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x 6 1922 VOL. LXI-XO. 19.183 Entered at Portland tOretrrm) Poatoffice as Second-class Matter. PORTLAND, OREGON, MONDAY. 3IAY 15, 1922 PRICE FIVE CENTS TWELVE-MILE HOUSE CROWD IN TEARS AT PASSION PLAY BRITISH HEIR DINES WITH GENERAL WOOD SACRED MUSIC SENT OUT TO RADIO FANS CONTEST IS KEEN QUEEN OF RUMANIA RAIDED FOR LIQUOR PKOPKIETOn IS ARRESTED; MOONSHINE IS SEIZED. MAY VISIT AMERICA IS FACING FAILURE PRINCE'S EYE IS BLACKENED BY POLO BALL. QUARTET OF FIRST FXITARIAX CHURCH ENTERTAINS. MARIE WANTS INVITATION TO COME FROM PRESIDENT. GENOA GATHERING RAILROAD AGENTS EXPEND MILLIONS IN PENNSYLVANIA i Russia Rejects Proposal I to Invite America. PLAN IS HELD "UNFRIENDLY" Allied Agreement Against I Separate Pacts Opposed. TOTAL WRECK AT HAND If Conference Breaks I p, Delegate bab Soviet Will Revert to i'ormer Isolation. 1 ' BT ARNO DOSCir-FLKUHOT. ICopyright bv the NW York World. Pub lished by Arrangement.) GENOA, May 14. (Special Cable.) The conference today invited Amer ica to enter a commission to study Russia at The Hague on June 15, but the Russians have flatly re jected this "agreement," reached by the inviting powers at the Villa Al bert! tonight. In a long statement to me tonight Foreign Minister Tchiteherin &aid he and his colleagues considered this proposal "distinctly unfriendly." They resent the allied agreement not to make separate agreements with Rus sia in the interim. At the meeting to which America has been invited no Russians will be present. How ever, a second commission, which will include Russian represent atives, will be called to the same place on June 2S to pass upon the work of the first group. Only One Dale Mentioned. The British, in announcing this de cision of the inviting powers, only mentioned the June 15 commission and are embarrassed over being forced by tho French to make the Russians sit below the salt for a fortnight after. Thus in their long afternoon meet ing at Premier Lloyd George's villa, the allies reached a decision which is obviously unpalatable to the Rus sians. Even before the double com mission arrangement was made. George Tchiteherin, still not knowing fully what humiliating position he would be asked to fill and basing his statements on what he already knew, told the World he would refuse. When full details reach him, he will be come even more fixed in his decision. The result of soviet rejection of this new plan must te, it appears, im mediate withdrawal of the delegation from Genoa. I asked M. Tchiteherin. who seemed extremely nervous, whether he would return to Moscow. AwttWer lo Question :oded. "That I cannot answer," was his only reply. However, in his statement he said that if the conference did break up and he went home, he would scrap all concessions made here, refuse to sign the trK and Russia would re vert to her former isolat ion. "We cannot have anything to do with any commission on Russian af fairs which meets without Russia," tile soviet envoy told me. "We nego tiate as equals with other powers. We cannot allow ourselves to be put in I ho position of accused before a tribunal. "Tho who. course of the nego tiations at Genoa shows it is no use negotiating at Genoa without our knowledge or adopting decisions without our knowledge. l'rgre Ileelared I.nekinjt. "This does not bring the thing one etcp forward. If the powers discuss our question without us, they are sure to adopt such decisions that arc ; not at all adapted to the situation and conditions. Such a. commission would only be a method of creating a new coalition against Russia." Russia's challenge to the world was embodied in a note sent Premier Facta tonight by M. Tchiteherin. It moans that Russia is upset t i ng the allied agreement' upon which Louis Bcr thou has been congratulating him self. The Restarts want full representa tion on any commission and they do not want what one delegate called "an investigating commission." They arc slicking by their suggestion for a mixed commission of exters to re trace the ground already gone over. Knrroarhmrnt la Feared. delegates made it clear they fear the a Hied sugeM ion would lead to a financial commission which w ould be superimposed on the soviet govern ment and amount to encroachment on Russian sovereignty. But the allies arc g ing right ahead. Their plan is not to invite the United States to The Hague ih so many words, but all the arrangements are being framed to meet the American Wishes. The commission decided upon here will be appointed by individual gov ernments. Fending the work of the commis sion, there will be no separate agree ments with Russia for cither conces sions, debts or credits the ground covered at Genoa. All those points were put forward by M. Barthou and are known to represent the American view. Mr. Lloyd George will get his way In having the commission developed out of the conference and in includ- (Cuac.Uiiwd ua i'agc - Ccluuin I red T. Merrill, Agent for Prop erty, Declares He and Own er Are Persecuted. Another raid wras made on the Twelve-Mile house, early yesterday by deputy sheriffs ana resulted in the arrest of Ray Herring, proprietor, on a charge of violating the prohi bition laws. The deputies confiscated a little more than five pints of moon shine whisky. When the deputies entered the place, they found a small amount of moonshine in a glass at one of the tables used by patrons. A thorough search of the resort followed. Be neath the steps at the rear of the place the deputies found a cache con taining five pints of liquor. They suspect this was the property of Her ring and was being served to patrons. About 12 persons were at the road house when the raid was made, but they all were allowed to go their way. Only one of the 12 was under the in fluence of l!quor. The Twelve-Mile house was one of several road houses raided by the sheriff's deputies just a week ago. The other road houses were visited again Saturday night and early yes terday, but no persons were found at any of the others. The deputies mak ing the raid were Chief Deputy Christof fcrsen, Schirmer, Wolfe and Beeman. Fred T. Merrill, who is agent for the owner of the property, yesterday charged that he and the owner are being perse cu ted. He declared there is no real foundation for the raids and sa'd he will demand a grand Jury investigation. He also said he will ask Sheriff Hurlburt for a star for the purpose of arresting "people who are dropping bottles when they call at the Twelve-Mile house." MOTHERS ARE GUESTS 2 00 Visiting at University of Ore gon Campus Arc JEntertaincd. UNIVERSITY OF OREGON". Eu gene, May 14.- (Special.) Entertain ment was given by the whole uni versity today in honor of the 200 mothers of students visiting on the campus. Special vesper services were held by university students In the Methodist church tonight in honor of mothers. After a tour of the campus and Eu gene, a campus luncheon was held, after which the symphony orchestra and plee clubs gave a concert. A large reception was held in the wom en's building for the visitors. This is tho second year the university has officially observed Mothers' day, and according to Wayne Akers of Wasco, general chairman, a larger number of mothers are on the campus than ever before. Special entertainment was given by the faternities and sororities for the mothers. COLUMBIA RIVER RISING Crowds Watch Carp Feeding on Grass in Lowlands. HOOD RIVER, Or.. May 14. (Spe cial.) The Columbia river, which has been rising slowly here for the past month, is showing an increased climb since yesterday, and back-water is now covering low land pasture just north of the city. Yesterday many folk visited the lowlands to watch schools of carp feeding on grass, where a week ago cattle were graz ing. The fish swarmed over the grass land, eating the blades and nosing out the roots. Rivernun say they expect a heavy rise in the river during the next ten days if the warm weather now pre vailing continues. BOY BATHERS DROWNED j A Two Lads Lose Lives in Shasta: t I Hirer, Xear Montague, Cal. VHEKA. Cal.. May 14. Alvin Bur bank, 12 years old, and Leon Jones, lti years old, were drowned in the Shasta river near Montague yester day. The boys went bathing in the cold water and nc ither could swim. Leon Jones sank to the bottom and the Burbank youth jumped in to save him but he did not come to the sur face. A brother of the Jones boy ran for help and the bodies were recovered in 16 feet of water. PLANE T0CARRY SERUM JSan Diego to l'urnish Cure for lHtc or Rattlesnake. SAN' DIEGO. May 14. The San Diego Zoological society announced today that it had completed arrange-, mints to deliver by airplane an anti- : venomous scrum to be administered to persons bitten by rattlesnakes, j A kit containing the serum, a' syringe and emergency dressings will ' be carried in a parachute which will be dropped to the town calling for 1 help in cases where the aviator can- I not find a suitable and safe landing. . t WEDDING TRIP IN PLANE Dances ami l'aet Husband Reach Berlin l'rom Moscow. IU111L.1N, May 14. Isadora Duncan, dancer, has arrived from Moscow in an airplane. A dispatch from Moscow, May 10. said Isadora utrncan and her 2 .-year - i T old poet-husband, to whom she was married recently, were to leave that night for Berlin on an airplane honey moon trip. Rain Causes Audience to Shiver During Acts. ANTON LANG WINS PRAISE Sun Gilds Scene as Resurrec tion Is Staged. JUDAS' ROLE IS REALISTIC Crowd Estimated at 1000 Sees l'irst Rendition of Tragedy Since 1910 Portrayal. (Copyright by the New York World. Pub lished by Arrangement.) OBERAMME RGAU, May 14. (Spe cial Cable.) For nearly eight hours today a huge crowd assembled in the huge open-air theater for the first performance of the Passion play since 1910, shivered in the cold and inter mittent showers. Finally the sun burst through the clouds during the resurrection scene to shine down on Anton Lang, playing the role of Christus. And with the memory of this cli max, the audience forgot the discom fort of the earlier part of the play and enthusiastically acclaimed the performance a great success. As early as 5 o'clock this morning pilgrims began arriving in the village by the hundred, and soon special trains were discharging their cosmo politan freight. Spanish priests, Jap anese, Scandinavians and Chinese jostled Bavarian peasants, while at least 1500 Americans almost took the place by storm. Ntvldiers in Crowd. Officers and enlisted "men from Coblenz were here in large numbers, rushing at once to the local stores to purchase boots for the walk over, the muddy roads. Cushions for the primitive wooden chairs were also in great demand. George Rucklin, American consul1 at coblenz, Mrs. Buck! in. and C. Stoger, vice-consul at Dresden, rep resented American officialdom, but other Americans included Mr. and M rs. Henry Rinderman, Fred B. Smith, Mr. and Mrs. John W. "Wheaton and Mrs. E. G. Batterson, all of New York. Yesterday the entire village par ticipated in the funeral ceremonies for Anton Meyer, who was to have played the part of Thomas. Like many other of the actors, he caught cold during the press rehearsal Wed nesday. Ho quickly developed pneu monia and his death has thrown all Obcrammergau into mourning. Inner Portrayal Realistic. Lang's lifelike portrayal of tho agonies of the crucifixion caused many in the audience to weep. Lang played the famous role of Christus in 1900 and again in 1910. This al most certainly will be his last ap pearance in the role, as by 1930 he will be too old for the part, which necessitates much actual suffering. Among the most difficult scones it'oncluded on Page 4, Column 4.) AND NEXT SATURDAY Church Attendance Prohibited by Injury Suffered in Game; Dance Given Aboard Cruiser. MANILA, P. L, May 14. (By the Associated Press.) The prince of Wales, with blackened eye and ban daged forehead, lunched with Governor-General Leonard A. Wood of the Philippines today. The heir to the British throne suf fered a bruised eye and slightly cut forehead yesu.-ay when he was hit by a polo ball, but today he insisted he again would play polo tomorrow upon return grom Cavite. ie prince slept late t.us morr'ng and consequently his proposed trip to Fort McKinley with General Wood was abandoned. He also had planned to attend church, but this was pro hibited by his physician, who ordered him to remain quiet until noon, when he disembai led from the cruiser Re nown for the luncheon with General Wood. The prince is said to be the first heir to the throne of a world power ever to visit the Philippines. He was escorted here by a flotilla of Ameri can destroyers. When the Renown dropped anchor yesterday the national saluc of -1 guns was fired and Governor-General Wood paid an official visit upon the prince aboard the cruiser. At noon the prince disembarked and was re ceived by Vice-Go vernor Gillmore, on behalf of the Philippine govern ment and was escorted by a troop of the Ninth cavalry to Malacann palace, where he officially called on Governor Wood and then lunched informally with him. Later in the day the prince played polo on Forbes Field and it was there he suffered a cut over the right eye. Thousands gathered at Luneta, where the prince landed, and cheered him as he drove through the city to the palace. His visit to the Philip pines will last three days. SUSPECT KILLS OFFICER Constable Shot in Battle With Man Arrested as Burglar. LOS ANGELES, Cal., May 14. Will iam Funk ho user, constable at San Dimas, about 20 miles from Los An geles, was shot and killed early today while battling with a man he had ar rested as a burglar. Constable Funkhouser trailed the man for a mile, being accompanied by a householder whose home had been robbed, but who was unarmed and unable to render much assistance to the officer. The suspect escaped into the moun tains. A posse was organized immediately at San Dimas and later officers from eight neighboring cities joined in the hunt, with Sheriff Traeger of Los Angeles directing them. ACTRESS DIES IN THEATER Enseals Blair rasscs in Dressing Room l-'ollowing Performance. CHICAGO, May 14. Eugenia Blair, a widely known actress, playing in "Anna Christie" at the Cort theater, died in her dressing room at the thea ter shortly after her appearance in the early part of Saturday night's performance. Her death, which was believed to be due to heart disease, was not made public until today. WE WILL BE LOOKING OVER Many Hearers Report Changes in Apparatus Have Made Tone Much Clearer. A programme consisting entirely ot sacred music by the quartet of the First Unitarian church was broad cast from The Oregonian radio tower last night as the regular Sunday night religious service which has become a part of the weekly schedule of radio entertainment. Due to changes made in the appa ratus by J. B. Weed, operator of The Oregonian station and local manager of the Shipowner's Radio service, and the fact that the concert was the first one to be broadcast since the an IpnrIT tennae was raised 37 feet higher in,OntAI the air, many listeners telephoned in. saying that the music was clearer and better than they had ever heard the station send before. The quartet of the First Unitarian church consists of Mrs. Herman J. Hucke, soprano; Mitylene Fraker Stites, contralto and conductor; J. Ross Fargo, tenor; Walter Hardwick, bass; Ralph W. Hoyt. organist, and May Van Dyke Hardwick, pianist. Ralph W. Hoyt's organ solo, Mauro's "Prelude," was the opening number, and was played with a tech nique and finish that provided the large radio audience in and around Portland with a selection of excellent music. Of all instruments the organ and violin arc considered the best adapted to radio entertainment, and the organ music broadcast by The Oregonian in frequent concerts on an instrument loaned by Sherman, Clay oi Co. has proved one of the popular features of the radio service. The solo was followed by two quartet numbers with organ accom paniment; the first a hymn, 'O Come All Ye Faithful," and Gounod's "Ring Out, Wild Bells." The next number was a bass solo, "Mother of Mine," song by Walter Hardwick, assisted at the piano by May Van Dyke Hard wick. A trio number sung by Mr. Hara wick, Mrs. Hucke and J. Rosa Fargo was one of the finest selections of the entire programme. The number was Verdi's "Praise Ye." Mrs. Her man J. Hucke then sang her soprano solo, "There Is No Death," and the quartet followed with "lmnianuel's Land." On account of a slight throat infec tion J. ltoss largo was unable to sing the tenor solo which had been announced, although he had suffi cient voice to take his place with the quartet. The number was dropped from the list and -Mitylene Fraker Stites sang "Cod Shall Wipe Away All Tears" as a contralto solo. The programme was concluded by a sec ond organ solo by Ralph W. Hoyt, who played Mendelssohn's "War i March of the Priests." AMATEURS PLAN PROGRAMME Radio Orchestra to Play Tonight fore AVlreless. The concert by tho Irvington Ama teur Radio orchestra to be sent broad cast from The Oregonian tower to night between 7:30 and 8:30 o'clock, promises to be a real treat of popu lar music. The orchestra is a friendly affair made up of six radio fans who organized themselves for radio playing, and have already given a number of excellent programmes. Saturday night. May 6, when the Hawley station was closed tem- CConcluded on Page Column 4. ) THE CASUALTY LIST, ' t '?L'OY : Interest Is High in Pri mary Tomorrow. RAGE FOR GOVERNOR HOT Alder-Pinchot Fight Over shadows All Others. LEADER LACKING nepubiicans ior First Time in 50 Years Have Xo Cameron, Stan ley, Quay or Boles Penrose. PHILADELPHIA, May 14. (By the Associated Press.) Republican voters of Pennsylvania will go to the polls Tuesday in one of the most interest ing state primaries in a generation. It will be the first time in nearly 50 years that republicans have entered a fight to settle party differences with out a Cameron, a Matthew Stanley, Quay or a Boies Penrose to guide the destinies of the regular organization. All political parties will select can didates to be voted for in November. The contest of overshadowing inter est is that for the republic..", nomina tion for governor between George K. Alter, attorney-general, and Gifford Pinchot, ex-state forestry commis sioner. Sproul Supports Alter. Governor Sproul, the Philadelphia and Pittsburg city organizations and j ny the regular republican coun ty leaders are supporting Alter, while Pinchot has rallied to his cause many leaders identified with the progres sive party movements in 1912 and 1914, and some of the regular repub lican county leaders. The issues of the campaign have been along state lines. Both candi dates are pledged to enforce the pro hibition laws. Pinchot, who resigned as state forester after becoming a candidate, charged that there had been extravagance in conducting the a f fairs of the state government and that Alter had been selected as a candidate by a small group of "politi cal contractors." Kronomy Cam pa fern Promise. Alter made his campaign on a plat form of economy and efficiency, and a business administration. Some of his supporters brought into the cam paign Pinchot's prominence in the progressive party when it opposed the regular republican organization Each side claims it will win by a wide margin. The Pinchot campaign managers concede that Philadelphia and Pitts burg will be carried by Alter, but predict that the remainder of the state will turn in a vote large enough to wipe out the Alter majori ties there and give victory to Pinchot by 150,000. Alter supporters assert he will be nominated by not less than 200,000 and possibly 250,000 majority. A statement by the Alter campaign com mittee said the 65 counties outside of Philadelphia and Allegheny would give him a majority of not less than 40,000 and that his majority in Phila delphia would be at least 150,000. Voters will have the unusual op portunity of voting three times for United States senator, due to the deaths of Senators Knox and Penrose. Senator William K. Crowe, who was appointed by Governor Sproul to succeed Knox, is not a candidate. Reed Gets f nimri Support. David A. Reed of Pittsburg is the regular organization candidate for the Knox unexpired term, and for a full term beginning next March. He has the support of both the Alter and Pinchot groups. Senator George Wharton Pepper of Philadelphia, Penrose's successor by appointment of Governor Sproul, is candidate for the unexpired Pen rose term, running to March, 1927. His chief opponent is William J. Burke of Allegheny county, repre sentative at large. Pepper has the support of many of the regular or ganization leaders. Burke claims the support of organized labor and ,ot many members of the American Le gion because of Pepper's stand on the soldiers' bonus. For the first time in years the democrats will go into the state pri mary without a real fight. As a re sult of a meeting of the factions a majority ticket was placed in the field. The unopposed candidate for the democratic nomination for gov ernor is James A McSparran, widely-known granger. NEGRO CANDIDATE FAILS 1'outh Picked for Admission to Xaval Academy Misses. ANNAPOLIS, Md., May 14. The an nouncement Saturday of the results of the April examination of candidates for admission to the naval academy shows that Emil T. Holly, the negro youth apponited from New York city by Representative Ansorge, did not pass the mental tests. Academy examination papers are marked by three instructors who do not know to which candidates they are assigning marks. Tour of Country Planned Fair Treatment by Press Is Je- sired by Royal One. BUCHAREST, May H. (By the Associated Press.) Queen Marie of Rumania may forego her coronation this fall, in order to visit the United States. Since the signing of the armistice, the queen has been plan ning to go to tho United States, but pressing affairs in her own country and the expenses of the long land and ocean journey have deterred her. Now invitations from friends and petitions from women's clubs and civic societies are pouring in on her so fast that she finds it difficult to resist them. While the queen has not received an official invitation from President Harding, it is known that the Ameri can government would welcome and entertain her. The Rumanian gov ernment, however, would prefer that the queen receive a formal invitation from the White House in order that there might be no mistake concerning her status. Marie has not yet set any date for her departure, but her friends are urging her to postpone her coro nation with King Ferdinand which is set to take place in Transylvania, and start for New York, after she has fulfilled a few European court en gagements. The queen today made it clear to the associated Press thpt if she went to the United States It would be with the object of seeing the country and thanking in person the thousands of Americans who helped Rumania bo generously during and after the war. She said it was absurd to think that she would engage in any motion pic ture enterprises. "I wish also," tho queen added, "to sec your big-hearted, sympathic and humane president, your enterprising and clever men and your practical and resourceful women. I desire espe cially to talk with your women and get the beneftis of their ideas, wis dom and experience. T must plead with the American newspapers to be fair to me. How utterly unchivalrous and reprehen sible it is for some of them to say as they did recently, that I had given up going to America, because I was jealous of the reception accorded to Marshal Foch. My name seems to amuse the public." BABY REPORTED MISSING VandH Newman, 18 Month Old, TiCaves Home at Tonquin. With her shepherd do: as her only companion, Vanda .Newman, is montns old, started out from her home at Tonquin, Or., yesterday afternoon to see the world. Sho was last seen at 2 o'clock and frantic parents and neighbors asked the Portland police last night to help find her. Tonquin is on the line of the Ore gon electric near Tualatin. The dis patcher of the railway was appealed to and he sent a request to the Port land police for bloodhounds to track the child. Officers were trying to ob tain some dogs for this purpose last night. The girl is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Newman. AUTO PLUNGE KILLS ONE Blacksmith Loses Life as Machine C rashes Through Bridge RatUag. SEATTLE, Wash., May 14. E. L. Collins, 29, a blacksmith, was killed and J. M. George, 45, manager of the Warminster hotel of this city, was probably fatally injured early this morning when the automobile in which they were riding crashed through the railing of the Des Moine.t highway bridge over Live creek, just south of the city limits, and plunged into the gulch, 20 feet below. Laurence Ditlevinson, 35, a black smith, and Mrs. Ethel Tamblin, 32, sister of Collins, were also, injured but not seriously. The party was re turning from a dance at Des Moines. INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS The Weather. YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 70 degrees; minimum, ji degrees. TODAY'S Fair; tinrth westerly inda. Foreign. P. ;nce of Wale dines with General Wood. Pan 1. Genoa conference waits on America. 1 Genoa gathering l facing failure. Page L Rumanian queen may visit U. S. Page 1 National. Railroad purchasing agents expend mil lions for new equipment. Page 1. N Cross is expected for hero of 180s. l'age 3. Primaries worry senate. Page 4. Women leaders rush to Missouri to stabil-j ize feminine vote oi Dotn parties. Domestic. Pc.in." lva la votes most interesting tomorrow primaries In one of genera- tion. Page l. Psicifie Northwest. S. -tie and lacoma sign power contract. Page 7. Olcott acts after probing kian. Page 6. nports. Pacific Coast league results: At Oakland lo-u, Portland 5-U; at Sacramento 4-4. i.os Angeles-o-'-; at Salt Uk. Kan Krai.. lo-17; at Vernor 10-la. -attic 7-j. Page 10. Johns' in de.eats Tllden in tennis. Page 11. Giants defeat Cubs In 10-mnlng- gamv. Page 10. Gorman's tad hand in shape for Sacco Fight. P ;e it. Commercial ajid Marine. Strike hiring committee is unable to agree. Pae IS Xliree large steamers due to arrive today. Page 1. All bond 1 qLicklyaligested. Page 18. Portland and Virinit. Tw-elve-Mils house is raided again. Page 1. Weather keeping log output down. I'age is. 31o..er clared final proof of God. Page 4. Sacred music sent out to radio fans. Page b Commander-in-chief of Grand Army of Re public welcomed tu city. Pace a. Big Scale Equipment Orders Being Placed. MOVEMENT ONLY STARTED Carriers Prepare for Ex pected Business Boom. APRIL BUSINESS IMMENSE Fear l'elt Tliat If Aralanelie of Orders Continues Shortage of Labor May Develop. BT HARDEN COLFAX. CCopyrirht. IMt, by Tin Oreaonlu.) WASHINGTON. D. C, May 14. (Special.) Railroads of the country within the past 30 days have looted' their purchasing agents with a tor rent of orders for equipment of all kinds, ranging from spikes to loco motives, the total of which will rua into the hundreds of millions of dol lars. Jn addition, some of the chief systems of the country havs an nounced improvement programmes rivaling the activities of the emptr builders. With this start, InvolvtnK on outlay of perhaps 1400.000.000, the movement seems to have but started; it Is gaining Impetus and giving em ployment to thousands of workers. Within the week two big companies have notified the Interstate commerce commission that they are ready to start on Improvement programme;, totaling about $140,000,000. These are the Central Railroad of Nrw Jersey, which expects to expend about IS0, 000,000, and the Illinois Centrsl. which has begun active preliminary work on Its ambitious programme of elec trification in Chicago, with attendant expansion of its terminal facilities there. Ills; Orders Authorised. Here are some of the big equip, ment orders authorised or placed within the past month: Tho Illinois Central railroad Is la the market for 4000 coal cars; the Chesapeake A Ohio is olMerlna; 3V00 hopper and flat-bottom ears and IfM box cars; the Norfolk & Western has ordered 4000 coal cars; the Atchison. Topcka & Santa Ke has asked for bids on 2000 box cars; the Southern Hall way has divided an order for u30 box cars among several builders; the Missouri l'acjflc Is Inquiring as to prices on 2000 automobile car, the Northern Pacific Is In the market for 1000 box cars. 600 coal cars and ".,' stock cars; the Southern Pacific has ordered 2000 automobile cars; the St. Louis & Southwestern is Inquiring for prices on from 300 to 1000 box cars; the Pero Marquette wants 600 box cars and tho New York Central system has ordered a total of I,000 cars to be apportioned among Ita chief lines. The locomotive market lias been n' less active. In Arll the buying wave started with orders for 373 locomo tives, or three times the total of the preceding three months. Kven In those three months buying was comparatively brisk. Among orders placed were those of the At lantic Coast line for 20 locomotives; the New Haven. 0; the Chicago A Northwestern. SO. and the Iloaton & Maine, 22. Again orders for locomotives tell of a revival of trade In South Amer ica, among the chief purchasers br ing the Patagonlan railway for 2J Mikado t;pe locomotives and the Sorocauaba railway of Ilrazli. which ordered 10. The Pennsylvania railroad recently announced that It would spend $8,000. 000 In improving its Pittsburg fscili. ties and tho Cleveland Union Ter minals company asked the interstate commerce commission for permission to issue $12,000,000 in securities aa the first installment on an authorised $80,000,000 It contemplates spending. All told, during the month of April more railroad cars were ordered than had been ordered during the entire year of 1921. Orders in that month totaled 29,345 cars, or a handful more than the total orders for the three preceding months. The first four months this year were produetive of orders for railroad cars amounting to more than twice as many as wern ordered during the 12 months of lsat year. Meaning l Made leap. What docs It all mean? This cor respondent was told today that It meant two things. 1. That the railroads arc expecting a business boom of proportions un surpassed by wartime activity of a few years ago and are preparing to handle the traffic when It comes. 2. That, in addition to the forego ing, the railroads at present ap proaching prosperity- have begun the task of catching up with their norma equipment growth, which of neces sity was badly stunted during the period of federal control and there after. Paradoxically, these huge equip. ment orders are being placed at a time when there are more than half a million freight cars idle, moat of them so for lack of business. Of tho 529. 58 freight tare- Idle the firs three months the Association of Hail, way Executives says 371,638 were iCoatluuid ou Pane 3, Celuiuu LJ