The Horry herald. (Conway, S.C.) 1886-1923, December 14, 1916, Page TWO, Image 2
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SAFETY DEMANDS
FEDERAL CONTROL
OF THE RAILROADS
Oily Way to Moot Emergencies'
ef Nation, Says A. P. Thorn, i
I
STATES' RISHTS PRESERVED
Principles Which Railways Hold Should
Govern Regulatory System In Inter- j
ests of Public and the Roads?Com- j
pulsory System of Federal Incorpo- 1
ration Favored.
Washington, l>ee. 4.?That the interests
of uutioiial defense require that
control of railway lines should rest
with the federal government and not
with the states was the claim ail- ;
vanced by Alfred 1'. Thoin, counsel
to the 1 tail way Incentives' Advisory
t
Commit tee. in concluding his preliminary
statement of the case for the
railways before the Ncwlands Joint
Committee qn Interstate Commerce. '
"We must be etlii ient as a nation if
we are t.?> deal successfully with our
national emergencies.*' said Mr. Thorn,
"and we must appreciate that etticient
transportation is an essential eou.lition
of national efficiency. If we are to j
halt and wn\ki?ii our transportation !
systems by state lines, by The perma-<
nent imposition of burdens by unwise
regulation, we will make national etllciency
impossible."
States' Rights Would Not Suffer.
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iu i . a man t urtl nm n,l I tint nil l*l"M III
which shippers in one state were injuriously
alTecttAl by selfish regulations
imposed on the railroads by
neighboring states. lie pointed out
that federal regulation would be no in-1
Yasioil of the riehis of tlm iv??
would bo the nutans of preserving the ,
rights which they acquired when they \
entered the Union, one of which was
the right to the free movement of their (
products across state boundaries.
What the Railroads Advocate.
The principles which tlie railroads
believe should be incorporated in any
just system of regulation were summarized
by Mr. Tlioiu as follows:
1. The entire power and duty of reg- I
ulatlon should be in the hnnds of the
national government, except as to mattots
so essentially local and incidental
that they cannot be used to Interfere J
with the efficiency of the service or the J
Just rights of the carriers.
I 2. As o.'.'C of the means of acconi- '
pHshing this, a system of compulsory (
federal incorporation should be adopted.
into which should be brought all
railroad corporations engaged in inter- j
state or foreign commerce.
8, The interstate Commerce Commission
under existing laws has too much
to do and is charged with con dieting
functions, including the investigation,
prosecution and decision of cases. The
latter duties should be placed In the
hands of a new body which might be
called the Federal Railroad Commission.
Regional Commissions should
be established in different parts of
the country to assist the Interstate
Commerce Commission by handling local
cases.
4. The power of the Commission
should be extended to enable It to pre- t
scribe minimum rates and not merely ,
maximum rates as at present. This I
would increase their power to prevent
unjust discriminations. i
Justice to Public and Roads. j
5. It should be made the duty of the
Interstate Commerce Commission, in
the exercise of its powers to fix rea- i
sonahle rates, to so adjust these rates
that they shall be Just at once to the \
public and to the carriers. To this end I
the Commission, in determining rates,
should consider the necessity of main- ,
taining efficient transportation ami extensions
of facilities, the relation of
expenses to rates and the rights of
shippers, stockholders and creditors of .
the roads.
0. The Interstate Commerce Commission
should be invested with the power
to fix the rates for carrying malls. j
7. The federal government should
have exclusive power to supervise Mio !
Issue of stocks and bonds by railroad
carriers engaged In Interstate and foreign
commerce.
8. The law should recognize the essential
difference between things which
restrain trade in the case of ordinary
mercantile concerns and those which
restrain trade In the case of common
carriers. The question of competition
is not the only fair criterion.
9. The law should expressly provide
for the meeting and agreement of traf
?ie or oiner oincers or railroads In re i
speet of rates or practices. This
(Continued on Page Three.)
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A man and a woman who were
riding in an Oakland roadster, said
to have been licensed in Lexington
county, had a miraculous escape
from death shortly after midnight
when their car became unmanageable,
careened across the road, smash,
ed into a Ford transfer car and the.:
tore through a fence and somersaulted
down the embankment in
west Gervais street, east of the Con
garee river bridge in Columbia. Persons
who witnessed the accident ran
to the spot, fully expecting to find
the couple dead, but saw them crawl
from under the overturned car uninjured.
The Ford car suffered considerable
damage as well as the
Oakland.
What heartens every Southern
farmer is this big fact: That at the
numerous hearings in the South, just
concluded by the federal farm loan
board, the claims of rival cities for
location of the land bank were allowed
little time, but every minute
possible was devoted to getting the
testimony of actual working farmers
as to their farm loan needs.
Columbia's day of reception to the
men of the First South Carolina in
lantry was brought to an end with
a delightful ball at the Jefferson
hotel.
The crop linen system, lack of
thrift, single crop craze, speculate
fever, extravagance characteristic
of all those old methods, are giving
way gradually to a bettor economic
system based on more profitable
farming and a happier rural life.
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Sec the pictures at the Pastime
BEGINNING NEXT WEEK
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Will mean a saving of mone
if you trade at Toddville, It
River six miles from Conway,
Steamers making this point
Clyde Line at Georgetown.
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There's Always Hope.
The turkey is hoping; that the boycott
begun in several cities will be a
life-saver for him.?Evening Post.
So Do We.
We certainly sympathize with the
fellow whose nose is so hairy at the
end that he has to shave it to keep
from looking like a sky terrier.?1
Marion Star.
The Truth.
Epidemics are not spread deliberately
by criminals but by fools
who think Board of Health regulations
are silly. People are killed just
as effectually this way.?Winthrop
News.
Improves the Quality.
The feeding of cottonseed meal, in
proper quantities, actually adds superior
quality to butter.?Progressive
Farmer.
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Still, if everybody used common
sense in motoring where would jthe
fun come in??Chadbourn Herald.
The Farmer's Loss.
We have often wondered why it is
that the farmers of our county will
allow themselves to be surrounded
by conditions which daily cause them
'oss in dollars and cents, when by
just a little effort the loss could be
j avoided. As we go from section to
section of the county we are struck
in the loss our farmers are sustaining
through failure to care for farm
properyt especially for agricultural
implements.?York News.
No Good However.
Germany's deportation of thousands
of Belgiums from their native
country is creating a strong resent- j
ment among neutral nations, who
are protesting against it.?Times &
Democrat.
Interesting.
Arnold Bennett, a great Engliish
author, wrote a book entitled, "How
to Live on Twenty-four Hours a
Day," and after working several
nights until one o'clock, we would
like to read it.?Exchange.
May Be.
One authority says this is the first
time a Democratic president has succeeded
himself since 1832, but then
it may be equally as long before another
Republican sits in the White
House.?Dillon Herald.
Do We.
We rather prefer rags and smiles
to pearls and pain.?Marion Star.
Plentiful and Scarce.
Money never was more plentiful
apparently than at this time, still
as paradoxical as the statement may
seem, it is very scarce. There is no
trouble to borrow if proper security
can be given, and there is a good
ideal of it in circulation.?Camden
i Waterce Messenger.
Like Always.
I n _ j? l! i i
ivumors 01 peace continue, out so
does the war.?Times & Democrat.
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May Nol Last.
The farmers have come into thoir
own, so to speak, and are no doubt
the most favored people we know of
today.?Mullin3 Enterprise.
Some Plant.
Manning Times tells of a big new
enterprise in Clarendon county that
is making a success. The Black Rive?
Cypress Lumber company in the
last year has built a plant which is
now employing 230 men, with a payroll
of .$11,000 weekly.?Daily Record.
Likes to Entertain.
Florence is to be honored by the
entertainment of the L"*Lighters of
the Confederacy of the state. If we
had our choice of organizations in
the state to entertain, we would
choose this one. Wo congratulate
Mrs. E. J. Burch and the rest of the
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?Florence Times.
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Does He Then.
One does not realize how large
Europe is until he ponders over the
falling bach movements of the Roumanians.?The
S'.ate.
Nation Wiped Out.
The Roumanian campaign has
taken on a new phase since our last
issue. A sudden Teutonic invasion
from the southwest threatens the entire
northern battle line of this Enlkan
kingdom.?Exchange.
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Federation operatives are trailing
Jack Johnson, the negro pugilist, in
the East, Charles F. Cline, United
States district attorney, said. Cline
is confident Johnson who jumped his
bond and fled to Europe after being
convicted in Chicago on w!,iro slave
charges, has returned to this country.
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| Germany in a note made puuiic
. b> the state department contends
that the British steamer Arabia,
sunk in the Mediterranean on November
6, was in reality a transport
ship for troops in the service of the
British government.
William J. Bryan appeared before
the joint congressional committee
investigating transportation problems
and opposed centralization of
power in the federal government in
connection with railroad suggestions
for federal incorporation, and the
proposal to lessen * the power of
state railroad commissions by lodg.
ing greater power of regulation in
the interstate commerce commission.
Asa G. Candler, Democratic nominee,
was elected mayor of Atlanta
by a majority of about 2,000 votes.
He was opposed by A. M. Corrie, independent
candidate.
Since hostilities against Roumania
began 100,000 Roumanians have
been brought to German prison
camps.
Tn western Roumania the Teutonic
troops are pursuing the defeated
Roumanians on the front before
i\\ d vaoI 1 '
i uutiiuiwi, i uey are across ti\o vail
road leading from Bucharest to Tergovistca.
Admisssion to bail in the sum of
$5,000 was granted by Eugene B.
Gary, chief justice, last week, to
George J. Hiers, who shot and killed
George Kinsey in Ehrhardt October
27.
Herbert H. Asquith has resigned
Lhe British premiership, which he
had held through eight storm} j
years.
The government aid to be extendL
ed the food stricken districts is now
at an end. If what the government
has done has not been of avail, it
will have to be charged off on the
profit and loss column.
The case against J. L. McLendon
of Olanta, charged with concealing
assets of the McLendon-Cole Company,
bankrupts, was concluded in
the United States court in Charleston,
and Mr. McLendon was found
not guilty by the jury after a few
minutes deliberation.
All of the rivers in this section of
the state are very low now. The
great quantity of liquor that is being
poured out is too far down the country
to effect the flow.
A rase of flowers in the center of
the table represents refinements and
a sense of the beautiful, but if the
flowers are picked from one*s garden.
they represent also healthfulness
and good living.?Progressive
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