50 years for the I.C.C. Washington, D.C., April 7. Carroll Miller, Chairman of the Interstate Commerce Commission, is shown looking over the model of the first boiler ever made by one of the men of the Commission back in 1911. This is one of the safety appliances with glass windows and gauges so tha

New Chairman of Interstate Commerce Commission. Washington, D.C., Dec. 29. Carroll Miller assumed the chairmanship of the Interstate Commerce Commission today. He succeeds Charles D. Mahaffie as presiding officer. The order of succession which moves Miller into the chairmanship was adopted Janurary

I.C.C. gets new Chairman for 1937. Washington, D.C., Dec. 29. Carroll Miller (left) is the new Chairman of the Interstate Commerce Commission for 1937. A new chairman has been elected every year since the order of succession was adopted January 13, 1911. Charles D. Mahaffie, (right) is the retiring

Government ownership of railroads predicted by former ICC commissioner. Washington, D.C., Dec. 9. Unless the railroads show greater cooperation in the future, Government ownership is inevitable, Mark W. Potter, former ICC Commissioner, told the Senate Rail Inquiry Committee today. Potter is the form

Senate Committee questions Pennsy head. Washington, D.C., Dec. 15. Martin W. Clement, President of the Pennsylvania Railroad, today told the Senate Rail Inquiry that there had never been any objection from the Interstate Commerce Commission to salaries paid Directors of the road. At the same time, C

ICC Commissioner optimistic on rail outlook. Washington, D.C., Jan. 24. First witness before the House Interstate Commerce Committee as it began hearings today on proposed legislation to aid the ailing railroad industry, Walter M.W. Splawn, member of the Interstate Commerce Commission, expressed the

The latest in cotton planting. Washington, DC, July 15. John Randolph, engineer of the U.S. Bureau of Agriculture Engineering demonstrates a model of a variable depth cotton planter which he invented. The small white dots at which he is pointing mark the wavy line of seed as planted by this new mach

Railroads in tip-top shape essential to national defense, house committee told. Washington, D.C., Jan. 31. The man responsible for operation of the American Railroads during the World War, Carl R. Gray, now Vice-Chairman of the Union Pacific, today told the House Interstate Commerce Committee that a

New fathometer used at full speed. Washington, D.C., May 7. Dr. Herbert Grove Dorsey of the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey has invented an instrument to secure the precise measurement. The machine sends a sound, pitched so high that it is above audibility, traveling thru the water a known speed, the