Evening Star Newspaper, December 9, 1926, Page 39

OLD RAIL WRECKS ARE PREVENTABLE Bafety Devnces Would Cut Mishaps, Commerce \ Report Claims. Centinuing its campaign for reduc- flon of railroad accidents by promot- Ing installation of all practical safety levices, the Interstate Commerce Com- fasion announced in its annual re. ri today that at least one-fourth of 11 accidents investigated by its force Buring the fiscal year ended June 30 vere preventable by train-stop or au- 'omatic train control. One hundred and four gollisions and erailments, in which 192 persons were illed and 1,611 Injured, were investi- Rated. Of this group 15 were prob- Bbly preventable by train-stop or train control, while of another group of 29, in which 45 persons were killed, the #ccidents could probably have been prevented by block signals'and could have been prevented by one of the other mentioned tvpes of safety de-| vices. Sixty of the accidents investi- gated were declared not preventable by block signals, train-stop or train control. The commission report asked in- creased power te control projected railroad consolidations, and in recom- mendations included in the report ®ought authority to compel promoters of any given consolidation to include in their scheme such other railroads or railroad property as may be deemed likely to benefit the public service when these can be obtained on reasonable terms. Asks Control of Mergers. Wider jurlsdiction over consolida- tlon projects generally was also re- quested, including elimination of that rection of the present law which re- quires the commission to prepare a general plan by which all the carriers in the country may he merged into 19 or 20 major systems, In connection with its general work the commission repeated a recommen- dation that Congress by law reguire raflroads to use steel or steel under- frame passenger cars in train service &nd to forbid the inclusion of wooden- frame cars in trains consisting in part of steel cars. Reviewing its year's work in rail- road regulation, the commission began by remarking the general increase in yailroad earnings. “Since 1920 there has been a sub- stantial increase in railway net earn- ings each year,” the report said. “The net railway operating income of class 1 carriers was practically nothing in 1920, $1,121,000 in 1925, further increase of 12.2 per cent ap- pears in the returns of the first eight months. This showing is the net re- sult of changes within the period in volume of traffic, freight rates, in wages and in prices of material and in other influences affecting operating expenses. “The growth in net railway operat ing Income is accompanied by and in part dependent upon a growth in the (5 investment. In the five-vear perlod o©f 1920-25 the total railway capital in- creased rom $20,098,046,374 to $21,- 799,241.424. The ratio of net income, after fixed charges, to the capital stock was 8.20 per cent in 19 This is nearly equal to the corre figure, 8.40 per cent, for the calendar year , the record vear for this yatio. Since Congress in 1920 authorized the commission to allow railroads to proceed with consolidation projects, fhe report continued, control over 31, 000 miles of line has heen transferred, and the question of permitting con #olidations is pending as to a very Jarge additional mileage. The merg- ing of railreads was shown to be pro ceeding steadily, though in the case of two of the largest projects for merger brought before the commis- sion, that of the Nickel Plate Railroad @and of the Norfolk and Western to acquire the Virginian, the commission refused to allow the consolidations to proceed. The Coast Guard is prouder of its traditional business of saving life and property from the peril of the sea than of its newer job of enforcing pro- hibition along the coast. This is plainly indicated in the an- nual .report of Rear Admiral Fred- erick C. Billard who said that in spite of the added pressure on its facilities caused by the campaign against liquor smuggling, the record of the Coast Guard for saving lives and rendering assistance to distressed ves- sels during the fiscal year 1926 ex- ceeded that of any previous year. A total of 3,037 persons were res- cued during the year, an increase of 553 over the year before, while the value of distressed vessels assisted reached $23,017,509. Vessels boarded and examined numbered 53,080, and the total of the fines incurred by re- ported vessels was 3743.62‘5. “The record for the year)' said Ad- miral Billard, “in the primary func- tion of”the Coast Guard—the preser- vation of life and property from the perils of the sea—continues to show, THE EVENING STAR. WASHINGTON: Coast Guar& Is Prouder of Sea, Distress Work Than of Rum Chasing most gratifyingly, that the law-en- forcement .work in connection with the prevention of the smuggling of liquor into the United States from the sea,, also calling heavily and in- creasingly ‘on the service forces, has in nowise been permitted to entrench upon, break down, impede nor dimin- ish what is undoubtedly the high®st form of service it is the duty of the Coast Guard to perform. ““The past year was marked also hv preparations to notably augment the equipment of the Coast Guard with a resulting increase in efficiency. By Act of Congress of June 10, 1926, the construction of 10 Coast Guard cut- ters was authorized at a cost not to exceed $9,000,000. On July 3, 1926, $1,000,000 was appropriated for the construction of three of the new cut ters, and plans for these vessels are now under way. “‘Appropriation was made by Con- gress also for the construction of five seaplanes to be used by the Coast Guard in law-enforcement work. ‘These planes are now in active service on the coast.” FEDERAL JOBS OPEN. Auditors, Nurses, Teachers and Scientific Aides Are Needed. The United States Civil Service Commission has announced open com- petitive examinations to fill vacancies in the following positions: Juniox auditor, Corporation Audit Division, at $2,100 a year: senlor auditor, Cor- poration Audit Division, at $2,400 a vear; Internal Revenue Service, for duty in the field: assistant scientific aide at $1,500 a year, junior scientific aide at $1,320 a vear; under laboratory apprentice at $1,140 a year, Depart- mental Service, including the Bureau of Standards. Tratned nurse at $120 a month for women, and $125 a month for men, trained nurse (psychiatric) at $135 a month for women, and $140-a month for men, Panama Canal Service. Teacher, elementary (grades, 1-) at $1.380 a year; teacher, junior high school (grades, 7-9) at $1,620 a year; teacher, senior high school (grades, 10-12) at $1,740 a year; Indian Service. Full information and application blanks may he obtained from the office of the United States Civil Serv- ice Commission, 1724 F street. AIR MAIL RATE CHANGED. 10 Cents a Half Ounce to Carry Parcels and Letters After Feb. 1. Postmaster New an- nounced yesterday beginning General that and in 1926 af¥ebruary 1 a country-wide air mail postage rate of 10 ce: a half ounce would become effective. This rate will carry parcels and letters any- where in the country, including trans- fer to one or more air routes and the necessary railway mail route: to pay to the Government half of the % per cent annually on the value of their property, and tentative audits indicate that $15.054,908 is now col- lectable by the Treasury. However, in view of the difficulty in settling upon the valuations of railroads con- cerned, the report suggested that legislation to make the system work- able is needed. In actuality, the Gov- ernment has only obtained $7,000,000 from its excess earnings claims since 1920, and this amount is being held by the Government subject to final adjudications. Practically all of the accountings and payments between the Govern- ment and railroads left over from the war-time Federal control of carriers have now been settled, the report con- tinued, but some claims still are pend- ing on account of the guarantee of earnings which was given the con- trolled roads for the first six months after their return to private owner- ship. The commission estimated that $830,000 would clear up all outstand- ing debts on this score, and advised Congress to compel claimants to seek Railroads are now required by law [Two-Day Big Offer Make Your Purchases—Pay Later a Little Each Week or Month. Both Stores Will Be Open Saturday Night Until 9 o’Clock | 3 | | | | fl L === a final disposition of the matter. This Ten-Piece Dining Suite . . . Toys Closed Out at Big Reductions—Cash or Credit .- 8% Pa. Ave:3E: ce——lnle———"—D 0 =— Alolr———/oja|— excess amount they may earn above | = AGREE ON ARGUMENT. Counsel Will Discuss Validity of Grain Futures Act. By stipulation of counsel, the argu- ment on the suit for injunction brought by the Armour Grain Co. against the Grain Futures Commis- sion, composed of William M. Jardine, Secretary of Agriculture; Herbert Hoover, Secretary of Commerce, and Attorney General Sargent, will be on the merits of the validity of the Grain futures act of September 21, 1922, instead of on an application for a pre- liminary injunction. A rule has been. issued in the District Supreme Court for a hearing on the preliminary in- Jjunction December 13, but in hopes of expediting the case, counsel have agreed to take up the merits at the first hearing. Attorneys Karl D. Loos and Stephen A. Foster represent the Armour Grain Co. ' RED CROSS GETS BIG GIFT. $1,470,000 Donated From J. A. Scrymser Estate. Announcement of the gift of $1,470,- 000 to the American National Red Cross Endowment Fund from the trust estate of the late James A. Scrymser, founder and former presi- dent of All-American Cables, was made at a meeting of the board of trustees of the endowment fund in the office of Secretary of the Treasury glellon, chairman of the fund, yestef- ay. The general board re-elected officers. President Coolidge, by virtue of his office, is national president of the board; Robert W. DeForest, first vice president; William Howard Taft, sec- ond vice president: Gaerard B. Win- ston, treasurer; William D. Mitchell, counselor, and Mabel T. Boardman, secretary. Pillow Forms « Obl ) . Piain oe"Sorea. ""dn"shres §0 wo Candle Shields, 15 up EMBROIDERY SHOP 827 11th St. TOOTHACHE Anti-Kamnis Tablets relieve toothsche Prescribed d-u lnn! everywhere. A-K on each tablet. Anti-Kamnia Quiek Relie? frem Pains and Ashes B e ST LR L SR SR SR SR SR e SR BRSRE A R S B SRS R B S S SR SR SRS e &vaam&wz&w&&&&m&m&m&z:wmmmmmmwmmmmmm% 2 ol————lo[c———ol———lol——lolc———lolc——=3 (0| —=[o|c—D]o[—]| $12 S e THURSDAY, DECEMBER 9. 1926. 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