The Daily journal-herald. (Delaware, Ohio), 1917-12-28

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OF ROAD TRAFFIC:
PROFESSIONAL SPORTS HAVE FINE TEAR DESPITE WAB   _F
Ry ROHKRT i. RENDER
United Press Staff Correspondent.
Washington, Dec. 2 8.—The great
American railroad, leased and operated by the United States government, came into existence at noon
today.
War freight has the right of way
henceforth.
Simultaneously the railroad war
borad, consisting of leading rail executives, conferred with Director General McAdoo, regarding details of operations to follow transfer of their
lines.
This was the only feature marking
the most important step the president has taken since mobilizing an
army for the war. On the transportation system of the country depends
largely what will happen to the kaiser in 1918, McAdoo says. And upon
McAdoo's administration of the
roads under federal control depends
eventual government ownership politicians declare.
In a little oflice, off those occupied by members of the interstate
commerce commission    today,    Mc
Adoo takes up his great work.
flrst order is expected  to  call
His!
for
gress will pass at the president's re
quest, in addition to working out
tho equitable compensation or "rental" the government will pay the
roads, it is presumed he will also
attend to tbe pay roll of tbe million
railroad workers who will have a
new boss in the government. Matters of investment of government
moneys in road improvements and
added rolling stock; and of disposing
of any excess earning the government may make'', also are expected
jto come under him.
Below these three- sub-heads,
i highly centralized working organizations will gradually be evolved, util',
izing present railroad organisation !
as far as is compatible witb the plan '
of divorcing private interest from I
the management. J
This plan  given     today    as    the
"probable and logical" arrangement,!
it   was emphasized,    may     not    lie'
wholly adopted at the outset.
Director General McAdoo an-;
nounced first steps will be taken cau- ■
tlously to avoid audden disadjust-,
ment of traffic. Existing organiza-1
tions too, must be weighed that ev-1
HENDERSON. BRITON LABOR
LEADER. VOICES WILSON'S
WAR AlfiffSIN LABORC0N6RESS
Ry LOWKLL MKLLKTT
United 1'rcsss Staff OofT_qpoad_H_,
London,    Dee.    28.—Endorsement!
of President Wilson's war aims and
urgent plea that Britain make clear ;
to  the   world  even  more    emphatic i
than heretofore that he is not fighting a war of conquest was the mes-,
s;ige delivered to Britain's trades un-'
ions and labor congress today by the
ialierite  leader, Arthur  Henderson.
The session was specifically called
to  discuss  war     aims.       Henderson
ward  Carson  to  treat that proposal
with   scorn   and   contempt.
Henderson   outlined   Carson's  (recent  speech  at Portniouth  in  which
he    declared    that    "not    speaking
lightly we knew Austria and Turkey
did not want to continue."
I     "Aren't   we  justified,"  Henderson
continued,  "in concluding that Aus-
] tria and Turkey are ready for a settlement, provided the government Is
; prepared to deal with them as Ger-
. many is dealing with Russia?    Why
; wasn't  a  similar    course    pursued,
moved   adoption   of   President   Wil- especially with regard to Turkey, by
n s outline of war aims in full. , us?    Did  we prefer t0 take jerusa-
"The war," he declared, "becomes j lem forcibly? It it surprising, that
a struggle of old and new systems of neutrals, Russia, even America, can
government. Secret diplomacy and suspect us 0f annexationist designs?
compulsory military service should! "Labor must demand a ciarifica-
ie rendered unnecessary. ton   of   Britain's   position,     if    the
The   allies   must   renounce   their   workers are failed for further sacri-
intention  of creating an  impenetra- flees.
hie liarrier against the German peo-'     "This   does  not   mean   the   white
p]e..    Germany's autocracy must give! feather.    Labor does not desire that
lace to democracy. Militarism must; Germany lie admitted to a league of
o  universally  discredited. nutions while intoxicated by her mili-
Declaring his complete support of   tary triumphs, bur  tbe allies should
President   Wilson's   war    aims     for  makes it clear that the struggle will
America,  Henderson continued: continue   only   for     principles     and
"The    American  peopl  ar    fight-j ideals and not for conquest.
ing  for   a   league  of  nations   more      "i.aiior asks an opportunity   to as-
than  anything else.    And     yet  this certain how Germany is prepared to
moment has been selected by Sir Ed-j accept the Ialiorite peace proposals."
Above (left to right):   Bennie Leonard, Clarence Bowl aad and Ralph De Patau.   Below: OM Bo-ebod. the i
of the Tear's older horses, and Willie Hoppe.
ln spits of the war professional sports hare prospered through the past year and there have been manj,
.rents of im-x-rtance in the history of sports.   Bennie Leonard not only won the lightweight crown but per-*)
formed generally in a way that has cause, many to regard him as a champion who has never been surpassed.!
C__-*-Qee Rowland, the "basher" manager of tha Chicago White Sox who led his team to the world's champion-l
ship, ls undoubtedly the individual star of tho bast baseball season. Ralph De Palma set a now world's record
of 688.13 miles for six consecutive hoars of driving, and Willie Hoppe, professional billiard champ, set a new
record with an unfinished ran of fifteen ia a twenty-point match. Old Rosebud polled a comeback and ranke_i
-• *he star of the fear's older horsaa.
jery  positive  force  may   be  utilized; that he w„, not BU()erge(le the pres.
in  the reconstruction. unt  indlvldua,  managements  _
Imin-Us, tec   that may contribute toj     legislation to be asked of congress great  government  bureau  occupying
Immediate relief of freight conges-\***meilamy atter the recess, besides]several buildings here with branches
tion     Hereafter shipments  will not!defln,M8 the fl8Cal relationship of thei everywhere, is the assurance they ae
RUSSIA
A K E S
;u?t to relieve the monotony of
•1   1 drills.
KIRK RKSTROVS PLANK FACTORY
By United Press
Cleveland, O., Dec. 28—The Ackerman Wheel Company's plant here,
making aeroplane parts for the government was destroyed by fire here
today. Firemen say the blaze waa in*-
cendiary. Loss was estimated at
Sin,ooo.
be confined  to any one line, hut to
plan, will provide for transferring to
will  be given
-other traffic.
McAdoo's intentions, pending enactment of needed legislation by
congress are to disturb present operation of the railroads as little as
possible.    He will direct through ex-
reported to have  received  from  the I
president to the contrary.
In   giving   this   assurance   to
the
the one great  system.     All  freight Uncle Sam'8 ******** **** *** *********
precedence  over    all odd  ********  workers    for creating
ja wage adjustment board or directors railroad executives, the president is I
and probably for the prevention of (reported to have said, "and, gentle-j
Btrikes, it was state today. . ,men, I believe I can control my dep- [
McAdoo's plan to compensate rall-'"t>'." which brought a general laugh
(roads on a basis of the average net'0*' **** feeling.
income of the last three years, the! President Wilson te reliably re-
istlng agencies temporarily. But j government to retain all over thus (ported to have told the railroads'
meantime he is drawing plans for a sum for maintenance, new projects iwar board that McAdoo will func-
highly centralized business organi-'and reasonable dividends to stock-[tion principally through them tem-
zation the fabric of which was offl-j holders will constitute the crux or j porsirily. In the midst of war, the
cially outlined to the United Pressjthe conference between railroad oT-; president said he did not desire to
today as follows: ificials and McAdoo today. |demoralize the    greatest    industrial
W. G. McAdoo as director general i     Congress  also     will     talk     itself; l*****  **  ****  world.    The  executive
hoarse on the governments decision!admitted to him their inability to
to compensate the railroads on a]cope with the present crisis under
basis of the maximum earnings of!existing laws with existing difflcul-
the past three years instead of thej ties in financing. Therefore govern-
pre-war  period. ment intervention was decided on.
The railroads regard the government's intervention primarily as fi-
nancially  relief.    The war board   :t
SALARIES IN ECONOMY PLAN
TO OECffi 0. S. A. TREASURY
15y Seoraji Martin, campaigns and other minions spent
United   |__aa  Staff  torn*-pomlrnt     by '.he individual roads in  merchan-
Washington,      Dec.     28—Director <*>***** Q********  to the public  Will
General   McAdoo  of  the  U.   S.   rail-
and the single controlling head, assuming all powers and all responsibility.
An assistant director general In a
personal advisory capacity to the
director general. This man will be
a  man of broad  railroad and  finan-
lJ
cial experience, though not officially
connected with any railroad to be a I today's meeting with McAdoo ma.le
"buffer" between railroad interests I pointed inquiries regarding the ea>
and the director general. John Skel-ltend to which they can non count ou
ton   Williams,   former  (president  ofj his aid in obtaining needed funds to
finance   improvements.     A     govern
ment loan is not wanted, they stated
nor any appropriation from congress |
for equipment.    If McAdoo  will ap
the Seaboard Air Line and present
controller of the currency is mentioned for this post.
Three  chiefs on  whose  shoulders
will fall the actual operation. [peal to the public to buy railroad se-
These will be a director of opera- jcurities as they buy Liberty bonds,
tions, a director of traffic, and a di-jor if the government will itself buy
rector of finance. jthe  securities  the   railroads   will  fi-
The director of operations will lie j nance themselves, the board stated.
the man told to get cars rolling in The railroad's predict that advanc-
the most efficient, economic and ( ing expenses will necesaitatie %the
practical manner regardless of any'government making good a deficit on
interests except those of the public I most of the roads. Diversion of
and the paramount one of winning j freight, pooling of equipment and]
the war. He would enforce the vast*, other war efficiency measures will
pooling of rolling stock, terminals make some Hues prosperous and re-
and other equipment made possible :duce the revenues of others. The
by government administration. In guarantee of net income, however,!
short all problems of actual physical j will protect all roads. In Kngland
operation would be up to this man, jthe government takes the surplus Of
subject, of course, to direction of;the prosperous lines and use it tok
Directr General McAdoo. In view of | make up tjie deficits on lines stripped
his duties, this man, it was regardedi0f commercial freight for moving
a certainty will be some prominent j troops and munitions free.
broad visioned railroad operator, j McAdoo has power to order divi-
Several, including Daniel Willard, jdends cut. As the guarantee merely
president of the Baltimore & Ohio, J serves net income, the division of
Hale Hoiden, president of the Burl-j this income may be varied to pro-
ington and Fairfax Harrison, presi- j vide more for improvement than, in
dent of the Southern, are mentioned. pagt years, just as stockholders have
The director of traffic, it is pre-jenjoyed different dividends In tbe
sumed, will regulate priority and di-ipagt.
Tect movements of all freight, co-or- j By general or special orders, the
.inating with tbe director of opera- president's proclamation provides,
tions. | McAdoo may do most anything    be
The director of finance will handle; deems necessary to run the railroads
the fiscal adjustments between the
road owners and the government, under provisions of the legislation con-
as a war machine solely for efficiency
and  victory.
Ry RAl'LH Tl'RXKR.
I'nited l'ress Staff Corrc«|K*ndent.
Tokio, Dec. 28.—Two hours of
street fighting preceded the surrender of the Bolsheviki forces in Harbin
to Chinese troops, acocrding to a
foreign  office dispatch today.
roads, plans to slash millions of uselessly spent dollar-' from the payrolls of that line. This is part of the
general economy program which he
will eventually put into effect. Kvery
atom of extra gilding on the railroad
dollar sign will be chipped off.
Fabulous salaries of railroad presidents will come tumbling down or
disappear altogether. Millions paid
to elaborate staffs of freight solicitors will be lopped off. Expensive
passenger traffic ticketing departments will be done away with. Duplication of expensive administrative forces at great terminals will be
stopped.
"Rigid economies will be effected
as soon as I get my hand more firmly on the problem," said the director-
general today.
"Until then it is useless to specu
late on precisely what I shall do further than to say that this great enterprise will be run with a minimum
of fxpense and a maximum of adequate service."
Financial geniuses elected presidents of railroads for their monev-
getting and money-handling powers
will be useless now that government!
control makes the roads credit perfect. Many of these men will either
step out of the railroad game for the,
duration of the war or become "dollar a year" men for the government.
Other officials made unnecessary by
government control later will drop
out or be transfrred to other work.
General    and    divisio    officers    of; By
American roads during 1916, received $53,200,650 In pay checks, a lit
tie more than two per cent
bo clipped off when th'* director-gen
eral gets around to it.
It is not likely that any large num-
uer of clerks will be put out of jobs
by reorganization of the terminal
administrations   uncer   the   govern-
By United Press
Bulletin—Amsterdam, Dec. 28—
Russian peace negotiators have accepted     Count     Czernin's     German
ment unification pla.i because office terms as the "basis']' -for general
Btaffs have been reduced by calls to peaee discussions and will renew the
war service already. If additional conference at Brest Litovsk Wednes-
employes are needed, \\om"ii will be **** ***** according to word from
employed wherever possible to re-, that city received here via Berlin
lease men  for duty with  the colors, today.
 , i     Czernin   asked   for  an   immediate
; negotiation of matters affecting Russia alone.
\V. I'K'.LKR
Staff <'<>iT«*ji**oiiiieiit
PEACE
United Press
Bulletin—Paris, Dec 88.—France
will refuse to negotiate any German-
contrived peace such as the deft
terms announced by Count Czernin
provides. Deputy Picton declared
today  in   the Chamber "of   Deputies.
ilis declaration was received with
great applause.
RtDS ORDER
CLOSING or
PRIVALEBANKS
American    Army    In I
8—Two American sol- j
diers, privates, memoers of a wood
cutters division, were killed on a re- j
'■ent moonlight evening when a Ger-j
man aviator dropped bombs on their   	
camp.
United Press Recent nights bave been ideal for ' By United  Press.
Washington,   Dec.   28—Food   Ad-! raiders.    A  brilliant noon lights up!     Petrograd,   Dec    2s.—All   private
ministrator Herbert Hoover failed to' the snow-covered country like a mid-, banks  in  the city,  including    some
of the appear  before  the senate  sugar  in-night sun.    Last night it was possi-   foreign  branches were closed  by or-
total of all  railroad employes' sala-; vestigating   committee   today  as   re-; ble to read a newspaper out of doors ■ der of the Bolsheviki government to-
Ship
Wrecked;   Passenger.  Saved
28—The    British
ries paid during that yar.    All other quested,   angering
or an average of $868.69 per person committee,
per year. |     Hoover's counsel, Curtis
Big   railroad   presidents'   salaries  ley.   in   a   letter  said   the
members   of   the in  the  reflected   light.     Precautions day.    Soldiers and   sailors occupied
■such   as   extinguishing  all   lights  in   the buildings.    Many  directors were
II.  Lin.l- the American camps and villages arc  arrested,
adminls- of scant protection when the moon-;     The  National  City   Bank  of  New
The only gnarantee the roads have | as was the cargo.
London,    Dec.
steamer  City   of   Nagpur   has   been range    from    $25,000    to    $75,000. trator "had been called to New York light   shows  the  camps    and     men | York has a branch in Petrograd and
wrecked ln Delagoa Bay, Portuguese Pour are reported to receive $75,000 late yesterday to attend an important sharply outlined on the white snow.', presumably would be affected by the
East Africa, according to a dispatch each,  ten   others   $50,000  each   and'conference on tonnage." Airplane   motors  are   occasionally  order mentioned above.   The hank in
to The Times from Lisbon. The pas- the remainder on a scale down.         i     Lindley said.Hoover would be back heard   all  over  the  American  zone, j New  York  however  said  it had  re-
sengers, numbering 259, were saved,      Several millions tied up In expen-1 early next week and would be glad For the most part the Sammies boy-: ceived no word from its representa-
sive   national   railroad   advertising to testify. ishly hope for a visit from the raid- [ tives in Petrograd.