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strictest economy WIN be observed In all
departments"
The earnings Of the subway and eie-
waited lines during the hscal year just
ended fell short of fixed charges by
IS, $40, 900. According to the estimate OF
Stone q webster. earnings will fall
short Of fixed charges by s10,o5&.ooo
during the four years ending June 30,
1924, and there will be required before
July /, 1924, some s7.4oQooo with which
to make additional expenditures for
capital purposes. chiefly equipment. thus
making a total cash requirement. In ad-
dition to earnings, for the coming years
Of t17.454,000, of which II appears that
about $4,000. 900 may later be obtained
from existing construction funds.
The report says:
I'VE ind that the management of In
terborough Rapid Transit Company is
able and efficient The condition of the
properties is excellent They have been
thoroughly maintained and are In first
class operating condition. and there Is
practically no deferred maintenance. We
should point out, however, that while
expenditures for current maintenance
seem 10 be adequate. the reserves for
depreciation n obsolescence hereto
fore accumulated have been exhausted.
and no reserves for that account are
being made n none are provided for
in the estimates Of earnings given below.
Relative Financial Condition.
The financial condition of this COM
pany Is not unique. Traction properties
throughout the country are faced by
similar conditions. due to the great in
crease in the cost of labor and material
as the result Of the war.
while we have not completed our
examination of the surface lines of the
New York Railways Company. our ex-
animation has progressed far enough to
enable us to state that during the last
year the company has been earning
nothing toward the interest on its first
real estate n ~refunding bonds after
paying underlying charges and rentals.
and. in our judgment, unless there is
substantial increase in the rate of fare
these lines cannot earn their fixed
charges-certainly for many years to
come. The recent granting by the Pub
lie Service Commission OF a charge for
transfers will not in our opinion yield
sufficient additional revenue materially
to improve the security for the AZ per
cent ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS bonds
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Honduran FederaIs Defeated.

MANAGUA, Nicaragua, Aug. 13-Hon-
duran Government forces, according to
reports received here. have been defeated
At Pedro Galitos, neal the Nicaraguan
frontier, by revolutionists under COM
enand OF Gen. Rafael Lopez Gutierrez.
The revolutionists captured prisoners and
arms.
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Kill wife and Self.

CINCINNATI, Aug. 1S.-Charles Grue-
ner, ~. a gardener. shot n killed his
wife Flora. probably fatally wounded his
stepson. Noble Thieman. %. and then
shot and killed himself al the home of
his wife here to-day. Mrs. Gruener had
entered suit for divorces.
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Cuhan ENVOY Arrive. in Pari..

PARIS, Aug. 1s.-Carlos N, Cespedes.
Cuban Minister 70 the United States.
has arrived in Parts. He will remain
hare several days before going to Italy.
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should Have Fixed Return.
Profit Sharing Futile.

Finally. Mr.. Wilcox said. he had
reached the conclusion that mo ultimate
solution OF these questions could be
reached unless we undertook local trans
p~ortation as a public function" Public
control had reached such a point, he
said. that private companies could not
have that freedom which alone could
insure success. There could be. he con
tinued, no conservative financial policy
under private ownership, and the pront
sharing enterprises, suc as the New
York rapid transit agreement, merely
embodied the bad features of both pri-
vate and public enterprises.
Members of the commission questioned
Mr.. Wilcox as to what he would recon-
mend to meet the immediate needs Of
the trolley companies. He said n decla-
ration of an ultimate municipal owner
ship policy would clear the air." to be
backed UP by legislative steps to clear
the way for ultimate acquisition Of ex-
listing lines.
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8 CENT I.'R. 7. FARE
CALLED NECESSITY
Report for Protective Com
mittee Bares Sums Needed
for Fixed Charges.
ROAD ECONOMY LAUDED
Earnings at Present Rate Will
Cause $17,454, 900 Short
age in Five Years.

The report Of an investigation Of the
properties of the Interborough Rapid
Transit Company. made by Stone Il
Webster of 100 Broadway for the pro-
tective committee representing holders
of ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Company
collateral trust az per cent. bonds, was
made public yesterday. The conclusion
reached by Stone & Webster is that a
s cent fare does not pay the cost
OF furnishing a ride. and that a very
considerable Increase in fares is neces-
sary to provide for fixed charges and the
payments to the city and the company
contemplated by the contracts between
them.
TN our opinion nothing short of an
s cent fare on elevated and subway lines
will accomplish this purpose the re-
ports says.
Railway Losses shown.
a preliminary report 10 the protec-
tive committee contains an estimate OF
the earnings, expenses, taxes and fixed
charges of the Interborough Rapid
Transit Company for the next Eve years.
This estimate is made on the basis OF
present fares. wages cost of material,
supplies M other operating expendi-
lures, n on the assumption that every
provision necessary for a continuance OF
the present standards OF safety in OPP
Grafton will be maintained. but that the
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PUBLIC OWNERSHIP
ONLY TROLLEY CURE
d. Y. Wilcox, Franchise Ex-
pert, Says Private Control
Is Failure.
MADE MANY INQUIRIES
Immediate Declaration Of u
innate Policy Would "Clear
Air." He Thinks.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1s.-Municipal
ownership is the only solution OF the
American street railway problem. public
control Of private lines having broken
down, Delos Y. Wilcox, New York fran
chise expert. to-day old the Federal
Electric Railway Commission.
Drawing from an experience with troll
ley matters running back over many
years and particularly upon his present
connection with investigation Of the
affairs Of the Public Service Railway
Company Of New Jersey, Mr.. Wilcox
said there was no other way out.
The street railway problem. he said.
narrowed down to four questions that
must be determined First, whether the
investment should be regarded as a
speculative one OF be guaranteed. Sec
ond, whether the business was to be
conducted primarily for service or for
profit Third, whether continuity of SER
vice was not to be guaranteed, outlaw
ing suspension through strike. and
fourth, whether public or private man
agement should W and operate the
roads.
should Have Fixed Return.
Answering the first question, he said
street railway investments should not
be treated as speculative. but should
yield a fixed return. AS to the second, he
declared service always should be the
governing motive of operation. Disrup'
ton of street car service through strike,
should be prevented n strikes be out
lawed n penalized." but only after full
protection OF the workers had been pro
yided. Operatives should be urged to or
ganize. he said, adding that even som'
Federal Government departments woult
be bettered by a degree Of 'democratiza
tion," which gave the workers a voic'
in questions of administrative polio.
and disciplinary matters.
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Police Wound Two.

Youngstown, Ohio.-One man was
fatally wounded and another seriously
injured when police broke up two al
legged attempts at arson by striking
steel workers here. A group of strik-
ing Serbians and Italians held secret
meeting in Brier hall and decided, II
in alleged, to burn the houses of sew
eral men who continued to work.
Learning Of the plan, police lay In
wait for the strikers. Three Serbians
had set fire to one house before they
were caught and group of three ltal-
ians was surprised attempting to fire
two houses
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PREPARED FOR FIGHT
WANT DEMANDS MET BEFORE
LINES GO BACK TO OWNERS.
SHEA SAYS GOVERNMENT HAS
FAILED TO REDUCE LIVING
COST.
N.wrpaper unLen Ner. s.ryle..

Western Newspaper Union News Service
Washington, Oct 23-Railroad EN-
ployes are prepared for Il finish fight
with the Railroad Administration for
increased wages, time and IL half over
time and improved working conditions
before the government surrenders the
roads to private control. Unmistak-
able notice 10 this effect has been
served by Timothy Shea of tine fire
men, appearing before the Board of
Railway Wages and Working Condi-
tions.
III our demands for a living wage
should not he met when the time ap-
pronches for turning back the rail
roads To. their private owners" MIR.
Shea said in testimony which became
public. I'VE shall demand MS n condi-
lion precedent to the change the real
ization Of the fundamental rights of
labor. the living wage, the ciglt-hour
day ON all federal controlled roads.
time and one-half for overtime and
other principles To which The govern
ment pledged itself during the war.
which now have been made "a part of
u
the Railroad Administration has never
fulfilled
While Mr.. Shea WIS appearing oIl
behalf of the fireipen only. il has becn
recognized generally that wage in
creases for any one class OF railroad
employees meant an advance for all 10
maintain equality between the work
ers. Mr.. Shea said he anticipated
that the failure of the government 5
efforts to reduce the cost of living
which he frankly expected, woui'
all workers.
Thus il is the view here that the
government will be face to face in .
few weeks with virtually the same la
Dor crisis which arose during th,
summer. President Wilson then de
MED the request of the shopmen fol
general increase in pay on the
ground that the vicious circle" %
rising wages and mounting prices
must end.
How Director General Hines pro
poses TO meet the situation has no
been divulged. 1t is considered Ger
tHln. however. tIfHt IL iiiN "use '''
crenses are given. President Wsisoi
first will be consulted. Railroad AL
ministration officials declare the re
lations with the union men have neve
been so good as ut present, and II
pointing TO the last report of the La
bor Department, showing decrease
OF IL per cent in living costs IL
August.
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|SAYS KAISER.
IGNORED US.
sERNsToRFF TEsTIFlEs sEFoRE
INVESTIGATING COMMITTEE
IN BERLIN.
U. S. NOT CONSIDERED
TELEGRAM TO eERNsToRFF IS
READ AND CAUSES GREAT
SENSATION.

Berlin. Oct. 24-President Wilson s
peace offer was a matter of little con
Germ to the German emperor, accord
ing to the evidence presented before
the subcommittee investigating the
war. Furthermore, the intervention
of the United States apparently was
not seriously considered by the EN-
peror.
The incident caused sensation,
and occurred during the examination
of Count Won Bernstorff, former am
bassador in Washington
The Socialist deputy, DR. Sinshei-
mer, Turned toward Won Berns'orff
and said:
"The kaiser's telegram TO which you
refer. dated Jan. l6, 1917. and ad-
dressed to Herr Zimmerman Qoreign
secretary says literally his majesty
instructs me to thank you for your
communication. His majesty does not
cnre Bit about President Wilson'S
offer. If Il breach with America can
not be prevented. it cannot be helped
Events are developing.
There was much excitement at the
hearing when the message was read.
DIR. Karl Helfferich. former vice chan
cellor. whispered nonsense
Under cross-examination, Won Bern
storff quoted the German emperor and
General Ludendorff on his (Bern-
storff-s) return from Washington. The
emperor said Won Bernstorff had
failed on two points-first. in allow
ing the British TO cOnfiscate the trunk
with Swedish diplomats papers
thought to contain his Mexican tele-
grams. and. second. by permitting the
United States to send james w. Ge-
rard to Germany as ambassador.
Ludendorff accused him of attempt-
ing to make peace by agitating against
the submarine warfare. and declared
that the U-boat war would bring peace
in three months. He then told the
former ambassador that President
Wilson's peace proposal could not
pass the Reichstag: II would he
championed only by the Socialists.
adding that n rotten peace" was Inn
possible. Replying to another ques-
ton. the former Ambassador said ::
"Without Americas help the entente
could not have vnnquished Germany.
If we succeeded in preventing war
with America II peace OF understand
ing would at least have been possible
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BOTH PLANS DEFEATED
sERvlcE-AT-cosT AND ELASTIC
6.cENT FARE REJECTED.

Denver.-Voters in the Tramway
election defeated both the servicc-at-
cost and the elastic fare plans. and
Denver is without n solution of tram
way problems that caused n strike of
trninmen last July and brought n tenn
porury tieup of service The trainmen
held in abeyance their demands Tor
higher wages until the people could de
eide the issues in an indirect manner
Their wages depended on the issue of
car fare. Complete unofficial returns
from the election commission showed
the elastic fare beaten two Ia one,
while the service-at-cost plan failed by
23l votes About 21,OOO ballots were
cast.
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Mould DENY eeroer a Seat.

WashingtOn.-Denial of a seat in the
House of Representatives to Victor
Berger. Milwaukee Socialist, who is
under conviction for violation Of the
espionage law, wns recommended by II
special House committee. Represen-
tatlve Isodcnburg, Republican, Illinois.
filed minority report recommending
delay. The majority Of the committee
also recommended that the seat should
not he given to Joseph p. Carney, the
conteStee, but that new election
should he held. Representative Ro-
denburg asked that the outcome Of
Berger's appeal be awaited before ac
tiOn was taken.
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SITUATION UNSETTLED
STRIKE WILL PARALYZE UNITED
STATES INDUSTRY.
POSITION OF. MINERS AND OWN
ERs ON IMPENDING COAL
MATTERS.
w....rn Newspaper Union rev. s.r,,e.

Western Newspaper Union News Service
Washington, Oct 22-The inpend-
ing coal strike order comes as the di-
rect result of the miners and opera
tors failing to come To an agreement
on new wage scale. the principal
point In controversy being shorter
working hours and less days per week,
and the contention of the operators
that the present working agreement is
still In full force and effect.
The miners at convention in Cleve-
land lust month formulated their de-
mands which in brief cover the follow
ing important points:
A flat 60 per cent increase in wages !;
A five-day week:
A six-hour working day;
A weekly pay day:
Double time for holidays and Sun
days and time and half for over
time.
Their demands also contained this
paragraph:
I'VE recommend that in event II sat
isfactory wnge agreement is not Sc
cured before Nov. !. 1919. 10 replace
the one now in effect, that the inter
national officials be authorized TO, and
hereby are. instructed to call n general
strike of all bitumnous miners and
mine workers throughout the United
States. the same TO be effective Nov.
1. 1919"
The scale committee of the miners
met n committee from the operators in
Buffalo early this month. The opera
tors rejected the demands on the
grounds that they were excessive and
unreasonable: that the present con-
tract had not expired and did not cN-
pire until 'peace WAS declared and
further, IL was the understanding
when the present agreement WAS made
II was to run until April !. 1870. The
operators stated that they cnme with
full authority TO deal, but that the
committee from the miners had no
such authority. being directed to Sc
cure the demands as formulated by
the convention or the strike would au-
tomatically result.
No agreement was reached. The
strike call was issued by Acting Presi-
dent Lewis. Secretary OF Labor VIII
son asked both Lewis and president
brewster of the operators 10 meet iitih
They both accepted the invitation
brewster said there could be no com
promise until the miners committee
came with some authority to deal. ana
further, that the operators would MOI
deal until the strike call was annui'et
and the six-hOur-a-day plan aban
tioned. Lewis said this would not re
suit; that he was acting according IL
the instructions of the miners conveh
ton, and that the strike would result
ON Nov. l unless their demands wert
met.
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BILL IN UPPER HOUSE AIMS TO
STAMP OUT ALL ANARCHISTS
IN UNITED STATES.
BILL is STRINGENT
WOULD DEPoRr ALL WHO DID
NOT BECOME AMERICANS IN
FIVE YEARS.
western Newspaper Union News Service.

western NeNSpspef Union sNsNs sefNNe-
Washington. Oct. ga biil aimed
ut stamping out every vesuse of rad
Ical agitation in the United States has
been introduced by Senator Mckellar
of Tennessee.
The bill provides that anyone even
pencubly advocating overthrow of any
government and persons associating
either publicly or privately with such
advocates shall be fined at least
$1,000 or imprisoned from one to ten
years. A jury may order such persons
deported To n portion OF the Philip
pine Islands set off for this purpose.
The bill includes every person OF
the United States who directly or in
directly commences or carries on amy
verbal. written or printed intercourse
or correspondence with any other per
son or persons. whether citizens or
aliens, with the intent, either peace
ably or by violence. to overthrow the
government of the United States or Ia
.iisintegrate or in any other manner
set aside or do away with all govern
ment. or who joins any organization
having this purpose. or who directly
or indirectly. publicly or privately, as
sociates himself or herself with an!
other person or persons having any
such purpose"
Such persons will he held as 'adher
ing TO the enemies of the Unitet
States, giving them aid and comfort.
McKellar also introduced new
Americanization bill similar to his for
mer bill to deport aliens who do no
become Amercanized within five
years after arrival in this country nn'
requiring employers TO provide educa
tionnl facilities or pay for time OF EN-
D,oy3s while attending school.
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n..tens Italian Ambassador.

Rome.-Baron Romano Avezzano,
who some time ago was selected t" re-
Iieve Count Mucchi di Celiere ms ltal-
ian amba ssatlOr to the United states,
will hasten his departure for America
because Of the death of Count di Gel
lere, even though the health of the
new ambassador is not Of the hest at
present. He has been in conference
with Premier Nitti on 1talO-American
relations. the premier outlining the
general lines Of the policy he wished to
have followed.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1919-10-30
Bankers Slayer Killed.

Reaver Falls. Pa.-One of the three
bandits who robbed the State Bank OF
Beaver Falls and murdered direc-
tor of the institution was killed near
Cooks ferry and the other two were
captured by an armed posse OF state
troorers, detectives and citizens. Re
ports from the ferry are to the erect
that the posse. led by Corporal Stan
ley Of the state police. surrounded the
trio In field there and had running
battle with the robbers.
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Expelled From Trades Council,

Denver.-After refusing to abide by
a decision rendered by committee
composed of members of both the Mas
ter Builders Association and the
Building Trades Council allowing
them daily wage increase of 10 cents,
the Building Laborers' Union was ex-
PEELED from the Building Trades Coun-
ell after officers of the organization
refused to recede from their original
demand of 81 daily Increase in wages.
Between 400 and 500 men are involved.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1919-10-30
End Of Reds at Hand.

London. Fierce fighting has oc-
Cured in the region of Pskov and os-
troy. The Esthonians capture $50 pris-
oners. three guns and much material,
according to official ndvices. wire
less dispatch just received from Gen
eraI Denikine, the anti Tolshevik lead
er in south Russia. contains message
from General Shkuro. which says
"The position OF the volunteer army is
brilliant, despite a few temporary fail
ures. 1t is quite evident that the end
of Bolshevism is at hand"
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swi.. Not in Blockade.

Berne-The Swiss government has
decided not to join in the collective re-
ply of other neutral states regarding
the invitation of the allies to partici-
pate in the blockade of soviet Russia.
ago had broken off relations with the
then existing Russian government and
that there are no commercial relations
of any kind. so that the situation in
tended by the allies has been renched
already as far as Switzerland is con-
cerned.
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Shin. Strike Mines.

Stockholm.-Threeh hundred and for
ty-six lives were lost when two Bol
shevist destroyers in an attack on Es
thOnian craft and British destroyers
in the Gulf of Finland Tuesday. struck
mines and were sunk, according to an
EsthOnian official communication
Four destroyers fitted for mine lay
ing, the communication adds, left
Kronstadt with the object of support.
ing n landing Of troops.
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New rreubl. in Germany.

Danzig. A new revolutionary
movement has been inaugurated
by Spartacan adherents In this
city and It is causing apprehension.
The date set for the beginning OF the
revolt is said to be Nov. Q. and COM
plete overthrow of the German govern
ment is being urged at meetings here.
Danzig is placarded with signs read
ing: "Long live the soldiers, long live
the world revolutionary"
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Nav Ex.ev.te Soviet Russia.

I.ondon.-The Bolsheviki are consid'
crinx the evacuation of soviet Russia
according to reports reaching General
Denikine, a wireless dispatch received
from his headquarters says. The re-
ported plan is for the removal OF the
cabinet to Tashkend. after the aban-
tonment Of Moscow and the withdraw
nj OF the troops on all fronts to Turk
estnn.
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Postal Employees Get Raise.

Washington.-An agreement on In
creased pay for postal employees has
been reached by the Senate and House
conferees. graduated scale ranging
from 800 to 5000 annually for general
employees, will smaller raises for the
rural service being approved.
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Red cro.. Gave sos 600 600 in France.

Washington. Cash aggregating
about 95,OOO,OOO was contributed by
the American Red Cross for relief
work in France alone and about $780,
coo 600 was contributed for similar
work in twenty other countries during
the war period of twenty months end
ing last Feb. %,
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s1.ooo.ooo for Bed Soy.

WashingtOn.-An offer of more than
S1.OOO,OOO has been made for the Bos-
ton Red Sox in the American League
by combination of business men,
Representative James A Gallivan OF
Massachusetts said in Washington.
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Pithy News Notes
From, All Paris Of
Colorado
western Newspaper Union New. Service.

COMING EVENTS.
The Red Cross Roll Call drive VIII De
conducted nationwide from Novem-
ber to H. 1913.
The Red Cross Christmas Seal sale VIII
take place all over the United States
from December l to 10, 1913
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-09-28
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