Show U. U S. S OWNERSHIP OF RAilROADS MAY SOON COM I IBy By GILSON GARDNER I Lit 1 News NEW WC lo to The llie j WASHINGTON ASHINGTON Dec 9 Government 9 ownership of railroads has received a I j big im impetus etus from the hearings before before I Ithe Ithe the Newlands committee That private private private j vate ownership is breaking down was frankly admitted by Alfred l P. P Thorn Thom representative of the roads roah j jIt It will wiIl break down clown unless rel relief eC i is I given Thorn rhom announced in reply to lo toa I Ia I Ia a question by Representative Thetus W W. Sims Admitting that the railroads I In I Iare are enjo enjoying greater prosperity I ever er in their history with greater gross returns and net profits th the the- railroad 1 representatives are obliged to admit I that scandals like the New Haven and I IRoc Rock Roc Island have injured the borrowing borrow borrow- borrow I j ing power of the thc railway corporations I until Ule they arc unable to tol float bonds jand j I and stock fo for new construction and anft equipment In this emergency and J with the fear of the report of the ph physical valuation looming in lit the fu- fu u- u i tune turc the they arc care clamoring for congress I to help them They want the tit federal government to underwrite their securities securities i ties and they wanta which I will help to raise freight rates rate Failing Failing Fail Fail- Fail I ing to secure these e they are quite ready to talk taIl government ownership I i One On o of the first jobs before beCore congress congre s will be the thc rep repeal al of the cons conscription connIption clause in the Hay l law w w. r This clause gives the president power r i in time of war to call calI into military tary I j service ever every male citizen between i ithe the ages of 18 and anti 45 years The I clause cause was pa passed parsed sed almost Accidentally I It Jl was not discussed and President I Wilson did not know when Ii he lie sl signed nell the bill that it il contained such a R provision pro pro- vision Afterwards he Jo admitted ted th that t he considered ered the tho language too sweep sweeping log ing and expressed the hOl e. e thai he could get it amended at th the ea earliest opportunity The presidents president's position I was set out in iii a letter etler w written ilten by his Is secretary Joseph ph P P. Tumult tp to numeroUs numerous nu- nu I citizens who wrote him bin about it during the campaign The letter etter is III In part as follows While the bill was certainly Ill considered considered con con- in language the Intention was not at all what it is represented ted bv ly its critics to be he T I may add that the ther president r ident fe feels feCla ls the language e w was s. s too sweeping and he lie hopes holes to get g-et it H H limited limit limit- ed cd at atthe the earliest opp opportunity rt m ly Aid in solving soling the high cost of liv living ing lug problem is of i from a no new quarter the quarter the government bur bureau au of i fisheries I Eat r If It you are arc re not already doing s so is their advice The gray- gray fish the tilefish in In that it has been unappreciated d by the public The tilefish is beginning to i be appreciated The needs introduction FishI Fishermen Fishermen Fish Fish- ermen have hated the because I it stole stole bait from their lines It is a pr predatory fish and cuts the nets and does all kinds of mischief but it is very good food in spite of the bad bail name given it under the title of dogfish dogfish dog fish The government experts say It will be on the market marlet soon if 11 it is not already there ther At present this fish is to be be obtained at inland markets canned like salmon a can n of fourteen ounces of of solid MIld meat sold ol for about ten cents making it one of the owed lowed pric priced d fishery products on tho the market marlet Ask your our dearer dealer for it says the bureau I If the father wa wage c earner carner earns everns or or l less ss and he has four children th the chances are arc that one of his babies able will willdie die This is the death rate mate as found in Manchester N N. N TL II among people earning earning- that salary according to in investigations investigations investigations in- in made by the United States Stat childrens children's hUIE bureau lUreau a tI of ot which h Julia C. C Lathrop is chief If the fa father ther- ther earns flOSO J tho the death rate Is Js one baby out of every sixteen The moral of Miss Lathrop's report seems to t 1 c c that bab baby baby- saving saYing is largely largy a a. matter of paying pa decent wags wages I 1 |