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New-York tribune., 1918-01-14
Whole Nation
Joins to Speed
Freight Clearance
Every City Ready to Rush
Prompt Unloading
of Cars
Snow Plows Go West
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McAdoo Urges Strenuous Ef-
forts to Overcome Effects
of Chicago Blizzard
Snow Plows Go West

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13.-Freight
moving week opens tomorrow with COM
mcrcial and official agencies in almost
every city enlisted in a national volun-
tary campaign for prompt unloading of
freight cars to help clear the railway
congestion, which was increased by the
storm now passing over the East.
Railroad administration officials 90
day sent appeals to various organiza-
tions in the principal cities, urging re-
in view of the extra burden thrown on
railroads by the blizzard
To A. H. Smith, assistant director in
charge Of Eastern lines, and r. II.
Ashton, vice president Of the Chicago
& Northwestern, Director General Nc
Adoo telegraphed
II am very much distressed at the
inconvenience and suffering the bliz-
zard has brought to the people in the
West and Central West. The paralysis
of railroad service is inevitable, but l
should like you to use every possible
means to overcome the situation and
restore railroad service at the earliest
possible moment"
Snow ploughs and additional locomo-
tlvcs to-day went to the aid of stalled
passenger and freight trains at many
places in the Middle West. under in
structions from the railroad admin
istratlon to work on the most impor-
tant routes, regardless of ownership,
and to use extra crews in an cxtraordi-
nary effort to clear the tracks for re.
sumption of traffic.
IN the main the task Of meeting the
dIihcuit situation caused by the severe
blizzard was placed directly on the
rallroad managements, and the govern
men railway administrations functions
we're limited to co0rdinatng the efforts
OF the individual roads. Interstate
commerce Commission inspectors. at
work IN the principal congested centres,
assisted local transportation managers
IN forming plans for moving great
quantities of traffic without waiting in
many cases for the weather to mod
crate
Normal traffic probably will not BE-
resumed in the Middle West, where the
STORM was worst, for several days at
least, although few more passenger
trains will be moved tomorrow. East
of Pittsburgh little snow was reported
and ii was believed traffic could be
spcedcd up. despite the weather.
Thousands of kilograms have been
received at the Office of the director
general from Mayors Of cities, business
organizations, state Governors and
other leaders, promising full support
Tor freight moving week. One week
from tomorrow the new increased de-
murrage rates will go into effect, and
the clearance movement preceding IS
expected to save many thousands Of
dollars to shippers, as well as assist the
railroads in handling their big loads.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-14
Boston Gets More Coal;
Some Schools to Reoper.

BOSTON, Jan. 13.--Thc speeding up
o. coal trains and the release of barges
from icc-bcund harbors as a result of
the warm weather. which prevailed for
several days up to last night. have ap-
preciably improved the fuel situation
III this city, hut there is no immediate
prospect of permanent relief.
The arrival Of 10000 tons Of anthra-
cite coal yesterday enabled dealers to
cover the bottoms of their bins in prep
aration Cor the great demand assured
during the next few days from house
holders, who for some time have had
their coal doled out to them in small
lots, ranging from 100 pounds to half
ton. Receipts on bitumnous coal are
still wholly inadequate for the needs
of public, business and industrial build
ings.
Some of the public schools will be re-
opened tomorrow after q vacation en-
tending from three days before Christ
mas. Others will remain closed either
because Of lack of coal or because tho
plumbing and heating systems were
disabled by the freezing of pipes in the
cold wave at the beginning Of this
heated. The new municipal stations
for the distribution OF coal in small lots
to the poor will be opened this week.
Fuel administration officials tonight
announced that the order which goes
into effect tomorrow governing the
opening at 8 a. m. and the closing ac
5 p. m. of Offices, stores and business
houses, does not affect "shipping, re-
ceiving, clerical and other internal work
necessary to prepare for and close the
days business"
The administration officials also
ruled that "coal dealers and whole
salers Of perishable foods are exempted
from the order as far as such commod-
tiles are concerned"
New-York tribune., 1918-01-14

ing the water power conservation pro.
pOsals, said:
at mus: be apparent that any de-
velopment of any consequence must De
accomplished by the state rather than
by private corporatinrs. # any con-
siderable measure of relief is to be af-
forded to the people Of the state by
the use of the waters of the state for
the development of electric power FOR
industrial and transportation purposes
it must be under the direction and con-
troll of the state itself. and such prop
critics must always remain the properly
of the state.
"If the annual waste Of power is to
be checked. the state should adopt
what might be regarded az first thought
as an ambitious and farreaching pol
icy. The rapidly increasing use Of coal
for steam purpo .es and the increases IN
the demand for power seem 10 Justify
the adoption of a definite and well con-
sidered policy. Briefly, such policy
should lead the state to the acquisition
by the exercise of the right of eminent
ers within its limits.
"My proposition is that an amend
ment to the constitution be submitted
10 lNe Legislature az the present ses-
sion comforting on the state the power
to acquire the desired properties. The
amount OF money estimated to be re-
quired for the development Of such
possibilities should be appropriated or
furnished by bond issue to be aa
thorized by the Legislature, with the
approval of the electorate under tie
referendum clause.
My purpose is not that the state
should enter upon the business Of gen
Grating and distributing electric cur
rent. II is rather that the state shoua
forever own and control AL such powet
poss bilities IS are not now actually de-
veloped and that the right to generate
and distribute the power should be dis
posed Of to distributing companies.
which would insure return sufficient
to reimburse the state for any interes;
charges and ultimately to extinguish
the indebtedness created in their ac-
ouisition. The right to control the
price for which such electric power
should be sold should be vested either
IN the Public Service Commission or
IN commission authorized to execute
leases on behalf of he state
New-York tribune., 1918-01-14
Government Urged
To Pay Promptly
Credit Men Adopt Resolution
to Relieve Strain Of War
Conditions

resolution adopted last night at a
meeting of the credit defence commit
tee Of the National Association of
Credit Men declares that the sovern-
ment should expect no favors not
granted to small buyers in the payment
of obligations incurred for supplies, and
that uniform and adequate system
providing for prompt payment is neces-
sary. Copies will be sent to President
Wilson, members of the Cabinet and of
the Council of National Defence. The
meeting was held at Al Park Row. The
resolution, in part follows:
"The individual for his home and
personal supplies should use but little
credit. Purchases should be made on
cash or very nearly cash basis.
The seller and buyer Of merchandise
and the borrower and lender of money
should make and keep short terms, and
just as nearly as possible put the credit
into self-liquidating form.
The turnover in commercial credit
should be rapid, and the necessity OF
this is very strong under war con-
ditions. Speculative buying should not
be encouraged, because of it's unsafatv
and its demands upon the credit svs.
tem which might limit the supplv nec.
essary for legitimate and we'll organ.
lied enterprises.
There are two conditions or tendep-
cies which principally must be nre-
vented by prudent and intelligent prac-
tices. These are overstrain and !ss -
confidence"
New-York tribune., 1918-01-14
Mercury Slowly Rising;
Cold Waves Grip Broken

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13.-With uni
formly higher temperatures reported
from all parts of the country, the
Weather Bureau tonight announced
that the cold wave that has gripped
all states east of the Rocky Mountains
for several days now is broken.
Temperatures far below the sea-
sonal average still prevail, but a
gradual return to normal conditions is
forecast. Reports tonight indicated a
rise of from 10 to 20 degrees in all
affected states except those lying on
the Atlantic coast In the Middle West
it was still seve rely cold early to- day.
but by nightfal! the mercury in most
sections had climbed considerably.
Wiliston, N. d., with 81 below. re-
ported the lowest temperature in the.
country, while at st. Paul the mercury
fell to 10 below; Louisville, below;
Chicago. below, and st. Louis. !.
below. From the South were reports
of zero at Nashville. above at At
lanta. 6 above at Birmingham. 4 above
at Little Rock and 20 above at Mobile
A low pressure area prevailed TODAY
in the Rocky Mountain section, with
general SHOWS and rains. This dis
turbance will move eastward to-mor-
row, attended by rains in the Gulf
States and in tho Ohio River Valley.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-14

that the dealers themselves, who know
the requirements Of such consumers
best, might be relied upon to supply
their wants as long Ms any fuel arrived
here.
Shortage of labor for handling coal
arriving at the port of New York, said
the administrator, had been one of the
problems discussed at the numerous
conferences here. Use of soldiers
camped IN the vicinity of the port al
ready had been suggested to Washing
ton officials, but no orders as yet have
been issued making 1t possible to put
their energies to this use, he said.
Such orders, which would come from
the War Department, may be expected
tomorrow with the Garfield report
Dispatches from New Jersey indus
trial centres pictured the famine Of
tuel there az more serious than at any
time during the present crisis. The
freezing Of railroad engines had re
suited in tieing up much coal in tran
sit. said Richard (. Jankinson, state
fuel inspector He wired to Washing
ton officials to send some official to
forcc the movement of the $500 tons
OF coal tied up on the Erie, between
Port Jervis and Newburgh tidcwater.
At late hour last night no progress
had been made in moving the fuel.
however,
New-York tribune., 1918-01-14
Women Help Dig Chicago Out;
Storm Train Tie-Up Broken
Stalled Passengers on Middle West Roads Get Through
Drfs-Children in Army of Volunteer Workers
Clearing City of Snow

tonight, carrying party OF New forX
bankers, including Otto II. Kahn, who
was to have addressed bankers meet
ing in Milwaukee tonight.
Milk Shortage Serious
In Chicago, although the situation is
improving, it is still impossible to make
deliveries Of provisions in many sec
tions. The city has been practically
without milk since yesterday, and
dnires reported to-day that only pre-
fcrred deliveries hospitals and to
houses where there are children-w
Ec made tomorrow.
Heading many Of the volunteer Dig
ging brgades to-day were women,
some clad in bloomcrs or ovcralls. In
some sections the women were out at
d a. m They were assisted by thou
sands Of children. Schools will DO
closed this week until the streets arc
cleared, releasing some 6O,O00 children
for work in shovcllng snow.
Though many apartment houses arc
without coal, it is thought that to-mor-
row night will sec danger of serious
coal famine averted. Many cars Of coal
were brought in from the outskirts Of
the city to-day, and there is no short
age in the supply The difficulty in
making deliveries is the only problem.
City officials tonight issued another
warning of the danger Of fire, because
of the inability of the Fire Department
to make way through many streets
Volunteer bucket brigadcs have been
formed. Police to-day made a house
toulouse canvass, warning every one to
keep buckets of water handy and see
ing to the enforcement Of the city ordi-
nances regarding cleaning sidewalks.
Eighteen deaths in this territory are
known to have resulted from the storm
Tho temperature has been rising slowly
throughout the district since Saturday
afternoon, the wind has died down and
indications are that there will DC moth
ing OF consequence to handicap the
workers Immediately, according to the
Weather Bureau.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-14
Crosses Continent in
Sulky in 24| Days
George Duane Brown Arrives at
Coney Island From Catalina
island, Cal.

Preceded by Handsome Dick" a
horse, and followed by sulky-trailer
with his camping equipment, George
Duane Brown drove into Coney island
yesterday. He was accompanied by a
little dog named Nellie, and he had
come all the way from Catalina Island,
California, to the eastern island famed
in the stories they read out there.
After feeding himself and family ~
he cooked his feet up on the stove in
the West Eighth Street Firehouse and
told Battalion Chief William Rogers all
about it. lie was born in Simburg,
Conn, he said, and went West to make
his fortune. He succeeded in losing
$4,000 IN oranges in the last ten
years. ard nov he is back to stay.
If he hadn't got lost in the Salt Lake
desert, which is more trackless than
Broadway on a lightness night, no
would have made it in 2i1 days. Ilc
started on May l. and doesn't think ha
is much behind schedule when YOU stop
to think that this is the first time the
continent has been crossed in q one
horse RIG. which is more difficult than
q prairie schooner or an automobile
81 started with Si0-bill in my
pocket. aud I've got more than tha,
now" he continuc4 81 sold postcard:
on the way, and sometimes ! delivered
lectures Five per cent of my earnings
Will turn ovel to the Red Cross. Then
maybe Wen take another trip. But
think we're back East to stay
"Handsome Dick munching his sup
per in a stall, blew a contented gus
through his nostrls, and "Ncllia'
crawled closer TO the irehouse stove
This is no weather for cross country
trips.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-14
S Robbed by Hold-Up Men

Five men, each clutching a revolver,
nlcd into Frank Serrio's cafe, at rs
Sullivan Street, last night and told the
proprietor and his four patrons to hold
up their hands. These complied while
the gunner went through their clothes
From Serrio they obtained 500 and
from his customers $3.50. $11O, $50 and
a twodollar bill. respectively. The last
contribution reused the wrath of the
man who had been seatching the vic
Tins He slapped the two-dollar patron
IN the face.
"You ought to be ashamed hanging
out with this crowd when you haven't
any more to spend than that he re-
proved.
The five then departed, after warning.
their unwilling contributors not to
move for an hour. None OF them did.
but .when. the time limit had elapsed
Serrio informed the police Detectives
are looking for the hold-up men.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-14

CHICAGO, Jan. 13.-Pcks and sh0vels
welded by hundreds of thousands of
volunteer workers, men and women. and
tens Of thousands of municipal and
railway employees. to-day succeeded in
breaking the traffic tic-up in Chicago
and the Middle West which had been
caused by the blizzard that swept over
this section Friday and Saturday.
Men, women and children went will
ingly to tho task of breaking traffic ways
enabled them to make such progress
that tonight railroads entering Chi
cago operated the first outgoing trains
since yesterday afternoon From sur
rounding cities came reports that the
volunteer workers had SO opened streets
and roads that their lines of delivery
traffic were able to penetrate the storm
swept district, thereby ameliorating
conditions which had threatened fuel
and food shortage.
Stalled Trains Move Again
No railway schedules were observed,
but practically every road operating
from here managed to send out at least
enc train. Reports from outlying dis
tricts indicated that a majority Of the
scores Of trains stalled in the snow
drifts yesterday gradually were pro
ceeding toward their destinations and
that by tomorrow with present weather
conditions prevailing. all lines would
be open. Several through trains from
the East and few from the West ar
rived to-day, twcnty-four to thirty-six
hours late
The Chicago. Burlington e. Quincy
closed all local freight yards, so AS
to release the men for work in clearing
the tracks. The Chicago switch yards
were opcnd and scores OF freight stock
trains. blocked on the outskirts of tho
city were brought in to-day.
The Twentieth Century Limited from
New York, due yesterday, arrived late
New-York tribune., 1918-01-14
Child Sent by Mail
Reaches Home Safely
Especial Co,vespondencs1

HAMMOND, Ind. Jan. 13.-Opal
Davis, seven years old, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Ora Davis, of Brownstown. has
arrived at her home by way of the
United States mail.
She had been visiting relatives at
Clear Springs. When it was time for
her TO return home the roads were in
to drive over them. and the railroad
service was such that she could not
very well be sent that way. Then her
aunt decided to send her by mail
She was taken to the postotfice and
was found to be within the weight Limit
OF the first zone. 1t took rs cents
worth of stamps to mail her with her
clothing, and she made the trip to this
place with Gilbert Ball, rural mail car
New-York tribune., 1918-01-14
Embargo Against Carload
Shipments to New York
Goes IL, Effect Tomorrow

Tomorrow the lowly local freight
agent comes into his own. Tomorrow
the men who have for years conferred
favors on the traffic representatives of
the railways by permitting them to
have slice of their patronage will
call on the local freight agent and tell
him what a good follow he is. The
men who were wont to grant favors
will be asking them. And there will
be none nothing but Square deal
for every enc, according to his record
and his needs. The men who used to
extend patronage will now beg for an
opportunity to be considered. To-mor-
row is the beginning Of the time of
reckoning. Thereafter many chickens
VIII come home to roOst. for Of the con-
signee of freight who has abused his
privileges it may be said that his sins
will find him out.
Tomorrow morning viii probably
find long lines of would-be ignees
at the various local freight and light
erage Offices asking for permits to have
The general embargo against consign-
mcnt Of freight in carloads to New
York begins tomorrow, and every bust
ness concern in New York that hopes
to receive goods will have to get a per
nit from the domestic division Of the
general traffic committee before its
consignor can even get a car, no mat
ter whether he be in Buffalo or Osh-
kosh.
The process OF getting such a per-
nit is this: The would-be consgnce
will go to the agent i'll charge of the
particular local delivery place where
and will receive from the agent blank
Of Niii irh l.,
out, will read something like a confes-
sion. At the bottom of the application
there is a place for the local agent to
make remarks in the nature Of an in
dorsemcnt or rejection of the appi-
cation, so far as his judgment governs.
From the local man the application
goes to the subcommittee of the do
mestic division, which recommends
whatever disposition it may deem wise.
It's recommendation will be based large
~ or the applicants past record. The
firm that has notoriously abused ter
minal privileges, that has "hogced"
cars and used them for storage bur-
poses and contributed to the conges-
tion of loaded cars at the New York
terminals will have Il very slim chance
OF getting permit so long as the situa-
ton remains as serious as it is now,
The SUBCOMMITTEE will report to the
domestic division general committee.
which will formally issue the permit OF,
deny the application for it.
As by pooling the information of the
railways complete record Of every
consignee will be at hand, there will be
no opportunity for any one to escape
re- rlbution. The best the sinner can do
is to promise to reform and then start
in to make a spotless record. Woe be
to the firm or company that promises
to be good and backslides. for no longer
shall 1t enjoy railway privileges.
After consignee receives a permit
he will send it to the ccnsignor. who,
upon its presentation to the initial rail
way. will be allowed to make the ship
ment. The purpose of the whole scheme >
IL to make it certain that hereafter ~
carload lot Of domestic freight will be
New-York tribune., 1918-01-14
Mexico-Japan Tale Denied
Carranza Not Sending Secret
Mission to Toxic, Says
Consul General
Especial Co,vcspondence1 I

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 13. "The
story in ". r. IIearst's Examiner yes
terday morning to the effect that Prcsi-
dent Carranza, Of Mexico, is sending a
secret diplomatic mission to Japan. is
untrue said Carsul- General de Nigri.
of Mexico. at his Office this afternoon.
lloarst's paper is, of course, urfriend-
~ to the present regime in our south
crn republic. and has habit of twist
ing both Mexican and Japanese news
to suit its own purposes"
Consul General de Nigri said in
addition that it is true that some
Mexican diplomats are on board the
japanese liner Anyo Maru now in the
bay enroutc to japan on ordinary diplo-
matte missions. One of the men aboard
the Japanese liner is Juan 7. Burns.
who has been appointed consul general
of Mexico at Yokohama. Another mem
Der OF the party is M Frago, secretary
of the Mexican Legation at Toxic. who
is returning after a vacation to the City
of Mexico. third member is Consul
General Blanco, who is stationed at
Toxic. He also is returning to his
post of duty after a vacation.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 13.-Luis Cab
ltIa, FORMER MlnlStef or nance IN the
Carranza Cabinet, heads the Mexican
delegation now at Buenos Ayrcs. His
departure for Argentina was followed
closely by publication Of the Luxburg
cablegrams, in one of which the Ger
mar Charge at Buenos Ayrcs reported
to Berlin that the Argentine President
had agreed to seek an ant-North Amer
lean alliance with other Latin Ameri
can countries.
Cabreita can3e to Washington lest
month to negotiate for relaxation OF
the American export embargocs to let
foodstuffs go into Mexico. When he
found that he would have to deal with
the War Trade Board, instead Of hav-
ing his negotiations directed with Sec
retary Lansing, he was greatly in
censed and left Washington without the
iormaljty of goodbyes to the state De.
partment. Shortly aftcrward it was
learned that he was sailing from New
York for Buenos Ayres.
Little is known here about the nro-
posed Latin american Congress. now
postponed. Diplomatic observers. how
ever rave attributed the project to
the activities Of Luxburg in Argentine
ana the notorious Eckart, German Min,
lstcr at Mexico Citv
New-York tribune., 1918-01-14
S, ,698,945 Tons of Hard
Coal Shipped Last Month

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 13-The ship
ments of anthracite IN December. as re-
ported to The Anthracite Bureau of H.
formation, amounted to b.69s,945 tons.
This IS said by officialt TO be remark
able showing for December. when the
d'tilculties encountered as a result of
the recent unusually severe cold
weather are considered. Despite handi-
caps, the December shipments were
ll6.l9o tons more than in December,
1916
The total shipments for 1917
amounted to 77,133.395 tons, an increase
OF 9,'o6,941 ions, or more than ii per
cert over the amount sent to market in
l9l6. The 1917 figures exceed those of
the previous record year (191D by
7,179,0O6 tons.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-14
Baltimore Sees End
OF the Coal Famine

BALTIMORE, Jan. 13.-The expect
ed arrival of one hundred cars of coal
tomorrow is counted on to relieve the
coal famine in Baltimore, and a num-
ber Of industries hope to resume
activity.
OF the public utilities corporations
the gas and electric company is per
haps in a worse condition than the
the company, said tonight that the
situation was so critical at one time
to-day that it was feared drastic ac-
ton would have to be taken by the
company.