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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-14
Earnings of Railroads.

Among the most encouraging signs
at the present time may be noted the
favorable record of railroad earnings
and the high efficiency at which the
railroads and industrial companies are
being operated Intrinsic conditions
are sound, and people generally are
than at any time for a decade.
The labor situation, at certain points,
presents a very difficult problem. but it
Is hoped that wise counsel will pre-
vail on both sides of the dispute, and
that employees and employers may
realize that the good of each Is the
good of all. The constantly increasing
returns which skilled and unskilled
labor has been able to command in re-
turn for its services has been one or
the most remarkable features of the
past year. w. s. COUSINS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-14
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these: Will the cessation Of hostilities
in Europe cause another upheaval of
the financial and commercial markets
similar to that by which the war was
ushered in? In other words. will the
"shock of peace be as serious as the
shock of war? Can domestic. indus
trial and labor conditions be depended
upon to clinch the opportunities for
permanent prosperity or will the I'M
rest of the laboring classes retard the
progress of the prosperity wagon?
Finally, will the great efforts already
put forth by governmental and pri-
waite agencies for the legitimate ex-
ploitation of the South American mar
able commercial intercourse between
the two American continents, or will
European competition be sufficiently
effective to wrest this prize from our
grasp?
Prominent bankers. manufacturers
and economists are predicting that we
are about to enter upon an epoch or
prosperity that will be unprecedented
in the annals of American history;
that the problems outlined in the pre-
ceding paragraph will admit OF easy
solution. and that the financial prestige
of the United States not only in the
capacity of d creditor among the ma
tionS. but also in the actual financing
of international commercial operations,
will be more firmly and more securely
established than at any time in the
history of the world.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-14
Swelling of Private Fortunes.

Not least interesting in security mar
ket developments are the chronicles
which go the rounds of extraordinary
individual profits. Perhaps at no time
in the history of Wall street are the
Instances so numerous of enormous ad-
ditions to private fortunes through sue
cessful operations in securities and
nrop.rties, incidentally, Wall street and
the banking world generally are in
terested in the revelation Of what seems
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-14
Combinations of Foreign Trade.

Business men in the United States
will be much interested in the special
report just issued by the federal
trade commission, outlining some or
the defects of our present business
methods, particularly as applied to the
export trade, and recommending the
enactment of "declaratory' legislation
so that business men can safety know
whether they are violating the law or
whether they are operating in accord
ance Herewith.
The phenomenal success of the BTU
ish and German mercantile corpora
tions has been to a large extent que
to the fostering cooperation or gov
ernmental agencies, reinforced o!
commercial code that has brought ois-
tinct advantage to their respective ex
porters. In the United States business
and business organizations have oeen
so tied down and regulated that they
have been quite unable to make any
progress against their foreign com
petitors When we add to this the fact
that the bulk of our exports must De
carried in the ships of these compel.
ing countries, the full significance OF
the handicap under which American
business has been laboring is more APP
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-14

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-14
Coming of Peace Will Deter
mine Whether Prosperity
Is Well Secured.
"WAR ORDERS" NOT NOW
AN IMPORTANT FACTOR
Domestic Business Has Responded to
Stimulus. But Labor Unrest
Causes Uneasiness.

NEW YORK. May 1S.-With the enor-
nous growth and expansion of Ameri-
can business during the past two years,
the question has naturally arisen: 10
what extent has this increase IN
business been assimilated by the Amer
lean nation so that it may become per-
manent feature and lead to continual
" broadening business policy? Fur
thermore. this expansion has brought
with it new problems. among the more
important of which is the labor prob
lem.
Contrary to general belief, the prob
lem of finance has been much less
acute than had been commonly pre-
dicted: and not only has America been
able to finance her own enterprises
but she has, in addition, taken oack
from Europe nearly $4,000 100000 of
her own securities and loaned another
$1,000, 000. 900 to the allied nations. a
brief summary OF business and hnan-
cial conditions during the two-year
period alluded to above Will bring out
the following facts.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-14
COLLAPSED When War Came.

Prior TO the outbreak of the war in
Jnly. 1914. business conditions in this
country We're far from satisfactory.
and in some quarters a serious indus
trial depression was not unexpected.
When the war was declared business
and industry. in sympathy with the up
heaval in the financial and speculative
markets, suffered a chaotic collapse.
and one which has been pronounced
the most severe that this country has
ever known. Happily, the new bank
ing system was before the end of the
year working smoothly and effectively.
and proved to be an effective weapon
against a monetary panic.
The next step in the evolution was
the deluge of war orders" from the
fighting nations. first in the form of
foodstuffs and clothing, then for the
more practical and necessary imple-
ments of warfare. such as guns, pro-
Jectiles and shells. The fabulous prices
offered for the quick delivery of these
articles proved an incentive for the
hurriedly putting together of temporary
plants for their manufacture, and log
ically to an enormous public demand
for the securities of the companies en-
gagged in their manufacture. AS the
ability of the fighting nations to MANI
facture their own munition goods be-
came more firmly established, the trade
in these war materials became de-
creasing factor. and economists now
tell US that the actual war supply ex-
port trade has by this time become
negligible.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-14
Domestic Business Expands.

While this evolution has been in
progress. however. the expansion of
domestic business has more than filled
the gap left by the falling off in the
war trade. and this is the stage in
which We now find ourselves
The problems that concern US are
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-01-04
NEARLY THREE
MILLION ENLIST
in DERBY PLAN
Married Recruits Far Out
number Single "Slackers''
in Britain
G Z ELONG Is SUNK
Passengers Succeed in Getting
Clear Before Vessel Goes
Down

Under the Earl of Derbys plan fol
British recruiting, 2,S29,26S men pre-
sented themselves for service, 1919
263 being married and 1,15O,OO0 un-
married.
OF the grand total of ., 1929 26S mar
ried and single men, 1O3, 900 unmar-
ried and 112. 2.431 married men enlisted
Immediately. Eight hundred and fortyi
thousand single men and 1,344,97S
married men We're attested for futu~s
service.
OF the single men 2O7OOO were re-
ieCted, while 221 1853 married men
were not accepted by t. e recruiting
officers.
Particulars regarding the sinking of
the Peninsular and Oriental steamer
Geelong are still lacking, except that it
is known that there was no loss of life
when she went down.
The British cabinet is expected TO
consider the draft of the c0mpulsion
bill to-day. London considers further
changes in the cabinet possible owing
to divergence of views over this prob
lem.
Petrograd chronicles the continu-
alton of heavy fighting on the front
from Nolhynia to Bukowina, and
claims that the Russian forces are
continuing to advance northeast OF
Czernowitz despite numerous counter
attacks.
Paris reports the failure of Ger
man hand grenade attack west of Ta-
hure in the Champagne district. There
has been great artillery activity in the
Vosges, south of the Hartmans- Weller
kopf.
A Salonilli dispatch declares the Bull
garians are disinclined to embark in
a campaign against the entente forces
lin Macedonia unless promised rewards
in the shape of Macedonian territory.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-01-04
SECRETARY KNOX
Is FAVORED FOR
u. s. SENATORSHIP
Former Senator Gains inPopu-
lar Support to Succeed
Oliver Next Year
FRIENDS ARE ACTIVE
Petitions Bearing His Name
Expected to Be Circulated
Before Very Long

Men from various sections of Penn
sylvania who have been at the State
Capitol on business with the several
departments and other branches of
the State Government in the last fort
night are of the opinion that the senti-
ment of the voters of the keystone
State is rapidly turning toward Phil
ander G. Knox, former Secretary of
State and Attorney General, for the
United States Senatorship to succeed
Senator George T. Oliver, of Pitts
burgh, who will not be a candidate
again.
1t is understood that Senator Oliver.
who will complete his six years next
winter, desires to retire. The Senator
is a man of wide interests and is be-
sides the owner of two of the biggest
newspapers of the State, in which he
takes Il great and justifiable pride. He
has been an indefatigable worker in
the Senate and has several times
brought to the attention of the Upper
House the interests of this Common
wealth in a forceful manner Many
of his friends would like to see him
continue as Senator, but he is said
to prefer private life and the direc-
tion of his business, especially his
newspapers.
Knox to the Front
Mr.. Knox was chosen to succeed the
late Senator Quay and speedily be-
came such commanding figure in
the Senate that he was asked into the
cabinet as Secretary of State, Mr.. Oil
yer succeeding him. lie was Pennsyl-
vanla's choice for the Presidency in
1908 and since the Democratic ma
tional administration began at Wash
ington he has been much in the pub
lie eye because of the contrast be-
tween his tenure of the State portfolio
and what followed him.
Several times the name of Mr.. Knox
has been brought out in speeches and
while he has made no announcement
his friends have been active in his be-
half and have noted a gradual growth
of sentiment in his favor for Senator.
This has cropped out in many unex-
pected places and il has been stated
here by men of experience in politics
that If he enters the Senatorial pri-
mary he will sweep the State.
For a time Senator William f.
Grow was mentioned as candidate
for Senator, but he let it be known
some time ago that he would not con-
slider it, being occupied with business
matters which require all of his at
tention.
Will Circulate Petitions
Unless Mr.. Knox objects it is prob
able that many of his friends will
make an effort for his nomination and
the indications are that petitions bear
ing his name will appear when the
time for signing such papers rolls
around a few months hence.
That the Senator would be a splen-
did representative for this State. in
view of his experience and knowledge
of its interests is conceded and his in
herent strength before the people is
rapidly being recognized.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-01-04

Washington, d. c.. Jan. A. - on
cial announcement that the govern
ment will act in the newest phase of
the submarine crisis brought on by
the sinking of the Persia was made
to-day at the White House.
Secretary Tumulty issued this state
ment for the President:
The President and the Sccrc-
tary of State are taking every
means possible to obtain the full
facts in this grave matter and
will act just as soon as the in
formation is Obtained
In the absence of detailed and
specific information on which to base
the next step, President Wilson can
celled the cabinet meeting which was
10 have been held to-day, but con-
ferred with Chairman Stone and some
members of the Senate Foreign Rela-
tions Committee. Chairman Stone
told the President there were inti-
nations that some senators we're pre-
pairing to make speeches on the sink
ing OF ships with loss of American
life. The President is understood to
have simply replied that the admins
tration was doing all it could to pro-
tect American rights.
The President instructed Secretary
Lansing to bring immediately to the
White House any new information
WHICH came 10 -nand ana lnen DuSled
himself reading the official dispatches
so far received, and getting in touch
generally with the situation.
The Administration is depending
largely on the inquiries which AM
bassador Pentield has been instructed
TO make at Vienna and that which
consuls are gathering elsewhere. to
establish the nationality of the sub
marine which is said to have sunk
the Persia and to develop the facts in
the case generally.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-01-04
CRIPPLED VESSEL
IS AGAIN ADRIFT
WHEN LINE SNAPS
ThesSaloniki Thrown on Mercy
of Gale When Tow Line
Parts; Sending S. o. S.
PASSENGERS ARE SAFE
300 Placed on PARTS Before
Accident; Help Is Speed
ing Toward Her

New York, Jan. 4. The Greek
steamer Thessaloniki which was be-
ing towed toward New York by the
steamer PATHS was again adrift in a
gale 500 miles east southeast of New
York early to-day, her tow line haV-
ing parted during the night. Wire
less messages sent by the Thessaloniki
to other steamers asking aid told
shore stations her plight.
The Thessaloniki has been disabled
and virtually adrift for about ten
days. 1t was first reported that her
enginerooms were flooded. Yesterday
word came that her 500 passengers
had been transferred to the Patris
which then took the crippled steamer
in tow.
The first message telling of the
breaking of the tow line was received
at 2:15 o'clock this morning. 1t gave
her position and said that the steamer
had no means of aiding herself. Dis
tress signals had been sent out, the
message stated and the steamers
Finland and Stockholm were reported
to he standing by" Soon afterward
a message sent by the captain of the
Thessaloniki to the Stockholm was
overheard by wireless stations on
shore. The captain asked the Stock
holm to come to his aid and to tow
the IheSSalOnlkt TO New Ork.
Liners Speeding to Her
The Stockholm was believed to be
about fifty miles from the Thessal-
oniki at that time while the steamer
United States, which also picked up
the Thessalonilli's S. O. S. calls, was
145 miles distant.
A radio message received here
early to-day from the scandinavian
line steamship United States said that
steamer had turned from her course
and headed toward the Thessalonilli.
The captain said he would confine his
efforts to aiding the passengers and
crew of the disabled Greek steamer
as the prevailing northwest gale would
make it impossible to tow the Thessa-
loniki. At seven o'clock this morning
1t was thought that the United States
was about 100 miles from the Thessa-
loniki.
A radio message from the captain
of the steamer United States at 9:44
a. m. says that his vessel was then II
miles from the Thessaloniki and was
proceeding at fifteen knots an hour
A northwest gale which ragged all
night had materially abated.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-01-04
Congress Meets
Amid Uneasiness

Washington, Jan. 4. - Congress re-
assembled to-day, after the holiday
recess, with the nations foreign affairs
uppermost in the minds of members of
the two houses. on all sides the in
ternational situation was admitted to
be the gravest the country vet has
faced.
Issues growing out of the subma-
rine warfare of Germany and Aus
tria and Great Britain's interference
with neutral commerce, figured chiefly
in the discussions of senator's and rep-
resentatives. The situation has caused
general feeling of uneasiness among
them.
Although the international situation
holds for the moment chief interest in
Congress, it was believed that the oues-
tion of national preparedness would
be taken up at once.
1t seemed assured also that the SEN
ate Foreign Relations Committee
would take up promptly Senator Hoke
Smiths resolution providing for an in
quiry into British interference with
neutral commerce and Senator Lodges
amendment calling for an inquiry into
the Lusitania disaster and other acts
of belligerents resulting in the loss of
American lives.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-01-04
BIBLE AND ONION
DECORATE FOUR
AMERICAN FLAGS
Police Called to End Insult to
Nations Emblem; Nearly
Causes Riot

Four United States flags, to each of
which was attached a large Bermuda
onion. this morning floated from the
windows of the home of Harry G.
Staub, 525 Delaware street. In the
center of the flags, hanging to cord
was family Bible.
This unusual display came nearly
causing a riot in the vicinity of the
Staub home. Neighbors thought it
was an insult to the flag to have onions
attached. The police department was
requested to send officers and have the
Objectionable display removed Paul
Fetrow, motorcycle officer, was sent
to the Staub home, demanded an ex-
PLANTATION, and ordered the decorations
removed.
ut takes opions to make people
cry said Mrs. Staub, when asked for
an explanation. 81 am simply dem
onstrating my feelings over the de-
parture of a neighbor," she continued
know what is going on Mrs. Staub
said. She then told this story to
Patrolman Fetrow:
Mrs. Martin Dengler who resides
at 1921 Moltlle street, is going to move
out For many weeks it has been
daily fight between her children and
my children. | heard the Denglers
were going 10 lelNe lne nelBnDorhOod,
so | decided to celebrate. | did not ex-
pect to cause so much excitement. /
am glad they are going.
L am an American citizen and l
love the flag The Denglers thought
there would be tears shed If they left
this community. Onions make peo-
pie cry The Bible is my help. 1t
shows l trust in God, and want to be
a peaceable neighbor: but alasl some
times it is impossible. Everybody
knows why they were there, so l am
satisfied"
Patrolman Fetrow said there had
been numerous quarrels between the
Denglers and Staubs.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-01-04

City Council by a vote of to l this
S. Meals police appointments.
William L. Gorgas, superintendent
of finance. alone voted against the
with the explanation that
there were good many of them and
he had had no chance to investigate
the prospective appointees."
Following are the appointments:
Chief of PoIice-J. Thomas ZciI.
aptain-Joscph y. Thompson.
Licutenant-J. Edward WetZel,
vice j. Edward Warden.
Dctcctivc-George w. Shulcr, vice
Harry G. White.
PatroImcn-OscarR II. Duff, vice
Alfred Brine; Arthur KncII, vice
Murray X. Boas; j. Leroy HoI-
land, vice Joseph ID. Coleman;
Ed. c. Ross. vice John \. Pagan;
Harry Seabold, vice Harry j. Hal
sey: Thomas w. Dutton, vice Jerry
It. Matter: George ID. Lytlc, vice
William j. Romich: James I.
Gardner. vice j. III. Ruttcr: Hyde
Nj. Specie, vice Charles \. Thomp-
son; Joseph Whiting, vice Charles
Il. scott: Eugene Whiting, vice
Charles ii. Thompson: Grant NJ.
Moore. vice Joseph NJ. Van Camp.
Joseph W. Ibash, city detective and
Bertillon expert is dropped from the
force entirely.
Windsor, Supt. of Detectives
William J.. Windsor, Jr., will be ap-
pointed superintendent instead of cap
TCOntinucd on PAGE IoI
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-01-04
Miss Louise Crabbe, Aged
School Teacher, Dead

Miss Louise Crabbe, for many years
a teacher in the Harrisburg public
schools, died yesterday afternoon at
her residence, 1901 Green street. The
survivors are two sisters, Mrs. Alice
Hamilton and Miss Anna e. Crabbe.
The funeral will take place to-mor-
row afternoon. Services will be held
at the residence of w. F. Randall 104
State street. at 2.S0 o'clock and will
be conducted by the Rev. Lewis S.
Nudge, ID. D.. pastor of Pine Street
Presbyterian Church. Burial will be
made in Harrisburg Cemetery.
For 80 years Miss Crabbe was
teacher. She had charge of pupils in
every grade, from primary to gram
mar. She was principal at the Maclay
building for a time, and also taught
in the Reilly and other buildings
throughout the city. One year after
the pension system went into effect,
December l, 1909, Miss Crabbe was re-
tired. At that time she was a seventh
grade teacher
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-01-04
NEW DIRECTORS
TO INVESTIGATE
REFORM BOARD?
New Poor Directorate Curl
Gus" as TO Some of Old Off
cials' Transactions

Dauphin county's new poor directors
may do little investigating of GER
tain reform" transactions of their
predecessors when the new body meets
tomorrow, according to J. William
Bayles, the new poor clerk.
Some of the items of expense i'm
the old poor boards estimates are not
quite clear to the new directorate
For instance, according to Mr..
Bayles, the card index record shows
that the old poor board has been
regularly contributing county support
to at least one woman who is now
confined in the county Jail; in other
instances, he said, men of the type
that are better known as 'panhan-
dlers' are believed to have been re-
ceiving help from the board
Another matter that the new direc-
torate is as yet very curious about, the
clerk pointed out, is the item of sal
airy for nurse of the Visiting Nurse
Association. This provision, he eX-
planned, is included in the statement
turned over to him by the old poor
board The item in question calls for
a payment of $50 per month TO the
Visiting Nurse Association for "aswel-
fare nurse maintenance and salary"
The regular salary of the association
nurses, Mr.. Bayles said, is only $40
per month
The first contagious disease case to
be handled by the new board was re-
moved to the almshouse yesterday aft
ernoon at the request of Dr. j. M. j.
Raunick, the city health officer. The
patient is May Sutch, of 1904 Wal
lace street, who is suffering with
diphtheria Twelve others, including
men and several women, were living
in the house. Mr. Bayles said.
In discussing the report that Miss
Katherine Wells had quit as super
vising nurse at the almshouse be-
cause she was dissatisfied at the
change of administration, Mr.. Bayles
stated to-day that Miss Wells had re-
signed more than week ago and Miss
Margaret Lehman, a graduate of the
Polytechnic Hospital Philadelphia, had
been chosen to succeed her. Miss Ell
len Grove has not resigned as house
keeper. he said, although she has been 4,
talking of quitting
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-01-04

ID. r. Garland, director of public
welfare, OF Dayton, Ohio, delivered the
most eloquent and inspiring address
before the Harrisburg Chamber of
Commerce at a noon luncheon to-day
that has ever been heard before that
body.
This was the expressed opinion of
Edwin S. Herman, of the City Plan
ming Commission, who publicly thanked
the speaker following the speech and
was heartily endorsed by everybody
present, who united in whirlwind Of
applause at his conclusion.
Mayor Meals and all of the men,
bers of the new City Council occupied
seats as special guests at the head of
the table and among those present
were Secretary OF Internal Affairs
Henry Houck, Commissioner of Labor
and Industry John Price Jackson, j.
Herman Knisely, head of the new mu-
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