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Show I SENATORS HEAR S. P. EXECUTIVE Kruttscimitt Denies Roads Had Broken Down Under Private Rule WASHINGTON, April 12 Another prominent railroad official JuIIup Kruttschnltl. chairman of the -Southern Pacific board, appeared today be-lore be-lore the senate interstate commerce committee and vigorously denied statements state-ments bv William G McAdoo, former director general, that the railroads ' -had broken down" under private operation op-eration and were returned to their owners bv the government in us good Condition an when taken over. SAYfl TlFNIWALS NEGLECTED. Mr. Kruttschnltt quoted statement l.y .Mr McAdoo. President Wilson and other officials that federal conlrol was adopted, not becaUBS of prlvale breakdowns, break-downs, bin to obtain . c-ordlnallon of transportation during the war. Mr. KruttschnKt declared lhat Mr Mi Adoo durintc fedora control 'placed 'plac-ed his name on everything and everywhere every-where such a" Service blanks, menus, commutation and railroad Heki-ts and even on circulars and notices posted In the terminals of paaseng r v hiclea ' With respect to conditions or thS carriers as turned back, th- witness asserted thai "renewal of rails, ties and ballast were -klmped to th danger dan-ger point" and "the equipment, scattered scat-tered all over the United States had been given scant attention and was in the worst condition over known " i'i;rsom:i, disturbed.'' "Worse, however, than anything else, the operating organization and personnel which the president had promised to disturb 9 little as possible, pos-sible, were completely disorganized bv .leprivlng officers of all control over wages, discipline, rules and working . ondltlons." he added. "This was th-perm th-perm of poor service and of Inexcusable Inexcus-able abuse and waste." Mr. Kruttschnitl presented numer-oua numer-oua charts with statistics to show rail, road conditions during the yeai of private operation preceding federal |