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— ee 8 ee eee ee eer . ] | to earning figures of the socalled RAL Class 1 or the larger roads, reported 1 to the Interstate Commerce Commis- | sion and complied by the Bureau of ! Railway Beonomics. During this period the railroads earned for the Mi — To @To on , May 6.—The Gov- Va loss in operating the rati- for the first three months of iF was $130,000,000, according Government $40,000,000 while the Government was obligated under the | Railroad Control Act to pay the com- | panies $170,000,000, ‘This loss 4s joqutvaient to $4,444,444 @ day.) Barnings in March were about the | same as in February, the reporta in- dicated. Operating revenues were $376,345,000, or 2.9 per better than in March The ex- penses were $316,770,000, or per cent. t year, higher than the March before, Net revenues were $29,674,000, of which only $10,924,000 represented net oper- ating income which goes to offset the Government's ‘payments as com- pensation, ‘The average compensation for March is caloulated at about $68,000, 000, making the Government's loss in operating railroads in March ap- proximately $67,000,000, ‘The $10,924,000 net income in March compares with $10,106,000 in February and $18,783,000 in January, For January, February and March, operating revenues were reported as $1,125,078,000, operating expenses gs es ae We IF inal Suit Sale of the Season! 47-49-51 West 42d Street ’ Buy Victory Bonds Mud, All Sales Final | Every Suit in Stock Must Go! GREATEST REDUCTIONS OF THE SEASON includin, FOR WOMEN AND MI : our great reserve stock of exclusive model suits—all regardless of cost—nothing .is carried over to next season—our great once a year sacrifice at HALF PRICE & LESS S IN ALL SIZES 14 TO 44 Smartest and Most Exclusive Models _ Not a suit worth under $60; some were up to $75 eRe EVENTHG es 081,756,000, met revanties as 903,321, 000, and net operating income $9,+ 814,000, Eastern railroads were the only ones to show an actual deficit in net operating income in March, the def- Jelt being $1,283,000. Western roads reported net operating income at $7,- 719,000 and Southern roads a net op- erating income of $4,489,000. HEA WINDS HALT NAVAL SEAPLANES “40” TO HALA All Ready to Start Transatlan- tic Flight When Adverse Weather Is Reported. NAVAL ATR STATION, noora.| WAY BRACH, L. I, May 6.—The! start of the three navy seaplanes on! the first lap of their proposed trans- atlantic filght wag called off at 9.15 o'clock this morning by Commander John H. Towers because of adverse weather conditions. A thirty-mile breeze was viowing| here and heavy winds were reported | up the coast, The planes were on the beach and everything in readi- ness for the getaway to Halifax, the first stop. Weather conditions on the coast indicate that heavy winds also will preyail to-morrow. “The flight will be off for to-day,” said Commander Towers. “We will g0 as soon as we receive favorable weather reports. There will be flights around the bay to-day, but no at- tempt to go to Halifax. ‘The adverse winds, it is estimated, would huve cut down the cruising speed from sixty-five miles an hour to a net speed of thirty-five miles. At this rate the flight to Halifax would have required almost sixteen hours. Tho flyers expect to make the trip in seven and one-half hours. Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt sent a radio to Commander faa. sobeeiy EATS, ENJOYS PIPE, AIDING BULLET HE | FIRED INTO BRAIN Herman Klotz, Bomb Plotter’s Father, Dies After Fooling Daughter and Doctor. Herman Klotz, seventy-three, of No. 1708 Popham Street, the Bronx, walked downstairs to breakfast yes- terday morning after he had fired a Dullet into his brain. During dreakfast he chatted with his daughter and afterward smoked his pipe while he read the morning paper. The bullet wound was cov- ered by a bandage which he had ap- plied ag he stood before his mirror. “{ stumbled as I got out of bed,” he told his daughter. “I out my fore- head a little, but it doesn't amount to anything.” Late in the morning he had a head- ache and his daughter sent for Dr. Frank H. Zitz, the family physician. “I suppose it’s a touch of heart,” Kiotz told the doctor, who had long marveled that the old man could con- tinue to live with so weak a heart. bie,” but the doctor did not remove 34th Street’s ‘ GREATEST Dress Sale away. Tancheon was served at mon, Klots ate with his usual appetite, then sat down in his big chair in the livng room. About 2 o'clock he lost con- scousness for a moment. The doc- tor was called again and this time he removed the bandage. To his amazement he saw a bullet wound. ‘The old man died at 3. It wa» found that the bullet, .25 calibre was lodged in his brain, Dr. Carl Kennard, med- ical examiner, made a suicide report. ‘The revolver Klotz used was one that had formerly belonged to his son, Henry, who was fatally injured while working on a bomb in 1913. The son, an hour before dying, con- feased that he had sent a bomb which killed two women. He also confessed sonding a bomb to Judge Rosalsky. {t was this bom that biew off the finger of Instructor Owen Hagan of the Bureau of Combastibles, who was examining it. Herman Klotz had always main- tained that his eon was innocent of the bomb charges and that the con- fession was a ee a CZECHS NEAR BUDAPEST. Food Minister Deserta Reds, Call- = Hela K ‘nesar.” BUDAPEST, Monday, May 5 (Asso- ciated Press).—Former Food Minister Conbon of the Soviet government has fled from this city with his family and Klotz mentioned his morning “stum- | * egar and would not take h forces are reported within twenty miles of this city. like a € ON EXPORT OF SILVER Federal Reserye Board Explains Move, but Will Require Ap- Plications to Be Filed. ‘WASHINGTON, May 6. — Restrio- tions on the export of silver and standardization of the price at $1.01% @ fine ounce were removed to-day by the Federal Reserve Board, thus in effect establishing @ free market for silver in the United. States and throughout the world, Wartime re. strictions were imposed last August 15. “The occasion which required these Kmitations on the export of silver having now passed,” said the board's announcement, “the Federal Reserve Board will hereafter, unless a govern- mental necessity may again arise, re- sume its former policy of granting freely and without condition all appli- cations for the export of silver bullion or of silver coin of foreign mintage. “This does not do away with the necessity of filing an application for Ucenses to export silver bullion or silver coin of foreign mintage, The Secretary of the Treasury does not contemplate any further sales of silver under the Pittman act except to the directors of the mint.” Brnest Glendenning, actor, and Marie Julle Horne, actresa, obtained # mar riage license yesterday and later they would’ Be ‘married on May te te pave eon strane awe noce| ETS. RESTRICTIONS UNION MEN ABBUGTED AND BEATEN, THEY New Yorkers Alleged to Have Bé Forced Into Auto by Armed Band at Lawrence, LAWRENCE, Mass., May ¢—Anthi J. Capararo, a member of the Strike Committee, reported to the to-day that be and Nathan Cit said to be an organizer for the mated Clothing Workers of Am wert dragged from’ thelr hotel shortly after midnight by 9 gang twenty armed and masked men taken in an automobile to a lonely in West Andover and severely b Capararo several hours later made way to a house in Andover where physician attended im. The Police sent word that 'they had Clineman wandering about the ats tm that city in a dazed ditto’ men are sald to come ffpm New ¥; ——— MRS. ASTOR ABSENT, | —L— Expeeted te Appear Friday at | Loan Booth. Though the morning newspapers nounced that Mrs. Vincent Astor wi speak at the Victory loan booth in Hall Park at noon to-day, she did appear. Mrs. Astor was bitten om! hand yesterday by a dog. Mrs. Riis, Chairman of the committee, she had no details of the injury of Astor. “We have her promise to come, have asked her to speak Friday said Mrs, Riis. Paul | The Women’s 22 East 34th St. Shop for Values Across the Street from ALTMAN’S Values 3 Are Simply Phenomenal Your Unrestricted Choice of OF FINEST TRICOTINE, MEN'S WEAR SERGE, POIRET TWILL & GABARDINE In the mast distinctive tailored models and the newest blouses. Box Coats elab- rately braided on embroidered models. With narfow shoulders and snug fitting errr: and newest vestee effects. With « grace of line, superiority of tailoring and an * individuality that separates them from the commonplace, only the desirable shades of Navy, BI Tan, . Towers complimenting him on the speed with which one of the planes, damaged yesterday by fire, was re- paired and wishing the expedition success. ‘The men were greatly disappointed. Many of them had worked all night, and this morning the motors were running better than at any previous time. Officers and men are staking their repulations on the flight and few slept last night. Many were fatigued and nervous because of the hours they had spent getting the planes in perfect condition, Although all were grieved because of the accident in which two flyers were killed yesterday afternoon, prep- arations for the flight were unabated. The victims of the accident were En- | sign Hugh J. Adams of Pittsburgh, a daring flyer, and Chief Machinist's Mate Harold Corey of Scranton, Pa. ‘Their machine was being put through hazardous stunts when it dropped in @ nose dive on top of a huge gas tank, Corey was killed instantly, En. sign Adams, whose back was broken, lived several minutts, ALLIES HEAR TREATY READ: PICHON HEADS LEAGUE OF TONS (Continued from First Page.) | 800 DRESSES Selected from the Finest Dresses We Carry In addition to a most remarkable spe- cial purchase from two of our best dressmakers On Sale Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 9 g' Sensational values that are offered but once a year Balance of Smart Suits formerly to $35 Every conceivable high class model is represented, but not all sizes in every model, Smartest tailor-made, belted, semi-belted and box coat models, beautifully braided, with embroidered tricolette, velour. and phony, In Navy, Tan, Black, Rookie; tally lined. with fine Peau ygne. CPO) outta) ette a a eee RD reat Vb re i Real Values to $45.00 In materials of Beaded Georgette Figured Georgette Taffeta Silk Serges Satin f Wool Jersey We have frequently been enabled in the past to offer values of a most sensational character, but we can truly say that these dresses are of far greater value and desira- bility than any of our former offerings. expected to arrive in St, Germain on May 15, being preceded about three day by the Austrian envoys, Work on the Austrian aud Hungarian treaties will proceed simultaneously. Stephen Pichon, Minister of For- clgn Affairs of France, was elected Chairman of the Provisional Organt- zation of the League of Nations yes- terday, according to the following official statement: “The Organization Committee of the League of Nations, which was appointed by a resolution of the Plenary Conference on April 28, held its first meeting at the Hotel Crillon at 4 o'clock on Monday, May 5, and agreed on a number of resolutions for the Provisional Or- ganization of the 250 Dresses still remain from our sale of last week at Pichon, irs, was elected C and Sir Eric Drummond was invited to occupy seat Acting Secretary Pichon, M. House, Robert Ce MUTT! yeu Weuion’t MIT AGU WaeN e's Dowd, Italy; Viscount M. ‘Rolin Jac- M. Venizelos, nor Guinones de Leon, \ntonio O De Maga- | Tee Teach You a’ THING OF wo! ES of Three Allied recognition unde ditions which are Marshal Petain, certain con- be disclosed. mmander of the | French Army, attended a conference Monday between President Wilson 4 Prev c . Afterward | mier rred with neh Cabi- | ils of tho preli- | Funnier Than Ever EVERY DAY IN © economte isolation of | rmany is being considered by the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Veace Conference a% 4 measure to be adopted in the event that Ger- many refuses to sign the peace treaty. The plan for the mesure was sub- ch Vs Ss am