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THE 3IORXTXG OREGONIAX. THURSDAY, 3IAECH 23 1915. LOSS INVOLVED in FREIGHT ON GOAL Railroad Man Says Companies Only Add to Troubles by Increasing Tonnage. MUCH CAPITAL TIED UP Cars Worth Millions Idle Every Day, and Because or Special Con struction Cannot Be Used for Otlicr Commodities. CHICAGO. March 24. Figures de stined to show tnat the Western rail roads .spend fortunes annually on rjriipment to handle soft coal, on which thoy earn no profit, -were submitted by J. M. Daly, ex-ueneral superintendent of the Illinois Central Railroad, today Jn the Interstate Commerce Commis sion's hearing of the application of 41 Western railroads for higher freight rates. Mr. Daly cited -what ne caneu the excessive cost of handling tne com priori If v in iinma to enuioment alone," he aid. "Central Western coal roads would have saved $12,000,000 a year toward maintaining their credit if re pairs to their freight cars could have b.'en held down to tne proportions pre vailing on non-coal roads in the West." Million Mainline Idle. Frnm Sl.6o0.000 t J8.000.000 in- Tested in coal cars." he continued, "is ...,n,ii., ifii merv dav. This repre- mia "cmo to 10.000 cars a day. which are not in use through nine months of the year. Bituminous coal requires special equipment which, in the West ern coal fields, cannot be used for ether commodities, such as iron ore, lumber, etc. In the Kast there is a movement of coal to the lakes and of ore back, but out here the return naui is mostly empty." Tom- of the Western bituminous roads are now in the hands of receiv T un.l three are not paying dividends. J'ho others are fortunate in having a rse volume of other business to help them out. It is not a question oi irai- lic den.-ity, but of inadequate rates. TnrrrnMed BunineMs Dof ot Help. Cross-examined by R. W. Ropiequet, of St. Louis, representing coal opera tors, Mr. Daly explained that the coal business was increasing, but unaer the prevailing rates the railroads did not think it wouia improve uicir a t inn "You say some of the Western coal Yimilera are now in the hands of re ceivers. Is it because of the freight rates on coal that they are in receiv erships?" tho witness was asked. "It is fair to assume that if they were makiug money on coal they would not be in receiverships," replied Mr. Daly. The Interstate Commerce Commis sion reported in the Eastern case that . tho fact that some of the coal carriers "were not earning enough was due to cases other than rates on coal, isn t that true, of tho Western roads?" "I don't think so. Even under the Increases which we propose to make on coal -Tatcs. that commodity will not bear its proportionate share of trans portation cost. The public ought to consider not only the busy season but ' the long season when valuable equip ment is idle. As it ia now, the more coal the roads carry, the moro they lof c." looking businesslike the while, then gives a yell of triumph, waves his prize aloft and runs. A column horse, with a lunge and a prodigious showing of teeth, lurches forward and nips half a truss of straw from a soldier who Is darting across the street with it. Half a regiment breaks into a roar of laughter. The soldier looks extremely foolish and there is prolonged applause for the horse, which meanwhile has to guard its prize from its yokefellow. i,ven a tired hospital chief has to giro the incident the tribute of a grin. The passing regiment cries "Bravo!" to the horse. Aye, Lowicz is "kolossal," and cold and squalid, too. But under all con ditions Its fascination is incomparable, and I would not take a year of routine living for the six months I have lived since the August midnight when Lon don was seething around Trafalgar Square and the world war burst upon mankind. FOOD EXPORTS INCREASE BREADSTUFF GAIX IX 8 MONTHS IS MORE THAX 9200,000,000. BLIZZARD'S RAGE DEFIED (Continued From First Pa;e.l uhlan lanco etched sharply against the tkv; the only sign of life the steam rising from the sweating column horses. Theso are the pictures the war crowds upon the brain by day and by niRht. and it seems to me now that nothing ran ever make them grow dim In my mind or deaden me to their thrill! There is exhilaration in every instant of existence. Here is a quarter of a mile of freight tars omitting cannon and autos and Ions of food under the swaying search lights, while the frosty air rings with rhout- for Hans, and Otto, and Johann and Kmll. Llrtsrtararntn Move Swiftly. Hero is a lowing, plunging herd of cattle driven up tho narrow streets nmi'l tho strange cries of peasants clad in garments of red and green, and jMirpK-. and orange and wearing caps of astrakhan. Here, during three hours of exult tint clamor one afternoon, there were passing into the abbey square through Jour rntranres and passing out on the opposite ldc. Infantry, cavalry, artil lery, ammunition carts and provision trains. "i: cents!" "Links:" " Kechts. " "Links!" shouted tho imdcroff iccrs, who at on horseback at the entrances if th squaro. and the various detach ments moved swittly and in perfect or tler to be fed. or quartered, or shod, to- nursed, or shot at. as tho scheme of things misht demand. They say it requires one-fifth of an jinny to take- care of the other four fifths, and what 1 am seeing in Lowicz bhows ine why. Forges are blazing and pots aro boiling. Bodies are be ing bandaged and horses are being shod. Kouds are being mended and prisoners are being marched out to do the mending. Shattered autos are being repaired nd new ones are being swung from 1 la tears. Minute maps of the town are l.elng printed and Issued to officers and imderoU'ieers. and the doeker or porte.hlo barracks of asbestos that cost j;i4 each are being set up. volowuil" XrikJmictr Manlfirant. Kvcry pay day. which means three times -a month, hundreds of soldiers are sending: off thousands of marks, liridges and railway tracks are being guarded, cattle arc being slaughtered, nnd so is the copy of injudicious cor respondents. Ves.vthc l?.0o0 who are taking care of the JS.oOO lying within a few square miles to the east of Lowicz have plen 1 y to do. Kven when it is not the most perilous work in the world, sol diering is tho hardest. Tho Oermans have the word "kolos sal." sounding, however, little like out "colossal." for the first "o" Is short nnd carries the "1." the "a" is flat and the accent comes hard on the la3t syl lable. Nor does tlie German word con vey precisely the significance we give "colossal" when we apply it to statues or bulk. With the iSormans it suggests vast-re.-'s of conception or a stupendous sealrt of operations, and it is oi every l'P jjst now, apropos of Hindenberg's ietories or of just such sights as lwicz .laily discloses. I heard it a dozen times in the course of my walks uround the town with German corre spondents. It fits the situation. Soldlern Applaud Horse. A soldier, looking complacent. Is coming along the street with a candle coyly tncked in bis bootleg, a fitting place for booty surely. A comrade steps up behind htm. extracts the candle as deftly as a conjurer might, hurries 10 paces ahead of his victim. Cotton -Movement In Febrnary Mack Greater Than Same Period of 1914, But Decrease Is Bis Since War. WASHINGTON, March 24. American hreartstnffn worth S357.091.823 were shipped abroad during the eight months' nvrinA anried TVhni&rv 2S last, as com pared with S115.215.881 for the same period of the preceding year. Figures given out today by the De partment of Commerce show the great est increase was in wheat exports, which rose from S67.654.608 a year ago to S229.205.142. For last month alone the breadstuffs export totaled $62, 876,959. compared with $8,772,255 in February, 1914, and the wheat export increased from $3,893,8!5 to S3S.399.993. The Department's tables do not show the destination of these eshipments. al though it is known that the great bulk of them went to feed the soldiers and civilian populations of the belligerent countries of Europe. Exports of corn and oats also leaped upwards by millions of dollars last month and in the eight-month period. . i.- i, r. cuttnn shlnments showed an Increase of approximately $20,000, 000 over the same month a year ago. The total of cotton exports for the eight-month period, however, fell below the 1914 figures oy more -,-000.000. ' . . ,-. ' - - . I now A 111 Or U'TI 1 0 P f oome iue ui mo i- -. - l is plaving in feeding the men in the trenches may be gained from the fact that exports of. fresh beef increased last month to $17,813,161 from $513,84o In February, the preceding year, while during the eight-month period the total export was $57,000,000 greater than in 1914. Canned beef valued at $7,264 720 went abroad last month, as against $243,766 a year ago. SUIT FOWf BEGIN WASHINGTON TO TRY TO CONFIS CATE GERMAX STEAMER. HQQSIER ELECTION CRIME IS ADMITTED Voting Machine Levers Oper ated by Terre Haute Offi-. rials, Say Others. . . i MAYOR SENT BACK TO JAIL Criminal Prosecution of Captain Not Vet Decided On Kaiser's Cruiser Relieved Near San Juan. ii- c-tifv-nTnv Vorr.ii "4 Hrimlnal piuacuuiiuii i' . . " " . -- - - man steamship Odenwald for alleged violation of tne neutrality iaa tempting to slip to sea from San Juan. Porto Rico, without clearance papers, will not be undertaken by the Depart- af TuctifA for the present. Although no official announcement was made. It was learned loaay ion -n.inji- .- r.i,iAril Alans t O COIl- lICJ'VXVMUIttl ll l-. J r ..Qni.it(. attention on the proceedings against the Qdenwald Itself. The proceedings will be begun In the United States District Court of Porto Rico as soon as possible. The penalty in case of conviction is confiscation of the ship by the United States. It was said tonight that no report had been received at the Department from the District Attorney for Forto Kico on the case, except a request ior a copy oi . i nAiit.aliiv recnltltinn of Congress under which action Is to be taken. The resolution was cauieu i once. From information obtained here to day it was made clear that there is a strong belief In official quarters that the dash of the Odenwald was made with the purpose of carrying supplies to the German converted cruiser Kron- n - i t v. I in -Tt ii-.i si c.ni.4 fl. larirfi steamship of the general description t the Ai'iihplm was reported sighted outside San Juan harbor only a few- hours before tne (jaenwaia maae ner attempt. MAN 67 WEDS WOMAN 64 Eugene Bachelor and Bride Go to Vancouver for Ceremony. VANCOUVER. Wash..' March 24. After having tried the life of a bach elor for 67 years, Ozias (jagenais mus tered courage to propose to Airs. Mar- aret Frown. 64 years old, of i.ugene. and was accepted. Thev lourneyed to Aancouvcr to Be married away from their friends, and W. S. T. Derr. . Justice of the Peace, performed the ceremony. Marriac licenses also were issuca todav to Jack llyan and Edith Masters. of Portland: Lewis Fisk of Seattle and Mrs. Edith Charles, of Portland: Uran- vill A Snapp and Lela Burllngame, or Vancouver: C. A. Mairam and Lela Stolp: Jacob J. Ostcr and Mrs. Lillian May Robillard. of Portland: C. A. Holder and Mary Hansen, of Umatilla, Or.; and Earl S. Young, of St. Helens, anl Certrude A. Howard, of Portland. OUCH! PAIN, PUN. RUB RHEUMATIC ACHING JOINTS Rub pain right out with small trial bottle of ola "St. Jacob's Oil. Rheumatism la "pain only." Not one case in fifty requires internal treat ment. Stop drugging. Rub soothing, penetrating "St. Jacobs Oil" right Into your sore, stiff, aching joints ana muscles, and relief comes instantly. Su Jacobs Oil is a harmless rheu matism cure which never disappoints and can not burn the skin. Limber up! Quit complaining! Get small trial bottle of old, honest "St. Jacobs Oil" at any drug store, and In just a moment you'll be tree from rheu matic pain, soreness, stiffness and swelling. Don't suffer! Relief awaits you. "St. Jacobs Oil" has cured mil lions of rheumatism sufferers In the last half century, and Is Just as good for sciatica, neuralgia, lumbsgu, back ache, sprains. Adv. Sheriff and Other Defendants Also Committed on Charges of Cor rupting Witnesses Preferred , by Federal Judge. IXDIANAPOLJS, March 24. Evidence has been manufactured for the use of the defense In the trial In United States District Court here of the Terre Haute election case, according to the testimony of Edward Holler, chief of police, who has pleaded guilty. Holler, who testified some days ago regaraing registration, was recalled today to re-, late his part in election day activities. In addition to Holler several wit nesses testified to facts bearing out the contention of United States District Attorney Dailey that election inspectors were instructed by Roberts to work the lever of the voting machine, stand in a position to see how each man voted and use the voting keys when possible. Witnesses testified that George Ehren hardt, member of the board of works, Lewis Nunley, an employe in the city engineers office, and Charles (Bud) Houghton, assistant custodian of the city hall, who served as election in spectors, and are defendants, carried out their instructions. ' Protests Rever Heeded. Tho witnesses, most of whom were Progressive election officials, serving the boards with the inspectors, told of repeated protests against the actions of the inspectors, but to no purpose. 'Do you- deny that the man touched the lever?". Judge Anderson asked of A. O. Stanley, attorney for the defense. during the cross-examination of one witness. 'No," the attorney replied. 'That's a crime in Itself," the court retorted. "Whit's the use questioning the case when you admit that crime?" John Kaney, a Democratic commit teeman who has pleaded guilty, testi fied that he saw Roberts make out and sign an absentee affidavit for a man who was out of the city. 'Wasn't that forgery?" the court in terposed. "Of course. It was; signing another man's name." Mayor nnd Others Rearrested. Kaney also testified that 'he paid out about J70 to voters on cards on which had been written " O. K., Bud," by Election Inspector Houghton. Mayor Roberts, Sheriff Dennis Shea, City Judge Thomas Smith and Street Inspector Alexander Aszel, alias Steel, spent tonight in jail as the result of their failure to give additional bonds nf Softo each on chareres preferred by Judge Anderson of attempting to j corrupt Government witnesses. Roberts presented a bond for the ap proval of Judge Anderson at the ad journment of court, but consideration was put off until tomorrow. Percy Williams, attorney for Sea and Smith, said he did not believe he could pro cure their release tonight. SKIN TROUBLE Scratched and It Would Burn and Hurt. Spread" Larger and Larger. Used Cuticura Soap and Oint- ' ment. In Two Weeks Well. Joppa, HI. "I wsa auoyed both day and night by Itching and burning on my leg. The trouble broke out with a rash something Hks heat, was raw and began to get worse. It Itched very badly. I would scratch until the blood would corns and then Ohl how It woald bars and hurt. It began to spread larger and larger. It would hurt when my clothing touched K. " I tried several remedies, such as Salve, ' , etc.. without success. I had this trouble about ten months before I began to use Cuticura Soap and Ointmeat. First I weald wash the affected parts with Cuticura Soap and then apply ths Cuticura Ointment. In two months I was completely well and it has not returned." (Signed) Rose oe Taylor. July 9. 1914. Cuticura Soap to cleanse and purify and (flutlcura Ointmeat to soothe and heal are most effective toilet preparations. Sample Each Free by Mall With 33-p. Sldn Book on request. Ad dress post-card "Cuticura. Dept. T, Bos ton." Sold throughout ths world. of the German warship following an attack by a British squadron, made the following report: "On March 14, in the morning, the Dresden was anchoring in Cumberland Bay, Island of San Fernandez. The ship was attacked by the British cruisers Kent and Glasgow and the auxiliary cruiser Orama from a direc tion which enabled the Dresden to use only her aft guns. "The Dresden replied to their Are until all her available guns and three magazines were unserviceable. In order to prevent the ship's capture by the enemy, preparations were made for sinking her, while at the same time a parlementaire was sent to the Glasgow to point out that the vessel was in neutral waters. "As the Glasgow, in spite of this, wanted to continue the attack, the Dresden was blown up at 11:15 o'clock with her flag flying, while her ' crew gave three hurrahs for the Emperor. "This disproves the British statement that the Dresden hoisted a white flag and capitulated." ORCHARD BLIGHT FOUGHT State Will Proceed to Destroy Infect ed Trees at Owner's Expense. CHILEAN PROTEST URGED rRESS INSISTS OJT SATISFACTION FOR ATTACK. OSf DRESDEA. Government, However, Has Made No Announcement of Attack on Ger man Cruiser In Xeatral Waters. SANTIAGO, Chile, March. 24. Al though the Chilean Government has made no official announcement con cerning the statement that the German cruiser Dresden was in Chilean waters when destroyed off Juan Fernandez island by British warships on March 15, it is accepted universally here as true. The press insists unanimously that Chile demand satisfaction from Eng land. LONDON. March 24. An official tele gram from Berlin, received at Amster dam today and forwarded to Reuter's Telegram Company here, says that the commander of the German cruiser Dresden, on arriving with the mem bers' of his crew at Valparaiso aboard a Chilean cruiser, after the destruction OLTMPIA, Wash., March 24. (Spe cial.) As the result of .the enactment of tho new horticultural code, which carried an emergency clause, the state Department of Agriculture has inaug urated a sweeping campaign in an at tempt to eradicate the orchard pest of Are blight. Deputies In Yakima, Spokane. Walla Walla and other Eastern Washington districts are serving notices upon own ers of blight-infected orchards that they must destroy infected trees at once. Under the new law the state can proceed with this work and charge it against the property If the owners fail to comply with notices. . . Wenatchee Woman Seeks Divorce. WENATCHEE. Wash., March 24. (Special.) Anna Laura Powers brought suit yesterday for divorce from John Lester Powers, alleging cruelty. The Powers were married November 3, 1907, in Wenatchee, moving In 1912 to Okotoks, Canada, where it is alleged he became so abusive and beat her that she was forced to appeal to the Cana dian mounted police for protection. She returned to Wenatchee In February, 1914. There are no children. She asks for absolute divorce and the restoration of her maiden name. Genesee High School Head Quits. GENESEE. Idaho. March 24 (Spe cial.) Robert F. King, who has been the principal of the local high school for the past year, left Genesee Monday without notice to the school board. Some trouble had occurred recently. The board ealled a meeting and took the matter up and it seemed that the affair had passed over until Mr. King left the town unbeknown to any of the board. Firo Relief Association to Meet. LA GRANDE, Or., March 24. (Spe cial.) Members of the Union-Wallowa Counties' Fire Relief Association will hold a meeting in this city for the an nual election of officers and directors March 30. State Forester Elliott, and a representative of the Government Forest Service will attend. THEY'RE directing the strangers right down- Morrison to Fourthto Ben Selling's, the store-that shows the largest, nob biest lines of young men's clothes in the whole town. - Suppose you drop in, too, and select your Easter-Spring Suit. Take your time looking thro' these tartans, cheviots, tweeds and Glen Urquharts. Mighty nif ty styles, fellows, mighty nifty styles! $15 to $25 Second Floor BEN SELLING Morrison at Fourth REAL FIGHT IS NEAR Mexicans to Battle for Pos session of Matamoras. . CITIZENS HELP DEFENSE Carrauza Garrison of 3000 Strongly Entrenched and Armed Villa Army of 800 Has Reached Point Xear t6 Town. WASHINGTON". March 24. Reports to the State Department and to the Mex ican agrencles here late today told of an Impending- battle for possession of Mat amoros, the port across the Rio Grande from Brownsville. Tex., which appar ently is to be the scene of the first real fight of the Villa campaign against the east coast of Mexico. Some of the dispatches indicated that skirmishes al ready had taken place. According to a statement issuea ay the Carranza agency, the citizens oi Matamoras at a" public mass meeting today determined to organize to sup port' General Naffarate, the Carranza commander, who was said to have a garrison of 3000 men entrenched ana provided with artillery and machine guns. Generals tJastro ana ueiara were said to be on the way with reinforce ments. Villa Force Ia SO0O Strong. A State Department dispatch from Brownsville announced that the Villa force marching against Matamoros was 8000 strong and had reached a point near the town. Secretary Bryan and secretary Dan iels continued today to inquire into conditions in Yucatan, where the sisal crop, on which American twine manu facturers depend, is imperiled. Dele gations of independent twine manufac turers .visited tne state ueparxment, urging that everything possioie ne done to assure sarety. ana transporta tion to the crop. Secretary Daniels said a warship would be assigned to convey money for the movement of the crop, if necessary, but that so far no action had been taken. Sisal District Is Quiet. Colville Barclay, counsellor of the British embassy, called at the State Department late in the day and was assured that the port at Progreso. Yucatan, remained open and that quiet prevailed in the sisal district- Belated letters received at the embassy. Mr. Barclay said, related to burning of some sisal owned by British. interests. 'Word comes from Naoo. 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A train leav ing Nogales yesterday and Cananea to day waa stopped by a burned bridge SO miles south and backed to Cananea. According to Mexican offtclals in Naco the bridge, was burned by two Americans employed by General Elias Calles. ' Americans arriving from Cananea by autemoblle report that a small band of Calles- troops were seen burning eight bridges between Can anea and Nogales todaj CO-RESPONDENT IS NAMED Baker Wife Says All Was Happy l"n til Husband Was Charmed. BAKER, Or.. March 24. (Special.) Alleging that since August, 1914, James F. Fleetwood has kept company with ona Jennia Lahar, of this city, Mrs. Linnle Fleetwood has filed suit for di vorce In the Circuit Court here. The Fleetwoods are well known Baker peo ple. In her complaint Mrs. Fleetwood as serts that she was married May 2, 1912. and until last Fall everything went happily, but after that her hUBband was so charmed by the other woman that he neglected his wife. 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