The Atlanta Constitution
August 2, 1920

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LIL, No. 49. bo ~ an . vena | ano About fo Eru POU ro-cer aovace ELEVEN DAYS FfT\Poland Is Swamped , LOGAL TARIFTS : ~~ a3 ‘Debs Tells F. sends Ft Pretty Girl Swears a yh. . a ae ering “ eo ¥ - ee ; tl and has AND ACTUAL WAR MAY SOON COME Conditions Are Such That the British Authorities Are Expecting General Conflagration at Any Moment. REPUBLICAN COURTS RULE SOUTH OF BOYNE Britain Has Many Sol- diers in Ireland, But the Republican Volunteers Are Keeping the Impe- rial Soldiers Very Busy. ' Dublin, August 1.—Fears that the Irish situation, which is daily growing more tense, may burst into a general conflagration at any mo- ment are expressed in responsible quarters here. At the present there is virtually no civil law south of the Boyne river except that admin- istered by republican courts, but it 16 pointed out “that each day finds the balance hetween military and revolutionary rule growing more equal. It is estimated there are between 60.000 and 80,000 fully equipped British soldiers in Ireland, and they are.being reinforced daily by men arriving from across the chan- nel. As a result, there are more frequent and more stubborn bat- >Mles between the troops and the republican volunteers. who for a ‘time had things much their own way. .There have also been more arrests for carrying arms and se- ditious literature, as reports § tq courts-martial show. It is expect- ed the number of these arrests will increase if the government succeeds in carrying its “drastic measures” in the house of comfmons next week. Sinn Feiners eDstroy Barracks. -Reprisals by policemen and sol- diers on villages suspected of har- boring men responsible for attacks against the armed forces of the erown are also expected here, the police being particularly aroused over ghe attacks made on their fel-° low’ members. In the meantime, the n Feiners, in carrying on their ampaign, have virtually cleared the -ountry of barracks. They are now turning their attention to country houses where military forees might be housed, and a number of thgse have been burned during the last ten days. Attacks on coast guard stations for the purpose of captur- ing explosives have been stopped, it having been established that this ‘practice was imperilling the lives of seamen, who could not be warn- ed of marine dangers except by the guards. Homes of coast guards are not immune, however, and a number of these have lately received atten- tion, in fact, it is commented, noth- ing in Ireland is safe at present that might either be used against the republican movement or that might assist it. Guards for Bullion, Irish banks which do _ business with the Bank of England and nec- éssarily make periedical shipments of bullion to the latter institution have called on the military author- ities for armed guards for the lor- rie sthat move the bullion at night. This has léd to reports that pank reserves are being moved to Eng- land. , ‘ “In Dublin crowds gZather on the streets at night, impeding traffic -and frightening nervous persons on the slightest provocation, and the police stand idly by, seemingly real- izing that interference might lead to something more serious. Just be- fcre midnight, the curfew hour, the orderly elements stream away to their hofmes, but long after this there are many stragglers about the streets. As a result a score or more are gathered in each night for be- ing out of their homes without per- mits. At street corners, night or dey, can be seen numefous “gun men” representing both sides of the eunflict. They are ready for action ata moment’s notice. Some of these have come from the United States and Canada. Rallway Situation. The railway situation apparently “has resolved itself into a contest be- tween the government and Sinn Fein, and all the moves on each side are calculated from that point of view. . If.there is to be a general stop- ‘page of all traffic each side is de- termined to make the other respon- sible for it, and there will be an ar- gument as to whether it is a strike er a lockout. The government has been accumulating transport, and ty in conveying any and mufiitians to oe -3t ® there- se by qvantity any part fore not c the pas e which has on the passenger mainly concern- e@! with the carriage of 1 par- To Cease Efforts For His Release Washington, August 1—The ef- forts of Parley P. Christensen, pres- idential nominee for the farmer-la- bor party, to get the democratic and republican candidates to join nim in urging the release of Eugene V. Debs, the socialist nominee, from the federal penitentiary at Atlanta den’t appeal to Debs. In a letter made public here today Debs asks his friends to desist from trying to secure his igdividual release, and concentrate on securing freedom for all so-called “politica] prisoners.’ “While I appreciate fully all that bas been done in my behalf,” writes the imprisoned candidate for the presidency, “I dbject emphatically to any further appeal being made for me only to President Wilson. 1 wish no specia] consideration and I wish to fare no better than my com- rades. As long as they are held criminals and convicts my place is here. . “My comrades will, therefore, un- derstand that they can serve me best by bringing their influence to bear in behalf of all.” The letter, addressed “To Lucy,” was brought to Washington by Mrs. Lucy Robins, secretary of the cen- tral labor bodies’ conference of New York, who is in charge of the American Federation of Labor's campaign for general amnesty for so-called political prisoners. The | body which she represents is try- ing to arrange for a joint session of the judiciary committees of both houses of congress to go over the various general amnesty bills intro- duced at the last sgssion, as soon as congress reconvenes in December. a Ponzi’s Secret Is Still Locked In His Bosom i to open up and continue his business himself ‘next week.” | ‘ Wizard Takes. Rest. at His’M&nsion, Afeér| Highly Strenuous Week ‘With Three Different; Representatives of the Law. Boston, August 1.—Charles Ponzi, the wizard of finance, still locking ig his bosom the secret of the deals whereby he is reputed to have made millions for himself’and his clients, is taking a rest at his mansion in Lexington, after a highly strenuous week with the three different rep- resentatives of the Jaw who have tried to trip him up in their inves- tigations. :, If Ponzi is confident that the audit of his books will show noth- ing illegal, his investors are_no less sure of his stability. There were only a few in Pi alley Saturday lovking to redeem their notes, and those lew wno came were rewarded with prompt payment in cash of their claims. Meanwhiie, expert accountants of the firm ot* Edward A. Pride, who are representing the United States attorney in their audit of Ponai's books, are checking up every trans- action in which the get-rich-quick king has engaged since he tirst be- gan business iast December. Pianning to Branch Uut. _ But while this is going on, Ponzi is making’ preparations not enly fo. opening up his business onde more, but for branching out inte other cities where there is money to be made, he says, for himself and his clients. : Search for the records in Ponzi's office disclose a wonderfully effi- cient system of bookkeepingsg Every investment is card-indexed, from an errand poy’s $1vU to the $23,000 said to have been put up py a prominent sporting man, As for Ponzifhimself, heis without doubt as good an ac- countant us there is in Buston. His offer of aid to the investigators, and his hints to them during the present audit, show that he knows his busi- ness to its finest and most tMmtricate details. ; . “Ponzi,” said one of the auditors, ‘might well qualify asan expert ace- countant himself.” Letters from cranks seeking fi- nancial ald in the marketing of in-| ventions ‘and ideas “which should bring us millions,” are pouring into 1 amt street office with every mail. The organization of a foundation to handle the proposed gifts of mili- lions which onzi says he is to maké to the public, is proceeding rapidly, its details being worked out by Leveroni and Bailes, two of his. staff of legal advisers. Ponsi’s gifta to worthy charities, according to of thousands of dollars. But it will be necessary to build an organiza- tion to take care of such gifts in the future, so clogged has_Ponzi's offite become with all kinds of begging letters. Going Inte Politics, Politicians in the north and Itai- ian colony are taking Ponsi’s an- ncuncement that he intends to go into politics seriously. One of his attorneys, Felix Marcella, ts a can- didate for the house of representa- tives, and Ponzi undoubtedly wit back him to the limit. Reports that the Italian embéasy had set on foot an investigation cof Ponzi's foreign exchange dealings in that country failed to perturb the tinancier. “The man I deal with abroad,” he said, “does not dare to reveal my secret to another soul.” Ponzi had two big events sched- ule-d for today. One was the posing for a New York picture concern on the grounds cf his beautiful Lexing- ton estate. The other was a confer- ence with a mysterious group of bankers who. according to fepor'ts. “have offered him $10,000,000 for his business.” “But he won't sell,” one of iis closest friends declared. “He's fo- EVILS OF BALA INPOOLS AT NIGHT Hints of Orgies of Im- morality and Salacious Happenings Are Given in Dr. Ridley’s Sermon. CONNIVANCE CHARGED TO PARK OFFICIALS Preacher Claims That He Would Be Arrested If He Wege to Tell What He Knows About the Practices. BY PAUL JONES, Hipting that the bathing pools in the city parks during the evening hours are scenes of orgies of im- morality, and declaring that he would be arrested should he at- tempt in public to detail what he knows of the salacious happenings at the public swimming pools be- tween the hours of 7 and 9 o’clock in the evenings, Rev. Caleb A. Rid- ley, pastor of the Central Baptist church, Sunday night delivered one of the most sensational sermons evereheard in Atlanta in relation to swimming parties in which both sex4s indulge—the question brought into discussion by a bill now pend- ing in the state senate, by Senator Wilkinson, of the Forty-ninth, which comes up for passage Wednesday. Dr.. Ridley agreed with many people, whom, he declared. have “fool “bill,” saying that the com- plete segregation of the sexés was Out of the question, but he agreed With the statesman-minister that the female form divine should be adored with modest raiment when the men are about. Using lurid terms and interest- ing insinuations concerning alleg- ed immoral and indecent practices at the swimming pools, Dr. Ridley issued a solemn warning to parents to prohibit their daughters from attending swimming parties, or even appearing at the pools in the city Parks between the hours of 7, and 9 o'clock. Stating emphatically that he could not recite, what he, and others, know about the happenings ence of ladies and gentlemen, the Pracher said that he would. be clad to-give information to parents in private audiences, should any of them wish to know of the “almost unDelievable” things’ that occur nightly in the city/parks. Weuld Brand Women. These happenings, charged the Preacher, are of such a nature that the mere presence of a young lady or married woman at one of the city swimming: pools at night, “no matter if her mind is as pure as the driven snow, and her character as clean as a hound’s tooth, she has brought down upon herself a Teflection.”’ He charged that the happenings, too awful to be recited before a mixed audience, are Subject to a ‘perfect winking at bv the powers that be.” It is not necessarily the fault of the uniformed Police alone, said he, and placed the responsibil- ity upon “those who have Protect the lives and the meniie of the people.”, The church, he de- clared, also winks at the allered immoral] Practices, and he called ag the good people of the city things that involve ane ‘ives of the ~ c characters young people of the aking as his text “Watch and stand fast in the Faith, and quit yoursélves _as men,” Dr. Ridley launched at once into the sensa- tional. sermon. The audience had no warning of the sensations that were to come, and as a preface to hig némarks concerhing local con- ditions, Dr. Ridley spoke of the low standard of morality, which he de- epg exists over the country to- ' 2 B Pastora Won't Talk. we ain not wish to tackle this big question myself,” said he, “pre- ferring that some of the/ bigger minisfers of Atlanta, those with more ififluence take it up, but God Himself, seems to be unable to get his friends, already total hundrede+the big ministers to speak out on hese matters. The preachers of the city have been told of the conditions that nrevail in Atlanta, but they refuse for some reason to take up the fight against vice.” hen launching into the question of swimming pools, and the alleged Mt» practices at these resorts, Dr. Ridley recited some questions asked him after Sunday dinner by a eestie 14-vear-old girl visiting his ome. “ tle girl, “who does not want girls and boys to go together and who wants to keep men and women from sWimming together?” Wilkinson bill,” said the preacher, “and we call it a foo? bill. I think myself that it is impracticai. You can’t separate the men and women and keep them from bathing in the same pond, but there are some things, in my mind,” said he, with intensity of tone and expression, “that I can’t tell you—things that I know and have seen, and things that men, as honest as live on earth, who are right here now, have seen that demand serious considera- tion and remedy. Why, I'd be ar- rested,” declared the minister, “if I told you what is being pulled off % in these abominable hell holes at ‘‘Last Good Time’’ ‘Made Loftis Corpse Ruth Woods Tells Coro- ner What Happened in Rooms of Diamond Bro- ker — Drinks A-Plenty, Then Struggle and Lof- tis Dead. termed the. Wilkinson. measure a at the city pools before an audi- | “stand four-square against the} Woods today a hat do you think of that} crazy old Wilkinson?” asked the lit-. “We have been laughing at the: "4 BY JAMES L. KILGALLEN, United News Staff Correspondent, Chicago, August 1.—Cleared 092! implication in the death of Samuel T. A. Loftis, millionaire diamond merchant, Miss Ruth Woods, the 25- year-old girl who was with the gay “man about town” when he came to his death, will teli the story of the six hours she spent with him in his apartment to a coroner’s jury here Monday. The police accept her story as the truth. Bs In those six hours she had come in contact with a man who had runk deep the pleasures of life, a debonnair millionaire who for many years had been a vivid figure in Chicago’s “‘gay life” and who at the mcment was indulging in his “flat of fifty girls” in final carousal with whisky. Slim little Ruth had come to Lof- tis’ apartments at the diamond merchant’s request. He wanted to talk to her about her sweetheart, a friend of his—Roy Shayne, son of the late John T. Shayne, the’ Chi- cage furrier. She had been working as a bookkeeper at the fashionable Edgewater Beach hotel and their engagement -had been announce privately at a little dinner which Loftis had attended. “= Met Her in Pajamas, Unsuspectingly, Ruth went to the Loftis apartment. It washer first time. She had met Loftis but once before, but she knew he was h2r Sweetheart’s friend. At first she thought of just hearing what he had to say) He had met irer in hig pa- jamas and this had offended ‘her. She rebuked him. He prevailed upon her to stay and finally to take a drink. He had had many. . She wasn’t accustomed to liquor, she said. “I had four drinks of whisky,” she told the police, “and it made me feel quéer.” “Loftis had many more gnd was intoxicated. He had locked the door. He sought tc embrace her. She said he into her hand. He offered her ev- erything he had. She repulsed him. There was a struggle. Then she darted into another room and tele- rhoned her mother to “send Roy, quick!” As Roy Shayne entered the place Loftis paid thé price for hi3 last. “good time’’—he toppled, and died in a few minutes of concussion of the brain. Pretty Girl Released. At first the police said “murder.” They didn’t know whether to di- rectly accuse the gi.l or her sweet- reart. : Today, after hours of investiga- tion during which scores of theories were ‘shattered, Coroner Honfman gave the verdict that Loftis had died of apoplexy and Miss Woods was released, Shayne was let go yesterday. While the questioning of Miss Woods revealed some contraditions in her statements, it failed’ to shake her original story that Loftis, “stac- gering from liquor” fell, striking hig head against a doorknob when her fiance, Roy Shayne, entered the apartment in response to her tele- phone call for help. Miss Woods steadfastly denied that she or anv one else had hit Loftis with a whisky bottle, frag- ments of which were found near his body. Police now are making every ef- fort to clear the “wild taxicab ride” Miss Woods says she took when she fled from the Loftis apartment, leaving Shayne with the body. In connection /with this Miss itted that she had Loftis’ watch, other articles of jew- elry, and his roll of bills when she fled, At first she denied having the money. Later she said Loftis forced it and the jewelry on her, but she returned the money which he put in his pajama pocket ‘after- ward placing it on the dresser. He took it from the dresser, she said. A rescore of habituées of the cafes visited, identified Miss Woods as» having come into the cafes Friday nicht with Herman Wexler. a taxi- cab driver, and another man, say- ing “she had plenty of money and bought many drinks.” Tangcied Web Arises. In the last thirty-six hours there had arisen a tangled web of cir- cumstances that often seemed _ to point to the murder theory. But finally it was abandoned and onlv one mystery remained—how much in money (if any) and jewels were taken from. Loftis’ apartment. The police viewpoint tonight was this: “Loftis is deal. We think he died bv accident. maybe by a fall. Or perhaps it was a scuffle. In neither case can murder be proved. “Tf Shayne did knock him down after he had attacked the gir? Shayne would be justified. If he died in a seuffle with Miss Woods she would not be culpable—for no jurv would convict her. “The onlw mystery left ts in re- rard to the jewels. Why did she take them—and how did them? Did he give them to her? If ao. for what? If she stole them, why?” The girl’s answer to the jewel onestion was that Loftis had thrust them into her pocketbook. She didn’t quite remember everythine. After leaving the arartment she ha‘? eneawed Herman Wexler. a taxicab chauffeur. and was driven throuch the narks and to places where. she could get more to 4rink. was crazy for whisky.” she said. “T wanted more. J didn’t care wher got it for me. God forgive e The chauffenr fntroduced a friend of his and they went slumming. Continued. om Page 2. Columa 4. | > a Le * . fees & aw -~ se * ee ee om a te pease : >, 4 Se eat gh Cin, Se PS . us . j By Resistless Sweep Of Russ Soviet Army Bolsheviki Forces Cap- ture More Towns and Are Now Within 75 Miles of Warsaw, the Capital of Poland. BREST-LITOVSK TAKEN BY THE RUSSIAN FORCES No News Received of Polish Commission Sent to Negotiate Armistice. Anglo-French © Mission Still Hopeful. Paris, August 1.—(By the Asso- ciated Press.)—The Russian soviet army is.now within 75 miles of Warsaw. It has captured Lomza, which is just that distance north- east of the Polish capital, and the towns of Kolno and Szczuczyn, near the German border, in the Lomza region. In spite of these and other bol- sheviki successes, the military ex- perts of the Anglo-French mission in Poland are reported to be opti- mistic because of the remarkable stiffening in the resistance of the Polish northern army under Gen- eral Haller. The chief concern of the experts is the position of the fourth Pol- ish army, defending Brest-Litovsk, but Polish advices declare the pres- sure upon that army will be re- | lieved shortly ne thé” Polish coun- ter offensive Which is being dtrect- ed northeastward ‘from the region of Brody, northeast of Lemberg. A large number of ships is arriv- ing at Danzig daily from French and British’ ports ,with munitions, which are being unioaded rapidly and rushed to the Polish front, ac- cording to word received here. An efficient unloading system has been organized by the allied experts, and. in putting this system into effect French, British and Polish workers are laboring side by side without interference, it is declared. RUSSIANS TAKE BREST-LITOVSK. London, August 1—The fortress of Brest-Litovek, the stronghold 110 miles east of Warsaw, on the boun- dary of Poland proper, fs reported to have been captured by the Rus- sians, according to a wireless dis- patch from Berlin today. The reports, say the Berlin mes- sege, came from ‘eastern Germany, and declared that Brest-Litovsk had been taken by the bolsheviki after only slight resistance from the Poles and that the soviet forces were cqntinuing their advance to- ward Warsaw and Lemberg. The bolshevik cavalry on the Ger- man eastern frontier, the message adds, has been withdrawn and started in the direction of Warsaw. Friday’s official soviet com- munique from Moscow, transmitted through London Saturday, while it cid not claim the capture of Brest- Litovsk, indicated that the sovict forces had reached that fortress in their forward movement against the Poles. The statement said: “We occupied Prushani Tuesday and ad- vanced to Brest-Litovsk Thursday.” NOTHING 1S HEARD FROM NEGOTIATORS. Warsaw, August 1.—(By the As- sociated Press.)—Nothing has been beard up to this hour from the Rol- ish armistice negotiators since they were swallowed up in the darkness within the soviet Russian lines at 9 o'clock Friday night, on their way to meet the soviet armistice envoys. While the crossing on No Man's Land was arranged to take place at 8 p. m, there was an hour’s delay due to a misunderstanding in sig- nals, owing to the difference in time kept by the two armies, and the Peles were obviously agitated by the wait impcsed upon them before the jump-off from the Polish front to the soviet lines. The crossing was made in a quiet sector, in the region of Kobyrn. Sev- en Polish automobiles bore the emissaries. The cars carried white flags. The ‘moter bearing General Romer, the head of the delegation, went over the line first, and three of the other cars followed closely, ac- cording to gn American official who witnessed the crossing and returned to Warsaw today. This official said that just after General Romer’s car and the three others immediatels following had passed over the bridge leading from one front to the other the bridge caught fire. The three remaining’ cars, carry- ing the aides and secretaries, with their documents, were delayed for awhile, but eventually succeeded in catching up with General Romer and his party by taking another route. The Polish military authorities attach no significance to‘the bridce fire, as there were no- bolisheviki 4n that vicinity at the time. They said the fire probably had been emoldering, as there had been fight- coals had been fanned into f Continued on Page 2, Column 5. WPAN 1S PEEVED BY AMERICAN NOTE In Regard to Seizure of Russian Island — Japan Says Seizure Is Tem- porary. Tokio, August 1.—(By the Associ- ated Press.)—The American note dealing with Japan’s occupation oz the northern part of the island of Saghalin anpears to have made an unpleasant impression generally upon the Japanese, but the hope is expressed that the government will be able to convince the United States that the occupation is only of a temporary character. The newspapers in their comment are adopting, in the main, three lines of opposition. The first, rep- resented by The Kokumin Shimbun, is that America’s attitude toward Japan is always @ the nature of a challenge. The second, voiced by The Yomi-Yurishimbun, is that the Japanese militarists are to btame for what it declares is the miscon- ception abroad about Japan. The third, expressed by the conservative Jiji Shimpo, is that the occupation of Russian territory by Japan con- stituted a doubtful policy, Tiable to cause difficulties both at home and abroad. After pointing out that Japan had clearly stated it had no territorial timues: ~ “It is regrettable, however, that the declarations of the Japunése government are often not taken se- riously. The powers regard Japan as a country which: doesh’t mean what it says.. The most importar.t reaseons for this will be found in the actions of the militarists, whose ut- terances are the cause of the gov- stood abroad. Unless the militarist evil is stamped out, a hundred dec- lai:ations disavowing territorial am- bitions will not be able to convince the powers.” The. Jiji_ Shimpo’s view is that America will come to appreetate Jvapan’s position if the latter sit- ceeds in making it clear that her eccupation is not to be permanent. Unhappily, however, it points out, Japan’s hesitation over the with- drawal of her troops from Siberia gave the powers the idea that Japan was seeking something. Owing to the improbability that a responsi- ble government will appear in Rus- sia for a long time to come, The Jiji says it foresees a lengthy oc- cupation of Saghalin and predicts that the government’s dectsion in this matter will cause difficulties not. only of a diplomatic but a do- mestic character and will affect the interesta of the state for a consid- erable period General Sojiro Kojima, who com- manded the Japanese gendarmerie in Korea during the _ insurrection, h been selected to organize and command the army garrison for Narth Saghalin. Evil Conditions Fronting World, Says Holy Father Pope Benedict Tells of the: Evils That Have Followed the World Struggle. ' Rome, Italy, August 1.—Evil con- ditions confronting the world today j are ‘outlined. in a circular letter is- sued to the church by Pope Bene- diet today. The. purpose of this let- ter is to proclaim throughout the werld the fiftieth anniversary of the decree by which St. Joseph was named patron of the universal church, and in it the pontiff urges the Catholic world to celebrate for a whole year from December next solemn fuflctions in honor of the gaint. “When the end of the war came,” says the letter, “the minds of men, led astray by militarist passion, were exasperated by the length and bitterness of the conflict, and ag- gravated by famine on one side and accumulated riche@ in the hands of a few on the ofher. The war brought abéut two other evile—the diminution of conjugal fidelity and the’/ diminution of respect for con- stituted authority. Licentious hab- its followed, even among young women, and there arose the fatal doctrine of communism, with the absolute destruction of dutiful re- lations between nations andl be- tween fathers and children, Ter- ready beén experienced.” The letter continues by illustrat- of St. Joseph, “since mankind is founded the A submitting their estimates the car- ambitions, Yomi-Yurishimbun. come. ernment’s attitude being misunder- rible consequence ensuing have al- ing the efficacy of the patronage society of on the family, ang anything strengthening Chris- strengthens State Commissions Asked to Lift Intrastate Rates to Correspond With Ad- vance Granted in Inter- state Rates. IF COMMISSIONS BALK, APPEAL WILL BE TAKEN fy And Interstate Commerce Commission Will Pro- ceed Under Transporta- tion Act—Experts Pre- paring New Tariff Schedules. bebors mom, August 1.—(By the Associated Press.)—Advances of in- trastate rates—freight, passenger and Pullman—to correspond with the interstate increases autfforized by the interstate commerce gommis- sion, will be asked of the various state railway commissioners by the carriers, it was stated here tonight by Alfred P. Thom, general counsel for the Association of Railway Ex- ecutives. Such*intrastate rate increases, Mr. Thom said, will not add to the total income provided for by the federal] commission’s decision because in riers calculated on a basis of in- creases of both interstate and intra-* state rates. Applying te Commissions. - Applications to the state commis- sicns are now being prepared by the railroads and it is expected by the railway executives that the _ in- creases will be granted. Should any state commission refuse to author- ize them, however, the carriers, Mr. Thom said, will proceed under the transportation act and ask a hear- ing before the interstate commerce * : ‘contmissiun to determine 7 whethor the existing intrastate rates are Giscriminatory or prejudicial to in- terstate commerce. 3 It was pointed out by Mr. Thom that three representatives of the s*ate commissions sat with the fed- eral commission during the public hearings on the application of the ecirriers. They will make reports to the state commissions and Mr. Thom Said it was thought that their opin- ions wonld have weight with the State bodies. Since the increases in passenger, Pullman, excess baggage and milk rates were made general for the en- tire country by the federal commis- sion, the railroads will ask for cor- responding increases in each state. The percentage of advances in in- trastate freight rates which the roads will request, however, wil! ccrrespond to the percentage au- thorized in the territory in which the state is located. Thus increases requested in eastern states would be 40 per cent; in southern states 25 per cent; in western states 35, per } cent, and in mountain-Pacific states 25 per cent. Figuring on the Increases. Rate increases granted the rail- roads by the interstate commerce commission are designed to give the carriers an annual net oper- ating income of $1,134,000,000, or $241,000,000 more than the standard return allowed by the govern- ment and based on the average of the three-year period imme- diately preceding federal control. This sum is $34,000,000 more than the roads made im their record year of 1916, but is $99,000,000 less than the total of $1,233,000,000 net operat- ing income which they sought in presenting their applications to the commission. Experts of the carriers will set to work tomorrow on the tremendous task of preparing the new tariff schedules which it is planned to file in time for the increased rates— freight, passenger and Pullman—to become effective September 1. On that date the governemnt guarantee of the standard return of $8932,000,006 annually will expire under a provi- sion of the transportation act limit- ing this guarantee to six months after the carriers were returned to private control, Experts of the commission and the carriers also will undertake to fig- The Weather FAIR, Washington, August 1.—Foretast: Georgia: Local thunder showers, not quite so warm Monday; Tuesday probaly fair,, moderate variable Virginia: Partly cloudy Monday, except probably showers and cooler in the southeast portion; Tuesday fair, with rising temperature, North Carolina, South Carolina: Loci] thunder showers, not quite se ohnday; Tuesday, probably fair, modérate variable winds. Florida, Extieme Northwest Flor- ida, Alabama, Mississippi: Reudet srameen Monday and proba- u ay. ad Wamneeans, Kentucky: Fair Mon- day and Tuesday, rising tempera- ture. winds, and pa Over the a ae Ry aap ee eo ype ye = ON ah ee "age CRS. Iayae N,