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Show I I, HI SHORTAGE HEARINGS OPEN I if lj! Complaints Numbering Thou-; Thou-; U i! sands From Shippers Reach ' 1 Hi . Interstate Commerce j 'ill' Commission. III-.. f 1 1 Louisville, Ky., Nov. 3. Solution of I j i 1 difficulties declared due to a shortage I" Ki of freight cars on many of the rail- I t IjJIji roads of the country Is sought as the I ' li nl'il result of a hearing here today pre- I 1 , 1 sided over by C. C. McChord, member . 1 Jrafcj! of the interstate commerce commis. I; jlpfj! slon. The hearing will be continued II !!'"'' tomorrow. L Hi Complaints, numbering in the thou- r ' J'jjlj sands, it Is said, have reached the I . Ym interstate commerce commission, from . Uli shippers protesting against the inabil- w j ity to get cars. If. M ' Many shippers, as well as represent- :Jj , ' jji' LJ atives from southern, eastern and I'Ai'ft western railroads were in Louisville ill. t ( this morning to appear at the hearing. :j 'ilk' Information Sought From Railroads. M jtfj : Commissioner McChord is seeking -S li j , information on every phase of the W jn! ; handling of rolling stock by the rail- i lj( V ways, including the procedure followed ' ' in the repairing of cars. Questions til m outlining the information sought by 'IF IS til ' the hearlnK be Bent t0 railroads ;j i, in all sections of the country in ad il,'1 ill vance. ,Jij ,. Included in one data sought is the! number of cars on the various railroad rail-road Nov. 1; the number of foreign cars on each road; what effort has been made by each road to have its cars returned, and the returned of this effort. Development of opinion as to measures meas-ures that might be useful in preventing prevent-ing a recurrence of conditions complained com-plained against is also sought. Statistics Statis-tics are asked for regarding the number num-ber of cars scrapped by each road dur-'ing dur-'ing the last twelve months, as well as the number of new cars ordered within with-in the same period. The railroads are also asked if shippers havo co-operated with them in an effort to relieve the situation. oo OUCH! PI, PI, 1 RUB RHEUMATIC, ecie joins Rub pain right out with small trial bottle of old, penetrating , "St. Jacob's Oil.7' Rheumatism is "pain only," Not one case in fifty requires internal treatment. Stop drugging. Rub soothing, sooth-ing, penetrating "St. Jacob's Oil" right into your sore, stiff, aching joints and muscles, and relief comes Instantly. "St. Jacobs Oil" is a harmless rheumatism rheu-matism cure which never disappoints and can not burn the skin. Limber up! Quit complaining! Get a small trial bottle of old, honost "St, Jacobs Oil" at any drug store, and in just a moment you'll be free from rheumatic pain, soreness, stiffness and swelling. Dont suffer! Relief awaits ' vou "St. Jacobs Oil" has cured mil-ions mil-ions of rheumatism sufferers in the last half century, and Is just as good for sciatica, neuralgia, lumbago, backache, back-ache, sprains. Advertisement. |