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Funds for Early Rehabilitation
Work and Extensions
Again in Sight.
GROSS AND NET INCREASES
Business Expansion Still Under That
of Normal Years Lines Fig
ure Prominently in Plans
for Preparedness.
CHICAGO. Feb. 27. (Special.) Rail
road earnings are showing Increases in
both gross and net.
When the recent and encouraging
returns are compared with the earn
ings of earlier years, it is seen that
nly moderate gains are being made.
December figures for the larger roads,
operating 229,235 miles, out of a total
f about 250.000 miles for all roads,
showed a gain in gross of $61,000,000.
r 27 per cent, over 1914. but only $24,
200,000, or 9.2 per cent over December,
1912.
The latter indicates a gain on three
years equal approximately to 3 per
rent a year, or less than the average
expansion of normal years in times
past. Net operating income increased
141.500,000, or 83 per cent, as atrainst
1914; but only $21,500,000. or 30 per
cent, as against 1912.
Severe Economies Continued.
The net gains last December were
iut of proportion to the increase in
the volume of business handled, this
fact being due in part to rate increases,
but more largely to the severe economy
under which the roads have been oper
ating for the last two years.
Train service is still comparatively
on a hard, times basis. The Decejnber
transportation ratio was 32.9 per cent
In 1915. as against 38.8 per cent in
1!14. This comparative saving in move
jnent, handling and station costs of 3.6
oents per dollar of gross revenue means
that t'lese expenses were $10,000,000
less last December than they would
have been if the 1913 ratio of 16.5 per
cent had prevailed.
For the six months" period., gross
V earnings per mile show an increase In
1915 of 11 per cent over 1914, but only
of 0.4 per cent over 1912 and for the
four years covered by the table, an in
crease of litle more than 10 per cent,
or about 2.5 per cent a year on a rough
average.
Vet Earnings Make Better Showing.
Net earnings, however, make a bet
ter exhibit. In this iter the 1915 six
months were 32 per cent ahead of 1914,
though only 10 per cent ahead of 1912.
the best previous corresponding period.
In all schemes for military prepared
ness the railroads are beginning to
Joom as a large figure. This is be
cause the country is one of distances
and it is of the highest importance
that the Government should have ade
quate facilities for moving large bodies
of troops and quantities of equipment
in emergency.
The demand for railroad service
never has been greater than it now is,
but the new mileage added last year
was les than that of any year in half
a, century. This was due both o the
European war and the business de
pression which preceded it. making it
virtually impossible for the railroads
to borrow any great sums of money.
The si-.-iatlon today is different and
barring untoward happenings the car
riers should be able to proceed with
their much-needed rehabilitation work
unci extensions.
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MIGRANT AID BOARD.
Pacific Situation Declared In Report of
President to Be Adequately Han
dled by Local Branches.
NEW YORK, Feb. 26. (Special.)
Ben Selling, of Portland, was elected
a member of the advisory board of the
Hebrew Sheltering and Immigrant Aid
Society of America at its 27th annual
convention here today. The conven
tion was held in public school No. 62,
New York, the largest public school in
the world.
Other officers elected are: Dr. Mar
tin A. Meyer, San Francisco; Louis D.
Brandeis. Boston; Isaac W. Bernheim,
Louisville; Rabbi Stephen S. Wise, Os
rar B. Straus and Jacob II. Schiff, New
York.
Judge Leon Sanders, who presided,
presented his annual report and re
ferred to Jewish immigration at Seat
tle and San Francisco, pointing out
that the branches of the organization
recently established in these cities
were handling the situation adequate
ly. Addresses were made by United
states Senator Reed, Assistant Secre
tary of State Phillips, Assistant Secre
tary of Labor Post, Jacoo H. Schiff and
Jtepresentatives Bennett, Sabath, Sie
gel and London. Messrs. Sabath and
Siegel are members of the Congres
sional committee on immigration.
There were present 3000 persons, in
cluding hundreds of delegates from
other parts of the country.
TEMPERANCE BAND COMING
State Executive of Women's Organi
zation to Meet in Portland.
The state executive of the Woman's
Christian Temperance Union of Ore
son will meet in Centenary Methodist
Church March 6. 7 and 8. The confer
ences will begin with a banquet to be
held March 3. Mrs. Lee Davenport is
chairman of the banquet committee.
Several prominent men and women will
be honored guests. Mrs. V. S. Stadter
will have charge of the decorations.
Mrs. Jennie Kemp, state president, will
preside at all the meetings.
Pendleton has sent a cordial invi
tation to the executive board, asking
that the next state convention be held
there. Albany also desires to be host.
ALIENATION SUIT IS FILED
Graugevillc Man AVants $25,000
From Wealthy Handier.
r.RANGEVILLE. Idaho. Feb. 27.
Special.) A suit was filed in the Dis
trict Court here Friday by George M.
tiilbert. against David Yates, a wealthy
rancher residing north of town, asking
for damages to the amount or $25,000
for the alienation of his wife's affections.
The Gilberts had been married for
several years and had exhibited no
' unusual amount of domestic uncon
jreniality until the appearance of Mr.
Yates last Summer, when she deserted
him. James Ailshie and Wallace Scales
r Mr. Gilbert a attorney,.
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February 17. Mr. E. C. Jones, of New York (social register), gave what probably
has been the most talked-of affair since the opening of the season here. The
event was a costume party at which all the guests wore some striking fancy
costume. Of all those worn, the consensus of opinion of those who were there
. i .1, c u th Tnrlf I t:Vi nffnir in which TiH3
was tnat tne mosi novel " . " . T --
Muriel Oakes, of New York (social register), is shown in the photograph.
CONGRESS IS CALM
Agitation to Warn Americans
From Sea Is Abandoned.
WILSON LEADERS CONTROL
Fight of Conservation Interests
Against Water-Power Leasing
Bill to Be Renewed; "Speed
Up" Order Goes Out.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 27. Legislative
business will be resumed in regular or
der at the Capitol this week after the
recent flurry oyer international affairs
that demoralized the work of Congress.
In both Houses Administration leaders
have held in control the threatened
revolt against the President on the
armed shin issue, and no further out
burst is expected unless there should
be a development apparently leading
toward war.
Leaders of the agitation for action
to warn Americans off belligerent mer
chantmen carrying arms admit there
is no chance to get legislation on the
subject. Senator Gore, author of the
warning resolution In the Senate, has
publicly declared that there is no de
sire to stay the hand of the President
in diplomatic negotiations. He also
voni nnmntw nf his resolution
already had been accomplished, and
this is regarded Dy Aaminisirauou
leaders practically as an abandonment
of the effort to force the issue in either
House.
Water Power Fight Renewed.
Conservation champions in the Sen
ate plan to throw their combined
strength against the Shields bill to
provide for .leasing of water power
sites on navigable waters to private
interests. For two weeks they have
been fighting the bill in a - more or
less haphazard manner,, but they pro
pose this week to cenlyalize their ef
forts in the hope of amending the
measure to the satisfaction of the con
servation forces. Senator Husting. of
Wisconsin, who has had co-operation
of other Senators, will propose tomor
row a substitute to the Shield's bill,
with regulatory features which he de
clares will safeguard the public in
terest and prevent "monopolization of
water power facilities.
Senator Norrls, of Nebraska, charged
in the Senate Saturday that the
strongest lobby the capital has seen in
many years is here in the interest of
the Field's bill and that It is composed
of representatives of the water power
trust, "which has its headquarters in
Wall street." .
Aviation Inquiry Preased.
As soon as an opportunity is offered
Senator Robinson, of Arkansas, will
make an effort to have passed his res
olution providing for an inquiry into
the aviation service of the Army,
against which he has filed serious
charges of inefficiency. The Arkansas
Senator declared tonight he would in
sist on a vote within a few days.
Progress is being made on general
appropriation bills, but leaders in both
houses are complaining again over de
lay in legislative accomplishments and
another speeding-up order has been
sent out all along the line. The Judi
ciary sub-committee of the Senate
hopes to conclude its hearing this week
on the fitness of Louis D. Brandeis for
the Supreme Court. Part of the time
of the Senate, it is expected, will be
given to consideration of the- treaty
providing for the Haitlen financial
protectorate.
Consideration of the postoffice ap
propriation bill will be continued in
the House and its disposition will see
the appropriation bill taken up. The
Immigration bill debate has beitn, post
poned and it may not be reached before
next week. -
FOOD FOR POLES SPARED
Germany Promises Not to Confiscate
Relief Supplies.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 27. The German
government within the next, day or so
will, through Count von Bernstorff, in
form the United States that the Ger
man forces in Poland will not confis
cate any articles of food or clothing
sent from this country for relief pur
poses. Many thousands of persons in Poland
have become destitute during the mili
tary campaign there and the German
embassy here has been resieged daily
by residents of the United States hav
ing relatives or friends in Poland or
being interested in relief work there
seeking to enlist the aid of German of
ficials to get food or clothing into the
affected area.
The attention of the Berlin govern
ment is said to have been brought to
the fact that the British government
would not permit goods for Poland to
pass, believing that they would ulti
mately fall into the hands of the Ger
man military authorities.
"SAILORS' Off' COMING
DAMELS INDORSES PLAN SAYS
SEAMAN IS MAX OF HOUR.
Great Merchant Marine Predicted and
Churchea Told Spiritual Welfare
Most Xot Be Neglected.
BOSTON, Feb. 28. An increasing
Navy means that America must soon
have one of the greatest merchant ma
rines in the world, in the opinion of
Secretary of the Navy Daniels, ex
pressed in a letter to Superintendent
King, of the Charlestown Sailors'
Haven, which was made public tonight.
The letter contained Mr. Daniels' ap
proval of a plan to make Sunday, May
7, Sailors' day in the churches.
"The sailor has always been one of
the most useful men in any country,"
Mr. Daniels wrote.
"While it - is true that the United
States has allowed the merchant ma
rine to decline, we have nevertheless
come to a day in our National history
when the whole American people have
awakened to the conclusion that we
must rebuild that marine. Already the
great shipyards of the country are
crowded with new ships and are
hastening the time of their launch
ing. "A great Navy and a great merchant
marine must always go hand in hand.
The fact that we have built a great
Navy and are Increasing it today as
never before is an earnest evidence of
the fact that we must soon also have
one of the greatest merchant marines
in the world. The sailor, therefore,
is the coming man. if he is not already
the man of the hour, and we live in
a' day when the church cannot afford
to neglect the spiritual welfare of this
man.
"I heartily indorse the establishment
of Sailors' day, when prayer shall be
offered for and gifts made in the in
terest of those courageous 'men who
go down to the sea in ships.' "
BRIDE ADMITS MURDER
WRONG DONE BEFORE MARRIAGE,
DECLARED AVENGED.
Tain Woman Invites Victim Into
Anto. Driven With Him Into
Country, Shoots Him Dead.
FORT WORTH, Tex., Feb. 27. Mrs.
Katherine Vance Harrison, 15-year-old
bride of Charles Harrison, nephew of
Mrs. Culberson, wife of United
States Senator Culberson, of Texas,
was reelased today with her hus
band after they had given $2500 bail
each to answer charges of murder filed
against them last night. The police
said Mrs. Harrison had confessed that
she shot and killed W. R. Warren, a
hotel proprietor, and said that he had
w"ronged her before her marriage.
Warren's body was found riddled
with bullets at the side of a country
road near here, December 22, 1915.
There were few clews to the identity
of his slayer. An arrest was made in
the case yesterday, and much excite
ment ensued, which was succeeded by
the police announcement that Mrs. Har
rison, to clear the suspected man, had
admitted, in a signed statement, that
she was responsible for Warren's death.
Mrs. Harrison invited Warren into
her automobile, introduced him to her
husband and drove Into the country,
the police statement said. At an iso
lated spot she asked Warren to get out
and see if a tire were flat. . When he
walked around the car she shot him,
according to the alleged confession.
Mrs. Harrison's reputed statement
was made the basis for the arrest of
her husband as well as herself because
he was
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PRUSSIAN REPLY HI
Gerard Assured Prison Condi
tions Will Be Remedied.
USE OF DOGS IS ADMITTED
Victims Themselves Declared Ke-
Fponsible Beating of British
Army Surgeon Due to Regret
table Misunderstanding.
BERLIN, Feb. 26, via London, Feb. 27.
The Prussian War Minister today
handed to James W. Gerard, the Ameri
can Ambassador to Germany, a long
.nmmimlca.tion in which courteous
reply Is made to the Ambassador's re
port of November 8 regarding the Wit
tenbere prison camp.
German hign military authorities
were astonished, the reply says, when
they saw portions or tne AmDassaaor b
report printed in distorted fashion In
the English press. It declares that Mr.
fiprard had communicated his critl
nisms to the Prussian War Ministry
through John B. Jackson, who inves
tigated prison camp conditions for the
embassy. Mr. Gerard, it is said, re
rivort assurance that the conditions
criticised would be remedied, where
imnn Mr. Jackson said he was con
vlnced the Ambassador would be satis
fied with this promise.
Seeming Discourtesy Explained.
The communication refers to Mr.
Gerard's statement, wnicn was od
vin.wlv made In a reproachful sense,'
that when he visited the Wittenberg
camp he was not received by the camp
commander.
The German military authorities are
"fully aware of the consideration due
to the Ambassador because of his po
sition," the reply says, adding the ex
planation that the commander of the
mn was compelled by military duties
to - be absent on the day of the visit
of the Ambassador. ine communica
tion points out that Mr. Gerard re
ported the accommodations and fare
of the prisoners were the same as those
in other camps. English press reports,
alleged to be .based on the Ambassa
dor's statement, represented conditions
at Wittenberg as extraordinarily un
satisfactory.
Doks Used to Prevent Thefts.
It is admitted that police dogs are
used at Wittenberg, but it is said they
are employed for guard duty at night
and also to prevent thefts among pris
oners As to the Ambassador's report
that in certain cases prisoners com
nlained their clothes had been torn by
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automobile I at the time Warren was I this be true the victims themselves
killed. The first man arrested In the were responsible since they were- sur-
case was released.
J prised It night at forbidden fames, ran stolen, at Roseburg.
when challenged by the sentry
climbed the barbed wire fence.
Reply is made to Mr. Gerard's criti
cism of sanitary conditions by referring
to the report of a commission of Ameri
can physicians under Mr. Gladwell,
which investigated the camp on No
vember 20 and praised its sanitary and
hygienic equipment.
Ambassador Gerard's statement that
a British army surgeon had been beaten
by a German non-commissioned officer
was Investigated by the Ministry of
War, which discovered that a regret
table misunderstanding had occurred,
the German officer having exceeded his
powers. The English surgeon in ques
tion has declared that the matter has
been adjusted satisfactorily.
MISSING MAN FOUND SHOT
Relatives Discover Grandview Man
Dead, Gun Lying Nearby. -
CULVER, Or.. Feb. 27. (Special.)
The body of Edward Mason, with the
top of his head blown off and a shot
gun nearby, was found today In a
Juniper grove near Grandview, where
he had a homestead. The father and
brother of the dead man made the dis
covery. Sheriff Black. County Judge Boegli
nd District Attorney Myers went to
the scene today to conduct an Inquest
and Investigation.
Mason had been missing since
Wednesday. February 9, when he left
the home of his parents, two miles dis
tant, promising to return the follow-j
ing Sunday. He was carrying me snoi
gun at the time. He disappeared, and
neighbors searched for days without
avail.
ROAD INTO NEVADA SOUGHT
Federal and State Aid Asked for
Caldwell-Wlnneruucca Route.
CALDWELL. Idaho. Feb. 27. (Spe
cial ) Commercial organizations of
Caldwell, Idaho; Jordan Valley, Or.,
and Winnemucca, Nev., will co-operate
in an effort to procure construction of
a permanent highway from Caldwell to
Winnemucca. Aid will be asked from
the Federal and state governments and
of the counties through which the
highway will pass. The proposed road
is 260 miles long, the estimated cost
being $300,000. . , ,
The road will tap a rich farming and
livestock country, the development of
which has been retarded from the lack
of adequate transportation facilities.
The movement was inaugurated by the
Jordan Valley Commercial Club and is
receiving enthusiastic support in the
territory affected.
Suspects Arrested in Salem.
SALEM, Or.. Feb. 27. (Special.)
Two men giving the names of George
Hines and George Stevens were arrested
by the police here today on suspicion
of having stolen goods in their posses
sion. They are being held for the
Rosebur authorities. When arrested
they had a blanket and a number of
automobile tools, believed to have been
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ling with scientific glee over a recent
turn in the chemical war between the
two great opposing forces in Europe,
whereby the allies have for the time
being gotten the best of their ene
mies" said Charles J. Young, secre
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of St. Louis, who is a visitor in Seattle.
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work of the chemists of the allies, the
soldiers in the trenches are manufac
turing common salt
antiseptic out of every whiff of the
once deadly chlorine gas that rolls over
thTheremehthod of neutralizing the gas,
Mr Young said, is by daubing the pro
tective helmets of the soldiers and sat.
urating the cotton respirators with a
nlste formed from glycerine and so
oTum phosphate. Then when the cloud
nf deadly gas rolls down a chemical
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