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THE SAN ANTONIO LIGHT
(Founded January 20 ISSI.)
Comprising The San Antonio Light and the San Antonio
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(IKCILATION SIX MONTHS ENDING SEPT. 30 1910.
The total daily average circulation of the daily edi-
tion of The Sun Antonio Light during the six months
ending September 30 1916 was 22062 copies and of
the Sunday edition was 26756. Omitting all spoiled
left over unsold Returned. filed samples advertisers
and exchanges the total net paid average of the daily
edition was 20177 copies and of the Sunday edition
24424 copies
The circulation of The San Antonio J ight has been
certified to by the Audit Bureau of Circulation. The
audit of this bureau which embraces in its membership
every hading newspaper magazine and advertiser in
the United States and Canada is tegarded as authorita-
tive and final by the advertisers of America and Europe.
rhe San Antonio l ight as a result of the above audit
cr.n guarantee its advertisers 50 per cent more paid
circulation direct to the heme in San Antonio than any
other newspaper.
SUSPENDER SENTENCES.
A new kind of justice has been orig-
inated in Portland Maine. It is in Maine
that they have musical whisky. It was
there too that a new use for prunes and
oats was evolved as a result of the so-
called prohibition laws. One whose
knowledge of Maine had been gained
solely from sampling the state's prohibi-
tion whisky might conclude that justice
was not known there. If he had been
in the police station at Portland at noon
on a certain day recently he would
have learned that justice has not entirely
fled despite the external evidences to!
the contrary. He would have learned
also that in some of her wisest moods
Justice does not always proceed accord-
ing to the book.
Seven small boys all under ten years
of age. had turned burglars. Perhaps they
. >vere not burglars in the broadest sense:
for. since they were not old enough to'
realize the gravity of their acts they
could hardly be adjudged morally respon-j
sible. They had broken into stores and
stolen marbles chewing gum candy and)
. various other things that mean so much i
to boys of their age.
What was to be done with them?
Maine has a state school for delinquent
boys a "house of correction." as we
should call it in Texas. P>ut the judge
of the court before which the youngsters
were haled was either a modern Solomon!
or an uncommonly shrewd politician—'
or both. The odds are that he was a can-
didate for re-election. In any case he
was undoubtedly a psychologist.
Instead of treating the boys as crim-
inals and thus discounting the chances
that the\’ would become responsible citi-
zens the judge imposed a unique!
sentence. In departing from the pro-
cedure that is customary in cases of this
kind he did not ignore the law. Under
the law he could have imposed suspended
sentences. But such leniency might have
created in the minds of the youthful of-
fenders the belief that their youthfulness I
would serve to protect them if they
should choose to repeat their burglarious
performance.
Then there was another consideration.
If corporal punishment was administered
the parents of the boys would most likelv
take offense for it is universally charac-
teristic of parents to assume that they
alone have an inalienable right to flog
their own offspring. This is where the
political shrewdness of the Portland Solo-
mon may have come into evidence.
The judge imposed not only a sus-
pended sentence but a suspender sen-1
tence to boot. The parents of the bovs|
were called in. 'J hey were apprised of I
the two kinds of sentences that had
been imposed—and proceeded with a
rl ßht good will to execute one of them.
Off came suspenders. Heavy galluses are
worn in Maine necessarily' not only to
support the trousers but to bear up' the
cargo of imitation whisky which the
sumptuary laws have made it expedient
for the men to carry around with them
if they arc to enjoy the personal liberty
guaranteed to them by the constitution
of their country.
The suspenders came off. There was
no particular need for the heavy type at
the moment beyond that entailed by the
task in hand for one may assume from
the way the vigorous way in which the
suspender sentence was executed that
the fathers of the boys had emptied their
i flasks before responding to the court's
i summons to do their duty by themselves
and their state.
The parents armed with the weapon
which boys hold in greatest fear vied
with each other in "laying it on." When
t KI DAY
all was over the law had been complied
with the vanity of the parents had been
gratified the fear of righteous power had
been instilled in the offenders and the
judge had increased his chances for re-
election. Verily he deserves to be re-
elected.
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MR. MANN'S PROPOSAL.
Republican Leader Mann's offer to
withdraw from the speakership race in
favor of Champ Clark. Democrat in the
interest of harmony at this critical junc-
ture of our national affairs may be in-
terpreted in two ways. Some will say
that Mr. Mann is merely seeking to make
the best of a political situation that is
a<h erse to his party; that under the
guise of magnanimity patriotism and
I various other virtues he is trying to
save himself and his political colleagues
from an utter defeat which he foresees
will be their fate if they stand up and
give battle to the Democratic members
of the House. Others will accept Mr.
Mann's offer on its face and applaud
him for this unprecedented move in the
direction of non-partisan legislation.
Observers of the political maneuvers
preceding the opening of Congress in
extraordinary session are entitled to their
own opinions. But from this distance it
would appear that the Democrats and
the Republicans arc rather evenly
matched neither party having a per-
ceptible advantage. In this light one
need not give Mr. Mann credit for
magnanimity or purely patriotic motives
alone; he seems to be a far-seeing
strategist as well and in that respect
whatever degree of patriotism may be
reflected by his offer might easily be-
come more effective measured by re-
sults than that displayed by the mem-
bers who want to make sure of the
future by binding themselves and their
colleagues with party fetters.
The very closeness in the division be-
tween the two parties is a source of dan-
ger. regardless of which side may nom-
inally gain the upper hand at the be-
ginning of the session. If the Democrats
persist in their "whole-hog-or-nonc”
course they may come to grief if they
gain control of the House even by larg-
est number of votes they are claiming in
advance of the opening of Congress.
How a few men could effectually block
the will of the majority was demonstrated
with exceptional forcefulness at the re-
cent session when twelve “willful" sena-
tors conducted a filibuster designed to
prevent the President from placing the
country upon an armed-neutrality basis.
Though the Senate rules were changed
to avoid such a situation in the future
there are ways and ways whereby the
minority may defeat the aims of the
majority especially under the conditions
that will prevail in the House of Rep-
resentatives during the forthcoming ses-
sion.
If a two-thirds majority is required to
make a given move the Democrats—-
assuming that they will will gain nom-
inal control at the outset —would have
to count upon material support from the
Republicans. If the Republicans are
rubbed the wrong way they will be in
no mood to follow the lead of the Demo-
crats especially with the latter insisting
upon taking to themselves all the credit
for whatever may be accomplished.
Bi-partisan control as proposed by
Mr. Mann would necessitate some
sacrifices on the part of the stronger
party. But the sacrifices would not be
for the sake of the other party a^pne;
the entire country would be benefited
by the legislation which such self-im-
molation would facilitate. The Demo-
crats however seem determined to pro-
ceed upon the old partisan lines on the
principle that to the victor belong the
spoils. If anything should go amiss the
blame would be placed upon the Demo-
crats. In rejecting Mr. Mann’s offer they
are taking upon themselves a great re-
sponsibility.
THE NAVY BECKONS.
The Navy Department should experi-
ence no difficulty in getting the number
of men required to bring the enlisted
personnel of the navy up to the full
authorized war strength if the young
men of today are like the young men of
yesterday. Some time ago before the
national situation had become so delicate-
ly critical Secretary Daniels announced
1 that enlistments had been slow. This
was due no doubt to a combination of
two reasons: The young men of America
did not believe that the life in the navy
would afford them the romantic experi-
ences they craved and the standards of
the navy had been increased to such an
extent that none but able-bodied men in
every sense of the word would be ac-
cepted by the recruiting officers.
Now one of these reasons has been re-
moved and with its removal the other
reason has been largely nullified for prac-
tical purposes. The imminence of war
cannot but attract the adventurous spirit
of the American youth. Perhaps there
may be dull times for soldiers but if we
I go to war our sailors will certainly get
enough “experience” of the exciting kind
] to appease their appetite for adventure.
1 he inducements in this respect are so
”reat that even the high standards of
i the navy should not operate to keep the
[enlistments below the required mark; for
| the number of young men of all degrees
of ability should be so large as to af-
ford the recruiting officers an easy op-
portunity to pick more acceptable ones
I than they need.
| Perhaps it was the slowness of the
enlisting under the old and comparative-
ly uninviting conditions that led Secre-
tary Daniels to issue his recent plea
through the newspapers for a wider re-
sponse to the country’s call for seamen.
But. so far as the chances for exciting ad-
ventures may be concerned the attrac-
tiveness of life in the navy does not de-
pend solely upon the imminence of war.
Regardless of whether we go to war with
Germany as an outcome of the present
situation our seamen will have enough
to do to keep up their interest for some
time to come. The United States is just
now getting a taste of real preparedness
and with the broader activities entailed
by the nation's efforts to make itself se-
cure against foreign foes life in our navy
will be relieved of whatever monotony
may have characterized it during the
time when we regarded our ships in an
indifferent light.
All classes of seamen are in for a
period of adventure. Our marines in par-
ticular. will have enough to keep them
from dying of ennui even if we should
not go to war with Germany in the
larger sense. The marines have had some
adventures of late which cannot but have
won the wholesome respect and aroused
the envy of our sailors and soldiers alike.
A marine being half sailor and half a
soldier is ordinarily disliked in a hearty
sort of way by the two distinct branches
of the service. But both soldiers and
sailors must have observed that the
marines have been “in the thick of
things" during the last year or so. Wher-
ever there has been trouble the marines
have been the first to “see service.”
Nicaragua Vera Cruz Santo Domingo
Santiago—these are names that recall
many exciting events in which our
marines have figured in the last few
years.
Whatever developments may come the
men of our navy will be important factors
in the making of history during the most
interesting period the world has yet en-
tered.
One hopeful ray shines forth from the
encircling gloom. East Texas forecasts
indicate a bumper watermelon crop.
Texas shippers are preparing to pro-
test against the rate increases demanded
by the railroads. Business men and con-
sumers arc kept in perpetual hot water
either filing protests against rate in-
creases waiting on court decisions or
preparing for a strike emergency.
Representative Buchanan has a bill to
create a military school modelled on
West Point for every state in the union.
Mr. Buchanan's idea is right as far as it
goes like many such plans laid before
Congress. There is only one real plan
gentlemen and that is compulsory mili-
tary service.
The Same Bryan.
The Mr. Bryan who is now arguing vocifer-
ously in support of the proposition that when
Germany says so Americana must not use the
seas is the same Bryan who in 1896 de-
manded the coinage of the full legal tender
dollar worth less than 50 cents “without wait-
ing for the consent of any other nation.”:—
New York World.
“Peace Without Victory.”
Mr. Wilson invented the phrase of “peace
without victory.” We don’t know what he
means by it. Mr. Wilson is rather fond of
indulging these vague uncertain sentences;
they do no harm and possibly he gets a good
deal of satisfaction out of them. When he
used this particular phrase he was talking
about the great war in Europe. He thought
it would ami should close without victory for
either side. But now that he has take.i a
hand—has put the country in a state of war
we are wondering if he expects to stand by
his phrase of “peace without victory.”—Waco
Times-Herald.
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The Overworked Man.
Have you ever met the fellow who is doing
three or four times as much work as he should
have to do? We mean the fellow who will
spend sixty minutes of his precious time ex-
plaining to you that he can not afford to
waste a second so much is required of him?
Certainly you’ve met him. All of us know
him. He can be found in any line of en-
deavor. The next time you run across one of
these overworked men. investigate a bit.
You’ll find he does about half as much as he
says he does and that it takes about two
men matching and repairing what he has done.
The real overworked man is so busy that he
doesn’t have time to tell you about it. He
doesn't need to toll you anyway for his work
speaks for itself.—Beaumont Enterprise.
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Cannot Impress the French.
It is to be feared that the new French Joan
of Arc Mlle. Ferchaud in whose divine in-
structions to lead the armies of France to
victory the Vatican is said to be deeply in-
terested will not get very far in her cam-
paign. In the tirst place her personality is
much too indefinite. If La I’ucelle. the
Maid of Orleans Joan the Illuminated had
appeared at the court of Charles merely as
“Mlle. d’Arc” it is doubtful whether she would
have so readily persuaded 'the uncrowned king
of the reality of her mission. Moreover the
French nation is not now so much in quest
of signs and wonders as it was in the Fif-
teenth Century. It wants munitions men
money and commanders capable of operating
the tremendous technical machinery of modern
war.—Boston Transcript.
Time to Display the Flag!
The public display of the flag before homes
and places of business at this hour has far
more than an empty formal significance. It
is the definite assertion of an impulse of pa-
triotism that does not wholly expend itself in
the exhibition of the emblem of national sov-
ereignty. Whenever the flag is shown the
I ages are turned in our national history be-
fore the mind's eye to the episodes of the glo-
rious past. As the heroes of old valoriously
acquitted themselves so must their descend-
ants stand together to defend the ideals of
truth and liberty and equity wherever these
•ire imperiled. None can escape his responsi-
Li.ity for a man's part in the struggle of the
right as he sees it against the wrong. The
Pag is flown not in defiance but in defense.
It asserts our creed of independence and our
Willingness tn emulate the sacrifice that was
cheerfully made by the men of old.— I‘hiia-
dclphiu Public-Ledger.
THE SAN ANTONIO LIGHT.
Cabaret Night at Majestic.
It's going to be a “specialty
cabaret” after the regular show at
the Majestic tonight. Every artist on
this week's bill of seven star acts
is going to offer a bit of entertain-
ment different from the scheduled
program. Several of the acts are to
combine in specialties. It is a long
time since so much talent has been
available for a cabaret as will be
seen in tonight’s affair. This cabaret
Is expected to be one of the most
spontaneous and wholly pleasing
ever presented. The headliners at
the Majestic this week are Paul Mor-
ton and Naomi Glass. They offer a
futuristic frolic called “Nlncteen-
Seventeen Nineteen-Fifty.” It
abounds in witty dialogue clertn
comedy song hits and clever dances.
Robert L. Dailey and associate play-
ers an added attraction present a
farcical playlet “Our Bob.” Jim
Diamond comical and eccentric and
Sibyl Brennan have a delightful urn
called “Niftynonsense.” Milo Picco
operatic baritone otters a delightful
repertoire of classical operatic and
popular ballads. The Dancing Mars
are whirlwind trippers of the light
fantastic. Their act is beautifully
staged and costumed. Dinkins Barr
and Everett have a comedy singing
talking and dancing turn called
"How It Happened.” The Geralds
are musicians. Their offering calle I
"Gypsy Serenaders” is tastefully
staged.
Kathlyn Williams in “Out of the
Wreck” is the star feature of the
bill at the Empire Theater todiy
and tomorrow. A Paramount scenic
and a cartoon comedy complete the
bill. Kathlyn Williams who by her
beauty and dramatic talents has
become one of the leading emo-
tional actresses and one of the most
popular favorites of the screen and
who recently scored a big personal
success in “Redeeming Love” por-
trays the stellar role in “Out of the
Wreck'* one of the most unusual
and interesting screen dramas ever
presented to the public. It is a story
taken from a page of real life in
which Miss Williams is seen as a
leader of fashionable society as well
as a girl of tho slums. It is a photo-
play especially appealing to women
and children. The star is supported
by an unusually good cast which in-
cludes William Conklin. William Clif-
ford Stella Razetto William Jefftr-
son and Don Bailey.
Audrey Munson in "Purity” is
being shown at the Grand Opera
House today. Nigell De Bruilier plays
the part of Thornton the poor poet
who wanders in A ready. He is said
to be just what the popular concep-
tion of a poet would show—flowing
hair and long tie the wistful eye of
a dreamer and a studious manner
like one who lives above mundane
things. The other characters are said
to be adequately portrayed and the
entire production is said to disclose
the touch of a master hand in direc-
tion as well as in photographic work.
“Purity” is said to be a very re-
markable picture and is expected to
prove a very strong attraction.
The matinee idol of the screen.
Francis X. Bushman and beautiful
Beverly Bayne will be seen at the
Queen Theater today and Saturday
in the famous $lOOOOO Metro serial.
“The Great Secret.” This chapter is
entitled “The Woman and the
Game.” In this and the remaining
chapters Miss Bayne will be seen in
some stunning gowns. Another good
feature included on this program is
“The Beatric Fairfax” stories a se-
ries of thrilling dramas of love and
adventure featuring Grace Darling
and Harry Fox. Saturday only
Charlie Chaplin will be seen In one
of his latest and best comedies “Be-
hind the Stage.” The regular pro-
gram will also be shown.
Vienna Desirous of Avoiding Rup-
BERNE. March 29.— (Via Paris
March 30.) —A neutral diplomat
who arrived here from Vienna today
asserts that Austria is almost fever-
ishly anxious to retain good relations
with the United .States but is even
more desirous and determined to
support Germany. The continuance
of friendly relations between Wash-
ington and Vienna depends almost
entirely hp believes upon the out-
come of the crisis between Germany
and the United States.
According to the diplomat if
America am] Germany go to war.
Austria will follow the lead of her
ally but if peace is preserved Vienha
hopes to avoid a break with the
United States.
The economic situation in Austria
is described by the traveler as very
bad and getting steadily worse al-
though perhaps not worse than in
Germany.
Mysterious Craft Off East Coast.
NEW YORK March 30.—The two
vessels which were supposed to be
German submarines off Long Island
were American patrol boats Rear
Admiral Usher reports.
BOSTON Mass. March 30.—The
result of a referendum vote of mem-
bers of the Boston Chamber of Com-
merce on the daylight saving pl-in
made public today showed that 990
members are in favor of setting the
• lock ahead for the whole year if
done on a nation-wide basis. A
proposition to apply the plan to
eight months nf the year beginning
April 1. was favored by 611 mem-
bers. Seventeen members opposed
any change in the present system.
PITTSBURG. Pa.. March 30.—
Twelve hundred men employed In
th e Twenty-eighth Street plant of
the Westinghouse Electric and Man-
ufacturing Company were idle today
for the first time in two years. Last
night a big contract for seven-inch
explosive shells for a foreign govern
ment was completed and the men
were told there was nothing more
for them to do.
Children to Sing Patriotic Songs.
PITTSBURG Pa.. March 30.—
More than 90.000 children in the
Pittsburg public schools will assem-
ble in their rooms next Monday at
noon and sing patriotic snngs as
Congres convenes in Washington.
the applicants for first citizenship
papers under the new law. it de-
veloped today some fifty per cent
are Germans
Ac the Theaters
Kathlyn Williams at Empire.
Purity at Grand Today.
Francis X. Bushman at Queen.
AUSTRIA WANTS PEACE
ture With United States.
NOT GERMAN U-BOATS
American Patrol Vessels.
Fnvor Setting Clock Ahead.
Munilion Workers Are Idle.
Germans \pply for Citizenship
SAN JUAN. P. R.. March 30-
PLANS BRONZE BUSI
FOR WOMEN’S HOME
Daughters of Confederacy to
Honor Mrs. W. P. Baugh
of San Antonio.
In order to assist In placing In the
Confederate Hume for Women in
Austin a bronze bust ot Mrs. W. P.
Baugh ot San Antonio whose aelt-
sacrificing work made the home a
possibility a committee has been
appointed from the Barnard E. Bee
Chapter United Daughters ot the
Confederacy to raise money for this
fund. Mrs. L. B. Clegg treasurer h.i
charge of the work having been ap-
pointed by Mrs. E. O. Silencer presi-
dent.
The plan is along the Une ot
■'flowers for the living” the women
wishing to place In the home tnis
bust as an appreciation ot Mrs.
Baugh's work while she lives. The
work has been designed by Pompeo
Coppini and will cost abaut $4OO to
put in place. The women ot Hous-
ton have volunteered to raise $lOO
ot the fund and it is expected that
the San Antonio women will be eager
to do their part.
In the Confederate Home where
the bust is to be placed there are
now about one hundred women com-
fortably housed. These women are
the widows ot Confederate soldiers
and they arc spending the last years
of their lives in comparative happi-
ness because one woman—Mrs.
Baugh—had the forethought and
tireless energy to make the home
possible.
At a recent meeting of the state
organization of the Daughters of the
Confederacy the plan of placing tne
bust of Mrs. Baugh in the home was
agreed upon. The idea was suggested
by Miss Katie Daffan. superintend-
ent of the home. The local commit-
tee is now at work and any one
wishing to assist may communicate
with Mrs. L. B. Clegg or Mrs. E. O.
Spencer.
TEXAS MAYORS ENDORSE
UNIVERSAL TRAINING
San Antonio Heads List in
Page Advertisements in
Eastern Press.
WASHINGTON. D. C.. March 30.
—Mayors of sixteen Texas cities en-
dorse universal military training in
page advertisements inserted in local
newspapers by the National Security
League.
They are: Mayors Clinton G.
Brown San Antonio; E- T. Tyra Fort
Worth; Benjamin Campbell Hous-
ton; Henry D. Lindsley Dallas; Lew-
is Fisher Galveston; Tom Lea El
Paso; A. P. Wooldridge Austin;
John Dollins. Waco; J. E. Brosley
Amarillo; H. C- MeGown Brown-
wood: J. B. Marmion Houston
Heights: William H. Kinglet Hills-
boro; Edward H. McCuiston Paris;
It. H. Dunn. Port Arthur; George A.
Bird San Angelo; J. K. Campbell
Leopold.
The endorsement by the Texas
mayors has made an impression on
Texans in Congress who with the
exception of Congressman Garner
have consistently opposed universal
service heretofore but whether the
endorsement will bring others into
line is too early to forecast although
it is likely the Texans will line up
under pressure from the White
House.
OPPOSED TO CONSCRIPTION
\ovejoy Urge® Present Defense Act
Ik? (given Fair Trial.
WASHINGTON D. C. March 3). —
Owen B. Lovejoy secretary of the
National Child Labor Committee
and a member of the executive com-
mittee of the American Union
Against Militarism today made puo-
lic a letter he had written to Presi-
dent Wilson urging him to resist
pressure from Senator Chamber Din
and others to include compulsory
military training and service among
the subjects scheduled for consid-
eration at the special session of Con-
gress.
“I do not see why the present na-
tional defense act with its provi-
sions for the training of 300000
young men a year on a volunteer
basis should not be given a fair
chance to prove its merits before the
country abandons it for conscrip-
tion.” wrote Mr. Lovejoy.
“If there is to be any conscription
I submit that we should make the
sacrifice of minor interests first be-
fore present Ing be ultimate gift.”
JEWS TO VOLUNTEER
Samuel Untermyer to Help Outfit
Them In Event of War.
NEW YORK. March 30.—After a
meeting with editors and publishers
of Jewish newspapers here Samuel
Untermyer announced he would
head a committee of prominent Jews
in the event of war to recruit and
outfit Jewish soldiers and sailors.
Notice would be given through the
Jewish press it was said to the Jews
of the country “to stand in readi-
ness in case their services should be
needed.”
Associated with Mr. Untermyer
will be Jacob H. Schiff Isaac Selig-
man Nathan and Oscar Straus Louis
Marsha). Adolph Lewisohn and other
prominent Jews.
CALL FOR YACHT CREWS
Navy Needs 3000 Men to Operate
Patrol Boals.
CHICAGO 111. March 30.—Orders
have been received by Commander
W. A. Moffett of the Great Lakes
training station to rush the enroll-
ment of a division of 3000 men to
serve on 500 yachts and power boats
.being collected for war purposes.
Arrangements were made for the
distribution of the yachts in the great
lakes and a preliminary cruise of
three weeks is being planned.
La Touraine Is Safe.
NEW YORK. March 30.—The
French lino passenger steamer La
Touraine has arrived safely at a
French port according to a message
received today by the line's agents
here. Seventeen American citizens
were on board.
ORGANIZES WOMEN
FOR WAR DEFIES
MISS GERTRUDE ROBINSON SMITH
Miss Gertrude Robinson Smith of
New York state chairman of the
National League for Woman’s Suf-
frage Service has been busily en-
gaged in organizing women in a
score of states into branches of the
league for aid behind the lines in
case of war.
“The importance of specialized
work for women such as cooking
nursing wireless operating auto
driving etc. cannot be overesti-
mated” says Miss Smith. “It is most
essential that training in these dif-
ferent lines be seriously taken up by
women who wish to be of help. The
league will not accept women in the
detachment for special service who
are not efficiently trained in the
work they offer to their country.
They must take the regular in-
struction in these lines and be able
to pass the examination we re-
quire.”
CHANGE RATES IN SOUTH
Some Ixnver and Sonic Higher In-
der New Ruling.
WASHINGTON. D. C. March 30
—Genera) revision of freight rates
on fruits and vegetables from south-
ern states to northern and middle
western markets in order to bring
rates to a parity with those from
other producing sections were ap-
proved today by the Interstate Com-
merce Commission.
Carload and less than earload
rates on about forty-eight kinds of
fruits melons and vegetables from
every section of the South to Kan-
sas City St. Paul St. Louis Chicago
Cincinnati Louisville Pittsburg
New York Philadelphia and numer-
ous other towns and cities are in-
volved. In the case of the cities
mentioned 44 7 rates are increased
332 rates are reduced and 37 rates
left unchanged.
The commission found that most
of the railroads’ proposals for a
re-adjustment of rates were justi-
field but that in certain specific in-
stances the proposals were disap-
proved. Disapprovals included pro-
posals to increase rates on potatoes
from points in Arkansas Oklahoma.
Missouri and Kansas; to increase
rates on fruit from Arkansas. Okla-
homa and Missouri and to increase
rates on canteloupes and muskmel-
ons from Arkansas. Oklahoma and
Missouri where such rates are al-
ready as high as the commission
believes justified.
FORCES POLES INTO ARMY
Compulsory Service Io Be Adopted
It Is Refworted.
COPENHAGEN. March 20.—(Via
London. March 30.)—Compulsory
recruiting for the Polish army is
evidently about to be introduced in
the new kingdom of Poland instead
of the voluntary system which has
so far produced only a few hundred
recruits. Two army corps were
fixed as the minimum by Austro-
German calculations when the king-
dom was established.
According to Warsaw dispatches
to the German papers a sort of na-
tional convention convoked by the
Polish council of state has adopt -d
a resolution calling for the organi-
zation ot the Polish army.
SEARCH FOR LOST BOY
Congress of Mothers Joins In Hunt
lii Texas.
The search for James Douglass
Glass the seven-year-old son of Mrs.
Ella C. Glass who disappeared from
his home in Jersey City. N. J.. May
12. 1915 is being pushed in Texas
through the Texas Congress of
Mothers and Parent-Teachers’ As-
soclation. Mrs. F. W. McAllister
president has received a letter from
Mrs. Glass asking the assistance of
the mothers’ clubs of Texas in hunt-
ing for her lost son.
“Little James” she writes. “is
known to have been last seen in n
one-seated Ford car occupied by twn
men and a woman in Greeley Pike
County Pa. He is of fair complex-
ion. heavy light hair blue eyes had
good teeth full face. A reward of
$5OO is offered through the coinmis-
sion#i- of public safety. Jersey City
and no questions asked. Please com-
municate with Dr. Charles Glass. 13
Lineau Place. Jersey City N. J. or
Frank Hague commissioner of pub-
lic safety. Jersey City. N. J.”
AUCTION SALE OF FURS
Skills Worth 93.500.000 to Ik* Sold
in St. Louis.
ST. LOUIS. Mo.. March 30.—A rec-
ord auction sale of furs will he held
in St. Louis beginning April 16 who.i
2750.000 skins worth approximately
$3500000 will bo sold to purchas-
ers from virtually every country in
the world according to announce-
ment made today.
The Japanese
er 1553 raw s<
government will of
■al furs and several
large shipment
from Mam huria and Russia besides
2100 South America* chinchilla
skins-
MARCH 30 1917.
SWISS PARLIAMENT
NOT TO URGE PEACE
No Move to Be Made at This
Time to Bring About
End of War.
M .?? h -9—(Via Paris.
March M| — Ihe Swiss Parliament
decided today by a vole ot 88 to 23
that Switzerland should make .no
move in behalf of peace at the pres-
ent time. This action was taken aft-
er hearing the majority and minor-
ity reports of a commission appoint-
<d to consider the possibility of a
peace move by Switzerland.
The majority of the commission
advised against any action at this
time. The minority suggested: First
that the Bundesrath decline itself
ready to take part in a general con-
ference of states immediately after
the war for the purpose ol creating
an international organization for the
peace settlement ot all political ami
economical International disputes;
secondly that the Bundesrath de-
clare itself ready either alone or in
connection with other neutral states
to offer its good services for peace
negotiations whenever the circum-
stances seem timely or whenever its
services are requested.
The two reports were discussed
yesterday and Parliament at first
declared itself in favor of the major-
ity report with the amendment that
the Bundesrath the federal exec-
utive committee should have a free
hand to act it future developments
render it desirable. The minority
group was dissatisfied with this
action and forced the question to a
vote today with the result that
they were decisively defeated. Mr.
Hoffmann director of the political
department in supporting the ma-
jority report said that the petitions
for a peace move by Switzerland
were well meant but that the psy-
chological moment for peace had not
arrived.
■'However” said M. Hoffmann
"we are optimistic enough to declare
that it is an absolute necessity to re-
construct international law so as to
create new guarantees in order that
such things as we are experiencing
now will be impossible again. The
first threads however will be spun
in some other way. perhaps accord-
ing to the Bryan scheme agreements
to defer war which America has
concluded.”
MINE FIELD MENACES
SHIPPING OFF IRELAND
British Order Orduna Into
Port While North Channe 1
Is Cleared.
(NAME OF CITY DELETED).
March 30.—The fact that the Cun-
ard liner Orduna was stopped off
the Irish coast by a British torpedo
boat destroyer and hurriedly ordered
into the nearest port while the North
Channel was swept clear of a great
flock of mines suddenly discovered
there was revealed by the ship’s of-
ficers as the reason the vessel was
three days overdue when she reached
her American destination today.
Upon arrival in the Irish port nf
refuge her officers said they found
27 other ships had already escaped
the mine peril by putting In there
including one American ship. Two
other vessels had fallen victim of
the mines they learned and had
gone down.
The mine-sweepers worked twe
days clearing the sea of the menace
destroying more than 100 mines.
Then all the ships were ordered out
at once making their way through
a lane of protecting torpedo boat
destroyers and patrol boats until
their reached safe waters.
On board the Orduna were five
American airplane experts who have
been engaged in construction and
instruction work for the French on
the western front. It was learned
they have been called back here to
assist in the development of the
country's aerial service.
CZARINA TO LIVADIA
Deposed Empress to Be Sent to the
PETROGRAD March 30.— (Via
London »—The government has
granted the request of Maria Feodo-
rovna. the former dowager empress
of Russia and the mother of the
deposed emperor to reside at Liva-
dia in the Crimea.
Russian Minister Is Removed.
BERNE. March 29.—(Via Paris.
March 30.) —M. Ribikoff the Rus-
sian minister to Switzerland has
been notified by the provisional gov-
ernment of his removal from office.
Russian diplomatic affairs will be
conducted for the time being by the
secretary of the legation.
TO BUILD SEVEN SHIPS
Construction Is Ordered by Toledo
Ship Building Company.
TOLEDO. Ohio March 3—The
construction of seven ships of gross
tonnage of 19.000 tons has been con-
tracted for here it was announced
today by the Toledo Ship Building
Com pany.
All are full canal size steamers of
the Norwegian type and are to be
used in coastwise trade.
Coa| Mines Suspend Operations.
MONONGAHELA Pa.. March 30.
—Operations at 29 bituminous coal
mines in the Monongahela valley
have been suspended and nearly 20.-
000 men have been temporarily
'.hroun out of employment owing
to the low stage of the Monongahela
River due to a break in dam No. 4.
which prevents towboats from oper-
ating in the upper pools. It will
take from three to four weeks to
make repairs.
Maintenance Men Answer Call.
SPRINGFIELD. 111-. March 30.—
About SOO of the 1000 employes of
Hie maintenance of way department
of the Chicago & Alt<yi railroad re-
sponded to the strike cal] Wednes-
day evening. R. E. Clodfeltcr. grand
uganizer <»f the brotherhood said
here today. The employes demand
an increase in wages.
ns are on rout
Crimea.
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