The evening world. Newspaper, February 22, 1915, Page 2

= TWO MNES STRICK EVELYN ~~ WSON SEEKS ALL FET President Delays Answer to Kaiser's Latest Note—Owners of Ship Will Make No Protest. wy } pat did iGerman Field Marshal in Prussia Whose Army Defeated Russians PEDEOCE4 EHEIEROCBOOOD CRISIS THREATENS , |i HE Succeeds, Stars and Must Stand by President| Stripes Will Come Dowh Wherever Fight for Our Says Father Thornton. Rights Leads Us. In a sermon delivered this morniag: at St. Patrick's Cathedral at the am- nual mass for deceased AL GT ATE Renegade Piutes Trapped. in ‘Gulch by Forces Now Aid- ing U. S. Marshal’s Men. ~~ BORLIN (via London), Feb. 22 [Associated Press}.—Surther reports concerning the sinking of the American steamship Kvelyn show that only| _ the crew lost his life, This man was trogen to death in a emall| MAIDEN OF TRIBE SLAIN. the sinking of the steamer. ‘The Evelyn, struck two mines, * of st MORRISTOWN, N. J., Fob. 21—The . i United States ls threatened with a @erious invasion of ita rights as a neutral by the Warring nations of Burope and in preserving its com- merce ‘with those nations is face to face with o crisis, in the opinion of but the crew had time to get into life the vessel's crew were taken by a Germen shlp/ Gir] Got Into Line of Conflict ‘were landed in Holland, Where Others Fell—Two Warriors Prisoners. enemies of the church who are striv- ing to prevent Roman Catholics from holding public office in muntetpality, Btate or nation. Father Thornton said that if thig campaign proves successful through- out the land, “the logical result will be the tearing down of the Stars and Stripes and the hoisting in ite piace the black flag of intolerance.” Whee that time comes, Father Thornton said, America will no longer be “the of the free and the home of the steamer Bvelyn off the German coast, The first effect of the inelient of replies to the latest notes from Great the ase of neutral fage and the war announced to-day. BERL REPORTS CANSIN BELG PARS ADMITS LOS vb. | Germans Say 1,000 Men Were Captured in Champagne District. In the solution of that crisis, should it arise, no Jingo spirit must be al- lowed to prevall, Mr. Taft advised; neither pride nor momentary passion hould influence our judgment. ‘And when the President shall act,” Mr. Taft declared, “we must stand by bim tothe end.” In this determina- tion we may be sure that all will join, no matter w! their previous views, no matter what their t DENVER, Col, Feb. 33—Advices from Grayeon, Utah, by telephone to Dolores, Col., to-day stated that the band of Piute Indians under Tee-Ne- Get, which fought @ desperate battle | yesterday with a posse commanded by United States Marshal Aquile Nobeker, had been surrounded in Cot- tonwood Guich, near Bluff, Leaders of the reinforced posse expected to renew the attack unless the Indians gurrendered. ‘The telephone line from Grayson to Biw® bas: been out of commission much of the time since early last eve- ing. As nearly as could be learned at Grayson, the whites have been re- imforeed by armed jmen from the g! ; £ g 8 i t 3 ‘ht lis & -< Father Thornton spoke of at- tack upon Catholics and their Chara, ia-|at the conclusion of a, sermon t= which he told of the of the members of the Knights lumawue in America to their: and to " 3 é i i the belligerents, however, we face to face with a crisis. “We are threatened with a serious trading with the belligerent coun- tries, What nly is an innova. tion pen previous rules in reapect to neul commerce and contraband of war has been initiated by belliger- ents of both aides. “The plantiig of mines in the open oea and the use of submarines to i | & SEES? FEF i i i S| BERLIN, (Vie London), Feb. 23 (Associated Press).—The War Ofice FE s¥ cles, inventions, economic inade- z 5 ° i i H hi reli it Fi : : g 55 eee = Hijet 3 j Sesg AT i to-day gave out the following report on the war on the western front: “Another enemy trench was taken by us yesterday to the east of Ypres (in Belgium). The enemy's counter WASHINGTON, Feb, 38.—President Wuson to-day nominated the five membere of the Interstate Trade Com- mission. They are: Joseph Edward Davies, Madison, ‘Wis, present Commissioner of Cor- porations, Edward Nash Hurley of Llitnois, President of the Llincle Manufectur- ere’ Asaociation. ‘William Julius Harris of Georgia, TArector of Census Te nu aE I z i p i 8 i | | £ i E i g thy if ef EEF? 1 | i i | i | I ! i? i E ; f i zs B i have @ rapid recovery. A bulletin issued immediately after the amputation of Mme, Bernhardt's (eg eaid: “The operation was decided upon at SEEIE WE iH ‘ EH § F s WITH BRIS TROP CLAM IN BERL London Keeps Silent on the BERIAN, Feb, 22 (By wireless to @ayville, L. L)—A report has been received here of the sinking of a British transport, with troops, and the accompanying steamer. { All the papers feature the report in firet page headlines, together with reports of the sinking of other ves- | ©) eels by submarines or mines, An official Admiralty statement @ mine-searching vessel, touched a mine and sank. Destroyers ef the enemy disappeared when shelled.” More than 1,000,000 men have been transported to France by the British @inee the war began, and so far as known not a single casualty has oo curred to the present time. ‘The wording of the wireless despatch ‘would indicate that other messages telling of the same disaster had been gent. They may have been addressed through London and held up by the censor, On various occasions there [pave been evidences of the tempering by the censor of news despatches from Berlin via London when com- pared with the same despatches sent from Berlin direct via wireless, Others have suppressed. went to London asking the tru on the German reports brought no response. PHONE COMPANY OFERS CT OF 1 S00 N RATES TOY PATRONS (Continued from Firet Page.) llette, a member of the Appraisal Committee, having in charge the in- ventory and appraisal of the prop- arty of the New York Telephone Com- pany, “Mr, Gillette quotes decisions of United States Supreme Court show- ing that value, not cost, is the true basts for rate making. He claims that the law in New York expressly fixes value as the basis for rates, in- stead of cost, as is claimed by Prof. Bemis, the expert of the Foley Com- mittes. “Mr. Gillette states that the Ap- praisal Commitee will have Gnished tte work in about three months, when & correct conclusion as to value of the property will be avatiable. “Mr. Gillette fixes the accrued de- preciation in the New York property it between $5,000,000 and 96,000,000, | and justifies the carrying in a do- Preciation reserve, telpehone property is $34,925,934 In excess of estimate of ). erty but has from a partial dy of ka, ‘ing bie estimate ance sheet with $6,000,000 added for as increase in value of zed figures of the company’s atatement give the value of the ph cal property in service ag siaate tor: working capital, $8,000,000; charges, $14,785,000; sali: worvi $3,184,544 her fer and Mego n| other emailer tely oo,b00,000, PrAn € per cent. return on this in-| “! Vestisent would give $8,000,000 per allowed year as the tot revenue to be charged New Yorkers, The co! y admite paving @ net in the metropolis last year of $9,381,000, EVENING WORLD'S FIGHT FORCED REDUGTION. ‘The Evening World’ it has won for the public a redu of tele- phone rates. The terms are yet to be settled by the up-State Pub- lic Service Commission, the Legisia- tive Committee and telephone lows: ‘The precise a ised value of the company's plant in New York City, which will be somew! between 965,000,000 and $99,000,000. The rate of return to be allowed on the investment, which will be either 1 per cent. or & per cent. Gross amount of reduction to be made in charges which will be some- where between $1,600,000 per os conceded by the Rear and §3,000,- 000 as demanded by the Foley lative Committee. A revised schedule of rates appor- tioning the amount determined w over the different classes of of which the principat soribers' rates, hotel and apartment — charges and extra tolls between ‘The variation in figures of ap- praisal is due to difference in Lage ances made by opposing experts reproduc- working capital and which ey subject to discretionary determ! In submitting its statement to- day the telephone company advances by waare Baas, veer 4 See it pre- jously declared would be necessary to make an appraisal. It also has called “intangibles,” jee value and going Id an- concern value, ‘The Foley committee will other session to-morrow to figure out a sohedule of rates based upon its valuation of the property. The up- State Pubito Service Commission will come to New York Saturday to eub- mit its valuation res, ‘New York Telephone Conpany 6 - ctals sald they would fight the Foley committee reduction aa too extreme and to court, if necessary, to beat it, ey look to the Public Service Commission to bring about ment on a compromise basis, BEMIS ATTACKS COMPANY'S FIGURES HIGH, Prof. Hemis made vigorous attack upon the telephone company’s figures valuation as entirely too high and undue charge on the public. port ls based upon tho cost of reconstruction of the company's eend neutral vessels to the bottom without inquiry as to their neutral- | man: ity.when found in a so called war zone of the open sea are all of them | assim! @ variation from the rules of the in- national law. “When their violation resylts in the destruction of the lives of American citizens, or of American property, a grave issue will arise as to what the 3 rnment is, responsibility of the President and Congress in meeting the critical iseve thus presented in maintaining our national right and our national |?! honor on the one hand, with due re- gard to the awful consequences to our 90,000,000 of peo; this horrible world made] oat would necessarily 41 n Us, “We must allow no ead spirit to “In this determination we may be sure that all will join, no matter what their Ewes views, no matter wha! thelr European oriein.” \ One Hundred Start in Walk to Coney | Island About 8,000 people were in the City Hall plasa this afternoon to see the start of the annual event of the Walkers’ Club of America. Nearly 100 athletes atarted the walk, which will end at Coney Island. The men with the high marks were started as early as 2 o'clock. Eddie Rens was He t away twenty the ker started after the bunoh at a fast clip and had overhauled his nearest competitor be- fore he reached the Brooklyn side of the Bridge. Among the atarters were Dick Remer, national two-mile cham- pion; William Piaht, one-mile cham- pion; Jim_ Hocking, a sixty-year-old veteran; MoFadden, Jim Gage, Jo- seph Pearman and Mike Schwarts, i CRAWFORD DECLINES BASEBALL PRESIDENCY. Crawford, Vice President of the South- ‘rn Baseball Association, who became ident New York National a ed at Marlin to-day Yor spring training. main h camp by Desi body ‘team will react the seeqe end, Active work will in eh 1. + plant to-day at the rates of wages | Ma and cost of materials aa they now are. “My estimate of valuation is based upon the book values showing the ac- Real cast Se the company. Ae there has been no allegation of improper > that book cost must be “The col will upon to reconstruct its York City and it is om) valuation be fixed at actually cost.” —>———— Leach to Play in Cincinnati. CINCINNATI, Ohio, Feb. 23.—Man- Pond Charles Herzog of Cincinnatt eer ete Sse Sees the club ‘Chat signed ‘Tom LA that the what the plant @ substantial —_—_———— POLICEMAN SHOOTS SELF. Revolver Biplodes as He Pulls it— Fugitive Beoapes. Instead of shooting a suspected thief f engaging in | term! on the other, | tem guccess of ti! tuberculosis and chronic threat aad brem- chial affections, claims for Bek- make no boastful man’s Alterative, but a recerd of results obtained | during re ot read use warrants the assertion many ouch esses apparently have ‘ye \taine no opiates, narcotics or habit~ oe ite TEETH ‘The correction of errors OUR Y soe to a perfect BT YOUR PIANO TUNED, POLISHED and the interior thoroughly 18.00 For NATIONAL PIANO REPAIR, CO. 970 Tins venue, Brome. Policeman Michael |’ th et =Thirty-seventh eet Station, shot himself in the hand to-day the suspect got away over pe ipeetan herr? was on his ‘way home Street told him ao mai 410 made for he The cer ing aher Ht