggs, Sabattus Maine, r
l. 4w14
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-04-03

FINE MIXED GLADoLI BULBS soc
doz. A few separate coIors. very fine,
white, salmon, pink with red throat,
salmon pink with creamy throat, deep
blue salmon red. yellow. 800 dog.
Ready fog delivery about April 18th.
Place your order with cash now as
supply is limited, Frank w. Buchanan,
Skowhegan. Bw12
STRAWBERRY PLANTS. MAINE
grown plants are hardy, thrifty and
productive. Choice varieties of Bred
ley Glen Mary and Senator Dunlap.
Write for prices. G. Il. Mcdowan,
Wytopitlock. 4w12|
MAINE $40 SEED OATs--s ROWED
seed yellow field corn; old fashioned
yellowed eyed beans; seed Green Noun
tain potatoes. Prices reasonable. j.
e. Chapman & Son. Athens. Both tel
ephones. 3wl2F
$50 LOADS DRESSING At BARN OR
will deliver. Carryall cheap, would
make fine milk wagon; hacks,
would make fine light farm wagons.
Beech wagon in good condition. 1918
Chevrolet. suitable for truck. Want
to hear from someone having good
pasture where horses would be well
looked after. W. T.. Ware, Livery
Stable, Water st., Skewhegan. tile
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worm pxroro ENLARGED on ,

YOUR PHOTO ENLARGED on u
sateen pillow tops. 1Sxls ihehes
color; washable; $l9S on Mia
lodge designed pillows for ernp aS I,
CSC; guaranteed. Agent wah'eu \
trail Art Co, Frenchbnrg' n.y. ~
PUBLIC sERyICE--TWO IN n
hack, reasonable rates, day OF
Your patronage solicited, stray p-a n
and dance parties a specially =. N
service. Tel. connection Asa go
den Co., 1877 West Front ST. oA'
gan.
SEND SHOES FOR REPAiHi'sSs I
mail to Kincaid's Shoe Hospits ak
hogan. Full line of men s W. IA
dress shoes. Lowest prices i"
DO you KNOW THAT WE ,O ~
press. block, bleach and oo a MT
equal to new. Hat pan iug =
while you wait. Shoe dyeins ~
ialty. Fancy and sport snI pes 4
just like new. Peter Leanp
and Hat Cleaning, Skowhesam
SETH PHOTO sTUDI0--fO,JhIIs
on post card. Finished W d
wait. Developing and prT1n.,annty.
grade amateur work. d,ss III
hour service. Telephone S''-"
hogan.
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HARD ANi1 sOFr wOOD. I

HAND AND SOFT wOoD. DRY. 4
FIT or stove length. Jos. Corriveau,
90 Milburn st. TEL 1888, Skowhegan.
BoYg AND GIRLS ALL WOOL
few women's, Misses and Children's
Shoes which 1 have greatly reduced in
price. Best Compton all-wool yarn
legglns for men $1.65, for boys S1.25
Eincaid's Shoe Hospital. IA Madison
Ave-, Skowhegan, tf2
., A SIS ADDING MACHINE FOR SALE.
II you order shipped elsewhere send
pendent Reporter Co. tf45f
70 H. p. BOILER AND 10 n. p. EN-
CINE. Good condition. Reasonable
price. skowhegan Jersey Creamery:
PRICE TICKETS FoR MARKING
all kinds Of mercha ndise. Set No. .,
100 tickets assorted s cts. to IS, price
soc. Set No. 4. 100 tickets, assorted
S cts. to SO cts. price .$l10. Set No.
81, 100 tickets assorted 900 to 1900.
price $1.f5. Sent on approval. other
assortments to order. Independent
Reporter Co. till
ASBESTOS doom, 4 FIT. IN. WIDE
taching at top and pulleys with light
cord for raising and lowering supplied
with door IL desired. This equip
ment would cost new $25. Will sell
IT'S
PIANo--ExTRA FINE AND BEAU
TIFUL instrument manufactured by
Paul Mehlin 6 Sons. style r. v.
Serial No. 27.44o. style. known as
Baby Grand Lsngth rH, Feet nine ine, In
Height three feet three inchs Same
size and corresponding style now made
by this Arm sells for $3.50. This in
strument offered for 1915. r. T. Pat
ten. tf47
COOLING TANK F0It GAs0LENE
engine. This is OF the hollow or shall
low variety. the very latest thing to
engine Has never been uncrated.
Would cost s25. will sell for S.. r. T.
Patten. Skowhegan. tf2S
WEATHER sfRTPs.-HMRn WE ARE
again for the thirty-frst year with the
best protection against cold. which is
and windows. r. M. Tinkham. IS High
Street. Skowhegan. tf37
USED SEWING MACHINES as Low
as IS each. Get n new SINGER cleo
trio machine. We also have a COM
plete stock of cabinet and regular
models. Liberal allowance on your
singer Sewing Machine Co, A. L. whit
temore, Mgr, 172 Water st.. skowhe-
gan. tf51
GUMMED TAPE IN ROLLS. WE
have gummed paper tape In rolls con-
venient for doing up packages and
required by the American Express
Comp any for use on certain containers.
This we have In three widths with
prices as follows, postpaid: / inch per
roll, 45c; 2 inch per roll. soc; 3 inch
per roll, 75c. Liberal discount for
qauntity orders. independently Report
err Co. tf32
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-04-03

STABLE WANTED. SUITABLE

STABLE WANTED, SUITABLE
livery and board. Would also lisl
hear from resort owners or Others
would like to hire from to n On
for letting out. W. +. Ware, lA1
Stable, Water St, Skowhegan.
wANTED-THE PUBLIC TO XIV
that II. T. Ferran will open the
kell Shop on East Front St, AFl
kor horseshoeing jobbing and
ivl|
SELECTED OPPORTUNITEI
book dedicated wholly and solelyl
earnest people who desire to my]
their condition and who are willing
make an earnest effort in an esiI
way to accomplish that result
Utility Supply Agency-R, Dexter
WANTED, EVERY BOY WHO
no church home to enjoy the p'I
eyes of our Boys Club activity AZ
Bethany Church. only requlrssm]
are that he shall attend ou1
School whenever possible. "
1 WOULD LIKE ABOUT u
washings a week to do. Must 9eI
livered at my house. Mrs. Joseph !
Laughlin, East Maple Street sKo1
gan.
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Miscellaneous


ANN CEMENT TT. 4
Wood, Edward Spear and Cyra
r. Durham of Skowhegan, havl
bought of Elliot \. Spear NJ
formula. material and excushl
manufacturing and sale rights |
Maine of Spears Guardian FIN
Extinguisher. tfll
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MAINE $40 SEED OATS. pUR

MAINE $40 SEED OATS. PUR-
ITY 1898, termination 81.
Weight 80 lbs. per bushei. No
kale or mustard. $1.25 [. o. b.
Newport. Also certified Maine
$40 seed oats, Purity 1926, ger
mination sS, weight Al lbs. per
bushel No kale or mustard.
$50 r. o. b. Newport. &c per
bushel discount for cash with
order for either lot. w. A.
Smith. Star route. Newport Me.
Phone. 8w12'
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Positions Wanted
Ne sAsrke to anyone Tor aas unaef this
Heading
a POSITION TO COOK ron A sMAL

a POSITION TO COOK FOR A SMALL.
crew of men or to do Kitchen work.
Nora h. corson. 172 High street Bel
fast. wi If
NAV AND WIFE WITH BoY FIVE
years old would like position on a
farm or I'm camp. Man as general
help and wife MS cook. References
furnished. Could 20 right away.
Apply Lewis, ~ High ST. Lewiston.
3@l4F
AN IOOKING FOR WORK. PRE-
FERABBY in or near Skowhegan. Glad
to do anything like taking of double
windows, fixing mp your lawn or gar
den, or anything else around your
home. Have also had many years ex-
befience with automobiles, both in
garages and out. Can drive and care
for autos and trucks. perfectly fami-
liar with teams and equipment. farm
animals, etc. Edison T.. Church. Par
lin st1et, or Skowhegan postofiice.
general delivery. 2w14F
IwANT A CHANCE TO DO SEWING
of any Kind. Dressmaking, making
bedding, curtains or alterations for the
stores. WIN go out or take IL home.
Mrs. NJ. Singleton. No Beech St, SHOW
hogan. 3wl3F
ON a SMALL FARM PREFERABLY
where there is not much milking. War
rem Prouty. Skowhegan. r. Il. 10. No. Z.
2wl3F
MACHINfsT WORK OF ANY KIND
wanted. Autos and engines special
ty. Lee J. Prescott. 80 Bloomfield St.
Sko~hegan. Farmers phone 2s-2l0.
4w12'
Ex-sERvICE MAN, MARRIED,
wants ontside work of any kind at
onco. Experienced in painting. car
pentering, bricklaying and all kinds of
jobbing. let me do your work this
spring as I'll guarantee satisfaction
at wages that are reasonable. Call
for Walter Alberty, rs Factory street,
SkoWhegan. Gw10F
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-04-03
OPPORTUNITRy
WANTED, EVERY BOY WHO
DREssMAKING

After March 18th shall be rea1
to make appointments to 60 y
by the day. If customer Wls'1
will do work at my rooms;
Water st. Mrs. J.. y. NiisG
Skowhegan. f"H
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COTTAGE IN KINGsBURy OVER

COTTAGE IN kINGSBURY OVER
looking the lake. Good. salmon and
white perch fishing. Three large
-oorns. Shed and stable. Good road
o door, For further information
write to Mrs. Maude Gerald, Kingsbnry
8Wi4s
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-04-03

GET RID OF RHEUMATICS
and neuritis and their pains. Use
my new discovery. ten days
treatment in tablet form 81. D. b.
Jones, Registered Druggist, New
port. 13w3s
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DRUG STORE ron sALE-A>

DRUG STORE ron sALE-AN
old established stand in one of
Names busiest manufacturing
cities. Splendid location. reason
able rent, good paying family
and preseriptive business. Sick
ness only reason for selling.
Jones Drug Store, Waterville.
2W14
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Found

BROWN MILDLY BLOUSE. OWNER
may have same by calling at this of
fee Independent-Repo Co. 2w13
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Advertisefhents In these columns mot IN 49,. \
lines fnsefted for c5c. four times IN, 80 N
with order. Each additional line &c. I, .s9 -
lines, reckon average OF O words, .~pat,s
II nst paid In advance lee sadHiehal /, ., "keA
.....u. charged
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MARKING

all kinds of merchandise. Set No.
100 tickets assorted s cts. to IS, pric,
soc. Set No. 4. 100 tickets, ASSORTED
cts. to SO cts. price .$l.10. Set No
81, 120 tickets assorted 900 to $500
price $115. Sent on approval. Othe
assortments to order. Independent
Reporter Co. til
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-04-03

FOURTEEN NEW FLOUR BARRELS
with heads; one second hand electric
Restaurant sign; also one second hand
auto top for one seat; one oven for
Kerosene stove; one Victor typewriter
and one Photograph check protector.
Low price. Howard c. Herrin, Lock
Box 113, Skowhegan. 3w13
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SALESMAN wANTED-DEIIoI
MAN AND WIFE To WORK

GETHER. Man used TO team AMI
farm work, wife to help do gs1
homework. References required
summer job or longer. Apply loCk|
244, York Beach, Maine, Tel. 1891, n
Maine, 1W
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-09-06
PUBLIC IN STORM
OF PROTEST AGAINST ROADS

lie clamor, loosened their hold suf-
ficiently to permit a bill to be re-
ported out from the Committee on
Interstate Commerce of the House
of Representatives known as the
Hepburn bill.
1t passed the House and came to
the Senate, and there it fell into the
hands of the Senate Committee on
Interstate Commerce, a majority Of
which was absolutely opposed to any
legislation restoring any power to
the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion.
Finally however, through an al
lance of DolliVer and Clapp with the
Democrats, the bill was reported out.
and the debate began.
But incredible as it may seem, it
is nevertheless true that the bill did
not include in its terms the recon-
mendations which the Interstate
Commerce Commission had urged as
necessary to make it a workable
statute the amendments which,
through these years, it had been
pleading with Congress to enact into
law. 1t never touched the heart OF
the matter, namely, whether the
commission should be given the
power to determine what was a rea-
sonable rate, and to enforce its de-
ciSiOnS
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-09-06
SENATOR LA TOILETTE IN
PENSIVE MOOD.

fore a legislative committee and
make himself heard. Furthermore,
Congress has taken care that no
body Of men, no commission created
anywhere, should have either the
authority or the instrumentalities
through which It could ascertain
what was really a reasonable freight
rate.
1t is true that the Interstate Com
merce Commission has assumed
from time to time to say that rates
were reasonable or unreasona BILE, out
it has based it's decisions. in that re-
gard, merely upon comparisons Of
one rate with another, both Of which
may be wholly unreasonable.
For ten year after its organization
in 1887 the commission did assume
the right to fix rates; then in 1897
came a crushing decision Of the Su-
preme Court which robbed 1t of this
power and. indeed. left 1t worse than
helpless. During the next nine years,
down to 1906, when the Hepburn
bill, TO which have referred, was IN
troduced, the committees were so
organized in both Senate and House
and so dominated by railroad and
other corporation interests that It
was impossible to get any real re
form measures reported out.
During all the eyars from 1897 to
1906 the commission, which was a
very able one, kept calling the at
tention Of Congress and the country
TO its utter helplessness and urging
legislation.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-09-06
GOVERNOR TALKS
At MARTINSVILLE
About $50 Morgan County
Citizens at Homecoming,

Approximately $50 citizens of Mar
tinsville and Morgan County vel
coined Governor and Mrs. Emmett
f. Branch and Miss Dorothy Cum
ningham, Republican national com
mitteewoman from Indiana, in what
was advertised as a mass meeting
and some-coming for the three
'favorite sons" at Martinsville Fri
day night.
Frank Singleton, Martinsville,
member of the public service com
mission. presided. A cross on the
speakers stand was draped in bunt-
ing.
Branch was the principal speaker.
lie was given a hearty greeting when
he and Mrs. Branch We're presented.
The Governor apparently had re
covered from the indisposition which
kept him away from the Governors
day program at the State fair Thurs
day, and he spoke in a clear ringing
voice. He paid high tribute to Cal
vim Coolidge and declared him
honest.
Branch declared Governor Ralston
did not pay the state out of debt.
"Ralston only paid the last INSTALL
ment and Is per cent Of the debt was
paid under Republican administra-
ton"
"Ralston borrowed from two to
three million dollars. He had to. 1t
was all right. II was good business
We have done it and we're going to
pay It all back before this admins
trat!on ls ended"
The State now has a cash balance
on deposit OF $7.976.SSS.25. The
State debt Is 22,34O.565, leaving a bal
ance on hand Of more than $5,131,-
600. When this administration ends
we VIII owe nobody" Branch said.
Other speakers included Ed Jack
son. G. o. p. candidate for Gov
ernor.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-09-06
Real Question
cisions.

For months I sat through these de-
bates waiting for some one to raise
the real question. 1 had studied the
bill with great care. There was just
one portion OF ii which was inn
portant and did really improve the
law, that was the amendment en-
towering the Interstate Commerce
Commission to require all railroads
engaged in interstate commerce to
adopt a uniform system of bookkeep-
ing. and authorizing the commission
through its examiners and account
ants to examine the books at all
times.
The value of that provision could
not be overestimated. But that was
about all there was Of vital char
acter to the act Of 1905.
l was very loath to see the bill
pass in its imperfect form. but I was
a new man in the Senate, without in
fuence with the members. felt
strongly that IL President Roosevelt
rightly estimated the strength Of the
public sentiment in favor Of effective
legislation, and would exert his in
huence upon the Senate, that leEisla
ton which would really count could
be secured.
I believed knew exactly what was
required to meet the necessities Of
the situation. but I did not feel that
I could thrust my views upon the
President
I had known him FOR fifteen years.
but I was conscious that he had been
warned that I was dangerous ana
extreme in my views.
Lincoln SteTens was IN Washing
ton during that winter. on one &C
casion he asked me why I I'D not go
70 see the President and warn him
Of the defects in the bill
I have been seeing the President"
he said, and l am going 20 suggest
to him that you have gone all over
this question in Wisconsin, that you
have been at II for years up there.
and it will do no harm for him to
talk with you about 1t"
This he did, with the result that !
received an invitation to go to the
White House and see the President
one Sunday evening at 10 o'clock
II was at time when newspaper re
porters were not about, and thero
was no one to take note of the tact
or publish to the country that The
President was comforting with so
dangerous a person.
lie was alone. and after chatting
with me a few moments, he said:
Senator La Toilette, I sent for you
20 come and talk with me about the
rate bill"
Then he said that the most need
full thing to be done in the way If
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-09-06
400 N. {. PASTORS
TOATTEND Church.
CONF ERENCE HERE.
Bishop Wilson of New
York VIII Preside at
Meetings.

More than 400 Methodist Episcopal
ministers of this State will attend
the annual meeting of the Indiana
Conference of the Methodist Episco-
pal Church opening Tuesday for six
days at the East Tenth Street M. E
Church.
This conference represents a mem
bership of 10000, and includes the
entire Indianapolis district and all
Of Indiana south Of the National
Road, with the exception of Terre
Haute.
While Bishop F. D. Leete of Indian
apolis is presiding at the Ohio Con-,
ference, Bishop Luther B. Wilson Of
New York will preside at all sessions
here
All sessions will be held at the
East Tenth Street NJ. E. Church or
the adjoining community house. All
Methodist churches of the city will
assist in entertaining visiting pas
tors and laymen.
Rev. George S. Henninger, pas
tor of the East Tenth Street Church
and members of the congregation
will be host TO the conference.
On Friday night either at the
East Tenth Street Community House
or Roberts Park Church DR.. George
r. Stuart, pastor Of the First NJ. E.
Church at Birmingham, Ala, will
preach a conference sermon on
when the American Woman Be
comes a Man-What Then?'
The conference will get under way
Tuesday night after the visiting min
listers and laymen are registered and
lodged in Methodist homes Of the
city.
Earl r. Gender, president Of the
Indianapolis Church Federation, will
make the opening address Of vel
come Tuesday night. Response will
be made by the Rev. NJ. A. FAR Of
New Albany. On Wednesday morn
ing at $50 o'clock. an anniversary
service of the American University
will be observed. At 4 o'clock an
evangelistic service will be held. At
night, the Rev. E. S. Shumalter will
conduct an Anti-Saloon League serv-
ice, followed by anniversary service
of the Preachers Aid Society, with
Bishop Wilson in charge.
A conference session will occupy
all the time on Thursday morning.
In the afternoon. the anniversary
of the Woman's Foreign Missionary
Society will be observed At the
same hour, 2;30 p. m, the auniver-
sary Of the board of pensions and
relief will be held at the community
house. At + p. m. an evangelical
service will be held.
On Friday there will be more i'm
portant conference sessions and ad-
dresses. On Sunday morning at II
o'clock, Bishop Wilson will preach
the conference sermon
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-09-06
Pleas Repeated

Year after year it repeated its
pleas, it appeared before committees,
il showed how the railroads were
rapidly combining in enormous
monopolies. It showed in 1906 that
unwarranted increases in transporta-
tion rates amounting to more than
500, 600 600 year had been levied
upon the people since the commits
ion lost its power in 1s97-but Con
5ress would not move.
All this time, however, the clamor
Of both the shippers and the public
had been increasing In volume and
intensity. In 1903 Congress passed
he E.kins law which dealt with re
,ates and observation-disclosures the
auroads by that time had grown
weary Of paying rebates, and We're
OF unfavorable to having the prac-
ice forbidden But nothing was done
or the people.
BY 1906 the railroad situation had
,acome so unbearable and centers Of
reduction throughout the country
ID suffered to such an extent that
here arose a great outCry Of pro
+ ST. Organized bodies of men were
mt to Washington TO appear before
he committees and attempt TO
rouse them to a sense Of their re
possibility to the public. and finally
ae railroads. realizing that some
hing must be done to quiet the pub