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Show TO INVESTIGATE BLOCK SIGNALS Recent Disasters on Two Railroads Causes Commission Com-mission to Start Inquiry on the Subject. WASHINGTON, Jan. 1. The Inter-State Inter-State Commerce Commission today reached an agreement to investigate the block signal systems on both the Southern and the Baltimore & Ohio railways, rail-ways, in view of the recent disastrous collisions and derailments 'on these roads, Attended by serious injurv and lose of life. The first hearing which will be public, pub-lic, will occur in this eitv Friday, the 4th inst. The commission will make its investigation inves-tigation under a resolution of Congress, spproved June 30. 1906, empowering the Interstate Commerce Commissioa to report the use and necessity of 'block signal systems and appliances for automatic au-tomatic control of railway trains in the United States. |