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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-30
GETS w. & L. E. RAILROAD.
Western Maryland Obtains Link Be
tween Washington and Chicago.

NEW YORK, April 30.-control of the
Wheeling and Lake Erie railroad has
passed into the hands Of Rockefeller
interests. it was announced here today.
The road has been purchased in be-
half of the Western Maryland Railroad
Company, dominated by Rockefeller in
terests. and II is understood that the
Western Maryland plans to use the
Wheeling and Lake Erie in linking up
a Washington and Chicago line.
Control was obtained through the
purchase from Kuhn. Loeb x Co. and
Blair & Co. syndicate managers for the
reorganization Of Wheeling and Lake
Erie. of approximately Sll,500. 900 per
cent prior lien stock of the road 1t is
understood that the purchase price is
IS and accrued dividends.
For the purpose of effecting the pro-
posed Washington and Chicago line, il
is said that negotiations have been GO
ing on for some time for Baltimore
Washington connection. Through traf-
nc contract with the Pittsburgh and
Lake Erie. the Western Maryland gets
into Pittsburgh. Thence the line II is
said. Will be carried TO Pittsburgh
Junction. through the medium of the
Pittsburgh and West Virginia, thence
via the Wheeling and Lake Erie to To-
ledo and into Chicago over the Nickel
Plate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-30
SERVICE SCHOOL SEEKING
$50 ADDITIONAL RECRUITS
Quota Plan Adopted to Fill Up Sec
ond Course at Girls Train
ing Camp Here.

A big drive to obtain $50 additional
recruits for the second course of the
National Service School encampment
to open May is under way today.
A committee from the school is be-
hind this drive" and it was decided
to adopt the quota plan in obtaining
the additional students, made possible
through the enlarging of the camp at
the District line and Conduit road. The
quotas allotted are: Washington. D. c.,
25 additional students: Baltimore, Is;
Philadelphia, Is; Richmond. Is New
York city and Brooklyn. IS: Boston, Is:
Wilmington, 10: Pittsburgh. 10: Chica-
go, 10; Atlanta, 10 The additional
twenty students will be recruited from
the country generally.
1t is stated a number of the first course
students are TO remain over to assist in
the organization Of the second course
The students are 10 listen to lecture
on ''Womans Part in Mobilization at
4 O'Clock this afternoon in Dewey Hail. by
Brig. Gen. Joseph E Kuhn. president OF
the Army War College Religious sery-
ices were held at o'clock yesterday
afternoon in Dewey Hall, by Ri Rev.
Thomas ]. Shahan, rector of Catholic
University.
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Nearly Full Quota Working.

1t is stated the company now has in
its permanent employ 100 trainmen, as
compared with a normal quota of about
number of the men who went out on
strike can be re-employed. if they so
desire, and such only in accordance with
the rules as to seniority which have
peen established in the rules and reg
ulations"
Denial is made that the public is
paving dividends and employees suffer
ing very low wages on S25, 900, 900 of in
fated and fictitious value. But what
ever may be the true values of this
company and its subsidiary companies
is now in process of determination in
proceedings before the public utilities
commission in compliance with the law
creating said commission"
The earnings OF the company and
those OF the Potomac Electric Power
Company are gone into and denial ia
made of any stock manipulation by the
company.
Attention is called to Interruptions of
the street car service during the first
day of the strike, when it is decla red
acts of violence were SO numerous that
1t was thought judicious to suspend OPP
Grafton of cars shortly after dark. other
alleged acts of interruption of traffic,
damaging of cars, the wreckine of a
car of the Anacostia line and dynamiting
of trolley poles are pointed out. It is
set forth that sixty arrests have been
made as result Of unlawful acts"
and the committee is referred to the
police department for this source of in
formation also.
In conclusion the company. by Mr..
King. its president, states it in willing
to give all the facts the committee de-
akrea,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-30
EXPLAINS VALUATION SYSTEM.
Utilities Board Expert Cross Exam
ined by Railway ATTORNEY.

Methods by which he arrived at the
physical value of the property of thS
Washington Railway and Electric Com.
pany were explained by Charles l.
Pillsbury. chief engineer OF the vaiua-
ton bureau of the public utilities COM
mission, in the course of testimony be-
fore the commission today. Mr.. PILLS.
bury was cross-examined by Attorney
John s. Barbour for the company, the
testimony for the most part being of q.
technical character. It was expected
that the examination would be con-
cluded today.
With the dismissal of this witness
the Washington Railway and Electric
Company case may not be resumed for
several weeks. 1t is the purpose Of the
commission to wind up the valuatfonss
for the Potomac Electric Power. Com
pany. the two gas companies and the
telephone company. Effort will be
made to dispose of these cases before
Engineer Commissioner Kutz. chairman
of the commission. is recalled by the
War Department for war duty.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-30
RESERVE OFFICERS
ORDERED TO DUTY
Cavalry, Infantry and Artillery
Men to Go Into Active
Service.
FIFTY-ONE TO PLATTSBURG

Officers of the cavalry. artillery and
infantry arms Of tho Officers Reserve
Corps have been ordered into the active
service Of the United States for a
period Of intensive training. They are
ordered to report to the commanding
officers Of the fourteen training camps
to be established in various parts Of the
country.
A partial list Of those ordered to the
camps in the Eastern Department
shows that 81 officers are reserve
officers who are ordered to the New
York camp at Plattsburg. N. Y; AZ to
the New England States Camp at the
Same place, 46 to Madison barracks. 4s
to Fort Niagara, 81 to Fort Myer and
4s each to Forts Oglethorpe and Nc
Pherson in Georgia
Orders sent to each of the reserve
officers stated that, by order of the
President of the United States. you are
hereby ordered to active duty. some
of the best known young men in this
part of the country are included In the
call.
Assignments for Fort Myer.
The assignments for the camp at Fort
Myer. Va, so far as announced. are as
| follows:
Infantry: Majors-Spencer E. Bo-
mar, Washington; Richard Stockton,
| jr., Bordentown. N. ].
Captains-Henry H. Burdick. Powell
Glass, Lynchburg. Va; Edward H. Lit
tie, Morristown, N. J.; Lucius r. Mason,
Washington: Robert c. Powell. Balti-
more, Nd. Israel Putnam, Washington;
| John c. White, Baltimore.
First lieutenants - Herman Allyn,
Norfolk, Va; Clarence F. Brown, Upper
Montclair. N. j.; Leroy H. Demarest.
Tenarly. N. J.; Arthur Floyd. Fort
Washington, Md: Gordon c. Nelson.
Charlottesville. Va: Charles S. Piggott,
Pikesville. Md; John H. Ruchman.
Penns Grove. N. J.; Francis Shepard.
South Orange, N. j.: Walter c. Smith,
| Wheeling, w. Va.
Second Observation-Disclosures Anger.
jr., Ridgewood. N. j.; Frank B. Bibig-
haus, Merchantville, N. j.; Stanley G.
Blanton, Alexandra. Va; Harold C.
Chisholm. Washington: Charles F. F.
Cooper, Newark; Frederick s. Frantz,
Lebanon, Pa; James P. Cannon, Fred
ericksburg, Va; William A. Gray,
Elizabeth. N. j.: William MEG. Hall.
New Martinsville, w. Va; Samuel L.
Hamilton. Newark. John D. Harrison.
Princeton. N. j.; Pearce v. Hendricks,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-30
Women's Clubs to Convene.

The Federation of Women's Clubs is
to hold its annual convention tomorrow
and Wednesday at the Jewish Temple.
Sth street between H and streets. Mrs.
Alexander Wolf is to deliver an ad-
dress of welcome. T. v. Powderly OF
the Department of Labor is to speak on
Naturalization" Miss Katherine Wat
kins, superintendent of kindergartens
of the District, will also speak Rev.
DR.. Abram Simon is to make an ad-
dress on Wednesday. Reports OF the
various committees are to be made and
the report on the election OF officers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-30

the government and the railroads have
been worked out along the lines largely
developed by Lieut.. Col. Chauncey y.
Baker Of the Quarterrnaster Corps, who
for a number Of years has made an ex-
haustive study Of military transportation.
He has been in charge Of transportation
for the Quartermaster general from 1917
until 1906 and from 1912 to tho present
time.
Experts With Each Department.
As agreed upon by the railroads and
the military authorities. representa-
tives of the American Railway Asso-
citation. from the operating. motive
power, trafic and accounting depart
ments of roads designated by the spe.
cial committee on national defense OF
the American Railway Association, VIII
be located in the office Of the quarter.
master general. at each department
headquarters, at each moplilzatioi'
point. at each concentration point ana
at each strategic point at which troops
are to be assembled. Other inspectors
or representatives will be deslgnateo
as may be required to facilitate the
cooperation between the transports
ton lines and the military service, ana
as the needs of the service may mol
cate.
The railroads special committee on
national defense has advised the car
riers that officers for the above serv.
ice should be chosen from a class o,
men who will be broad minded and
temperamentally men of such character
as would take a broad view OF trans,
portation in movements of troops and
supplies. They should wholly divest
themselves of any disposition to work
for, or in favor of. any particular
transportation line. but should apply
themselves solely to the solution OF the
transportation problem in the manner
most satisfactory to the government
fectively executed by the railways
They are assigned to this duty as
transportation experts and vii! assist
the quartermaster, with whom they are
serving, not only in the transportation
of troops, but in any other matter per-
tanning to transportation in which
their assistance may be requested
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-30
Mexican Inaugural Festivities.

Ambassador Bonillas has received in
formation that the Mexican festivities
in honor Of the Inauguration of Con-
stitutional President Carranza tomor-
row will include a battle of flowers,
torchlight procession. athletic sports.
parades, etc The unconstitutional
period will be brought to close this
evening by a celebration in honor of
those who fell in battle. organized by
the stan of Gen. Obregon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-30
KEYSTONE STATE LEADS.
Pennsylvania Furnishes Most Re-
cruits for Army.

Pennsylvania again leads in army re-
cruiting. Figures made public today
for April % and 90 show 17e Pennsyl-
vanians were accepted. as against TIA in
Illinois and lis in Michigan. The Total
for the two days from all states was
1,436, making 37,7o2 men added to the
army since April 10.
Nevada. first state to complete its
quota, added more to its surplus, the
total now being 1875 men accepted on
a quota of 1872
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-30
mrs. SCHOFF IS CHOICE
Of MOTHERS CONGRESS
Reelection as President Assured,
Though Vote Has Not Yet
Been Counted.

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the Mothers Congress ana Paren'
Teacher Association. by result of the
49, ,.4. q, 49, p,Ieieb Hotel of
49,, .V""s' -
the delegates to the annual conferences
The tellers have not yet done their
work NM tbara i every indication that
t.ior
the STATE reported hy 'he nom
committee has generally prevailed.
There is nrohablv one exception Mrs
cumbent treasurer. was omitted from
The administration slate In her stead
the nominatinv COMMITTEES proposed
Mrs Hubert < Rowall of California
the foor 10 succeed herself. and the
result is st,T in doubt.
Another candidate who had opposi-
ton is Mrs. 0rviIle T. Bright OF
Chicago. for vice president oregon
internnsed a candidates for vice presi-
dent TO s,Ipercede Mrs. Bright, in Mrs
Robert II Tate Of Portland.
The Slate,
The slate, as anticipated OF election,
- iS.. ,e p,ra
delphia, Pa; recording secretary. Mrs.
spAn ri. francis. tOiufNpuS, ONO, COZ
responding secretary, Mrs. Arthur A.
Birney. Washington. d. e: treasurer.
. .hrs, Nlt!larn iHdrner ia 81
man. Alabama: historian. Mrs. Giles
Scott Rafter. Washington. d. c.
VICE presldents-New Jersey. Mrs. A.
II Reese; New YORK, Mrs. David y.
Mears, massachusetts,, MRS. Milton T.
hlgglns, orcester; missouri, MRS.
Sharies McDarls, 81. LOUIS, lIiinols. Mrs.
orviiie 1; Brlght, chicago IeXas. Mrs;
SharieS hutchinson. colorado Mrs FREQ
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-30
Panama's War Mission Here.

Panama's mission appeared today at
the State Department At the head of
the mission is Minister Porras The
other members are Rusebio Morales,
former minister Of Panama to the Unit
ed states. and Julie Arizona Arrange
ments are being made for their presen-
tation TO Secretary Lansing later in the
week
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-30
x x x x x x x !
President Wilson Saws:

Let me suggest. also. that eue,y one who
creates or cu1t;uates garden helps. and helps
greatly. to so1ue the Problem, of the feeding
Of the nations" -Fron, the Presidents call
to the country for service. AfrJ Is.
The Star offers you free an official book
let prepared by the Department of Agricul
ture, telling you how to plant and take care
of a Small Vegetable Garden. Do your bit.
Booklets may be had on application by
mail, inclosing 2-cent stamp for return
postage, or by applying in person at the Bust
ness Office of The Star. Just ask for the
Garden Book.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-30
Union Secretly" Formed.

It is charged that the employees had
no reason to be dissatisfied until shortly
before March /, 1916, when a local
division of the Amalgamated Associa-
ton was secretly" formed. 1t is set
forth that the company is always will
ing to discuss working conditions with
it's employees, but that ii did. however.
object to discuss these questions with
persons other than it's employees, or
to entering into contract with an
association such as the Amalgamated
Association of Street and Electric Rail-
way Employees of America.
The strike of March. 1916 is referred
to in the brief, when, it is said. 500 or
more men were called out. and the Sen
ate committee is told of the settlement
of the strike through mediation OF the
District Commissioners.
Correspondence between President
King and officers of the union as en-
ployes of the railway company prior to
the calling of the present strike are
referred to, in which Mr.. King states he
was willing to meet with any commit
tee or any individual employees of the
District Comms sioners and the railway
officials in connection with the strike
situation is also gone into quite fully.
Replying to section of the strikers
complaint the company denies that
there has been any attempt to deprive
members of the Amalgamated Associa-
ton of the benefits ITO which they are
entitled in the Washington Railway
Relief Association" They say that on
the contrary. "all amounts due to mem
bers of said relief association have been
or will be paid to them upon request
regardless of whether they are mem
bers of the Amalgamated Association or
not"
Denial is made to a charge that Mr..
King and the railway company had
deliberately and willfully tried to
break UP" the employees organization,
by employing strikebreakers. who
have stolen the money paid by the pas
sengers with impunity. employing
criminals, restoring employees who were
discharged by the company for drunk
ennass. recklessness and dishonesty"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-30
Objection Hats Amendment.

Objection by Senator McCumber today
prevented action by the Senate on the
House bill amending the penal code to
permit the allies to recruit their ma
tionals in this country
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-30

A. T. Urbye has resigned the port
folio of justice and police of Norway
Prof. Prytz has been appointed to the
new ministry of industrial supplies.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-30

Bound Brook. N. J.: Henry c. Martin.
South Orange, n. J.; Harris r. Potter.
Rogers Forge. Nd; George B. Red
wood, Baltimore: Albert NJ. Sieb. Irv-
ington. N. j.; Oscar L. Sturgis. Norris
town. N. J.: Joseph r. Swindell. Balti-
more; Irving T. Thornton. Kermit, w.
Va; Cornelius C. vermuele. East
Orange, N. j.: Richard p. Williams. jr..
Alexandria, Va; Alfred 8. Williamson.
Montclair. N. J.. and R J. Wortendyke.
jr.. Jersey City.
Cavalry: Major-Henry A. c. De
Rubio.
Captains-Francis B. Rives, William
r. Tyree, Hagerstown. Nd.
First observation-disclosures P. Cahen,
Francis w. Crandall. Westfleld. N. J.
Second lieutenants-John Kean, Eliza
beth. N. J.; Zane A. Pyles, Washington,
and Alfred A Biddle. Gwynedd Valley.
Pa
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-30

DR.. ]. H. Martin, former president of
Moores Hill College at Moores HILL In
diana. and of Brookville College. Brook
Vile, Ind, has died in Cincinnati. He
was eighty-three years old. =,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-30
Decision by Judge Advocate.

The Judge advocate general OF the
army has delivered an opinion ap-
proved by the Secretary of War. in ac-
cordance with which it Is now possible
for the War Department to order the
discharge of all members of the Ma
tional Guard, whether in federal serv-
ice or not, who have been approved for
appointment in the Officers' Reserve
Corps; this discharge to be given in
order to enable them to accept such
appointment
in the regular army are being exam
ined this week. The next class will be
selected from the 10000 who will be
in attendance in the officers training
camps to be established under orders
of the Secretary Of War dated April IS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-30
Requirements for Various Units

Railroad equipment required to move
various organizations of the army at
war strength is as follows
Infantry regiments officers, 1890
men, 1T animals. % vehicles: cars re-
quired, As passenger cars, baggage cars.
Is box cars, stock cars, fiat or gondola
cars; total SIS cars. Cavalry regiments
officers, 1881 men. 1896 animals. 26 We
hicles: cars required. So passenger cars.
s baggage cars. Is box cars. 20 stock cars,
9 open cars: total. $50 cars. Artillery
regiment. lights officers, Ito men,
LIST animals. 80 vehicles, "a guns: cars
required, go passenger cars, 8 baggage
cars. 25 box cars. IS stock cars. 46 fiat
cars, 46 open cars: total, 40 cars. Ar
tilery regiment, horse-45 officers, lib
men, 1871 animals, So vehicles, "a guns;
cars required. 81 passenger cars. 10 bag
gage cars. % box cars, IS stock cars, Al
fiat cars; total. 1874 cars. Artillery regi-
ment, mountain-45 officers. 1.150 men.
1929 animals. "a guns; cars required, 80
passenger cars, Z baggage cars, 80 box
cars. 81 stock cars. total, 124 cars. En-
gineers pioneer battaHon-16 officers, 500
men, l65 animals, ~ vehicles: cars re-
quired, IA passenger cars, baggage cars,
10 box cars S stock cars, fiat cars;
total, SO cars Signal Corps. field bat
talion-9 officers, Ill men, 206 animals. Is
vehicles; cars required, passenger cars,
2 baggage cars, 5 box cars, 10 stock cars,
5 fiat cars: total, IS cars.
The preparations for war as made by
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.6,229 CARS NEEDED
FOR $4,000 TROOPS
Railroad Requirements for
One Army Compiled by
Lieut.. Col. Baker.
DIVIDED INTO 366 TRAINS

To move one field army Of 10000 men.
consisting of three infantry divisions.
one cavalry division and a brigade,
technically known as a brigade of field
army troops-troops auxiliary to the
infantry and cavalry divIsions-re-
quires total of 6,229 cars, made up
into 366 trains with as many locomo-
tives.
This information Is contained in a
bulletin issued by the special commit
tee on national defense of the Ameri
can Railways Association for distribu-
ton to the railroads of the country
The figures were compiled by Lieut.
Col. Chauncey B. Baker of the Quar-
termaster Corps. United States Army.
These 6.229 cars would be made up
of 2.115 passenger, 3s5 baggage. 1865
box. 1899 stock and 775 fat cars.
This quantity of equipment represents
4 of l per cent of the locomotives
owned by American railroads. ~ per
cent Of their passenger cars and . of
l per cent of their freight equipment.
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Benefits Provided by Company.

Benefits and activities provided by
the company are set out in the brief
They are said to include free medical
attendance for all employees, sick ben
efits of Sc per week, death benefit of
$3.50, benefit on death of wife or moth
er, $50; free surgical attention, savings
department with 5 per cent interest
paid on deposits: loan department,
from which members are entitled to
borrow at 6 per cent interest; mainte-
nance of a central clubroom, Christmas
entertainment for the children of the
employees, frequent get-together meet
ings for employees and officials, and
pension system whereby employees
when incapacitated by age or infirmity
are granted a monthly pension of from
$50 to $50 per month.
1t Is declared the company established
in 1912 a profit sharing plan, in which
the trainmen participated, from SILLY
to $4253 each.
Exhibit "A" filed with the brief is a
memorial testimonial presented to
Clarence p King, president of the
company, and signed by 1853 employees
on February 81. 1918. in which it is set
forth that the signers are satisfied
with the working conditions, and ex-
pressing their pleasure at the arrange
ment provided for the employees. In
cluded in the names of signers appears
those of George A. Wilburt. president
of the local union Of the Amalgamated
Association of Street and Electric Rail
way Employees, together with John w.
Cain. member of the committee from
the union appearing before the Senate
committee.