The Mexia Weekly Herald. (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 17, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 21, 1916 Page: 2 of 8
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THE GOVERNMENT
81m Nawlands Committer His
Vliws on Railroad Control
COMPETITION PREFERABLE.
F*d«r«l Regulation Should Not Be Al-
lowed to Exclude Exerolte of State
Authority,He Contende—Thinks Rail-
road 8tocks Should Represent Aotual
Value and Be Stable as Government
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Washington, Dec. 11. — William J.
Bryan, who startled the country ten
years ago by advocating government
ownership of railroads, appeared be-
fore the Newlands Joint Committee on
Interstate Commerce last week in sup-
port of the claim that the states should
b« allowed to retain authority over the
regulation of all transportation lines
within their borders. Mr. Bit an ex-
plained that he had long regarded gov-
ernment ownership as Inevitable, but
only because of railroad opposition to
effective regulation,
Against Government Ownership.
"Personally I cannot say that I de-
sire government ownership," he ex-
plained, "because 1 lean to the Indi-
vidual idea rather than to the collec-
tive Idea; that is, I believe that gov-
ernment ownership ,1s desirable only
where competition Is impossible."
Alfred P. Thom, counsel to the Bail-
way Executives' Advisory Committee,
previously bad presented before the
members of the Newlands Committee
as one of his reasons for urging a bet-
ter balanced and more systematic reg-
ulation of railroads the argument that
this is the only alternative to govern-
ment ownership. Calling attention to
the restrictions imposed upon the
transportation lines by conflicting state
laws and regulations, to the practical
cessation of new construction ahd to the
impossibility under existing conditions
of securing the new capital needed for
extensions and betterments of railway
facilities, he warned the Congressmen
that unless they provided a fair and
reasonable system of regulation that
would enable the railroads to meet the
growing needs of the country's busi-
ness the national government would
be compelled to take over the owner-
ship of the lines with all the evils at-
tendant upon such a system.
Preservation of Competition,
Mr. Bryan, on the other hand, holds
that the further extension of federal
authority over the railroads would be
a step In the direction of government
ownership. He advanced the view that
the centralization of control in the
hands of the national government
would impose too great a burden tipbnS
the regulating body, would offer strong'
temptation to railroads to interfere in
politics and would encourage tjie gen-
eral movement toward centralization
of power in the federal government at
the expense of the states. He said that
he did not object to consolidations of
railroad lines so long as they did not j
destroy competition, that he knew of
no complaint against great railway
systems because of their size and that
lie believed that the preservation of
competition was the test to be applied
to all consolidations.
Austin, Texna, Dcc., 12, 1916.
—Despite'the high cost of food
stuff? the University., of Texas
Cafeteria served 41,058 meals
to University students during
the month of October at an av-
erage cost of thirteen and one-
third cents per meal. With the
single exception of sweet milk
which was raised from 3c to 4c
per glass, the prices remain the
same as they were last season.
The average cost of board per
month per student, was $12.07,
ranging from a minimum of $7
to a maximum of $19 per
month. The Cafeteria is run
under the management of the
Business Manager of the Uni-
versity for the sole purpose of
furnishing meals to students as
cheaply as possible. No profit
is made. In addition to the
furnishing of cheap meals
twelve boys and one young
lady, all University students,
are employed to do the work of
serving the meals and thereby
earn their board and from $3.50
to $12.50 per month in addition.
The boys' work about one hour
at each meal time.
Miss Pauline Wherry serves
as cashier, and is one of the
most popular students in the
University. She is a junior
academic} student and is at
■present Vice-President of the
Woman's Council, the second
highest office within the gift of
the students under the system
of student self-government.
During the month of October
Miss Wherry handled $5,501.04
and although practically every
ticket called for penny change,
she came within 71c of a bal-
ance.
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A BEVERAGE
Keep in mind the fact that Bevo, being a soft drink, will freeze at 32
Fahrenheit—just like any oiiier non-alcoholic beverage. Be careful abqut this,
as freezing affects the rich fullness of that delightful Bevo flavor which goes so
particularly well with a meal or a bite to eat.
If Bevo were merely a summer beverage this warning might not be so timely-—
but, as all who drink it kaow—
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A hacking cough weakens
the whole system, drains your
energy and gets worse if neg-
lected ; your throat is raw, your
chest aches and you feel sore all
over. Relieve that cold at once
with Dr. King's New Discovery. I
The soothing pine balsams heal |
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•Uj/r antiseptic and laxative qual-1
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linger. Get. Dr. King's New I
Discovery today at your Drug-
gist, 50c.
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thirst-quenching <Slii :sthe ylec.sure it somenc'ss.
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quel'ties is independent of t.
To get full pleasvre out' r.f
Wel;h
r.T se,'.son.
<*ch lunches,
ye?* for tvtj ybedy
rebits, oy-.ters, c!ar , 'lobsters, sau-
sage, cheese and rac.r.y other such delicious
edibles, Bevo should be included.
Serve it with your meals loo. Everyone at
the table will enjoy the zest it adds to eating
t; cry d'iy -in the
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You will ::,"d Bevo at inns, cafeterias, restau-
rants, grocc: ks, dcpr.rtuuT.t end drtig.'stores,
soda fountains, dining cars, steamships, can-
teens, soldier's homes, navy, and other
places where refreshing soft drink beverages
are scM.
Your grocer will supply you by the case — demand the genuine—have
the bottle opened in front of you — see that the seal is unbroken
) covering the crown top and sea that the crcwn top tears the Fox.
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THE CHRISTMAS SPIRIT
'It Is More Blessed to Give
Than to Receive; and a
Little Child Shall
Lead Them."
WATSON TRIAL
POSTPONED TO FEB.
Regulation of Securities.
Mr. Bryan declared himself In favor
of national regulation of railway stock
and bond Issues, but added that he saw
no reason why that should exclude the
•states from acting on the same sub-
ject as-to state corporations. "I would
like to see the stock of a railroad, as
long as it is in private bands, made as
substantial and as unvarying as the
value of a government bond," he as-
serted.
He suggested that railroad capttiili-
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R. Watson and Son Face As-
sault to Murder Charge—
McKinnon Was
Shot At.
Waco, Texas, December 13.
—Announcement was made
here Wednesday morning by
District Judge A. 11. Blackmon
that the case against T. R.
zatlon be readjusted to equalize It with | Watson and one of his sons,
actual valuation of the property rep
resented, making due allowance for
equities, and that when this was done
the roads should be allowed to earn
sufficient income to keep their stock
at par and to create a surplus. The
latter, he tentatively proposed, might
be allowed to amount to 25 per cent
of the capital.
Railway Earnings Low.
This subject of railroad capitalization
and tlio amount of railroad earnings
received further attention from the
committee during Its recent sessions.
In answer to questions by Senator
Cummins, Mr. Thorn submitted figures
showing the net earnings of the rone's
in recent years. These figures show
that during the five years from 1005
to 1010 the average net earnings were
.".25 per cent of the net capitalization,
while for the five years from 1010 to |
1015 the average was only 4.50 per
cent. The total earnings on tho stock,
•omputed by adding to tho net oper-
ating income tho income from the se
' uritles owned and deducting bond In-
terest, were for 1010, 7.00 per cent;
for 1811, 6.1T per cent; for 1912, 4.07
!>cr cent; for 1013, 5.04 per cent; for
1014, 4.06 per cent; for 1015, 3.44 per
cent, thus showing an almost contin-
uous decrease throughout this six year
period. It was announced that Hal-
ford Erlckson, formerly chairman of
I he Wisconsin Railroad Commission,
would submit more complete informa-
tion on this sul^ct to the.Comtnittee
at a later date.
E. Watson, indicted for assault
to murder State Bank Examin-
er Eldred McKinnon, which
was to have begun Wednesday'
in th^ district court of Free-
stone county, had been contin-
ued until next February.
T. R. Watson is in jail here
following his conviction on De-
cember 1 of the murder of John
S. Patterson, late State commis-
sioner of banking and insur-
ance. the jury imposing a pen-
alty of 99 years in the peni-
tentiary.
Sherman, Texas, Dee. 13.—A
small Sherman boy who had
heard his mother read that "It
is more blessed to give than to
receive," and also heard a ser-
mon expounded where the Sav-
ior's teachings were used as an
illustration at the point where
He says to give "even to the
coat on your back," shocked his
mother by returning from
school in his union suit, minus
his pants.
When asked for an explana-
tion, he told his mother that he
had met a little boy who was in
rags and cold. When he offer-
ed the little fellow his coatvthe
boy said he had rather have a
pair of pants, and the youth
who was putting in practice the
Savior's teachings gave his
pants to the cold and ragged
one and went home wrapped in
his coat and overcoat.
The mother accepted the ex-
planation and gave her son an-
other pair of pants.
AND
FOR ECZEMA, TETTER
SALT RHEUM
The intense itching charact-
eristic of these ailments is al-
most instantly allayed by
Chamberlain's Salve. Many se-
vere cases have been cured by
it. For sale by all dealers.
Geo. A. Keck, wife and
daughter, Miss Fay. left Sun-
day afternoon for their home
in Childress, after an extended
visit to the family of J. M.
Kennedy at Shiloh.
YOU SHOULD FEEL 100 PER
CENT TODAY.
You cannot meet the day's
work cheerfully feeling bilious.
Dull headache, coated tongue,
bad breath are signs that indi-
cate your liver is overworked
or loafing. In either case you
need Po-Do-Lax, Nature's liver
regulator, derived from the
May-apple. By stimulating the
flow of bile, Po-Do-Lax makes
work easier for your liver, and
by its mildly laxative quality
removes the impurities that
clog the intestines. At all drug-
gists, 50c.
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Houx, N. P. The Mexia Weekly Herald. (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 17, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 21, 1916, newspaper, December 21, 1916; Mexia, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth292381/m1/2/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Gibbs Memorial Library.