10 RAILROAD BILL BADLY BEATEN; LIMIT CONTROL Amendments to Measure Bring Test of Strength in Senate COMPENSATION IS CUT Final Vote Is Looked For Today; Clip Off Six Millions Washington, D. C., Feb. 22.—The Senate yesterday defeated amend ments to the railroad bill proposed by Senator Cummins, Republican, of lowa, and Senator Johnston, Demo crat, of South Dakota, both of which would have reduced the amount of compensation to the roads while un der government control and would have removed the limitation of such control to a period of eighteen months after the war. An amendment proposed by Sena tor Robinson, Democrat, of Arkan sas. striking from the bill a provis ion that the railroads should be paid a percentage of the cost of additions and betterments made during the last six months of 1917 was carried by a vote of 44 to 34. Cummins Amendment Lost The Cummins amendment was de feated by a vote of 53 to 23, while the Johnson amendment fell 61 to 10. An amendment proposed to the Johnson amendment by Senator Cummins providing that the rail roads should be administered by a board or commission after the war was defeated by a viva voce vote. The Robinson amendment will cut about $6,500,000 annually from the railroads' compensation. The ten senators supporting the proposal to reinsert the original ad ministration provision for indetlnite government operation were: Democrats, Ashurst, Johnson, South Dakota; Kirby and Phelan. Republicans. Gronna and Johnson, California; Jones. Washington; Ken yon, Norris and Poindexter. The vote against government op eration was accepted as decisive. Senator Johnson, of California, who The Highest Class Talking I Machine in the World f REMEMBER when you buy a . phonograph that you are buying a phonograph —not primarily a piece of 1 furniture, nor a method of payment, nor a collection of mechanical devices. 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St. Lawrence, 105. had led the advocates of government ownership, said last night that he did not expect to renew his effort. Washington's Birthday Session The Senate, proceeding under a rule of ten-minute debase upon all amendments, recessed at 6 p. m. with many amendments still to be con sidered and with little promise of a final vote being reached until to night. Senator Stone, of Missouri, moved that the chamber adjourn to day out of respect to the memory of George Washington, but this was opposed by Senator Martin, major ity leader; Senator Smith, of South Carolina, who is in charge of the railroad bill, and by Republican members. The Senate met at 11 o'clock and Senator Gerry, of Rhode Island, will read Washington's fare well address. Debate on amend ments to the railway bill will then be resumed. As the bill stands now the com pensation clause as originally sub mitted to the Senate is virtually un changed, except in respect to com pensation on improvements and bet terments made during the last half of 1917. This compensation clause provides that the roads shall receive a standard return equivalent to the average operating Income for the years 1915, 1916 and 1917. Senator Cummins' amendment would have changed this provision by limiting the standard return of any road whose average net income for the three years mentioned has been more than 5 per cent, to a sum not Sylvan Heights Home, 87. St. Patrick's, 1(5. Enrollments In the parochial and public schools, discontinued to-day because of the holiday, will be re sumed Monday. In the Cameron public school there are 833 pupils and 833 Junior Red Cross memberships. In the Webster school there are 545 pupils and 545 Junior Red Cross members, as well as 7 8 senior mem bers. All Schools Interested Enrollments in the Junior are be ign made in these schools: Foose, Harris, Paxtang, Shtmmell, Webster, Stevens, Willard. Boas, Verbeke. Relly. Calder, Hamilton, Downey, Woodward, Wickersham, Allison, Forney, Vernon, Camp Cur tin, Steele, Maclay, Melrose and the Teachers' Training school. Miss Anne U. Wert, principal, is aiding in the raising of funds by giving in struction. • exceeding the net railway operating income for 1917 after deducting therefrom the amount available out of earnings for Investment and sur plus above this amount, also pro the limitation mentioned should not be employed so as to reduce the net Income of any such carrier below the amount required each year to pay the regular dividend. Any sur plus above this amound, also pro vided, should be paid into the re volving fund, which will be used for extensions and betterments. Senator Robinson's amendment will have the effect, it is understood, of reducing compensation to the roads by many millions of dollars. Johnson Clause The Johnson amendment would have reinserted in the bill its ori ginal provision that control of the railroads should continue for the period of the war and until Congress should otherwise decree. This was opposed by opponents of Government ownership of railroads and by many Republicans on the ground that it would be giving the semblance of permanency to war legislation. Sen ator Frelinghuysen offered an amendment to this section of the bill providing that no provisions of the legislation should affect the states' power of taxation. This was accept ed. BOLSHEVIKI TO RESIST GERMAN INVASION [Continued from First Page.] ing from the proclamation ordering that the German advance be resist ed. While thi may not be signifi cant, all previous orders in the pres ent citoi* have been signed by Trotzky and Lenine. Trotzky Is re ported to have cast the deciding vote in favor of accepting a German peace. Written confirmation of the acceptance of German peace terms has passed the German lines, ac cording to Berlin, which adds that this disposes of rumors that the Lenine-Trotzky government has fallen. lighting Fronts Quiet In France and Italy there has been no change in the general sit uation on the fighting fronts. Small raids and artillery duels continue, as does the aerial activity. German artillery fire has been heavy north of the Aisne and In Champagne. On the American sector the intense ar tillery firing continues with the American gunners doing the most damage. Throat to Dissolve Parliament Demands of Austrian Socialists that the government begin peace ne gotiations on the basis of President Wilson's recent message has brought tho threat from the Emperor that Tie will dismiss Parliament if the budget, which the Socialists have it in their power to pass or defeat. Is not given a majority. Not only are the Socialists dissatisfied, but the Czech. Slav and Polish deputies in the Austrian Reichsrath are openly hostile to the government in its war and peace policies. The Socialists have called mass meetings to sup port a demand for the opening of peace negotiations with the United States. Disorganization of Russ Navy Reaches Extreme Point in Time of Crisis Dondon, Feb. 22.—Disorganization in the Russian Navy has reached an extreme point and there is no likeli hood of any order being obeyed, ac cording to an Exchange Telegraph dispatch from Petrograd. The na val authorities at Reval report that in order to save the Russian Navy from the hands of the Germans it would be necessary to remove the ships at Reval and Helsingfors to I Kronstadt. This, however, is believed to be impossible owing to their disuse. Up to this time only submarines have been removed from these ports. The question has arisen whether to de stroy the ships in Helsingfors. It Is also suggested to intern them in Finland as a free and neutral state, acknowledgement of Finnish neu trality having been made by the Bolsheviki. The Bolsheviki are will ing to withdraw the Russian Red Guards from Finland and to stop the supply of munitions to tho rev olutionists. The marine deachtments at Abo, Finland, and the Aland Islands de mand their immediate discharge, the dispatch adds, and the majority of the crews at Helsingfors oppose any active defense. Court Transferred to Deathbed of Woman Detroit, Mich. —After hearing the testimony of a woman who is not expected to live, and to whose home the court, jury and officers adjourn ed to obtain the testimony, a in Judge Wilkins' court convicted Michael Molasko and Joe King of homicide in the second decree. The men were charged with having beat en to death Anthony Novak on No vember 4. The assault took place at the home of Novak's sister Mrs. John Gorsinski who then lived at No. 11 Wabash street. The testimony was taken In her present home No. 175 Copeland avenue. Mrs. Gorsinski and her nine-year-old son John were the only witnesses to the assault. Neutrals to Act on Loans to Russia The Hague.—Holland has suggest ed to tho other neutrals so Foreign Minister Doudon baa Informed a Dep uty, that they take joint action in respect to the repudiation by the Bolsheviki of Russia's foreign loans. Spain, said the Minister, already has consented in principle and re plies are expected soon frorfi Switz erland and the Scandinavian coun tries. HATffiJSBUFtG TELEGRXPH FLOOD VICTIMS APPEAL TO CITY [Continued from First Pago.] quarters for a shipping room, and is prepared to receive any contribu tions for the stricken town, and rush them as soon as received. Mayor Keister got in touch with the State Health Department and re ceived the information that there is 110 fund that allows them to ex tend help to the stricken city. There is no fund in the city that can be devoted for procuring provisions, for the flood-ravaged town, and the Mayor calls upon patriotic citizens to come forward with contributions, which the Red Cross will- dispatch at once. Frantic Appeals Mayor Cupper, city officers, the Board of Trade, Postmaster and Businessmen's Association of Dock Haven, united this morning in a frantic appeal to all cities of Central Pennsylvania to rush supplies and provisions to the stricken up-river town, which sustained a staggering suspension of all industrial activities and connection with the outside world during the high water that in undated the streets to a depth of four feet for two days and later froze the surface over the entire town. In the First ward, where most of the poorer people of the town are collected, suffering is so intense that only immediate relief will save a profusion of deoths from cold, ex posure and starvation. Special trains aro rushing provisions and necessi ties to the stricken town from a ra dius of a hundred miles this after noon. Bellefonte, Tyrone, Renovo, Altoona, Willlamsport and Harris burg have all received urgent appeals from the Lock Haven mayor and citizens to rush ai<f to the stricken town. Conditions In the flooded areas are worse than have ever been wit nessed by the oldest residents of the town. Cry Is For Heat For two days and nights the citi zens of the town have been confined to the second floors of their homes, without light or heat. In the early stage of the flood, the light and power plant was put out of commis sion and at 5 o'clock yesterday morn ing the gas company was put out of commission by the rising waters. "Send s heat, send us heat!" was the plea that came.from the suffer ing inhabitants this morning. "Coal oil stoves and coal oil. Pumps to get the water from our cellars so we can use our furnaces and the small amount of coal we have." Town Is Helpless The plea that reached Harrisburg late this morning was* for stoves, and yet more stoves, with coal oil to furnish heat to the victims of the water, ice and cold. A cold snowstorm raging to-day driven by cutting winds, and a tem perature during the night of five degrees, was the final blow that made the helpless town inert before the ravages of the severe weather and flood conditions. In the First ward, where suffering is most intense, the ice is piled four feet deep in the sweets, and ice is frozen in the houses. There is cry ing need for an army of laborers to dig this part of the town out of the ice, which prohibits the carrying of any relief to the suffering citi zens. Arrangements are complete to carry relief to 'these people as soon as automobiles can get to them. Open Public Places Mayor Cupper and a citizens' com mittee have opened the churches, schools and hospital for the care of the stricken families. The hospital is filled with the children that have been rushed there to save them from the' gruelling cold of their homes, and the State Normal School is filled with the older sufferers The remainder of the schools have been opened up for the benefit of the sufferers. The railroad station is in the j midst of a great Ice pile which was I left after the water receded, arid ' cannot be reached. Workmen are trrying to open up the railroad tracks, in order to let the specials bearing relief approach the city this afternoon. Fear Pneumonia The extent of the suffering in the worst stricken parts of the city j could not be estimated to-day. Mayor Cupper said, because it was impossible to reach the lower part of the town, where conditions are worst. Telephone and telegraph communication were out of order. Physicians have taken teps to com bat an epidemic of pneumonia, and the hospitals are filled to overflow ing. The downtown streets are filled with ice and no stores are open. All the cellars are filled with water, i and even with the receding of the water the houses and buildings are still without any heat except where oil and gasoline heaters have been j rushed to their assistance. Property loss High Estimates as high as $500,000 are placed as caused by the flood, but I it is impossible to estimate the total j extent of the damage caused by the I flood and water. Provisions and medical assistance will arrive in abundance, from near by towns this afternoon, Mayor Cup- J per said, but blankets, stoves, oil and wraps will be in greatest de mand. It is impossible to estimate when the gas plant and light and power plants can be run again. Careful tabulation of all articles sent will be kept, Mr. Cupper said, and they will be returned to the donors. Help Rushed to Stricken City by State Health Department Experts Engineers and inspectors from the State Health Department and State Water Supply Commission were to day rushed to Dock Haven to render assistance in airevi£\ting conditions in the flooded part of the town. Some of the sanitary inspectors had been engaged in observing flood con ditions ia the' vicinity and were given orders to proceed at once to Lock Haven. Reports of the conditions in Dock Kaven were telephoned to the Capi tol and as officers in the Governor's and Health Departments were in Philadelphia the messages wore sent to that city whence orders were given to render whatever aid pos sible. It was stated to-day that no re quests for state policemen or for tents or other stores had been made. Mayor Keister and men active in the Chamber of Commerce and other organizations in this city who had been appealed to on behalf of the people arranged to send provisions. Danger of Flood Here Is Passed When Water From Lock Haven Passes Safely The river opposite the city is fall ing, and the State Water Supply Commission said at noon that it will continue to fall. The highest stage reported was 14.S feet at midnight last night By 3 o'clock this morn ing it had fallen to 14.1, and has continued to fall since. The crest of the flood from Lock Haven passed this city, to-day, with out raising the river or making any trouble and no flood now is expect ed. The great ice gorge below Co lumbia remains intact, and floods are reported on the lower Susquehanna. At Poquea there is ten feet of wa ter on the railroad track and enor mous masses of ice are thrown along the tracks. The water at Safe Har bor is the highest it has ever been registered there, a foot and a half higher than in 1904, the previous high-water mark. It is thought the water and ice pushing down the Sus quehanna will force the gorge to the bay. Snow started to fall here at 6.40 this morning, with indications that It would continue all day. There was an inch of snow by noon, but no traffic dificulties or tieups reported. i British Airship of Zeppelin Type Shown London—A new British airship of the Zeppelin type, but said to be a distinct improvement on the German Zeppelin, was shown on the film for the first time this week in a pri vate view at the American embassy here. The new airship, in the be lief of the British naval men, is des tined to play an important part In naval warfare. The pictures were viewed by an invited audience of American naval nnd military men. Indian Princess to Warble in Trenches Denver. —At a concert here to raise funds for the purchase of a pi ano at Camp Funston, Kansas, Prin cess Tsiana Redfeather, noted Indian mezzo-soprano, announced that she will go to France in April to enter tain American Sammies in the trenches with her native Indian songs. Escaped From Mine by Steps of Snow St. Marys' Pa.—Michael Wolfe, employed on an oil lease near the plant of the Pennsylvania. Fireproof king Company, while crossing the Wehler farm walked into an open mine that was covered with drifted snow. He fell fourteen feet to the bottom and spent two and one-half hours getting out. This he managed to do by making big snowballs and placing one upon another, using them as steps to get out of the cave. FEBRUARY |2|PJ|JRMTURE SALEJH Five More Days to Make This Money S $ The New Vehicles For Baby Are Ready I* We have offered baby carriages in variety in former years Never so many really beautiful designs finishes as this year " Come in look them over at your leisure. If you select now you have choice of entire stock you are certain to be pleased and at the right price too. Sulkies, Strollers, and Pullman Sleepers in a number of different finishes. 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Captain George D. Bernitz and Detective James J. Coy, of the New York department, said the in vestigation under way has disclosed wholesale thefts in practically every uniform manufacturing firm men tioned to them since they were loan ed to the Army Intelligence Bureau and began their inquiry. It Is their belief the plot to reap fortunes in army cloths extends throughout the entire country and that tho authori ties will discover the theft of millions of dollars' worth of cloth by con cerns not yet brought into the lime light of tfle official investigation. The Grand Jury returned the in dictments to Judge Martin T. Man ton in the United States district court. These are the men indicted: Louis Davidson, head of the Uni versal Cloth Shrinking and Reflnish ing Works, 147 West Twenty-second street, charged in sixteen counts with embezzlement. Hyman and Benjamin Horwitz, of the firm of Horwitz & Moskowitz, of 119 West Nineteenth street, charged in sixteen counts with embezzlement. Ira D. Janowsky, alias Ira L. Janis, a civilian clerk in the Quartermas ter's Department United States Army, charged with aiding counsel ing inducing and procuring others to embezzle government property. Abraham Pursch and Ix>on of Pursch & Levin, army uniform contractors, of 55 Fifth avenue, and 18 West Eighteenth street, charged with embezzlement. Jarob and lining Welnsteln, Job- FEBRUARY 22, 1918. bers in woolens, of 97 Bieecker street, charged with receiving stolen government property. ' Barnet Teltz, of the firm of B. Teltz & Company, 33 Greene street, charged with receiving stolen gov ernment property. Barney Robinson and Morris Ale witz, receiving ami shipping clerks for the New York Manufacturing Company, 600 Broadway charged with perjury. Danger Lurks in Catarrh For It Often Leads to Consumption You Can Avoid the Dangerous Stage of This Disease. 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