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Show FEDERAL CONTROL TO BE CONTINUED WASH! N'G TON. Nov. 1 1. Rail roads will continue under government control until twenty-one months after peace has been declared officially unless congress meanwhile enacts new legislation shortening short-ening this period or providing tor permanent per-manent federal direction. Th,e railroad administration is planning for the haul-.ing haul-.ing of great quantities of "reconstruction freight" in the next year or two and regards re-gards continuance of pooling of facilities as essential. Government operation of telephone and telegraph communications by the post-office post-office department will continue for at least a year' whether any step is taken by congress toward public ownership, said David b. Lewis of the department's control con-trol commission today. |